A Kick in the Pants

Mirage was sitting at a bar, the same bar she and Erich had frequented on Quadi while they were both involved with Splinter during the previous timeline. This time around, Splinter had been lying low... After all, without roping Erih into their business, they had tried and failed to assassinate the instructor at the Naval Academy. 

Because of this, they had alerted the authorities to their presence. And Butcher had yet to realize that his criminal organization had been infiltrated by the IIS. Mirage was sighing heavily as she twirled her finger around the top of the glass. 

She had not in the least expected a decorated war hero like the "legendary" Erich Jaeger to sit down next to her, and thus she was surprised when he did so. Erich spoke to the woman in a friendly tone, as he asked her what was the best that this local dive bar had to offer. 

"Pardon me miss, but do you mind telling me if there is anything safe to drink in this tavern?"