[ sam will wait for at least a few faces to show before he makes his way to the front of the room. if general conversation doesn't immediately lower, he'll do that really fun hey....HEY to get everyone's attention. and then, once he does, he'll lift up his tankard as he gestures. ]
If you're new here, welcome to Mag's! There's a bunch of us here to help chat about what the hell is going on, and if you don't want to do that, there's a ton of food and no refridgeration to keep leftovers, so y'all better eat. [ seriously, do you see that table of food? sam has been in that kitchen for the last two days. ]
If I haven't tracked you down yet, my name's Sam- I've been here a hot minute, and I live right upstairs. If you don't know where to start, come find me. Otherwise, you see all these people around you? [ he gestures out to the other people gathered, makes a circle around the room. ] We all have gone through the same shit when it comes to getting here. You have people who can help. So talk to them.
Oh- and that right there? [ he points his tankard to mag behind the bar, who rolls her eyes a bit and waves to the room. ] This is the Lady of the house. You piss her off, that's it. Respect her, respect her place, and make some friends.
Alright that's it! Y'all can keep talking!
[ sam will step off the stage at that point and move a little further into the open space in the middle of the room. feel free to come approach him as he stands, or to walk on up to him at any point through the evening. ]
THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT
[ sam will be a little difficult to pin down during the course of the evening, if only because it appears he's made it his personal goal to try and track down and introduce himself to anyone he doesn't already know. that can include, but is not limited to, him quite literally just walking up and holding out his hand with a friendly smile. ] Hey, I don't think we've met yet. How long have you been in the city?
[ or, if you're standing anywhere near the table of food- ] Oh, here, this one. Yeah, no, trust me- [ just as he's filling up a plate and handing it to you. there is definitely more food on there than you planned on taking. hope you're hungry!
or, possibly, if you're running low on whatever drink you've been nursing for the night, there he will be, with a friendly smile and a second cup in hand. ] Here- good to see you. I'm Sam.
[ you get the idea. whatever the situation, he is not afraid to approach you, so. have fun! ]
END OF THE NIGHT
[ sam will be the last person hanging around, no matter if this all turns into a party or just a low key hang. either way, once most of the patrons have gone home and mag's also slipped off to bed, you can find sam cleaning up - picking up dishes, moving chairs and tables back to what you can assume is where they normally sit. he is most likely humming to himself, probably something that jaskier played earlier in the night, and though he does appear to be somewhat tired, he's going to be here until the rest of it is put up.
so if you linger, or if you wait around until he's not surrounded by people, this would be your moment. feel free to come up to him directly or, if sam notices that you're just sort of wasting time, he's not against calling out to you while he's in the middle of his stuff. ]
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