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"So this is Torpedo Juice, huh?" Gascogne said as she studied the large bottle in front of her. She was currently sitting at a small table opposite to the Old Gun. Crowding around them were some members of the Nirvana's Supply Station and a few of the Brawler Brigade pilots.
The grizzled Vanguard veteran grinned at the Head Supplier, who had the audacity to challenge him to a drinking contest. Old Gun had put all of his previous challengers under the table. Though he did like Gascogne's sassy attitude. "So you think you're up to it?"
The muscled woman smirked back at him, while taking out a bottle of red liquid and placing it on the table, next to the flask of Torpedo Juice. "That all depends. Do you think you can handle my Red Fury?" (2)
The girls in crowds gasped in fear and shock. Those who had tasted Gascogne's mixture compared it to chugging two dozen bottles of Mejele vodka all at once.
"Red Fury?" Fulson wondered. "What's that supposed to be?"
"It's my own special brand. This isn't like that weak Mejele vodka they sold back home."
"Interesting. I'd like to try it."
"And I'd like to give that Torpedo Juice a shot."
"All right. Let's make things interesting. We'll take turns drinking each other's specialty. First one who drops, loses. Deal?"
Gascogne nodded as she promptly uncorked the bottle of Torpedo Juice, poured herself a shot glass and drank it down in one swallow. The beverage immediately burned down her throat, and it felt to her as if she had swallowed molten lead. Though she was taken by surprise at the Torpedo Juice's fierce bite, which caused her to cough a bit, she soon got herself under control and set the glass down. She straightened up and nodded to her opponent.
"Not bad." Hikar commented. He had to give the woman credit. She was one of the few people who hadn't passed out immediately after the first shot. He then opened the bottle of Red Fury, poured himself a glass and knocked it back. He felt a moderate stabbing sensation in his throat, but he dismissed the feeling as he put his glass down.
Both sides of the crowd were in shock. A woman who was STILL conscious after drinking Torpedo Juice? A man who was not coughing up his guts after having a glass of Red Fury? Were they even human?
Gascogne then poured herself another shot
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