Eclipse sat back as he smirked, looking around the bar and swirling his drink. It was a simple human drink he found quite tasteful, its moniker being 'Devil's Taste for Liver', due to it being made from some of the strongest Earth Liquors to be found.
A bit bland to him, personally, and he'd never be able to get drunk from it, but it had a smooth taste that was quite pleasant, so he enjoyed ordering it from time to time.
He looked up as someone stumbled next to him and leaned on the counter, his eyes narrowing as he felt a vague sense of them not belonging here.
The newcomer was quite petite, wearing a bright pink tanktop and simple black shorts, covered in a short layer of white fur as she was a Mouse hybrid. Her tail swished back and forth, large ears perked up as her eyes were glossy and glazed over, giggling and she tried to flag down the bartender.
Eclipse smoothly stood up and stepped closer, smiling politely as his upper pair of eyes narrowed in suspicion, the main pair smiling amicably at her.
"Hello dear, aren't you a ravishing sight?" He murmured softly, looking her over.
She giggled, batting her red eyes at him as she replied in a squeaky voice, "Oh, helLooOoo-! I'd say yer even mOre ravshing! What's a, mmm, handshome creaturr like yershelf doing here?" Her words were slurred from intoxication, buck teeth poking out slightly and adding a lisp to her speech.
"Just enjoying myself," he replied calmly, setting a hand on her lower back as she started tipping backwards, and she giggled drunkenly as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "This bar serves a few drinks I have yet to find anywhere else. Mostly mixed with human liquor due to the owner of the bar being part human, but it whets the appetite."
She giggled softly, her tail curling around one of his legs as he straightened her up. "OoH, a bit thursty, huuuh?" She slurred, giggling, "Todaysh shpecial for me cauze I wanted to come here, and got herrre..."
"Mm, yes, what a wonderful reason," he murmured, gently taking her hand in his upper left when she patted his chest. "My name's Eclipse, what would yours be?"
"I'mmmm Mauki," she slurred, blinking slowly.
"I really feel like you shouldn't have drunken so much, my dear," he murmured, starting to lead her out of the bar.
"Yeahhh, but I nnneveR got in bfer," she muttered, clinging to his side with a dazed smile, "M'other IDs weren't as gooood as tiss on." She held up an ID, and he looked it over, instantly spotting the lack of sheen that usual IDs had.
"A fake ID?" He seethed through his teeth, helping her into his ship. No wonder he felt like something was wrong, she was an underage drinker. It made his blood boil thinking of what sort of pressure, whether peer or other, that she had to endure before she gave up and drank.
He helped her sit down on a plush chair, giving her a glass of water² to help her hydrate from the alcohol. "How about you sit back, relax and hydrate?" He murmured softly, and she giggled as she accepted the water².
"Oh, I am defimitely tirsty," she slurred seductively, batting her eyes at him as she puffed out her chest.
Eclipse had to hold back his look of disgust at her proposition, instead smiling and saying, "In due time, my dear. But first, you should rest, yes? Regain some strength for," he gritted his teeth as he tried to keep up the pleasant tone, "whatever happens next."
She giggled softly, eyes drooping as she passed out, slumping in her chair. He shuddered, gagging slightly as he rubbed his arms. He hated talking to someone so young like that.
It didn't take long to return home, and he was quick to bring her to his room and lay her in his bed, frowning in disappointment while leaving a bottle of water² on the bedside table for when she woke up.
Eclipse soon left the room, heading over to Cadence's instead. He knocked, and heard her yelp before quick movements, and her quickly saying, "Moment! Just minute!"
Eclipse quirked a brow, tilting his head as he listened close, hearing water run before a drawer closed.
The door then opened, and Cadence stood there breathing slightly heavier, a nervous smile on her reddened face. "Hi! What uh, bring room late?" Cadence said, shaking her head before retrying, "Um, what brings you to my room so late at night?"
Eclipse sighed as he stepped into the room, Cadence stepping aside to let him do so as he peeled off his shirt. "I found an underage drinker while I was out enjoying my night, so I brought her here for her safety. I left her in my room and was wondering if I could be here for tonight."
Eclipse turned to look at her, and she had an almost surprised expression on her face. For a brief moment, he gazed into her eyes, seeing a pink padlock be unlocked in her mind, and he quirked a brow as he turned away and folded his shirt.
"Oh! Uh, yeah, yeah, you can," Cadence murmured softly, sounding a bit distracted while she stared at him as if seeing him in a new light.
"Thank you," Eclipse replied, stripping down to only his boxers, and Cadence turned away from him with wide eyes.
"Do you, normally sleep in underwear?" She asked, slowly stepping over to her bed and plopping onto it.
"Normally I sleep, as you would say, completely buck ass naked," he teased, crawling onto the bed and flopping down next to her, one of his hands going to her knee as he grinned, "But I'm keeping the boxers on for your comfort."
"Thanks," she murmured, slipping under the blanket as she laid on her belly, sinking into the plush material and turning her head away.
Eclipse scooted closer, wrapping his arms around Cadence and resting his chin on top of her head, closing his eyes with a sigh. Eclipse always found her bed preference cute, as it was so soft that one would sink in and wish to just be encased in the pillowy softness for the rest of time.
His last thought before succumbing to sleep was worry for that poor woman he had found at the bar, and hoped that he could figure out how to contact her guardians.