Honestly, Sky had forgotten how much of a lightweight with alcohol Ruce was compared to himself. He shouldn’t have, it was the reason the pilot usually got into fights and had to be rescued more often than not. It certainly hadn’t been an exaggeration when Mani said his friend was lucky for not being barred from the establishment, merely from the amount of times Sky had to dig him out of trouble much less the majority of the time when he wasn’t around to save him. That’s why he rolled his eyes at the man’s antics of forgetfulness then making a fool of himself to get the barkeep’s attention, probably a show he found humorous somewhere in that drunken head of his. The sigh came as the crowd grew quieter, with Sky shaking his head a little as he watched on. At least nothing came of it, this time at least/

He didn’t bother saying he wasn’t going to pay for a second drink, it wasn’t like he minded having one though more than likely the brunet would end up drinking it himself. He just made sure to nod at the assistant as he looked at the card then at the blond, and say [color=00aeef]“Ruce’s tab, the chips too,”[/color] before he took the bag and set it on the counter. The assistant took care of both the purchase and the debt, and Sky silently took back his card to return it and the wallet back to their safe haven in his armor.

Before he even had a chance to throw another snarky remark at his friend, the azure-headed woman arrived on the seat beside Ruce with a musing glance towards Diamond Wing as if she was contemplating his efficiency as a swordsman. Not that he cared what she thought, unless she was going to hire him it didn’t really matter. What bothered him was the fact he’d just tried to save her the grief of dealing with the advances of the drunken buffoon between them and she waltzed right up into his snare. Sure she was just looking for another drink, but still... Whatever, it wasn’t his problem to deal with. When she knocked sense into the brunet he’d get the pilot out of dodge before it evolved into a larger problem for the whole bar to deal with.

While Sky’s drink was slid to the woman and Ruce began in vain to woo her, starting off by alluding that she may be a prostitute no less, he pulled his datapad and flicked it on to see there was a follow-up alert to the one from a moment ago. A few taps of his thumb and the words came up boldly, making Sky sigh and feel glad he’d sent the message to Alexia when he did. Ignoring the wink of Ruce, he turned the screen off and returned the device back into his chest plate before crossing his arms over his chest. It was immediately followed by the holo screens sharing the announcement to the mixed reaction of the bar. Terrific, now the chances of a brawl breaking out were even higher than just his friend causing a ruckus with the woman. He’d have to ponder the reasoning for the lockdown in a moment, for now he needed to make sure he got Ruce out of here in one piece.

And that was if she was merciful to him.