Ross chuckled to herself to see the little spitfire rubbing her bruised bottom on the way in. She was sure there'd be a lot more of that to follow before the end of the night. Once Yuffie made her entrance not long after Sakura, what she was met with was a grand spectacle of chattering, drinking, and gambling women all decompressing from a hard day at their respective jobs.

Some with blue skin and cybernetic enhancements, others with wings or horns, some in extravagant dresses and crowns, more wearing tight, revealing clothing. No two women looked alike, but it was even harder to see them through the darkness. That didn't mean Yuffie's shrill, bratty voice didn't catch their collective attention, though - if there was one thing this pack of women were wanting, it was an easy target for a good fight.

There was such thing as too easy, though. So after Yuffie gave her speech, the crowd unanimously ignored her, and went back to their previous activities. Before she could step further into the building, a giant finger tapped her on the shoulder - Betty again, who would go on to explain, "With a speech like that, it's clear you're new. Weapons on the table before you enter." She pointed to a nearby table stacked with swords, scythes, rifles and rockets of every kind before slipping back outside again, the door closing behind her and the music starting back up.

“……” Thankfully no one was looking at the short haired ninja’s surprised and blushing face once she noticed how everyone not only ignored her like this wasn’t the first time someone did this but also like she was nothing!, what the hell was wrong with all them?! Why they weren’t doing all a line to face her off in a fight after that!? Or in the opposite case giving her a welcome to this club?! Alright, that was it, she needed to start making herself respected here! And she’ll start right now!.

Thankfully, or at least she thought that at that moment she felt a strong pat on her shoulder as soon as Materia hunter was about to give another step to confront the first person or thing that crossed her path, ‘at least someone was smart enough to recognize a good fight by just looking at a great warrior’ Yuffie though as she turned around and found herself confronted by the same red skinned woman she meet at the entrance that ordered her to leave all the weapons in a table full of every kind of weapons from old ones to new ones, from smaller ones to big ones, to white ones to others that were used to kill on long range literally every kind of weapon.

“What!? Are you kidding me!? What kind of fights do you have here if you-” Yuffie began to rant again before she saw a blonde haired woman with military uniform that the red skinned woman let enter after take her military jacket off before she took off both her pistols and other hidden weapons to leave it on the table with the other weapons.

“Alright there’s all my arsenal Betty, see you again soon I hope” Riza Hawkeye said with a smile as she walk aside the tall muscular bouncer.

“…Oh god damn it!” Yuffie said as she soon did the exact same thing that that blonde, and leave all the weapons and all the things that could be considered weapons in order to make the Red She Hulk to leave her alone “There! All my weapons, now please stop stalking me!” Yuffie said as she walked towards the bar in order to drink something and wet her dry throat, after all, with all the shouts she made towards the red skinned woman she was surprised she had a voice still.

Betty making no advances to stop Riza as she sauntered by only proved how steep of a learning curve Yuffie had to go if she wanted to assimilate with the crowd there. Her boisterous speech was long forgotten by the busy crowd, none of which paid her any mind as she bumped her way through the faces of the club to reach the bar.

Yuffie soon reached the bar that had a good amount of woman's sat in many tables, someones were having a chat with others and enjoying a drink while others were sat alone and drinking thinking in their own business, and the short black haired woman was now part of them as she sat in one of the empty high stools in the bar and waited for the bartender to pass by soon where she was, while she rested her head in her crossed arms over the bar, upset since this visit to the bar wasn't going as she dream like it could have been.

A museum of different hair-colors, body-types, and clothing styles past in the short walk Yuffie took from the entrance to the bar. Not a single pair of eyes lingered on her for more than a few seconds, her presence otherwise ignored by the disinterested public. As she took her seat in the bar, to her left was a black-haired woman clad in ancient Greek armor, and to her left, a sporty young blonde dressed in modern clothing. “Mirajane!” The warrior cried out for the bartender, her head dropping long and her movements slowed. “Another!” Throwing her head back, she had a drunken laugh as her partner, another Amazonian much like herself, touched her shoulder. “Xena, you really shouldn’t-“ She began to worriedly ask. Xena laughed her off. “Please, Gaaab… ri… Gabrielle! I can handle my… myyy...”

