belle listened as maui had went off on the gentleman behind the bar, telling him that he was a “hawaiian cowboy”. a giggle slipped from her, she knew that he wasn’t gonna miss having a few drinks in, but to dress up? yeah, wasn’t gonna happen. she knew that he wasn’t one for costumes, so she wasn’t surprised that maui came basically dressed as, well.. himself. “i love the originality, maui.” belle smiled at the older man. “never mind what the bartender says, i think you’re looking as handsome as ever with your hawaiian cowboy costume.”

“Thank you Belle!” He said without even looking towards her. “Like,” he turned his whole body, not caring about the drinks for the moment. “Its me!” He puffed his chest out. “I know what a Hawaiian cowboy looks like!” He chuckled and placed his large hand on her shoulder. “How are things little one? Enjoying the party?” He smirked. Then laughed loudly to himself. 

he repeated what he had said before, and alice exhaled loudly, pushing her hair behind her ear. she supposed that it was best to just let it go, and not egg him on any more. he was already drunk, and he was a stranger; she didn’t want to cause any problems. his remark about her age made her grimace a bit, and she put down her drink so she could cross her arms loosely over her chest.

“i’m twenty two, actually, so i’m not too young to be here.”

alice was sat at the bar sipping on a glass of coke. she had never drank, and didn’t plan on ever doing so, but she had still wanted to go to the party at the stinky pete (especially since she had helped with the decorating that afternoon). her dress was emblazoned with starry night by van gogh, and she had a golden cardigan around her shoulders to signify the frame. she was quietly enjoying her drink when she asked a fairly large man what exactly he was supposed to be (he didn’t look like he dressed up…) and hadn’t been expecting the loud response.

“i didn’t know there were cowboys in hawaii,” she replied, “isn’t it too tropical? i mean i suppose itcould be the wild west since it’s the westernmost state…but was it even a state when cowboys were roaming about?”

when jay heard maui speak, he turned to face him. he had sunglasses on and a goatee done up in makeup. underneath the ac/dc shirt he was wearing, there were glowsticks arranged in a circle. “ i… i mean i didn’t think you were gonna dress up? but hawaiian cowboy? ” he questioned before he looked over what he was wearing. it was the same as he usually wore, but jay still shrugged. “ huh. not many people think of that? ”

Maui looked towards the man, he knew Jay, but that did not stop his dickness from coming through. “Well what the fuck are you...Jay!?” He said, his eyes flicking between the two Jay’s he was seeing. “I am a hawaiian, and I look like a fucking cowboy, what did you want? A hat? Boots!? Are you going to buy me those things?” He muttered before turning back to the bar “Can I have my free drink now for dressing up...or whatever” 

belle gave him a playful glare. “are you saying i’m not strong? i’m pretty strong.” she scoffed, letting out a laugh afterwards. “i suppose you’re right. i’m just impressed that you can eat a burger big like that.” she admitted, shaking her head slowly. her brows scrunched together at his words, she loved visiting with maui and she even loved having lunch with him. he was like an older brother to her, and she appreciated that, seeing as she was the only child. “nonsense, i love visiting with you and i’m gonna make more of an effort to start that back up again. just like i love having lunch with you.” she gave him a smile, before she took another bite of her sandwich. belle frowned, she had forgot that he hadn’t had the hook anymore, due to issues between him and his ex-girlfriend. “still having trouble in paradise? i know it sucks, but you’re doing what you can and that’s what matters.”

Maui grunted softly. “I dont know what to do Belle, I mean....Mind if I get real for a minute? You know, an old...Heart to heart?” He asked with a slight smile. He quickly chucked his coke. “You can come visit when ever you want little one. Just pop by and see me, maybe we can ink you up!” He smirked and cracked his knuckles. “I just hope I get my hook back soon, I mean. I dont feel right doing art without it. You know?’ He smiled at her weakly. The large man took another bite of his food, there would only be about three or four more. But little did the girl know, there was a whole ‘nother in the bag. He softly scratched his face after putting the burger down. “How is your whole....relationship thing going?” 

