[ ooc also i know that the mingle's just gone up so if we would prefer to nix this and just do something there, I'm all for it. just lmk! ]
[ it's a good thing that karen's hand is already on her gun, or else the slow movement of the door to the back kitchen opening would have been enough to genuinely freak her out. as it stands, she's simply on edge - ducking down so her back is against the bar, having only seen the movement out of the corner of her eye before she dropped. that does mean she doesn't see any of the stark white of his boot, or suit, or really anything else - all she hears is the accent, the stress around impolite. ]
I wasn't trying to sneak.
[ she says from the other side of the bar as she considers her choices, whether she wants to just try and take her chances with whoever it is that was (also) sneaking in the back room, or if this she needs to be more careful about all this. she closes her eyes and breathes for a second, and then another, before she opens them again.
she does not take her gun off safety. yet. though she can already hear the echo of a voice telling her that's a stupid move. she won't have the time to think if this goes south, let alone... whatever. she doesn't do it. yet. but she does look around for the exits, how close (or far) they might be from where she's situated. ]
I'm just looking for food. [ her voice is placating, if only a bit scared of what might happen. ] I promise.
FORGIVE MY DELAY i had. so much personal stuff happen + I failed as an rper but cries. MARC. ;-;
[ it's a good thing that karen's hand is already on her gun, or else the slow movement of the door to the back kitchen opening would have been enough to genuinely freak her out. as it stands, she's simply on edge - ducking down so her back is against the bar, having only seen the movement out of the corner of her eye before she dropped. that does mean she doesn't see any of the stark white of his boot, or suit, or really anything else - all she hears is the accent, the stress around impolite. ]
I wasn't trying to sneak.
[ she says from the other side of the bar as she considers her choices, whether she wants to just try and take her chances with whoever it is that was (also) sneaking in the back room, or if this she needs to be more careful about all this. she closes her eyes and breathes for a second, and then another, before she opens them again.
she does not take her gun off safety. yet. though she can already hear the echo of a voice telling her that's a stupid move. she won't have the time to think if this goes south, let alone... whatever. she doesn't do it. yet. but she does look around for the exits, how close (or far) they might be from where she's situated. ]
I'm just looking for food. [ her voice is placating, if only a bit scared of what might happen. ] I promise.