"Oh, don't worry about your friends," the bartender said.  "I'll make sure they get all the free drinks they want."  Attraction was quickly turning to lust as his patience waned for their little game.  "As far as pirate memorabilia, I've got a cutlass that I've been told once belonged to Johnny the Red," the bartender lied, smoothly but with just enough subtle hints that he may as well tattooed<strong>Liar</strong>onto his forehead when dealing with someone like Layla.  "It's said that it endows the owner with great stamina and virility, but I imagine you'll have to come on up to find out just how true that is."<br/><br/>The waitress frowned with sympathy as she saw Alexkay's reaction, reaching out to put a hand on her shoulder.  "I know, sweetie, I'm sorry.  Look, I don't know why you and your friends are here, but it might just be best to play along.  Besides, you don't look like you can handle your liquor too well, so one of these will probably just put you out for a while and you won't have to remember any of it."  But the waitress went quiet as Skuld got up to talk to 8-Ball.<br/><br/>Although 8-Ball remained cheeky and was about to make some sort of comment, the sudden shattering of the table to splinters brought a sort of speechless silence to a man who used to consider himself worth something.  He simply swallowed, looking away and continuing to sip at his drink, though no longer able to put it on the table.  The dark stain that showed at the crotch of his biker leathers showed that he was well and truly frightened, looking down and not having a word to say.<br/><br/>Some people laughed at the way that 8-Ball got schooled, but not too many.  While the man who seemed to know something went completely silent and wasn't looking at her either, the woman now seemed even more intrigued, moving over to take a spot next to where Skuld had been seated.  The bartender was briefly irritated at the destruction of his property, but then, he had the beautiful Layla to stare at and nothing would allow for any emotion besides lust for any significant period of time.