Toga Party

[henry-jones-jr.livejournal.com]

Atop a long table in one corner of the bar sits a row of punch bowls containing ladles and various cocktails: from margarita to plain screwdriver. These are accompanied by several bowls of ice, some containing various bottles of beer. There are stacks of plastic glasses, paper plates, napkins, and a large pile of ivy wreaths at one end. The drinks are buffet-style at this party, so help yourself.

There are plates scattered over the residual tables in the area, some overflowing with huge bunches of grapes, others containing savory fare such as chicken legs, hunks of bread, olives, cheese or humus dips.

To try and give an impromptu impression of a Roman/Greco theme, the tables have been topped with white tablecloths and chairs and surfaces strewn with ivy. If there had been a way to fashion columns or import colonnades in twenty four hours, Indy would have tried it. But ivy will have to do on short notice. At least its not poisonous.

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[saint-aequitas.livejournal.com]

"Back ta th' rathole motel somewhere outside of Trenton that I came in from. Spent the rest of th' time doin' a bit of travelin' an' recuperatin' with m' brother an Da."

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

"Oh, well that's nice." She smiles. "I've visited New Orleans quite a few times recently."

[saint-aequitas.livejournal.com]

"Didn't get that far ourselves. That anywhere near as interestin' as th' movies make it out as?"

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

She nods, beaming. "It's insane there. But I love it anyways. It's never boring."

[saint-aequitas.livejournal.com]

"Have ta see if we can head down there someday." Because God only knows what sort of scumbags lurk in the Big Easy.

"And how's the wee one doin' lately?"

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

"He's not so wee. He's over two months old now and fattening up." She smiles proudly. "Oh, I have a picture!"


And out comes the bunny ear picture from Easter.

[saint-aequitas.livejournal.com]

"Oh God," he says, snickering a little. "Why is it all mothers have ta take horribly embarrassin' photos of their kids an' show 'em ta just about every stranger they talk ta?"

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

"It's funny," she shrugs, laughing. "He doesn't mind. He likes the attention."

[saint-aequitas.livejournal.com]

"Well, now, sure he does. Just wait fifteen years an' it'll be nothin' but 'Ah ma, do ya have ta show that picture ta everybody? It's humiliatin'!'"

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

She grins. "And I still will be showing it to everyone because it'll still be funny."

[saint-aequitas.livejournal.com]

He shakes his head. "I tried, I really did." The next bit directed at the photo. "'M sorry, Seth, but yer Ma's a stubborn woman, an' she's not gonna stop with th' embarrassin' photos no matter what I say."

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

"I hope to take plenty more," she laughs. "We can blame Bar. She's the one who keeps giving me the film."

[saint-aequitas.livejournal.com]

"It's a feminine conspericy, that's what it is." He laughs.

"Can I get ya a drink or somethin'?"

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

"Some tea would be nice." She smiles. "Thank you."

[saint-aequitas.livejournal.com]

See that expression? That's the face of a man who wants to say "Tea? At a party?"

None the less, he heads over to the bar and returns a moment later with the tea ("However Claire takes hers," he'd asked) and a pint of Guinness for himself.

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

"Thanks," she smiles as she takes a sip. "I'm still getting over a hang-over from yesterday. Tea's about all I stomach right now."

[saint-aequitas.livejournal.com]

"Ah. Not a fan of th' hangover potion yerself, or just felt like ya'd earned th' oversized head an' queasy stomach?"

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

She smiles sheepishly. "It sounded sort of gross. After all that whiskey, I couldn't stand the thought of drinking anything new."

[saint-aequitas.livejournal.com]

He nods. "Plus it's been, what, almost a year since th' last time ya did any serious drinkin'? Takes a while ta get back up ta yer old tolerance."

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

"I didn't have much tolerance to begin with," she mutters, with a smile.

"And yes, it'd been a very long time. I imagine it will be a long time before it happens again. Although my best friend's having her bachelor party in Vegas. I have no idea if I'll manage to abstain there or not."

[saint-aequitas.livejournal.com]

He props his head in the hand that's not holding his drink and twists up his face in an exaggerated thinking expression.

"Hmm... bachelorette party... in Vegas... to abstain or not ta abstain...."

He looks over at her. "Probably not."

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

"That is the question," she grins. "But it'll be soon, so maybe I'll still be wary of the alcohol then."

[saint-aequitas.livejournal.com]

"Oh, aye, maybe.

Said in a tone of voice that sounds like it doesn't quite think so.