ext_54865 ([identity profile] henry-jones-jr.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] milliways_bar2005-04-30 10:00 pm

Toga Party

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.

[identity profile] timsbooks.livejournal.com 2005-05-01 07:09 am (UTC)(link)
*Tim sighs.*

Hi Mike, how are you?
mnt_mike: (half nekid)

[personal profile] mnt_mike 2005-05-01 07:16 am (UTC)(link)
"You had us worried sick! You know that? And...and I was eaten by a snake...and there was a funeral...and I think I got myself a date....and did I mention worried? SO freakin' worried."

He hasn't moved from Tim's lap yet.
They're not very thick boxers.

[identity profile] timsbooks.livejournal.com 2005-05-01 07:19 am (UTC)(link)
*Tim is secure in his masculinity. And his thick toga robes.*

I understand. I thank you for your worry. But don't worry, I'm not dead yet.
mnt_mike: (Neutral Happy Human)

[personal profile] mnt_mike 2005-05-01 07:22 am (UTC)(link)
"It doesn't matter now. You've had your funeral. Next time we decapitate you, pike your skull, and float your burning body down the East River."

Without moving his left leg too much, Mike swings over to an empty spot on the couch. The leg? It's very very badly bruised from the knee up. Broken, one might say. Freshly cut from a cast, one might also say.

[identity profile] timsbooks.livejournal.com 2005-05-01 07:28 am (UTC)(link)
*Tim manages a grin.*

Ya still could, the body is still down there.
mnt_mike: (Honest Smile Human)

[personal profile] mnt_mike 2005-05-01 07:32 am (UTC)(link)
"But then I'd get my hands dirty. You know how much I hate that."

[identity profile] timsbooks.livejournal.com 2005-05-01 03:39 pm (UTC)(link)
*Tim shakes his head.*

Right.
mnt_mike: (Default)

[personal profile] mnt_mike 2005-05-01 06:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm still kicking myself for not having seen this coming. I mean...I'm so losing my edge here."

[identity profile] timsbooks.livejournal.com 2005-05-01 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
*Tim winks.*

DCU man. We never stay dead.
mnt_mike: (Default)

[personal profile] mnt_mike 2005-05-01 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
"I know! That's what I'm saying! They're so going to take away my secret decoder ring, I just know it!"

...

"You know, I almost threw down the copy of your first book with you, but decided it'd be cruelty to comics to bury one. Now I'm kind of glad I didn't. Then I'd be out two copies of that blasted graphic novel."

[identity profile] timsbooks.livejournal.com 2005-05-01 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
*Tim looks innocent.*

Two?
mnt_mike: (Default)

[personal profile] mnt_mike 2005-05-01 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, something happened to my first copy. I thought maybe Chet still had it from when I had to pawn them to pay my tab here, but then I remembered it was gone before that. Like...November. I bet Donnie just borrowed it and forgot to put it back or something."

[identity profile] timsbooks.livejournal.com 2005-05-01 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
*Tim puts on a completely innocent face.*

Yeh, that must be it.
mnt_mike: (Default)

[personal profile] mnt_mike 2005-05-01 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Mike doesn't believe in totally innocent faces. Not at all. One eyebrow shoots up, an expression very reminiscent of Raph.

"Are you okay?"

[identity profile] timsbooks.livejournal.com 2005-05-01 07:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Er.

*Tim points.*

Hey, look, Ace ina miniskirt.
mnt_mike: (Default)

[personal profile] mnt_mike 2005-05-01 07:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Mike isn't buying it, and does not turn to look.

"I know, she's pretty hot, isn't she?"

He folds his arms across his chest.

[identity profile] timsbooks.livejournal.com 2005-05-01 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
*Tim flushes and rubs the back of his head.*

Yeh, my bad, sorry.
mnt_mike: (Default)

[personal profile] mnt_mike 2005-05-01 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"Sorry for what, exactly?"

[identity profile] timsbooks.livejournal.com 2005-05-01 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I took it, sorry.

*Tim shrugs.*

I was curious as to what they said about me.
mnt_mike: (Default)

[personal profile] mnt_mike 2005-05-01 07:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, I can't blame you for that...wait...it was in the living room, on my bookshelf..."

Mike is suddenly very very confused, because as far as he knows, Raph hasn't been home since November, and the only person he brought back to the lair was Indy.

[identity profile] timsbooks.livejournal.com 2005-05-01 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)
*Tim waggles his fingers.*

Maaaagic.
mnt_mike: (Default)

[personal profile] mnt_mike 2005-05-01 07:27 pm (UTC)(link)
"So let me get this straight. You magicked My copy of a book when you could have just magicked yourself to a comic shop and picked up one of your own? That's kind of assholish, don't you think?"

There's a smile threatening to break...

[identity profile] timsbooks.livejournal.com 2005-05-01 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
*Tim sighs.*

Er... sure, why not?
mnt_mike: (Default)

[personal profile] mnt_mike 2005-05-01 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"Okay, clearly there's a story here you don't want to tell, but rest assured, I'll get it out of you at some point."

Reaching over to grab Tim's shoulder.

"It's good to have you back."

[identity profile] timsbooks.livejournal.com 2005-05-01 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)
*Tim hugs Mike as well.*

Good to be back.

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