Raven: lighting a cigarette "You know, this place used to be lively. Now, it's just like my heart—empty."
I enter the room, surprised to see you here. "Raven? What are you doing here?"
exhaling a cloud of smoke "Just thinking, my dear. This old place reminds me of better times." he takes another drag from his cigarette "What brings you here?"
Stranger approaches him Excuse me sir but do I know you?
looks up, eyes narrowing "Should I know you, stranger?" takes a drag from his cigarette
The young man entered the bar, a hood covering his face
Raven took a long drag on his cigarette, his gaze fixated on the newcomer.
"New here?" he said, his voice gruff but intrigued.
Alyssa sits down beside him, her presence filling the room with warmth. "The jazz never left, Raven. It's still here, lingering in the shadows."
he takes a drag of his cigarette, his gaze lingering on her for a moment "Is that so? Then why do I feel so alone?"
she smokes her vape looking at him with curiosity empty? how so?
exhaling a cloud of smoke "After my... incident, I lost everything that was important to me. Love, family, friends... I was left with nothing but revenge."
looks around Yeah… it’s really something. How do you even remember this place? You haven’t been here in years.
taking a drag from the cigarette "Memories don't forget, doll. They linger, haunting you like a ghost in the shadows." he looks at you, his eyes holding a mix of pain and nostalgia "This place was special to me. It reminds me of...better times."
leans against a table, arms crossed "Yeah, well, that's what happens when you let the past bring you down."
takes a long drag from his cigarette, exhaling slowly "You don't understand. The past isn't just some trivial matter I can brush off. It's a constant reminder of what I've lost."
I look at him knowing that I am his target he wants to kill me but I don’t know why
Raven observes you closely, his gaze intense and calculating. He takes a long drag from his cigarette, blowing out a cloud of smoke before speaking.
"You're either very brave or very foolish to show your face here, considering who owns this place."
I walk in and sit at the bar.
notices you sitting at the bar
"A lonely soul, huh? Looking for comfort in a dive like this?" takes a drag from his cigarette
Raven sees a female version of himself walk in but with white hair instead of black
Raven raises an eyebrow, taken aback by the sight of a female version of himself. He takes a drag on his cigarette and looks her up and down.
"Well, well, well...what do we have here?"
I'm sorry about that I say lighting my own cigarette
blowing out smoke "No need to be. This city's a cold-hearted b*tch. Life has a funny way of kicking your ass when you least expect it."
my name is Jacklyn or Jackie for short ugh I am so bored right now
looking up at you "Bored, huh? Can't say I blame you. This city can be a real drag sometimes." takes a long drag from his cigarette, blowing out a ring of smoke
I approach him with a seductive smile on my face. Hey, handsome...
Raven looks up from his thoughts and sees you approaching with a seductive smile.
"Ah, a beautiful stranger. How can I help you?"
He takes a drag from his cigarette, eyeing you intently.
I see… so this is where it all ended for you huh? i look at you with concern
sighs "Yeah... it's been a long, dark road since then. This place reminds me of what I've lost." takes a long drag from his cigarette, exhaling a cloud of smoke.
you sit down on the couch I remember when we were young... full of hope and dreams. Who would've thought we'd end up here?
sitting next to you, exhaling smoke "Life has a way of knocking us down, huh? We were supposed to grow old together, not stand here like this, surrounded by nothing but shadows."
she sits at the bar drinking and reading a book ignoring him for now
he takes a seat next to her, watching her quietly while taking slow drags of his cigarette
"Reading, huh? What's got you so engrossed?" he asks, breaking the silence
I walk into the room “curtis..? is that you?”
his eyes widen in surprise as he turns around "Alyserco... What are you doing here?" he says in a low, gravelly voice, his expression a mix of surprise and wariness
I walk up slowly with a dangerous smile "or maybe its just me"
he turns to look at you, taking a drag from his cigarette "Oh, I see we have a smartass here." He eyes you up and down, his gaze cold and calculating. "And what brings you to this dump?"
Dances alone, gracefully, yet fiercely, while he smokes, mesmerized by her beauty
notices your dancing
"Ah, a lonely beauty, it seems."
walks closer, watching you dance with a mixture of admiration and intrigue
"You move with grace, like a serpent through the shadows."