[Mr. Game & Watch]

Near the back corner of the lobby was a small pub, a little shanty place designed after the most famous plumber’s homeland. Yes, a place made specifically for residents of the Mushroom Kingdom to mingle and mourn over the loss of their old home. Though the place tries to keep as upbeat as possible, no matter how grim the times could get. The place had dancing Piranha Plants at every window still, whimsically grooving along with the 8-bit tunes going through the loud speaker. Despite how cheery they made the atmosphere, gloom still found its way to sneak in every now and again, but most guests went there to have a good time. There was a good chunk of them that only went there because it was one of the best pubs the Life Sphere had to offer. The rest were in the Black Market and anyone who wasn’t looking for trouble didn’t want to go there.

Waluigi personally didn’t care for the atmosphere. He liked the look of dirt and stinginess, it gave off a sense of realism and not some fake smile to attempt to appeal to costumers. The purple plumber couldn’t hang around the Black Market anyway because if he was caught lurking around such a place it might break his probation. The enforcers of the law knew that Waluigi wasn’t trustworthy and they would find any excuse to permanently turn him into a trophy and lock him up. He was keeping his end of the bargain though, he helped out with every mission he was passed whether they failed or not.

Anyway, Waluigi needed an escape. What the Busy Bee Lobby excused to be a bar seemed like the only place he could really unwind. He entered the place with his trademark grimace plastered across his face, searching for the bar top. It wasn’t all too difficult to find, especially when the barkeep waved to him as he entered. The man, if one could call him that, was a strange fellow to be running a bar. It was a Boo in some sort of blue star covered wizard hat. Waluigi didn’t question it.

He threw his lanky legs over the stool and sat himself down, the ghost’s eyes watching him intently. “Hey! You’re that guy that went toe to toe with Game & Watch! One second, this one’s on the house!” the creature greeted him. His comment only made the man’s brows furrow further. “Oh yeah? Why’s that?”

“Big fan, got his autograph the last time he opened a booth here” he answered as he put some kind of purple drink onto the counter. Waluigi’s eyes narrowed down on the drink and he laughed it off. “What is this?”

“Eggplant juice, can’t sell alcohol to convicts” the Boo stated while cackling.

“What kind of stupid law is that?!” the purple plumber spoke in outrage.

“Not a law, personal code” the Boo continued to cackle.

The man would have batted the spherical being across the room for his behaviour, but he had to keep his temper. Life was cheating Waluigi, but soon the tables will turn. Waluigi was the only one who gets away with cheating. His gloved hand clenched the drink in front of him and he peered down at the purple liquid.

[Coolshaymin]

Mr. L was in the Busy Bee Lobby because he heard of this bar made to feel like the Mushroom Kingdom. Though L himself hasn't been in the kingdom, he shared Luigi's memories and wanted to visit the place. Besides, he figured they should have Shroom Shakes, Mr. L's favorite drink. Mr. L walked inside and froze at what he saw.

He haven't met Waluigi personally, but the hatred of the rivalry Luigi had with the purple clad individual burned through his mind. Mr. L did not want to continue a rivalry his other half originally had though. Mr. L came here for a good time and just hoped the purple beanpole could not recognize him. He needed to relieve the pressure of working on the Brobot, not increase it. Regardless, Mr. L sat next to Waluigi, "Hey Tender, a Shroom Shake," Mr. L ordered, not even looking at Waluigi.

[Maverick Hunter Zero]

Ironicly, Mr. L wasn't the only person Waluigi would be seeing, as the footfalls signaling the arival of Ragna the Bloodedge could be heard. And this time... Ragna seemed a little wary.

"Yo..." were Ragna's only words, though the boo at the time had not noticed him, but took his order of "Strawberry Milkshake and Steak; well done", which meant that Ragna was about as hungry as a rabid mongoose, despite the fact that he took a seat next to Waluigi.

