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Limsa Upper Decks

Morning

OnThe streets of Limsa are empty on a cold and misty morningmorning, inas the citycity's ofresidents Limsa,have the streets are abandoned as its citizens arenot yet towoken riseup. fromKira theirBevelle, slumber. Aa white-haired Miqo’tete, walks towards the Drunken Wench, her heels clicking against the wet cobble floor, her legs wrapped in silky tights and her body adorned in a crimson red haori. Her name is Kira Bevelle.


Kira walks into the alehouse dragging her feet, rubbing her tired eyes while looking for a table. She had just finished her shift working all night at a new mafia-run casino. Finally arriving at a free chairchair, she slumps down into it, loudly exclaimingexclaiming, “I NEED COFFEE, NOW!” as she throws her satchel down and rests her head on the cold table.

One of the barmaids turns around quickly and glares at the annoying Miqo’te. 

“By the stars! Do you have to be so damn loud?” 

Kira raises her head, glaring daggers as she quickly sizes her up. Standing before her was a white-haired Au Ra with midnight scales stark against pale white skin. She wore the alehouse’s uniform with the name tag ‘Ruby’"Ruby" in bold letters. Kira could tell she was taller and more muscular than herself. Kira turns her head away, pouting.

“A black coffee… please.”

Ruby throws the bar towel she was using over her shoulder. 

"That's more like it. Coming right up, princess".princess." The Xaela woman walks away and goes behind the bar. It takes her a few minutesminutes, but she returns with a steaming cup on her tray and places it in front of the Miqo’te.

“That’s fifteen gil.”

Kira glances at the coffeecoffee, then, with a shit-eating grin on her face, looks directly at Ruby as she knocks the coffee off the table, smashing it on the floor.

"HOW DARE YOU GIVE ME COLD COFFEE?!" Kira quickly grabs her satchel and triesattempts to leaveleave, quickly before being stopped bybut the proprietor.proprietor stops her.

"Excuse me, miss, what seems to be the problem?"

"Everything!” Kira replies. “Not only did I have to deal with your rude barmaid, but she dared to serve me cold coffee! I shan't be back again!"

Ruby is left stunned at theThe sheer brattiness and entitlement sheRuby had just witnessed,witnessed snappingleft her stunned, and when she snapped out of itit, toshe seesaw her boss angrily approaching.