Forgotten

Tales of a Bouncer (PART 2)

I go down to Charata's because I marked it on my GPS... what a change of scenery.

Instead of trashier music, and a purplish setting, with dudes in wife beater tank tops, I heard techno, everything was blue, and everyone was wearing suits or some form of formal attire.

I was a bit in between the spectrum of variety between the two. I still had my old bouncer uniform on, all black shoes, pants, and crew neck shirt. I added a watch and aviators to show I meant some bouncer business, if you get what I mean.

Coming back to the music, it made me feel ecstatic. Like I wanted to dance, everywhere. I danced a little bit in my walk, my stance was more relaxed and flexible. Everyone was having a good time, especially the mobsters, and fucked up entrepreneurs who offshore their debt. It was a nice setting for someone like me. Not too fucked up, and not too childish.

Instead of smelling like new condoms, (and used ones) it smelled pretty damn good. Cologne and perfume resonated in the air, like the sun, but in your nostrils rather than your eyes. But it was funky for the eyes too. The blue was a nice change of setting, and it literally felt funky with certain songs. People there, were definitely into the whole song and dance.

From the front I actually had to walk in from a hall, bathrooms to the left, maintenence and shit to the right. But the place itself was nice. There was a bar and a V.I.P area to my right, but tables and the dance floor were to my left.

Yet from the top I realised there was some asshole, who had a small opening, like a rectangle. He was behind it, and this opening went from the ceiling, to a few feet down to this huge place. He was behind me from up there when I walked into the main place. I could see behind him, it looked like an even more special V.I.P area.

I went up to the server guy at the bar, he was a pretty big black dude, yet he had soft eyes, and looked as if he were in a good ass mood.

"Eh man, I'm the bouncer for the night. I need a quick briefing, first time, y'know?"

"Well you look like a pretty strong bouncer! What do you need to know?" laughed the server.

"Well my buddy who co-owns says that drinks for me should be on the spot."

"Austin Keller? That your name?" asked the server with a smile.

"Yeah that's me man," he began to pour me a shot. "Second, whose that guy up at the top? With the snazzy glasses, slicked hair?"

"That's Tony, he's the man with the plan. He owns this joint my dude!" exclaimed the server, best he could over the uplifting techno music.

"I hear a lot about this guy. He good?"

"Yeah he's cool! What else man?"

"Do I need to handle the maintenence shit at all?"

"There's a girl in there named Alyssa. She's kinda nerdy, all by the cameras and shit, but since she started working her, she seemed cool. I heard she was raped once and she charged a dude. Harsh. She's cool though too." explained the bartender.

"Alright, do I need to help her?"

"She'll give you a few things to do here and there. She's lonely up there. Chat her up. We don't have many problems here!" laughed the server.

"Appreciate man, what's your name?" I laughed, sipping down the shot in one lift.

"The name's Alex! Nice to meet you!" exclaimed Alex in a happy tone as he swayed back and forth a bit to the transition in music.