Shore Leave: The Bar

"Im doing well, little one. As it turns out people on shore leave are much better tippers than on a spaceship. Auber Spirit Wine? I haven't had any of that in years. It's pretty hard to get."
The front door opens and a small group of officers talking amongst each other enter. They sit down at a table and Stone excuses himself from the conversation to serve them.

Day 1, 2230 hours

Some hours pass. Moira and Zephyr sit down at a table and talk, steadily getting their drinks refilled by Stone who at first sits with them for a while but as the bar fills up more and more, spends less time at their table. From time to time, others join them at their table and leave again. At one point, they notice that the man that was already in there when they arrived, Nic, leaves, but he gets replaced by a steady stream of new guests.

Cass and Alex go from bar to bar, getting progressively more drunk in each of them. The alcohol is significantly better than it was at the beach and by the time it's dark, they are both wasted. They spot another bar they haven't been in yet and enter. It's small and crowded but it looks like fun. The barkeeper is a large, tortoise-like alien with a friendly face who sees you and waves you in right away. As you come inside, you notice Moira and Zephyr sitting at a small table close to the bar, both with a drink in front of them

Alira decides that she should be well rested for the talk with Lt. Comm. Darcy the next day so you head into your cottage early to get some sleep. You can hear partying noises from the direction of the plaza but they're not loud enough to be annoying.

As Cass and Moira are struggling to get down from the table, both of them find a hand in front of them, held out to help them down.
Before they can get off the table with the offered help, the front door of the bar opens and a group of four people enters.
They are obviously spacefleet, even though none of them are wearing uniform. Three out of the four are human, the last one is an alien with a bone ridge from his forehead to the back of his neck where it disappears under his shirt. They all seem to be in their thirties, except for a young woman with dark hair and a complexion that looks Mediterranean or maybe Arabic, who is in her early twenties. They enter without looking around much, looking like they know the place well, and find a spot at the bar where they order some drinks.
Alex recognizes the young woman who seems to have not spotted her in the crowd yet.

Julia spins around and pushes Alex away instinctively. She's never liked physical displays of affection, especially in public, and she definitely didnt expect it here. Her face shows confusion. "Mom? What are you doing here?"
She steps back and looks Alex up and down for a bit.
As you look at her up close, you notice that her appearance has changed since the last time you saw her. Her hair is shorter than you remember and she has switched from contacts to glasses apparently.

When she speaks up again, she doesn't look quite as confused anymore. "Oh, I get it. You heard about it and you're here to talk me out of it, aren't you? Well, you're out of luck."

Julia looks at Cass, her expression turning back to slight confusion. She shakes Cass' hand quickly and just introduces herself as "Julia"
She then turns back to Alex and says "You're both drunk." It's not a question or an accusation, just a factual statement.

Julia raises an eyebrow at the hug and then narrows her eyes at her mother. It looks as if she's checking out Alex for injuries or signs that something is wrong.
"Why? What happened? Are you okay?"

Stone comes by and hands her a drink that she hasn't even ordered yet. She nods a thank you without taking her eyes off Alex.