A Lion and a Lizard Walk into a Bar...

If Kanako was growing depressed with the deserted streets of Texas, Amaranta was growing mildly annoyed. After a while, she grew impatient, turning her head to Kanako. "We should probably use, Sonido. It'll help us get there a hell of a lot quicker. I forgot how much of a drag this place is the more you separate from the city." With that, Amaranta did exactly that. Bolting along the empty streets until those blue eyes perceive the nice Bar and Grill she mentioned a few minutes ago. The moment she arrives, she's already opening the door, greeting the civilians as if she owns this place. Naturally, much like she says, the lot of them are greeting her with warm smiles and admiring eyes. After greeting the humans, she sat down at the bar. Placing in a request, she waits for the drinks and Kanako. Until then, she's simply enjoying herself. This was more her speed. Bright lights. Action. Activity.

"Sounds like a skill issue."

It was a rather blunt retort, but Amaranta was a woman who lived by her own creed. Her own way of life. One way. Her Way. She doesn't mind helping Kanako work on her Sonido, though. The reptilian woman will simply find that she's a rather disagreeable woman when she's impatient. The first set of drinks arrive. Some of them are pretty sweet, some are pretty potent. All in all, it's a nice spread. Amaranta orders a few meals because the aromatic scent is really fuckin' good. Is that BBQ? Oh, yeah. She's about to throw down in more ways than one. Ribs. Burgers. Brisket. Sausage. She spares no expense. The leonine woman has the cash, and a demanding appetite. Handing Kanako a drink, she leans back against a chair, watching the civilians roam about the establishment.

"Sometimes, I find that playing to your strengths work best. I don't mind sparring with ya and kickin' your ass, though. Maybe you'll discover somethin' new. I just get really impatient, and rather quickly at that."

"Tell me about it. It's the law of the land in Hueco Mundo. You can choose to adapt or fade out and becoming some other bastard's meal. Good to know you ain't the type to rest on your laurels."

Amaranta respected the approach. She is happy to find that this woman sitting beside her is every bit as thick-shelled as her appearance. She's a little disappointed at that fact, considering her joy at playing the role of the antagonistic bitch, but at least her respect is further developed from that small interaction. Now, then. Where is that food? She's starving. She wants to chow down while she helps herself to her drinks. Once again, she's growing impatient, but her wish for sustenance is answered as the waitresses bring out a large spread of BBQ. Grinning from ear to ear, she ruffles their heads with a chuckle before turning towards Kanako.

She can choose her portion of the meal, so as long as she's leaving most of it to the leonine woman sitting beside her. Since she wasn't devouring hollows, she'd developed a habit of eating human food. The variety of flavors, coupled with washing it down with a multitude of beverages, enticed her to no end. It's better than anything she's had in Hueco Mundo. That much is for sure. Without hesitation, she's grabbing a rack of ribs and ravenously biting into it like the lioness she resembled.

"Anywaysh... ish good to shee her' yer plentysh capablesh of handlingsh yourshelf."

That was a mouthful, but she didn't care. The food was delicious.

Their ravenous feast did invite a few wandering stares, but Amaranta little heed as she continued to enjoy her meal. Her eyes did wander to Kanako for a moment, noting the equally ferocious way of attacking her food. A soft chuckle escaped her lips as she washed down the rib meat with the refreshing beverage. After that, she's moving towards enjoying some brisket, choosing to slow her place as she sliced and cut through it with knife and fork. She'd only known her for a few hours, but at least she isn't a punk. She really hated the passive types.

Maybe they could develop a good friendship, though the extent to which that might happen, was better left to the future. Whether Hueco Mundo or the Living Realm, Amaranta isn't so foolish to assume she can befriend everyone. Friend was a rather tricky term. They might be enjoying each other's company today, only for this reptilian woman to view her as possible prey if she let her guard down. For the moment, she's good company, however. Then, she offered going to her place to... make the earth shake. It was an odd wording, so Amaranta immediately assumed combat.

"I dunno. I do got a pretty nice underground location, but I don't really think it's suited for the type of combat we'd be engaging in. If you wanted to scrap, I'd probably open a descorrer and escort us to my arena. Then, we could really have fun."

Washing down all the food she'd consumed with the remaining refreshments, Amaranta quietly burped as she turned towards Kanako. Truth be told, there was never a time where she wasn't in the mood to fight. Even so, this was one of those particular moments. Much like humans enjoy their own variety of rest and relaxation, the leonine woman certainly abided by a similar mindset. This freakishly tall woman seemed to enjoy sharing her company, and now offered to repay the debt. She raised an eyebrow at those last words. It was odd. Amaranta wasn't really the type to accept being repaid for what she definitively viewed as whims.

Even so, she recognizes that she did spend her cash, and isn't really getting anything in return for treating her to a meal - nothing tangible as far as she was concerned, but the lioness doesn't really bother with that sort of thing. Whatever she wants to do is ultimately up to her. The house, though, hm... Well, maybe she was open to another whim. She looked like she was kind of an airhead, and Amaranta could probably teach her the tools of the trade so she doesn't do anything that compromises what she's trying to build here.


"Do what you will. You don't really owe me anything. I did this on a whim. As far as my house goes, sure. I guess I could show you what is considered a human's house on earth. I'll just pay these people here and we'll be off. I'm using sonido again this time, though. No questions asked.'