"So I take it you drink fairly regularly. Maybe we should have a... less competitive drink some time."
"Is Jack n' Coke too soft for your taste? Maybe you're right." He usually limited himself to a Lemmy. "What's the best drink for a stallion?"
"In that case," he started, "I don't think I'll ever be a real stallion then. Wait, would you even drink that?"
"Thought so," he responded. "Anyway, I've no need to prove my status. As long as I've got a Lemmy and a curry by my side, I'm happy."
Nightshade held up a single claw. "Okay, sorry, I need to do something. I'll be back in just a second." She disappeared, and reappeared in the bar a moment later, hovering over Azrael and Blackened. "Bow chicka wow wow." Another moment, and she was back. "Now, where were we? Right. Losing my mind to chaos corruption. I'll be honest, Dusty, I think think think think you're gonna need something STRONGER than a calming spell."
Maya jumped. "Jeeze." Asmo gagged. "Yeah, ew." Azrael facehoofed. "Dear Tia, what have I done?" "Here's something. I'm sorry in advance." Raven swung her hoof, trying to magically pin her like she did to Azrael.
Azrael shook his head. "No. This is the first time that's happened. Then again, this is the first time in seven years I've tried to flirt..."
Nightshade shrugged and let Raven pin her, mostly because I can't actually remember where I was going with this storyline.
"Thank you, Raven. Now..." Dusty walked forward and cast a spell that could allow him to look into her mind. Whatever he would see is pretty much anypony's guess by now.
***Nightshade's mind*** Nightshade sat quietly in an empty white nothingness, her eyes closed. Soft music could be heard, but its source was unclear, seeming to come from the nothingness itself. She sat, quiet and still, for an indeterminate amount of time before she suddenly smiled and opened her eyes. "Hello, Skydust."
Dusty projected an avatar of himself to appear to this Nightshade in the nothingness. He calmly approached her and nodded. "Hello, Nightshade."