An unexpected patron

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The shimmering city lights shone down over the hustle and bustle of a Friday evening; a popular bar district made sure the streets were packed together with people. The warmer nights of May brought out the cheer and good spirits of people.

One of the many bars that competed for space along the busy road was the Lighthouse, it didn’t look like much from the outside. A small replica of a lighthouse with its rotating light would draw the attention of people going by, guiding them to the staircase leading down into the basement bar.

In Front of the stairs stood a bouncer wearing a jacket with the bar’s logo, the bouncer keeping watch. Compared to the other bars, this bouncer looked smaller and thinner.

The small staircase leading away from the noise of the street into the bar proper, a cozy and warm looking bar. A couple of pool tables to the one side and the opposite side gave way to a dance floor with a small stage for a band, even when the band would be playing the place was never too noisy.

All bars have something that draws the eye, but in this place, It was not a novelty item or memorabilia. No, it was the bartender Mariko, a beautiful face and winning smile. Combined with deft mixing abilities and a perchance for pleasant conversation, she would be a good asset for any bar.  But her main draw was her herculean body!

Some people might find it strange or freaky to see a woman of her size, because aside from her beautiful face her body looked more like something a manly body builder would sport. With massive ball sized biceps and wide burly shoulders and an impressive slab like pair of pecs, she was more muscle than women.

But even with all that strength she still exuded a sense of graceful femininity and didn’t seem to mind the eyes on her body. Most of the regulars had gotten so used to her size that it didn’t seem to mind. The only thing that bothered her somewhat, was her uniform. Even when custom sized it still hugged her massive frame tightly, but she had resigned herself to that was simple the way it was. She had to make sure she didn’t exert too much force since she had torn it many times before.

Mariko mostly kept behind the bar, moving among the patrons with her size could be some trouble, and the other reason was she didn’t need to flaunt her big bulge more than necessary. That said if a table needed many drinks, she would spare her colleagues and carry the drinks in one go. That, and the oversized serving tray next to the bar always made for a good conversation anchor to new patrons.

This night seemed like any other, a band had booked the stage and was playing some light music for the guests. Mariko talked with her patrons at the bar and was busy mixing, she had gotten used to guys coming to ask for training advice. For obvious reasons the bar always got a fair share of fitness junkies as regulars. But Mariko would never let them entice her into flexing or worse. She was a pro, and behind the bar she was the queen of drinks.

Yeah, this night was like all the others, or so she thought...

The slight change in the air as the door to the street was opened and the sound of excited talk from a group of ladies began to carry down into the bar. Mariko sighed a little to herself as she was more than familiar with what was coming, a gaggle of excited hens. She was rather used to bachelorette parties coming and having fun, and they always wanted to touch her gargantuan arms and take pictures. She smiled to herself as she put down a glass and prepared to welcome the host of excited ladies.

As the group of girls walked in, Mariko greeted them with a heartly welcome. The group was busy talking amongst themselves and barely seemed to notice Mariko, strangely they felt almost desensitized to her. Much to her surprise she felt strangely hurt by the fact they didn’t seem to care about her body, she shook her head and tried to clear her mind of that ugly emotion.

She had noted many times that most groups of friends showed the same mark-up, from the outspoken intense person, down to the shy introvert., the one that feels a bit out of place. This group was no exception and Mariko saw the cute Redhead coming down last into the room. She was still wearing her large winter jacket, and Mariko couldn’t stop looking at her.

This group was no exception, and always lagging behind came the shy one. She stepped through the black curtains separating the wardrobe from the bar, wearing a large winter jacket. But despite following the expected pattern, Mariko could not stop looking at her.

She was big, I mean really big, at first Mariko thought she was an overweight lady, but the proportions just didn’t add up. The coin almost dropped the same time the ladies took off their coats and the large girl revealed her titanic muscular frame.

Normally Mariko wasn’t taken aback by big muscles, after all she looked at them every day in the mirror. But this girl… God her muscle proportions rivaled her own! From her wide powerful shoulders to her incredibly massive biceps , she only wore a blue tank that seemed to cling to her cliffside looking pectorals.