Suddenly, Xena slumped down and hit the bar, effectively passing out. Gabrielle huffed, turning in her seat and helping her friend up before dragging her for the exit.

“My my, she did it again did she?” a long white haired beauty said as she looked with a sweet smile how the blonde Amazon carried the drunk warrior princess to the exit, while she held a giant glass of beer that now didn’t had an owner since the Xena passed out just before she finished to serve her drink in the glass, oh well it seems that she would have to throw it away, which was a big waste for Mira since she couldn’t drink alcohol during work because not only that could complicate her focus to work but also could get herself in big troubles. However just when she was about to return to the kitchen she spotted that the bar had a newcomer that not only seemed to be a bit depressed also turned out to be the first time she was spotted in the club by the S-Class mage from Fairy Tail. ‘She must be new here…well I must give her a welcome’ the white haired young woman though as with her best smile approached with the big glass of beer in hand and said “Hey there! Welcome to TAP OUT! I’m Mirajane Strauss, but you can call me Mira~”.

Yuffie raised her head to spot a beautiful young woman that was in front of her and after looking to one side and another she asked “Are you talking to me?” the short black haired woman asked almost not believing that someone could be talking nicely to her after the indifferent start she had in the club.

“Well you’re the one that I had in front and the one that I’m looking right now” Mirajane said smiling as she put the big glass of beer in the counter “And also you look like you really need to have a drink, and since the one that ordered this glass is gone this one goes for the house~” she said pushing the glass closer to young woman.

“R-Really!? Wow thank you Mirajane, I was really needing one of this!. By the way I’m-” Yuffie started before she was interrupted by the sweet voice of the white haired bartender and mage.

“The great ninja Yuffie, I know I heard your introduction like everyone here and all over the club for sure, that’s brave way to introduce yourself but a useless one if you want to gain respect here if that’s what you’re looking for” the white haired bartender said giggling as she watched how a blush appeared on the face of the young ninja “But anyway, take this as a small welcome to TAP OUT Yuffie, just relax and enjoy” the young bartender said to the Materia hunter.

“O-Oh yeah, thank you very much Mira, and now to see the clear bottom of the glass” the black haired woman said as she raised the glass of beer which was quite heavy “Ugh, how did you carried this without any trouble?” Yuffie asked as she tried to take the glass towards her mouth.

“All the woman’s that come here are tough but to deal with them you need employees that are tough too~” Mira said with a wink as she giggled looking how the young ninja tried to drink the beer “You need help with that?” She asked gently.

“Y-Yeah I already saw that red skinned mastodon you have outside” Yuffie said as she managed to get a good hold of the glass, to finally drink it “No thank you, I know how to drink a beer hehe” Yuffie said with her usual cocky grin as she bended backwards to finally start drinking the liquid content of that the glass had inside.

“Careful don’t go that far to drink or else someone cou-” Mirajane tried warn the ninja woman.

Raven black hair, a matching, thin sports-bra and skin-tight, leather pants; in another, nearby corner of the bar, one pale, sulking girl practically blended into the darkness of the club. Unfortunately, the cover of the dimly lit surroundings didn’t keep her safe from a couple of hasselers, and the bar-goer was currently pinned against the wall with one tough blonde holding her there. The wager was simple; pay what she owed, or end up humiliated in front of this entire bar. In a normal world, the razor sharp claws stored in her hands protected her from any harm, and would certainly make short work of Lorraine Broughton - but in the bar, weapons were banished, and so she had little hopes to defend herself besides giving the spy her requested sum. “The money. Now. Or I start with your top.” Lorraine deadpanned, and she didn’t have much of a choice. With a fierce, undeterred expression, she backed her head against the wall and delivered a handful of silver dollars.

“Smart.” Lorraine nodded, checking the sum with her finger to make sure it was all there. Sure enough, it was all there. “Let’s not do this again. Fucking hell.” Putting her hand firmly to the girl’s shoulder, Lorraine pulled her aside and gave her a push through the nearby crowd. The girl backed away, bumping shoulders with a few people as she walked back, keeping her eyes on her aggressor. Lorraine vanished, seemingly without further harmful intentions, so she spun around and grinded her teeth… and walked right into some stranger’s back.