[Mr. Game & Watch]

In the short time that Waluigi had been at the counter alone, two other individuals strolled on in and took the seats at either side of him. Frankly the purple plumber would rather be alone than have some pesky bar regulars pester him with their small talk. If the lanky individual wanted company he would have requested it. Neither seemed interested in speaking with him though, so it was not all bad, but he had a feeling that might soon. It was a big bar and not overly populated so there were other places they could’ve sat.

Waluigi didn’t notice who they were until after he chugged a large portion of his glass and peeking in both directions. Ragna, Waluigi remembered him. He was one of the few responsible for his capture. While he didn’t play as big of a role as Zero or Mr. Game & Watch, the athletic man had all the reason to hold bitter hatred toward the red kimono wearing swordsman. The better question was what was the man doing here and why did he actively choose to sit next to him. Much like the boo bartender it was probably to mock him endlessly for his failure, despite the fact that his troops got away with G&W’s statue as planned. He was going to say something to him, but there was another that deserved more of his attention.

The boo nodded to both of the new customers, taking out a tiny note pad and somehow managing to write down both of their orders with his tiny stumpy hands. He chuckled at Ragna’s order. “Hehehe, steak?! What kind of place do you think I’m running here? Don’t you worry though, one steak coming up! Hehehe” he answered right before phasing through the wall behind him.

Waluigi gripped his hands onto the countertop and forced his lengthy elbows out and making him seem larger. The man definitely looked like Luigi, he even sounded like him too. The only thing that threw him off was the difference in clothing. Waluigi knew the sidekick to Mario for a very long time and it was very rare that he ever changed his getup. It made the cunning cheater second guess, but ultimately he figured that his change in appearance was only to mock him further. Out of all things Waluigi didn’t want to see today, Luigi actually wasn’t one of them. His furious hatred for the second player was so passionate it made him feel good actually. A strange comforting feeling for the past. “Whehehe, so Luigi finally shows his face around the Life Sphere and he hides it behind a mask. Aw, what’s wrong? Can’t take the pressure of your older brother’s political campaign? Whehehehe” the felon mocked relentlessly.

[Coolshaymin]

Some kind of vampire walked into the bar after Mr. L and sat next to Waluigi. Mr. L was confused by this, what would a Vampire be doing at a place that was nostalgic for Mushroom Kingdom? Waluigi did not seem too thrilled by him... Could he be Ragna of the people that arrested Waluigi for that statue destroying thing he heard about? Mr. L was too busy with his Brobot to show up at the Statue Ceremony so he did not know much. Either way, Mr. L did not know why Ragna would show up here.

Then Waluigi started teasing Mr. L, who was once again mistaked for Luigi... But, this did make Mr. L feel bad for the other Green Plumber. People seemed to easily mistake L for his original half and L did understand that. The problem was Peach, Bowser and even Luigi's own brother, Mario, couldn't tell who L was back in Flipside. Does Mario really care for his brother? Right now Waluigi seems to care more for Luigi than Mario did.

Either way, somehow Waluigi seems to be being brighten up by their rivalry. Waluigi must be going through some hard times, so L guesses it'd be best to go with the Purple-clad Plumber's assumption, "Its not 'Luigi' anymore you Purple Beanpole. Its Mr. L now, I refuse to be associated with Mario anymore. I was wrong to respect my brother, he doesn't seem to even respect me. How did Statue Bombing go for you?" Mr. L explained and counter-mocked.

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Blue Toad stared at the bar in Busy Bee Lobby. It reminded him of home, of the adventures he and his friends had. Now, he and Yellow T. hardly ever talked, and Mario had his own things needing to be sorted out, what with being a leader of the Life Sphere. Luigi was also rather elusive. Blue Toad fondly regarded their adventures, and wished for them to maybe, just maybe, defeat Bowser one last time. He knew it wouldn't happen, but maybe a little trip couldn't hurt. Plus, he really wanted a banana smoothie for some reason.
Blue Toad entered the bar, and noticed some weird swordsman dude. Waluigi, who, although Blue Toad didn't like him, didn't hold a grudge against him either. A mysterious man whom Blue Toad thought he knew, but couldn't put a finger on. He decided to sit next to the mysterious man who was talking to Waluigi, and wait for the Bartender to return.

