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<blockquote data-quote="orchid blossom" data-source="post: 2808002" data-attributes="member: 12815"><p><strong>Greely's Saloon</strong></p><p></p><p>Ruby makes her way back the way they came and heads towards Greely's saloon. As she approaches she notices a huge man standing outside the door. He smokes a cigarette awkwardly and scans the street occasionally. He straightens up when he notices Ruby followed by the others heading towards the saloon.</p><p></p><p>Ruby smiles at him and says, "Good evening," but makes no attempt to slow down, continuing to enter the saloon.</p><p></p><p>The man puts a thickly muscled arm out and prevents Ruby from going inside. The man speaks slowly and slurs his words. </p><p></p><p>"Hey! You wait a minute pretty lady. Do you have any guns with you? Greely says no guns." </p><p></p><p>Ruby notices the man has a large scar on the side and back of his head.</p><p></p><p>Ruby bats her eyes at him, "Well, I have this," she points to the "rifle" slung around her shoulder. "Does that count?" She tries to look over his shoulder into the Saloon.</p><p></p><p>Jake comes up behind Ruby who is talking to the large man. He drops the bags with a loud thump.</p><p></p><p>The giant of a man scratches his head for a moment and says "Yeah that counts. You have to leave that here with me. Greely says no guns." </p><p></p><p>Ruby looks in and sees a typical saloon scene. There are about two dozen people all told inside the saloon. A few men are gambling in the back of the smoke filled room while a serving girl brings a tray of drinks to another table. A couple professional escorts work the room and there is a man behind the bar.</p><p></p><p>The simpleton looks down at Jake as he drops the bags. "Hello sir, if you have any guns you have to leave them here. Greely says no guns."</p><p></p><p>Ruby turns to Jake. "Darling, we can't go in with my gun, and it's my special gun that I don't like giving up. Maybe we should go back to the house? Or should I give this nice man the gun for a bit?"</p><p></p><p>"I'm a walking blasted army of guns," Jake mutters to the man. "Before I leave my protection I'd like Mr. Greely to explain to me how I am safe inside without them." Jake glances around the street behind them. </p><p></p><p>Minerva catches up with Nanuet and passes by him without uttering a word. She heads for the saloon where Jake and Ruby are about to enter but does not acknowledge them. She greets the man at the door with a bright smile. "Buenos Noches."</p><p></p><p>Nanuet catches up with the others outside of the saloon. "Look guys this is a little ridiculous. I really don't feel like touring town with all this luggage and stuff. Can we find a spot to put this stuff?"</p><p></p><p>"Hello second pretty lady. You can go in if you don't have a gun. Greely says no guns."</p><p></p><p>"Gracias Senor," Minerva says and smiles innocently as she walks by him with her pistol hidden in the secret pocket of her gown.</p><p></p><p>"Uh oh. You have guns? I can't let you in. Mr. Greely says no guns. Let me go get him." </p><p></p><p>The bouncer walks inside and then comes back outside very quickly. He has a big smile on his face. </p><p></p><p>"Mr. Greely says it's OK, you can come in with guns, just don't shoot nobody." he says with a guffaw then wipes the drool from his face with his hand.</p><p></p><p>Ruby raises an eyebrow at Jake to be prepared before walking past the large man and into the saloon behind Minerva.</p><p></p><p>"Thanks," Jake says to the man. "If I see nobody I'll make sure I don't shoot." Jake then drags the bags inside the door and leaves them in a pile there. "Come on in everyone."</p><p></p><p>Kate sighed with relief. She had been debating whether or not to follow Miss Florencia so she wouldn't be alone. Maddie followed the others inside, carrying her own light bag. Keeping a bit separate from the others, she went to the bar and got a glass of wine. Maddie's bright smile returned to her face as she scanned the room with open and friendly interest.</p><p></p><p>A mousy looking balding man nods to the newcomers to the saloon. "Sorry about that folks, make yourselves at home. I'm John Greely, and that's my friend Thom. Got kicked in the head by a horse about a year back so I try and help him out. Hope he wasn't any trouble. Pull up a chair, can I get you folks something special to drink?"</p><p></p><p>"That's OK. I've been a bouncer, so I understand why you don't want guns in here. I'll have a beer, please." Chester looks around for Turner.</p><p></p><p>"Whiskey," Jake says while scanning the room quickly. "How come you are the only place in town where folks gather after dark?"</p><p></p><p>"I'll have a whiskey too." Ruby pauses, "Wait! Make it two."