She was huge! Mariko was stunned and had to compose herself quickly because her mind was all over the place. Sure, she was a straight girl, and she loved her boyfriend a lot but damn she couldn’t stop herself from feeling stirred by the sight of this amazon.

“Oh my god! They are right, she is just like you!” one of the girls said, pointing at Mariko and holding onto the redhead's massive forearms that were thicker than the girls legs.

The red haired girl was clearly feeling uncomfortable with the whole on the spot comparison  to Mariko, but Mariko smiled graciously.

“Good evening, we hope you are going to have a great time here, you can take any of the empty tables and if you have your orders now, can I take them here?” Mariko said, trying to break the awkwardness and  to give the beleaguered lady some air. The redhead took the opportunity to take the coats and hang them in the wardrobe while the girls were finding a table.

After she finished putting the coats away, she moved to join her friends, as she dashed by Mariko the two quickly exchanged  glances at each other. Not paying enough attention, the girl accidentally bumped into one of the other patrons, almost launching him away, but she managed to quickly catch them as she apologized profoundly. Luckily the patron was fine and didn’t seem to mind as both parted ways again and the redhead continued for the table. Mariko watched it all and couldn’t help but giggle in amusement. Meanwhile she felt her focus was nailed to the herculean woman and had to wrest herself away so she could service her other patrons.

Even then she couldn’t help but keep half an eye on the table. She observed that  the other girls dragged the massive girl out onto the dance floor. Poor thing. Mariko thought as she saw the large woman trying to get into the same spirit as the rest of them. She smiled to herself as she remembered her own dance skills were somewhat lacking but it was also a challenge when you were as big as they were.

“Hey guys! Look at Shrek over there!” Mariko immediately snapped her attention to some guys sitting next to the dance floor laughing and pointing at the emerald eyed titaness. Patrons seldom bothered Mariko with her size but this girl was giving off a much more shy, timid energy than her.

“Hey Shrek you convinced these ladies to take you out of the swamp huh?” they called out to her who was clearly trying to ignore them. Mariko felt some anger rising in her, she hated when patrons were rude to each other and if they kept at it, she would make them leave!

One of redhead´s friends clearly had less patience and walked over to them and told them to back off, but they didn’t seem to get the message and instead tried to hit on her. She tried to walk away but one of the guys grabbed her wrist and as she yanked her hand free, she dropped her phone to the floor.

That was it! Mariko thought and moved to get out from behind the bar counter, but to her surprise the crimson haired amazon had already stepped in and Mariko feared that she was getting a fight on her hands. From a distance she watched her using one hand to grab  the table and without exerting any real effort she simply lifted the entire table, drinks and all  up in the air, bent down and picked up her friend's phone.

The table still held firmly in her hand she handed the phone back, while looking frowningly at the guys.

“You dropped this, Mary!” she said with a casual tone as she put the table back down and turned her back towards the very extremely intimidated guys.

Mariko meanwhile had called for the bouncer, She helped guide the guys out and asked the redhead to come up to the bar.

As she walked towards Mariko she looked like she was being called to the principal’s office.Her shoulders lowered, her eyes looking down towards the floor. Mariko wondered if she was thinking that she and her friends were going to be kicked out of the bar as well.

She came up and Mariko felt excited as she was finally face to face with this behemoth of a woman, she had to compose her mind as her entire body was tingling with excitement.

“Sorry didn’t mean to cause a scene” the redhead said with a sweet and apologetic voice.

Mariko just smiled at this pretty redhead. “Oh no, you diffused the whole thing excellently! It’s me who is sorry, we try to make sure all our patrons are happy when they are here and those guys  behavior was unacceptable. So let me give you a drink on the house as a way of an apology! What would you like to drink?”

She smiled a bit shyly and shrugged. “I'm not really that familiar with alcohol to be honest! What do you suggest?” Mariko smiled as she got out a bottle and poured a glass. She wanted to test this lovely lady a little… just a little.

