9- If you make a mess you have to clean it up . I arrive just in time to see a guy stab someone . The two of them continue grappling and knock over a table , breaking several glasses . Blood splatters everywhere and people are watching , clearly entertained . Oddly enough , no one seems all that concerned about the fight . Okay , maybe it's a little different . Sure I've seen kids get into fights before . But usually that just means stabbing each other with crayons not actual KNIVES ?! The two of them scramble to their feet . The one with a dagger hanging out of his stomach actually grins as he pulls it free , even though that HAS to hurt . The guy flicks the dagger between his fingers in a way I could never manage and smirks . " Hey did you want this dagger back or can I keep it ? " he taunts . This results in the other guy launching himself at him , throwing a punch as he goes . Alright , enough of this . I rush back behind the bar and using a large bucket from under the bar ( I have no idea what it's actually for ) I fill it with ice from the ice machine ( one of the few actual pieces of technology in the room ) and then top the container up with water . At the bar , Steph is watching the fight with interest and winks at me as she sees me staggering with my bucket . I approach the idiots and using all my strength , I haul the bucket up and throw the contents of it over them . Both men squeal , literally SQUEAL from the cold ice and one of them bounces up and down , trying to shake an ice cube out of his shirt . The rest of the room falls silent as they watch the drama unfold . " What the HELL do you think you are doing ? You are grown men and this is NOT an appropriate way to behave . You are in a public place , not your own living room . You might not care if you trash the place but I do . Not to mention you are disturbing people who are just here to have a good time ! " I gesture behind the two men to the table they knocked over . The people who were sitting at it are standing awkwardly around it , their drinks shattered on the floor . The two men are standing in front of me , staring at their feet looking guilty . It's the same look I get from little kids when I lecture them about being nice to their friends and using their words not their fists . Something tells me these guys need to hear a lecture like that . I take a deep breath and lower my voice so that I'm no longer yelling . Everyone is quiet now , there's no need for me to be so loud . " If you want to fight each other I don't care . But do it elsewhere . Go trash your own DO 29 ل ) 1/4 Fri , Aug 29 Lesson 9- if you make a mess you have to clean it up . 100% place . " I order . The two men scramble for the door . They only make it halfway across the room when I stop them . " Wait ! " I call out . They freeze in place . I rush forward and place myself between them and the door . " You need to clean up first . You made the mess , you clean it up . Also you need to pay for the stuff that you broke . " I demand , gesturing to the mess they made . The table is still sideways on the floor , there are several broken glasses and a few people's drinks they need to replace . There is also blood dripping through the room and a pool of water from where I threw it at them . One guy , the one who doesn't have a stab wound in his gut , dares to speak up . " It ... It wasn't ALL us . The water was your fault . " He argues . I raise an eyebrow and prop my hands up on my hips . " Excuse me ? Uhm , no . If you hadn't been fighting , I wouldn't have had to throw water at you . That makes it your fault . Cause and effect . Now , you both seem to have perfectly functional hands . So get to work cleaning . And for goodness sakes bandage up that injury before you spread MORE blood everywhere . " I insist . Normally I would be worried about someone being stabbed like that , but these guys aren't human and based on how unconcerned they are about the injury , I'm guessing it isn't more than an annoyance to him . Damn , it would be nice for an actual stab wound to only be a little inconvenient . I supervise the men as they clean up . There's an initial scramble as someone produces a mop and bucket of soapy water from somewhere and they work to put the table right and clean up the glass . I go ahead and make that entire table a fresh round of drinks and I charge the two men double for them , plus a little bit extra for the broken glasses . By the time the men finish cleaning , I am back behind the bar , taking orders and doing a bit of cleaning of my own . I'm not exactly used to pouring drinks and I've not kept things as tidy back here as I would like . The two men come up to the bar to have me check their work so they can get permission to leave . They nervously wait as I check their work . They've replaced everything back to how it was as best as they can . I'm satisfied that I won't have to clean up after them . " Very good . Now , in the future if you have a problem with someone , take it outside . Or 29 ل 2/4 III O < 11:07 Fri , Aug 29 Lesson 9- If you make a mess you have to clean it up . 100 % you know , grow up and learn to deal with it without resorting to violence . " I say sternly . Both men mumble out apologies . " Fine . You can leave now if you want . And make sure you get that stab wound seen to PROPERLY . I don't want you passing out from blood loss . Have some orange juice or something . " I nag them . The two men scurry out of the front door , the injured one risks a cheeky grin on the way out . I can't help it , my stern expression breaks and I smile at him and wave . Maybe drunks aren't all that different from toddlers after all . # After the fight , the evening starts winding down . People slowly start leaving until the only people left in the bar other than myself and Torin are the vampires and a couple of grey skinned creatures . They're about two feet tall and honestly I haven't the foggiest idea what they are , but I'm not all that worried about it right now . Torin stands up and clears his throat loudly . ( 1 " Last call . " He announces . The tipsy vampires order another round but the little creatures head out . I notice they sort of fade into the shadows as they leave . I guess that's what Torin meant when he said some creatures can cloak themselves . I yawn as I tidy up and the vampires finally leave . 10 Torin wanders his way towards me , leaving his seat for the first time all evening . It's nearly five am and I am EXHAUSTED . I worked all day and pretty much all night . I didn't realise I've been here so long . I also didn't expect this place would be open so late , but I guess if you serve nocturnal people , like vampires , then it makes sense to stay open as long as possible . It only really started clearing out around four anyway . " Did you want a drink too ? " I ask Torin with a tired smile . He shakes his head and appears to be examining me closely . " You did well . " He remarks . It doesn't feel like a compliment , more like he's confused by it and is trying to work out how things turned out this way . I shrug . " I had something that they all wanted . That makes me the one in charge . Well , really you're the one in charge but everyone is too terrified of you to actually ask you for anything . Apparently they would rather pretend you're not here and deal with me , even if I DO overcharge for drinks . " I comment . Is that a hint of a smile on his face ? I think it might be . Good , I'm well on my way to getting Torin to like me , which is all part of my plan to get him to trust me so I can go home . " You're hired . " Torin suddenly announces . Well ... That wasn't exactly part of the plan ...