Star Trek: Starbase 777 - lothian｜the-wayfarers-repast-bar

Upon arrival at the wayfarers repast the El-Aurian, after he looked around and permitted himself a few seconds to reminisce, started toward the back. "Hey guys!" He yelled as soon as he stuck his head into the staff area. "Got room for one more bar tender who wants to be less of a silent partner for a bit?" Once he'd secured a okay and some branded work stuff,Rakim started to work. Work and catch up with some old friends of his. Work the perfect excuse to chat on and off.

[D] Sometime later, the main ground floor bar and eating area the site of soft music and quiet conversation, a dark skinned El-Aurian can be found settled down on break as he people watched Relaxed in a high backed red chair on a table on his own, the on shore leave officer come bartender spent a while like this. Just watching the world go by as he rested. Dressed casually but per bar policy, Rakim remained settled in place for a time until someone new arrived. Arrived around the time he realized a good few other tables were occupied. Getting up then as he decided his break was over, he'd then headed toward the bar as he freed up the table for them and waited to serve them. Not that a few other people weren't served in the meantime.

Maggie seemed awkward as she entered the bar, aware of the people walking around. She wore a leather jacket and black shirt, as well as jeans as she sat down at a table nervously as she placed a PADD onto the table and started to type lightly as she ordered a iced tea. She felt out of place at such a bar, she lightly tapped on the table and sat there without a word as she typed with her free hand.

Having spotted the nervousness but also being professional enough to know not to comment on it, Rakim greeted the order for a iced tea with a warm. "Coming right up!" As he proceeded to efficiently hurtle into the process of making a iced tea. The Iced tea took form then over a short period, efficiently made and looking quite good in a Wayfarers branded ice tea cup before Rakim proceeded to bring it over to Maggie. "One Iced tea Ma'am" Rakim smiled as he offered the tea before he asked. "Can I interest you in any nuts or anything to go with your cup of tea?" As he wiped the bar again. "We've got a good selection, not all Terran stuff and they're a nice snack for while someone works on a new book or on paperwork."

She let out a small eep as it landed onto her table and she took the tea and let out a quiet sigh as she did. “Oh uh, thank you kindly sir.” Rakim could see the badge on her jacket, Starfleet. “Oh I’m okay on the nuts, not very much into the stuff.” She said as she adjusted her glasses. “Uhm….thank you though! This is a lovely place.”

A starfleet badge of his own visible on his shirt as he handed them the tea and it poked out from the top of his apron, Rakim smiled politely at their declination of his offer. "You are welcome Ma'am and there's other options and.. if anything else takes your fancy at any point all you need to do is let myself or another member of staff know and we'll sort it out for you" His speel followed by another warmer smile at her complimenting the bar as she called it lovely. "You're welcome and thank you very much, the bar has been around for a good bit of time now and we've recently carried out a spot of restoration work to help it regain some of it's old shine"

She blinked as she looked at the badge, huh. She didn’t realize that this was a Starfleet joint when she walked in, granted her situational awareness was quite bad at times (see the coffee cup incident). “Oh uh, I see! I wouldn’t be able to tell, it’s very nice here. Uhhh, good tables! Yeah! You have some great, truly lovely tables.” Blink, blink, blink. “Uhhh, I think I’ll be pretty good! Sorry!”

Rakim noted the blink and refrained from commenting on it as he instead listened to what they had to say and silently mused that the other probably wanted to be left be. That observation being followed by him moving slightly to put a bit more space between the two of them. "Thank you very much for the compliment" After she blinked a few times then apologized like that, the El-Aurian smiled warmly. "That's totally alright, enjoy your drink" He'd then moved off to resume his duties as he served more drinks.

Maggie smiled as she waved him off and lightly sat there with her head in her PADD as she continued to work, lightly tapping on the table as she drank. She coughed a little bit and waited for him to come back. “Uh, I noticed your badge. Where do you serve?”

The El-Aurian, having by that point just finished serving another customer, spotted their tap on the table and proceeded to make his way over. Rakim only being waylaid once by another customer who's needs he saw to before he arrived at Maggie's table with a smile on his features as he did. "Hello and oh yeah" He smiled sheepishly then. "I'm from starbase 777 on shore leave helping here, I'm a part owner." A pause. "I'm Lieutenant Commander Rakim, command track, its good to meet you."