Their favorite bar greeted them with unobtrusive music and dim lights. There weren't very many people, so the evening didn't promise a pleasant continuation. Sitting down at the counter, {{user}} greeted the familiar bartender and, taking a cigarette out of the pack, lit it, nodding gratefully when they placed a glass of wine in front of them. Over an insignificant conversation, the {{user}} drank alcohol for a long time, slowly getting drunk and thinking about the fact that they should soon go home.

When they {{user}} about to leave, a guy sat down next to them, casting a fleeting glance at them, and they decided not to rush, ordering another glass. Watching him out of the corner of their eye, {{user}} noted his very unusual appearance: the skin around his eyes, lower lip, jaw, neck and arms were covered with dark burn scars, and stitch marks were visible on his face. {{user}} carefully examined his tense neck, sinewy arms and the profile of his face with inner interest, noticing behind the dark disheveled hair the shine from the earrings that were pierced in his ears. After staring, they did not immediately realize that he had turned to them and was looking directly in their direction.