She had no idea that Yuffie was already having a tough day - her run-in with the Atomic Blonde was taking up her attention while the little ninja was making her introduction. She did know that she just bumped someone, probably into spilling their drink of themselves, but in the mood she was in, she didn’t care. She merely huffed, continuing into the dark and finding the nearest table to the bar to pull up a seat at. Before she took a seat, her hand reached down and adjusted the golden buckle on her belt; shaped like an “X,” inside of a circle.

The liquid that slowly was leaving the inside of the glass to go towards her mouth, suddenly splashed her face and the upper part of her red shirt after the short black haired ninja felt how someone bumped her back, making her lose her focus on the grab she had of the big glass of beer and making her drop a lot of the alcoholic liquid over her face “Agh! D-Damn it! *cough* *cough*” Yuffie grunted as she put the glass in the counter in case this could slip from her hands and crash through the floor, before punched her chest to stop the coughs and quickly whipped her eyes to see who was the one that bumped into her.

“I don’t want to tell I told you so…so take this to dry your face” Mirajane said as she offered a tablecloth to the dark haired ninja to dry herself a bit.

“T-Thanks *cough*” Yuffie said as she managed to stop coughing while she dried her face and her shirt, at least this last one as best as she could before she stared once more to the black haired woman that made her splash her face with beer “W-Who the hell did she think she is to make the Great Ninja Yuffie wet her face with beer and don’t even apology!” She grunted as she finished cleaning herself.

“Well she’s Laura Kinney, she is involved with the X-Mans, she isn’t new around her but either one of the elders of this place…” Mira said in a casual way as she used the tablecloth that Yuffie used to clean her face to clean the liquid from the counter, to what Yuffie listened and made her turn to face Mirajane for a bit amazed about her knowledge of that information before she turned to stare at the woman she knew was called Laura in order to shut her name and challenge her only to be interrupted by the white haired bartender once more “And in case you’re thinking of challenging her, let me tell you that the way you used to introduce yourself would not work with her” she said as she smiled as the counter once more was clean once more.

“What? Oh c’mon! How do you know it will not work!? And how do you know all that!?” Yuffie pouted looking at the bartender.

“Well I’m a bartender, my job not only is to serve drinks and food but also talk with my costumers when they need to~” She said with her usual smile and a wink towards the Material haunter.

“Oh I see now” Yuffie said looking away in a grumpy way before a light popped out over her head “Wait if you talk with your costumers, that means that you would also know the ‘dirt’ of your clients, including that downer that bumped with me right?” Yuffie asked with a wicked smile on her face.

“Uh?” Mirajane looked a bit taken back for that question before she returned with her usual smile although this one was a bit different that the one she used before, one more…wicked “Of course, I wouldn’t be a bartender if I didn’t knew them”

“Great! Can you tell me how I can get that bitch to fight me?” Yuffie asked almost with puppy eyes, to what Mirajane giggled for and nodded positively “Alright, alright I’ll tell you how, it’s very simple in fact you must call her by her real name and telling certain insult, that I’ll whisper to you right now, since I don’t want her to hear this, you’ll soon find she has a good ear” The young mage said as she motioned Yuffie to approach her ear with her index finger, till she did so and whispered the information to the black haired young ninja that after opening her eyes wide after the secret that Mira told her a big smile formed in her face “And that’s all, but be ware she’ll be pretty mad at you for that, since she don’t like to be called like that ever. Now before you, and because you’re new you need to know the rules here about not only behaving here but also fights come, rule number 1…”

“Hey X-23!” Echoed all over the club the same annoying voice that not that long ago made that ridiculous speech and the same one that leaved Mira with her open mouth and her eyes wide, after realizing that the young ninja was no longer in the tall stool and was some meters away where Laura went.

“Jeez she’s really stubborn…” Mirajane said with a sad smile as she sighed and once more full the glass with beer “I think she may need this later…maybe not” Mira muttered as she put it aside in a small fridge before she went to attend another client that just arrived, a yellow dressed blonde assassin that would likely ask for sake.