[Maverick Hunter Zero]

The man known as Ragna did not seem perturbed, but remained wary, his green eye focusing strictly on Waluigi, the other looking around for any sign of a certain maniac that he had been hunting.

True Ragna kept silent, but all the same, he could never expect to trust himself to keep a psychopath like Hazama running unchecked. "You look like you could do with some combat missions..." Ragna said to Mr. L, noticing the Blue toad sitting between Mr. L and Waluigi, it might not be his place to speak, but in terms of group placement, He would be one of the most akward because of his taste for meat based dishes.

TAGS: Mr. Game & Watch, Coolshaymin, @destructiveapathetic

[Mr. Game & Watch]

There was a strange and twisted gleam in Waluigi’s eye as the Luigi lookalike played along. It was strange that the plumber actually stood up to him and better yet declared his distaste for his brother. Wario’s sidekick knew Luigi for quite some time, one thing that he could recognise of Luigi was that he held the utmost amount of respect for his brother. Could it be that the planet and the Starvia caused him to snap? As much as Waluigi would like to make that his belief it seemed too outside of the second rate plumber he used to know. He said he was Luigi, but he didn’t fully seem like it, perhaps a doppelganger set out to give him a bad name. Waluigi would be up for that if that were the truth. Things have been fairly boring without Wario around.

A small Toad took to the counter as well. Of course he looked familiar to Waluigi, every single one of those mushroom headed beings looked exactly alike. The only difference between some of them was the colour of their mushroom, but that did not mean their colour was exclusive to them. Even the female ones had the exact same baby face that the rest of them had. It was almost spooky to think about. Other than that though, the purple plumber ignored the guy. He didn’t speak and he was only a toad after all. What was the actual name of their race anyway?

“Mr. L, eh? What you can’t even remember the four letters that come after? Whehehehe, better yet at least people will remember your name easier now. Though an easier way around that would be to just tell them to drop the W and A from Waluigi. Whehehe.” As Luigi’s other double mentioned the statue incident though, Waluigi’s fist clenched and he slightly gritted his teeth. To quickly drown his sorrows he took another swig of the purple juice and returned his gaze to his arch enemy. “Wheh, that glory hog and his brigade of losers got lucky. Waluigi let them win” he then proceeded to peer over to Ragna. “Oh please, you can barely do ‘combat missions.’ Luigi in a Zorro mask could only do slightly better than you, but then again I guess that’s why would need his help. Whehehehe.”

The boo phased back through the shelves of bottles, a gust of white smoke in his wake. With a plate in one of his stumpy hands and two drinks floating within its astral body, he approached Ragna first to set down his order. The steak was strangely in the shape of a mushroom, but it still looked like a steak. Though the ghost couldn’t quit cackling after giving the red cladded man his food. He stopped by Mr. L to upchuck the last of the glasses that were still within his body then proceed to his newest costumer. “And what’ll it be for you, short stuff?”

[Coolshaymin]

Ew, no wonder Luigi hates ghosts, they are disgusting, was L's thought at his drink upchucking from the ghost. Then as the Boo talked, L noticed Blue Toad. Blue Toad would look like any other Blue Toad to most, but the Mario Bros could easily tell them apart. Blue Toad and Yellow Toad were quite a help against Bowser numerous times. While L had some backwards relationships, L agreed in the hatred for Bowser. Though L could not quite tell why. Blue Toad was still alright to L but his attention was brought back by Ragna's comment. "I haven't really gone on any combat missions. I had a battle in the stadium but, I don't want to talk about that," L then returned his attention to Waluigi, "Yes, Waluigi, I'm 100% positive that you lost on purpose in an act of terrorism," L replied sarcastically. "Face it Waluigi, while I'll always be 'player 2', you'll always be just Wario's Sports Partner. Though, I admit you're great at parties... if you weren't so well known for cheating," Mr. L replied, to be honest, rivalry was kinda fun, no wonder friendly rivalries exist, though Luigi's and Waluigi's could not really be implied as such. Oh well, somehow Mr. L did not realize he messed up as one that knew Luigi well enough. L wasn't thinking that maybe Luigi losing his respect for his brother was just simply not believable. L stared at his shake, wondering if it was safe to drink it.