“I think you will like this!” she said sliding the glass over to her and watching her take it into her hands. It was a very strong drink and she wanted to see how she would handle it.

Of course, Mariko almost dropped her jaw as the redheaded lady just downed the entire thing like it was water. She leaned on the bar and was totally taken in by this woman.

“So tell me? How did you get so… strong?” she asked bluntly, was genuinely curious as her own path had been rather experimental and hard.

The redhead put down the glass and looked like she was pondering for a while.

“For me it's mostly a genetic thing, not to say I haven’t trained! I think I have been at it since I got into puberty and have been hitting the gym ever since!” Mariko said, flexing her right bicep with a smile.

“I dunno” the other girl shrugged. “Genetics? Like I trained my ass off, had the right motivation for it with my sisters making my life a living hell. But I never expected to ever be able to grow this big. I don’t feel better or special, it's just who I am, guess I’m just lucky?”

The redhead paused and smiled. “Or just a freak…” She giggled as she joked a little. Showing she felt comfortable around Mariko.

“I admit, it's absolutely amazing to run into someone as big as me! You are gargantuan!” the red head continued , her voice filled with energy and admiration.

Mariko couldn't help but feel a flush in her cheeks. Mariko poured another glass for her.

“Well I'd be lying if I said I didn't have any supplements to reach my size, I started to train when I was 18 and moved out” Mariko said and watched the amazon just down the next glass as easily as the last.

“So tell me?” Mariko said with a cheeky smile “I saw you lifting the table but was that your limit or...” she teased  Aubrey.

The redhead looked at her for a moment, clearly pondering her reply and to see if she was making fun of her before looking at a pool ball resting on the counter. She reached out and took it into her strong hand and just exerted a small amount of strength. But Mariko could clearly see cracks beginning to form on the surface of the ball.

“I'm not sure? What do you think?” she returned with a wink as she put the ball back down.

Mariko  had never felt so challenged but knew she was at work and couldn’t turn this into a full on competition, so instead she brought up 2 full bottles of the hardest liquor they had and poured two glasses.

“Very nice! Care to join me for a drink?” she said and poured her another drink

The new girl didn’t seem to notice it was a drinking contest, and accepted the drink with a smile. . Mariko kept up with her easily and couldn't help but chuckle as they started to draw an audience.

The girl's friends joined her and tried to sample some of the drink but had to tap out quickly ,instead just cheered their friend on. If not for her friend telling, she would never have realized it was a drinking contest.

When the 8th bottle stood empty on the counter and both not even feeling a thing, even though any normal human would be in the ICU at this moment. Mariko frowned and looked at the bar and worried they would empty the entire stock without even getting tipsy.

Of course, the competition had inspired others, so the sale of Alcohol had gone great, which Mariko was thankful for otherwise her boss would kill her.

Mariko reached her hand out to the lady with a big smile.

“Well miss seeing as this is getting us nowhere, why don’t we call it even tonight?”

The redhead had realized the competitive vibe of it and smiled with a glint in her green eyes as she shook Mariko’s hand. Of course, both seeing who had the stronger grip, their powerful biceps bulged as they each tried to give the firmest grip possible, but Mariko had to relent to make sure her uniform didn’t tear (again!).

So Mariko let go, but she had a better idea.

“Are you free tomorrow? If so, join me at Stardown gym nearby,  get a better feel for our strengths?” she said hopefully.

The redhead´s  friends were cheering for her, trying to convince her to go.

She clearly hesitated. She was extremely curious to find out more about this woman, but she hated the idea of having a show off, competition of who was better than the other. “I don’t know about a competition, but I will gladly join you for a workout tomorrow if that's alright?”

“It’s a date! I mean deal!” Mariko said. Already thinking about tomorrow her body flexed by accident as her sleeve tore open!

Just as she and her friends got ready to leave, Mariko called out to her.

“I never actually got your name?

The huge redhead turned with a pretty smile.

“It’s Aubrey, it was super nice meeting you!”

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Bonus full picture: 

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