"Ah, goodness. You look like hell." A shot of rum was passed over to Laura Kinney, tapping against her wrist. Her face previously buried in her hands, she raised her head up and looked to the glass, before turning her attention next to the person who passed it. Dressed in a red vest over a white, fluffy shirt, a pirate captain's hat next to her side, a woman with scraggly brown hair held her own glass up - a small shot-glass with a Jolly Roger printed on the side - and tipped it in Laura's direction. With a roll of her eyes, Laura picked up her shot, uncaring of if it were poisoned or not and clanked it against her partner's, downing it back with a quick gulp.

Wiping her lips off, she winced as the bitter taste ran down her tongue. "...thanks, Elizabeth." She muttered, the smiley pirate sipping the last of her rum. "I saw you and Lorraine, but I did not want to get involved. I hope everything is well?"

"No." Laura sulked, ducking her chin back into her arms, fiddling the shot-glass between her fingers. "It won't get any worse, though-"

"X-23!"

Unlike her previous speech, Yuffie's new opener didn't go ignored. Few of the folks near her table who knew Laura, knew the name and what it meant to her, stopped and looked up, already knowing where this would end.

It was pitiful, she thought, that a simple combination of one letter and two numbers could spark so much rage within Laura. But instantly, she felt all the fire that she had previously held back to not impale Lorraine through her throat combust within her again... and Elizabeth knew. "Oh, dear..." She sighed, moving her hand quickly to Laura's. She batted it away fast, and Swann backed away, even moving her chair across the floor. Her hand tightened against the glass. Once she felt that spark of anger soothe within her, still alight, but less dangerous, Laura turned her face to get the briefest look at the upcoming trouble-maker - not enough to reveal her face, however, which was still covered by her vantablack hair.

Through her strands of hair, she could make out the figure of an ordinary looking girl who maybe was half her height standing up. Disinterested instantly, Laura looked back to her table and blew off the challenger. "There's a short list of people who call me that. And you can find them all in cemeteries." She threatened. Grumbling to herself, she then slipped her tongue and added, "Fuck off. Shrimp."

A smile formed on Yuffie’s face once she saw how not only the black haired woman seemed to froze in her place after she dared to pronounce the so called Laura’s same, but also how the people near the tables and that were surrounding her looked at her with a look more out of shock and amazement unlike the previous indifferent look that all the people in the club gave to her when she made that self introduction speech, the information that Mirajane gave to her seemed to work perfectly, oh and she loved that look intense angered look that the black haired mutant gave to her, ‘Yeah that now you understand how I felt when you made me wet myself with beer and don’t apologize for it’ the young ninja said to herself as she began to contemplate the possibility of beating this woman up and already making herself respected around here while also getting revenge from that incident with the beer, yeah another one of her cocky feeling, yet still she knew she could beat her.

“Oh what an original response, you know that reminds me of the last person who’s butt I kicked, that said that before we fought” Yuffie said with a much bigger cocky grin trying to sound cool with that childish comeback of taking what your aggressor said and use it against him/her before she saw, much to her surprise and bad luck how not only Laura didn’t wanted to fight but also called her a shrimp. A shrimp?! No one called shrimp and got away with the butt intact!

“Hey! Who are you calling shrimp you…you…” Yuffie said with a red face out of rage that along with her loud way to respond let her childish and inexperience in discussions come off, which made her look bad since some woman’s that were paying attention to what all that call of the X-23 name was all about, stop watching and focusing back on their own business. No, she needed to so something fast, and then she remembered that harsh name that Mira told her to never mention near the mutant.

“Oh c’mon tough one wannabe!? What’s the matter does X-23 fear the great ninja Yuffie!? Of course she does and let me tell you do good or else I’ll send you crying with your mother!” the black haired ninja said before taking breath to the last sentence that, if it worked, would unleash the beast “Of course if you had one since you’re an experiment that went wrong!” Yuffie said with a smug smile that went bigger after she saw how not only the woman’s that were watching before and then went back to their own business, once more were looking at her, but also ones that weren’t looking when she called the black haired mutant by her name, now turned their attentions to her, which mean that that her taunt plan worker perfectly and also mean that it was time for the second part of her plan: an ass kicking, revenge and respect gained.