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Blue Toad listened to the 3 men argue while waiting for the bartender to return from grabbing drinks. After a few dropped comments by Waluigi, who, although he was hardly a good source of info, was helpful in this situations. Blue had made the deduction that, 1. Luigi was the masked green man, 2. He went by Mr. L now.  Blue was about to make a comment, but before he could, the bartender had returned, and brought a sarcastic, playful i=jab with him. Blue thought he would return the favor. "I'll take a banana smoothie, Casper" Blue said with a smirk. he then turned his attention towards Luigi/Mr. L. "Hello, sir, do you know or associate with anyone named, Luigi? he's a friend of mine and I hadn't seen him in awhile, so..." Blue trailed off, waiting for a response

[Maverick Hunter Zero]

"Trust me, Waluigi. If you went on a mission to collect something from very far away, you would be wetting yourself." Ragna said as he ate his Shroom Steak with gusto, using his other arm to pull out a map of some sort from his heavy red jacket, and unfolded it with a flourish.

He continued perusing this map even as he finished his meal, memorising its location within moments.

"Now that meat hits the spot, who woulda thought of making a Shroom Steak that was tasty now has a fan who wants the recipie. Either way, after I finish my meal, I gotta hit the road to that meadow, got some link doppelganger and a crazy warrior lady who can turn into a yeti comin' along for the ride." Ragna added, folding the map back up and downing his strawberry milkshake in three gulps. He left a tip for the boo for service.

TAGS: Mr. Game & Watch, Coolshaymin, blue toad
NOTE: this takes place before ragna's mission for Bowser, bear this in mind.

[Mr. Game & Watch]

Waluigi grunted at ‘Mr. L’s’ remark. No one really knew the reason behind his terrorism act did they? Anybody in their right mind would recognise that taking down that egomaniacal being’s self-gloating statue as more beneficial than not. Hardly an act of terrorism at all in fact. Did people actually believe that Waluigi tore down that statue for no other reason than to just see Mr. Game & Watch miserable? True enough, which would be a reward in it and of itself but at the time the purple plumber didn’t hate him that much. He hated him a bit, but not nearly as much as he did now.

“Wheheheh, you’re even more clueless about that than usual. Waluigi lost, but what I was sent to do was completed. From what I’ve heard its gone to some great use” he finished before he gulped down another mouthful of eggplant juice.

Waluigi nearly choked as he heard Luigi berate him some more, mentioning his status as a second rate sidekick. He swallowed his drink regardless and stared intently at his opposite’s doppelganger. The mere mention of his partner in crime sunk his heart slightly as he still missed the round man. “At least Waluigi is an athlete. What identity do you have? You are in the shadow of a much greater adventurer without any sort of talent. We might as well just call you Mario’s brother because that’s all you have going for you” he spitted back at Mr. L.

Almost as if he forgot that Ragna was even at the counter, his head turned at the sound of his voice almost like he had just entered the bar yet again. First off, he started his sentence with ‘trust me’ that phrase alone was enough to make Waluigi scoff. “Oh yeah, of course. Just the mere thought of walking sends shivers down my spine” he boasted sarcastically. “Remind me to care about your petty issues when you get back” he continued spitefully.

The bartender boo took down the toad’s order, growing a tiny smirk at the nickname he provided him. Though it was nothing compared to when Ragna complimented his steak. The boo roared in laughter, so much so he couldn’t even keep his eyes open. “HAHAHA, you actull-HAAHAHA, thought that wa- Hahahah, real meat?!” With that the boo flailed about behind the counter before disappearing into the wall once more.