</p><p></p><p>"Whiskey and beer coming right up, a double for the lady." </p><p></p><p>Greely quickly works on getting the drinks together. As he does he answers Jake's question. "Well after Thom's place closed down this is the only saloon in town. Only place for gambling too, so I guess it makes sense folks would gather here. Not much else to do around these parts after dark, work is done by then I reckon."</p><p></p><p>Minerva takes her time looking over the room. She watches a woman take a man by the hand and walk him over to the bar where he leaves two coins and follows the woman upstairs where they disappear into a room. </p><p></p><p>She also sees a very tall man with a receding hairline and a permanent scowl gambling in the back of the room. He stands out because he is very well dressed, especially when compared to the others. He also seems to be throwing a lot of money around and losing most of it at gambling. She also notices that his right arm is bandaged heavily. </p><p></p><p>Lastly she notices a man wearing a full length black coat sitting quietly in the corner. His hat is tilted low on his head concealing most of his face. He has a toothpick hanging out of his mouth which he twirls slowly. A peacemaker sits on the table in front of him as does a bottle of whiskey.</p><p></p><p>When Ruby's drink shows up she quickly downs half of the large glass. Not seeing Turner, for the first time she imagines that he might not even be in this dirty little town. She lets her guard down, but only slightly. While everyone is scanning the room she pulls out her little bottle and pours a couple drops in her drink. She does it mostly under the table, but doesn't go out of her way to hide it. She puts the bottle back in her jacket when she's done. </p><p></p><p>Then she casually sips at the drink while she also glances around the room. Once the bartender gets back into view she says, "Hey! I'm looking for a friend. A tall blond guy? Have you seen him? A Mister Turner?"</p><p></p><p>"Who, Colin? He's usually around. Didn't see him tonight, but he might be entertaining a lady upstairs. He lives over at that Smyth boarding house I think if you want to go look for him there."</p><p></p><p>"We did look there already. It's important I find him too. You think he might be upstairs? He's a friend and I bet he would be really happy to see me." She shudders inside as she says these words.</p><p></p><p>"He might be, but I said I didn't see him. If I do I will tell him someone is looking for him. Excuse me darling, got some customers to wait on. These guys get angry if they have to wait for their beers."</p><p></p><p>The bartender walks away and Ruby comments to her friends, "There is no way we can stay in this town tonight with the possibility of him out there, here, somewhere." She takes a few larger sips from her glass.</p><p></p><p>"Well then where are we going to stay? The stagecoach is long gone and we don't know the area. I don't see how we have a choice." Nanuet says.</p><p></p><p>Ruby glances at Nanuet with narrowed eyes but doesn't say anything to him.</p><p></p><p>"The hotel it is then. I hope the front desk is open late. Looks like we're all too busy to get rooms." Chester takes a stool at the bar where he can see the upstairs room. He orders a beer and watches.</p><p></p><p>Chester nudges Minerva. "What do you make of the mysterious man over there? Don't look, but you must have noticed him already." </p><p></p><p>Out of the corner of his eye, Chester catches some movement. He turns to see someone open a door. The person comes part way out, then retreats and closes the door. "Somebody doesn't want to see us. I just saw somebody duck back into one of the rooms up there."</p><p></p><p>"The man with the gun? Yes, I did notice him," she says softly to Chester. "He does seem rather conspicuous? And he's not going to nearly as much trouble to hide that peacemaker as he is his face. He could just be the saloon peace keeper." She shrugs. “Maybe I'll just make my way over to the back of the room and see if I can get a better look. </p><p></p><p>“I certainly can't go up there, Chester. It could be someone else that he's avoiding. Did you catch what color his hair was? I wonder what's up with that guy?” she says nodding to the well dressed man with the bandaged arm. “Wouldn't be a bad idea for someone to join that poker game back there but I don't know enough about the game to play without getting shot. Perhaps Jake would be interested in a hand or two." She casually makes her way over to Jake and makes the suggestion and then wanders past the gambling table to see if she can hear anything of interest on her way. She continues toward a spot where she can observe the man with the peacemaker.