Kuro's sudden reach into his coat wasn't missed by Eli. "See, look, you're frightening the local costumers. Shreckt continued to ignore him. Eli only briefly noted the simple spirit and the girl's quick check on him. What she thought, or the fact that she was a summoner, mattered little to him. As the Rider stood and began to walk towards the Red Hawk and the Kusagi, Eli raised an eyebrow. "Isn't that interesting?" He muttered, more to himself than to anyone else. He knew that every single one of the Rider's avoided him at all costs. It wasn't hard to notice, when men and women began leaving high paying missions as soon as you joined, or went out of their way to avoid contact with you. Granted, there were others who did that, but it was more varied. There were several Serpents and Knight Errants, a few Bards, one or two Red Hawks. Nothing on the scale of the Riders, so Eli had to assume one of two things. Either he'd done something to alienate an entire organization with as black of a reputation of that, or an order had come down straight from the top to avoid him. Seeing as he doubted he'd be in such good health if it was the former, Eli believed the latter. And now one of them was heading towards a pair that one of his spirits had shown a marked interest in. 

What drew Eli's interest more than the Rider, however, was the spirit that walked into the bar, under the guise of an automaton. It was pretty clever, he had to admit. It would have fooled most non-summoners, provided that he didn't do something like he was doing now. Unless, of course, he could sell it off as programming. [i]A smoothie robot. I wouldn't be surprised.[/i] Eli thought, smirking slightly as he downed yet another shot. The pain, both physical and emotional, had yet to be dulled. [i][color=fff200]For shame Eli. You should know that alcohol doesn't work anymore. It stopped working years ago.[/color][/i] Atra commented, a dark chuckle echoing through his mind. [i][color=fff200]I wonder what your friends, before you began killing them that is, would think of thi-[/color] Silence![/i] Eli snapped, cutting her off. She complied, leaving only another dark giggle.

Picking himself up and taking the bottle of whiskey with him, Eli stood up. Shreckt did the same, but for entirely different reasons. She was going to assist the Kusagi spirit in stopping the rider. A sharp look, and a mental command, from Eli stopped her in her tracks a small noise of frustration escaping her. Around the same time, three Serpentines walked in. Eli's face immediately twisted in disgust. Rich, cruel and haughty. A mixture he hated and one that was bound to cause trouble. The disgust on his face was made even more evident when they kicked other patrons out of their seats. As he saw the Rider being rather insistent, an idea popped into his head. Eli smiled, taking another drink of his whiskey. [i]Why not kill two birds with one stone?[/i] "Rider!" He called out, to get Kuro's attention. "I believe that the Red Hawk's spirit is trying to tell you that your urgent matter can wait. Insisting on it, I'm afraid, is almost as rude as rich little bastards walking in as if they own the place because of a band they belong too and the shiniest toys their parent's money could buy them." He looked over at Cedric and his friends. "I'm sorry, I mispoke. You're rich big bastards." 

Eli gave a mock salute to the three of them with his whiskey bottle, before returning his attention to Kuro. "And whats more is Shreckt, the spirit so interested in talking to the Kusagi, my apologies madam--I don't know your name," He nodded towards Ryza, "is mildly upset that I'm making her wait politely. So perhaps you could wait until their conversation is done before you start barging in?" Turning his back on all four of the people he just spoke too, Eli walked over to the Harvey and sat down. In a low voice that only Harvey could hear he commented, "It's not too often you see an unbound spirit in civilized nations."