“thank you, maui. i do appreciate it.” she gave him a smile, before taking a bite of her grilled chicken sandwich. watching as maui ate his burger, that was almost twice as big as him. once she swallowed her food, she shook her head. “i don’t know how you do it, i would be full after one bite of that burger.” she admitted with a laugh. pursing her lips, as she gave a simply shrug at his question. “nothing really, busy with the bookstore.” a sigh left her, belle had felt bad that she hadn’t visited him at the parlor. it was something that she did often, just to make sure he was doing okay and she loved seeing if he had worked on a new tattoo. but she hadn’t stopped by in a while, she was hoping that things would clear up a bit with her schedule so she could visit him again at the parlor. “i know, i’m definitely gonna squeeze you into my schedule, i miss checking up on you.” she frowned, before politely taking the can from him. “thank you. how are things with you?”

Maui smirked at her. “Its good to hear works been going well.” He explained then laughed loudly, a slight echo calling through the park. “Well one day, you might be as big and strong as I am, but till then, you are much smarter then I” He joked and pumped shoulders with her slightly. “Plus, you dont want to go through as much food as I do, its costs alot” He shook his head as he finished laughing. “You dont have to come visit an old man like myself. You also dont have to waste your lunch with me.” He smiled warmly at her. “But I am happy you are” He took another bite. “Works been slow, I dont have the Hook right now...so...The artist are doing everything and I feel useless.” 

Trevor was about to get up and leave, happy that Maui was such an understanding person, it had been a rough few months for Trevor, it was starting to feel like he’d never settle down, and get an actual place to live. “I-I don’t have that” Trevor sighed “Fine, Maui, i’ll TRY and get your hook”.

Maui smiled and clasped his hand on the others shoulder. “Good going son, choose the right thing” He laughed and placed his hand not gripping the others shoulder, onto his leg. The large man smiled and dug his fingers into the others arm, “Oh, you can do more then try my dude” He mocked and then let go, reaching for a fry. He nodded. “You may go”

Trevor was confused how okay Maui was with what he said, he fully expected to freak out on him, which he was mentally prepared for, this reaction came as a shock for him. “Uhm, really?” he gulped “I mean, i’d super appreciate it, Maui, I mean, times are tough” he chuckled uncomfortably.

she felt herself being engulfed in a hug by the older male, and she wrapped her arms around his large frame. “thank you for being so understanding.” she spoke once he had pulled away from her. belle was quite fond of maui, he was almost like her bodyguard, seeing as he was much bigger than her. she knew that if she needed him to punch a few people for her, he would, but she hoped that she wouldn’t come to that request. “you’re the best!” she exclaimed, mouth watering as the smell of the food hit her nose. plopping a fry in her mouth as she sat down on the otherside of the bench, sighing in delight at the taste. “what do i owe for the food?” she asked, after she swallowed the fry.

“Nothing, dont worry about it” He chuckled and went back to eating his own food, a large meaty burger, that seemed to be as big as his own head. Or, was before he ate half of it. He watched the people of the park move around slowly. Then swallowed and put his food down again. “So whats new in your life? Its been a while since we spoke, and you never seem to visit me at the parlor” He joked before reaching into the bag and pulling out a can of coke. “Drink?” He asked before handing it to her anyway.

Barrel wasn’t the best at looking after their body. If they could get away with it, they’d live on a diet of candy and froot loops. They would too if it weren’t for the few people in their life. Jack was one, the overly ‘mother friend’ that he was. His boss? Well.. Flinching when they were called out, Barrel scuffed their shoe on the grass before trudging over. “Aww, come on. What did I do?”

Trevor sighed, he knew who this she-beast was, but he didn’t like butting his head into Maui’s relationship problems, it never ended well for the messenger. “Maui” Trevor looked at him “You realize if I try and take anything from her she’ll probably skin me alive, especially if she knows it involves you”. He knew it was probably a fruitless battle to try and convince Maui not to try and get his hook back.