</p><p></p><p>Most of the men's eyes follow Minerva as she crosses the room. <em>"It is going to be hard for me to do much unnoticed with so many eyes following me," </em>she thinks. </p><p></p><p>She catches a few snippets of conversation </p><p></p><p>-haven't had that many visitors in... </p><p></p><p>-Greely needs the extra business... </p><p></p><p>-I wonder what she wears underneath that... </p><p></p><p>-what could they be in town for? </p><p></p><p>She then makes her way to a spot where she can get a good look at the stranger in the corner. He doesn't move other than to reach for his whiskey glass, take a sip and then put it back on the table.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="orchid blossom, post: 2808002, member: 12815"] [b]Greely's Saloon[/b] Ruby makes her way back the way they came and heads towards Greely's saloon. As she approaches she notices a huge man standing outside the door. He smokes a cigarette awkwardly and scans the street occasionally. He straightens up when he notices Ruby followed by the others heading towards the saloon. Ruby smiles at him and says, "Good evening," but makes no attempt to slow down, continuing to enter the saloon. The man puts a thickly muscled arm out and prevents Ruby from going inside. The man speaks slowly and slurs his words. "Hey! You wait a minute pretty lady. Do you have any guns with you? Greely says no guns." Ruby notices the man has a large scar on the side and back of his head. Ruby bats her eyes at him, "Well, I have this," she points to the "rifle" slung around her shoulder. "Does that count?" She tries to look over his shoulder into the Saloon. Jake comes up behind Ruby who is talking to the large man. He drops the bags with a loud thump. The giant of a man scratches his head for a moment and says "Yeah that counts. You have to leave that here with me. Greely says no guns." Ruby looks in and sees a typical saloon scene. There are about two dozen people all told inside the saloon. A few men are gambling in the back of the smoke filled room while a serving girl brings a tray of drinks to another table. A couple professional escorts work the room and there is a man behind the bar. The simpleton looks down at Jake as he drops the bags. "Hello sir, if you have any guns you have to leave them here. Greely says no guns." Ruby turns to Jake. "Darling, we can't go in with my gun, and it's my special gun that I don't like giving up. Maybe we should go back to the house? Or should I give this nice man the gun for a bit?" "I'm a walking blasted army of guns," Jake mutters to the man. "Before I leave my protection I'd like Mr. Greely to explain to me how I am safe inside without them." Jake glances around the street behind them. Minerva catches up with Nanuet and passes by him without uttering a word. She heads for the saloon where Jake and Ruby are about to enter but does not acknowledge them. She greets the man at the door with a bright smile. "Buenos Noches." Nanuet catches up with the others outside of the saloon. "Look guys this is a little ridiculous. I really don't feel like touring town with all this luggage and stuff. Can we find a spot to put this stuff?" "Hello second pretty lady. You can go in if you don't have a gun. Greely says no guns." "Gracias Senor," Minerva says and smiles innocently as she walks by him with her pistol hidden in the secret pocket of her gown. "Uh oh. You have guns? I can't let you in. Mr. Greely says no guns. Let me go get him." The bouncer walks inside and then comes back outside very quickly. He has a big smile on his face. "Mr. Greely says it's OK, you can come in with guns, just don't shoot nobody." he says with a guffaw then wipes the drool from his face with his hand. Ruby raises an eyebrow at Jake to be prepared before walking past the large man and into the saloon behind Minerva. "Thanks," Jake says to the man. "If I see nobody I'll make sure I don't shoot." Jake then drags the bags inside the door and leaves them in a pile there. "Come on in everyone." Kate sighed with relief. She had been debating whether or not to follow Miss Florencia so she wouldn't be alone. Maddie followed the others inside, carrying her own light bag. Keeping a bit separate from the others, she went to the bar and got a glass of wine. Maddie's bright smile returned to her face as she scanned the room with open and friendly interest. A mousy looking balding man nods to the newcomers to the saloon. "Sorry about that folks, make yourselves at home. I'm John Greely, and that's my friend Thom. Got kicked in the head by a horse about a year back so I try and help him out. Hope he wasn't any trouble. Pull up a chair, can I get you folks something special to drink?" "That's OK. I've been a bouncer, so I understand why you don't want guns in here. I'll have a beer, please." Chester looks around for Turner. "Whiskey," Jake says while scanning the room quickly. "How come you are the only place in town where folks gather after dark?" "I'll have a whiskey too." Ruby pauses, "Wait! Make it two." "Whiskey and beer coming right up, a double for the lady." Greely quickly works on getting the drinks together. As he does he answers Jake's question. "Well after Thom's place closed down this is the