<div align="center"><strong>Xias Donovan - Serving Max</strong></div><div class="floatleft">(http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo321/xceilingcatx/SPAvatarMask-1.jpg)</div><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;">Before Selena and the others could tell Donovan what they wanted, he heard an abrupt voice behind him.  It was Max.</span><br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=89494.msg3934354#msg3934354">Quote from: Starlequin on 24-11-2010, 23:23:20</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Finally Donovan broke away from his customers and approached Max, and stood silent and imposing as any phantom shade while waiting for Max's order. "The usual please, Donovan. <em>Ein schwarzbier</em>, in a tall glass, <em>ja</em>?" He mumbled, just loud enough for the other man to hear, and tried to make himself as invisible as possible.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><br/><br/>Donovan nodded and dutifully went to get Max his drink.  He reached for a tall glass and turned on the tap.  The chilled German black beer frothed to the rim with a bit of it running onto the side.  He walked swiftly back over to Max, set the glass down, wiped the froth on the side off, and slid it over his customer.<br/></span><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=89494.msg3934644#msg3934644">Quote from: Zillah on 25-11-2010, 01:00:29</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Marie smiled at Jenna, then at Donovan, giving them both a friendly wave. She approached Jenna, idly glancing around at the others milling about the bar.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;">Just as he turned back around to attend his first three customers, he noticed Marie waving at him for a moment.  Another one of the women he considered beautiful.  For a split moment he caught himself staring at Jenna and Marie before returning his attention to his job as bartender.  Why did he ever agree to work for Chang?  Oh, yeah, he <em>only</em> got him off death row.  Why didn't he pick a more social job though?  Sometimes he didn't mind not saying a word nights at a time, but other times, like tonight, he wished he could walk around like everyone else - unmasked and able to use his voice.</span>