Maybe he should of went to that crab bar instead... Hayato thought to himself as he sat at the bar a gin and tonic in his hand. It had been pretty crowded the night before after all, it could be it was the new place to be?

Well, not that such really mattered. He more came out to drink they anything and if nothing else he could do that alove. Taking a sip of his drink he let his eyes scan the various people that were present, maybe he should just hit the floor and not care much about who he might encounter?

"Don't like your drink, Ikoma-san?" Hayato asked glancing towards the Lioness. It was the first time he recalled seeing her hear, and honestly she stuck out a bit like a sore thumb.

Maybe she wasn't used to the enviroment? Who knows.

"Yes, not much call for tea in a club." He replied raising his glass of alcohol. "Though i do think they have a cocktail made with tea?" Not that he had tried it.

At her question his smile turned a tad playful. "Only if I can find someone who will humor my poor skills on the dance floor." He studied the Lion for a moment. "Were you interested Ikoma-san?"

"By the sound of it we would be inflicting our dancing on each other." His lips curled into a soft smile. "I'm not the most graceful of men either."

"I won't press the matter though if you're not interested." He shifted his eyes towards her cup. "Im curious is tea all you ever drink though?"

"Now you're just tempting me." Hayato offered with a laugh.

Shaking his head he took another sip of his drink. "Perhaps we should concentrate instead on the things you do enjoy doing though?"

"I know who not to challenge at the arcade now." He replied with a chuckle. "After all I only managed tickets on one of the game's last night." His lips curled into a smile. "Still it's always kind of nice of find you have a hidden talent, right?"

There was a small chuckle and he shook his head, "I'm not sure if I can claim to be mysterious if i am not at least wearing sunglasses." Placing his empty glass on the bar he gestured to the bartender for another. "As for me though, if I don't count striking up conversation with isolated Lions? I like dancing a bit, origami, swimming, rock climbing, and shooting. Or at least those are the first few that come to mind."

"They might be, but that wouldn't be very interesting either." He replied rising from his own seat and offered the woman a biw in return. "Plus I'm fairly sure origami weapkns wouldn't shoot very well." He continued a touch of amusement in his voice.

"And it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance Ikoma-san, I'm Tsuruchi Hayato." He sighed a bit dramatically and shook his head. "I suppose my air of mystery is forever banished now, I guess I won't be needing sunglasses after all."

"Tripping?" Hayato asked with a raised, eyebrow, gesturing for the Lion to take the seat next to him if she wished.

At her question thoguh he nodded. "Yes, that would be me."

"Sadly fashionable sunglasses can't be worn everywhere. " Hayato replied, perhaps a bit wistfully.

"But thank you, Ikoma-san. " He offered a moment latet his tone turning more serious. "I don't think a ushi can ask for any higher praise."

Hopefully it was a joke, because he did chuckle. "They can try." He agreed as he picked up his new drink and took a slow sip.

"You never know, honestly I was a bit surprised to find a event that so closely matched my skill set." He reached up a hand to run it through his hair. "And after that one. Well, I'm unlikely to preform nearly as well in any others."