only saloon in town. Only place for gambling too, so I guess it makes sense folks would gather here. Not much else to do around these parts after dark, work is done by then I reckon." Minerva takes her time looking over the room. She watches a woman take a man by the hand and walk him over to the bar where he leaves two coins and follows the woman upstairs where they disappear into a room. She also sees a very tall man with a receding hairline and a permanent scowl gambling in the back of the room. He stands out because he is very well dressed, especially when compared to the others. He also seems to be throwing a lot of money around and losing most of it at gambling. She also notices that his right arm is bandaged heavily. Lastly she notices a man wearing a full length black coat sitting quietly in the corner. His hat is tilted low on his head concealing most of his face. He has a toothpick hanging out of his mouth which he twirls slowly. A peacemaker sits on the table in front of him as does a bottle of whiskey. When Ruby's drink shows up she quickly downs half of the large glass. Not seeing Turner, for the first time she imagines that he might not even be in this dirty little town. She lets her guard down, but only slightly. While everyone is scanning the room she pulls out her little bottle and pours a couple drops in her drink. She does it mostly under the table, but doesn't go out of her way to hide it. She puts the bottle back in her jacket when she's done. Then she casually sips at the drink while she also glances around the room. Once the bartender gets back into view she says, "Hey! I'm looking for a friend. A tall blond guy? Have you seen him? A Mister Turner?" "Who, Colin? He's usually around. Didn't see him tonight, but he might be entertaining a lady upstairs. He lives over at that Smyth boarding house I think if you want to go look for him there." "We did look there already. It's important I find him too. You think he might be upstairs? He's a friend and I bet he would be really happy to see me." She shudders inside as she says these words. "He might be, but I said I didn't see him. If I do I will tell him someone is looking for him. Excuse me darling, got some customers to wait on. These guys get angry if they have to wait for their beers." The bartender walks away and Ruby comments to her friends, "There is no way we can stay in this town tonight with the possibility of him out there, here, somewhere." She takes a few larger sips from her glass. "Well then where are we going to stay? The stagecoach is long gone and we don't know the area. I don't see how we have a choice." Nanuet says. Ruby glances at Nanuet with narrowed eyes but doesn't say anything to him. "The hotel it is then. I hope the front desk is open late. Looks like we're all too busy to get rooms." Chester takes a stool at the bar where he can see the upstairs room. He orders a beer and watches. Chester nudges Minerva. "What do you make of the mysterious man over there? Don't look, but you must have noticed him already." Out of the corner of his eye, Chester catches some movement. He turns to see someone open a door. The person comes part way out, then retreats and closes the door. "Somebody doesn't want to see us. I just saw somebody duck back into one of the rooms up there." "The man with the gun? Yes, I did notice him," she says softly to Chester. "He does seem rather conspicuous? And he's not going to nearly as much trouble to hide that peacemaker as he is his face. He could just be the saloon peace keeper." She shrugs. “Maybe I'll just make my way over to the back of the room and see if I can get a better look. “I certainly can't go up there, Chester. It could be someone else that he's avoiding. Did you catch what color his hair was? I wonder what's up with that guy?” she says nodding to the well dressed man with the bandaged arm. “Wouldn't be a bad idea for someone to join that poker game back there but I don't know enough about the game to play without getting shot. Perhaps Jake would be interested in a hand or two." She casually makes her way over to Jake and makes the suggestion and then wanders past the gambling table to see if she can hear anything of interest on her way. She continues toward a spot where she can observe the man with the peacemaker. Most of the men's eyes follow Minerva as she crosses the room. [i]"It is going to be hard for me to do much unnoticed with so many eyes following me," [/i]she thinks. She catches a few snippets of conversation -haven't had that many visitors in... -Greely needs the extra business... -I wonder what she wears underneath that... -what could they be in town for? She then makes her way to a spot where she can get a good look at the stranger in the corner. He doesn't move other than to reach for his whiskey glass, take a sip and then put it back on the table. [/QUOTE]
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