[Coolshaymin]

Mr. L guessed that Waluigi's intentions were against the flat man himself. But the fact was someone could've got hurt and it shocked the crowd, so it could've been considered terrorism despite intentions. "Mario, great? Please. I had to save him three times, twice from King Boo and once from Bowser. While I have been kidnapped, I was a baby, Mario got kidnapped as a grown man. Not to mention I am a great Ghost Hunter and I am one of the few people that can allow people to enter their dreams. I have quite a few things going for me Waluigi, all you have is parties, cheating and an athlete. Plus, the fact, that I am the absolute best jumper in the Mushroom Kingdom, that is a sign of a great athlete," Mr. L points out all his best traits to his old Purple Nemesis.

Honestly, Mr. L found interest in Ragna's quest, if not because he had a full mission before L. Did no-one else support Eggman? Whatever, Blue Toad was talking as L was taking a sip from his shake. Then Boo was laughing hysterically and it was distracting, but L got the gist of his old Blue ally... The illusion of Luigi's return can go on longer, the Toad must be lonely since all his friends are busy. "The Luigi you knew is no more... but, he would still not have a grudge against you. I can take his place, as the new Luigi," L kinda made the idea that he was a disguised Luigi vague, but he figured the Toad was smart enough to figure it out

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 Blue T. watched Waluigi bicker with the two men beside him, the warrior and Luigi/Mr. L. the warrior scarfed down his shroom steak while investigating a map and insulting Waluigi. Mr. L simply replied to Waluigi's words with counters of his own. The Bootender wrote down the order with a small smirk that turned into an uproar of laughter as Ragna made a comment about how his shroom steak was "good meat". I guess you can't expect all people to understand your culture. Mr. L then responded to his query with a semi-confusing statement. Blue  understood though, Luigi reinvented himself. The awkward charm was replaced by confidence and semi-quick wit. He was probably always gonna be Luigi to Blue though. "Alright, Mr. L, you're now officially new Luigi!" Blue said with a chuckle.

[Mr. Game & Watch]

Waluigi burrowed his pinky into his ear as the Luigi double spouted out his counterargument. The man displayed a rather bored frown as Mr. L droned on about his achievements like he was Mario himself. While his point was to try and show that he was more impressive than what Waluigi had made him out, he seemed to be really digging for his reasons and emphasising his points like a child that was in an argument of ‘who’s cooler.’

The purple cladded man twisted his seat and had his entire body facing what looked to be his old enemy. He leaned one of his elfish shoes on Luigi’s barstool and rested his arm upon his own knee. “I can’t tell what’s more pathetic, the fact that you have to tell me what makes you impressive or that you made half of it up. Luigi a ghost hunter?! Whehehehehe, one boo is enough to make you run the opposite way with your tail behind your legs! In fact, if the bartender had showed any signs of hostilely you wouldn’t even be here right now. As for Bowser, I’m pretty sure everybody in the Mushroom Kingdom has had a bout with him. Even Waluigi took him without so much as a sweat, not bad for ‘just an athlete’ huh? You were also raised by Yoshis, if Waluigi was raised by Yoshis I could out jump you any day of the week” the purple plumber boasted back as he twirled his glass of purple juice.

Quickly afterwards it seemed as though both Mr. L and the blue Toad were talking amongst themselves. Both of which were always overshadowed by another individual so it made sense that they got along. Losers always found a way to connect with one another. It was then that the man who posed as Luigi mentioned that he turned a new leaf yet again, though this time he spoke in a strange third person style. Perhaps it was meant to be symbolic and frankly Waluigi shouldn’t be one to question when people spoke in the third person, but the way he said it seemed somewhat off. Added to his strange change from blind loyalty to absolute hatred for Mario it did seem as though something was up. Besides Luigi never fought Waluigi’s words so harshly in the past. “Wheh, now that’s something to boast about” the man mumbled sarcastically accompanied with an eye roll.