Re-Entrance Post

[awesome_lilly]

Sure, she defeated the evil Prince Gloom, restored sparkle to Ponyland, won the love and gratitude of many colorfully-assed ponies and if she stayed longer, they'd probably make her their chief.

But even if Lilly weren't missing her friends at the bar, there's a limited amount of time she can stay in a place where the hardest drink is apple juice and none of the men are anatomically correct. That time is up.

The front door opens and Lilly enters, grinning cheerfully and swinging a basket in each hand as she heads for the bar. Her hair is suspiciously sparkly and she's gotten tanner, but other than that, nothing's changed.

Well. Don't ask about her flanks.

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[awesome_lilly]

It's only momentarily mysterious, as Lilly doesn't really know that many redheaded dervishes with death grips and Alanna's stomach sticks out a lot more than Bernard's.

"Hey, Ber'd! Miss me bad, huh?"

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

"It was so boring with you gone!" Bernard complains. "But don't tell my wife I said so." He sets her down and kisses her cheek firmly.

[awesome_lilly]

Lilly grins conspiratorially up at him.

"Our secret, then. I'm sorry it was so boring, though. I figured I'd miss out on at least a couple crisises and maybe a party or two. Nothing like that happen?"

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

"It was really quiet," he whines. "Only exciting thing is that Anthony's starting to talk a little."

[awesome_lilly]

"Awww, is he?"

Lilly smiles a little wistfully, then pauses.

"Can he chew yet?"

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

"Yes, minx." He slips an arm around her and pulls her towards Bar. "Buy you a drink?"

[awesome_lilly]

Lilly goes willingly, laughing.

"I was asking for a reason! I have presents. Buy me a drink and I'll even give you one."

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

"Okay, then." They belly up to Bar. "What can I get you?"

[awesome_lilly]

Lilly is almost overwhelmed for choice. She's had the option of apple juice or water for entirely too long now.

"Oh, man. I'm going for the classic. Let's have some tequila, Bernard."

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

"Okay."

Two doubles appear in front of them. Bernard picks his up.

"To ponies?"

[awesome_lilly]

Lilly lifts hers and clinks it against Bernard's.

"To ponies, and their sparkly, sparkly asses."

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

"Oh, my," Bernard murmurs, and shoots. "I take it you were examining these sparkly asses?"

[awesome_lilly]

"Not really," Lilly replies, setting her glass down.

"But someone was stealing their sparkle, and all the ponies had designs on their flanks, and most of them had sparkle, so I was forced to inspect a few, yeah."

She shrugs.

"Magical ponies, it wasn't too bad."

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

He shrugs, too. "All right."

Hey. It's more normal than most of the things he thought happened on LSD.

"So. Presents?"

[awesome_lilly]

"Yes, presents!"

Lilly picks up a basket, reaches inside, and solemnly presents Bernard with the kind of impossibly luscious apple that usually only shows up in the better-illustrated type of fairy tale. Or Bible.

"It's an apple from Ponyland. Apparently, it tastes like friendship."

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

He takes it.

The expression on his face is... constipated.

That is, until he completely cracks up.

[awesome_lilly]

Lilly joins him, laughing helplessly.

"Oh god, Ber'd, they- they gave them to me, all solemn... it was- and there was a speech- and now I have apples that taste like friendship."

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

Bernard practically shrieks with laughter at this. "Oh my God. What will the pie taste like then? Seasoned friendship?"

[awesome_lilly]

"Cooked friendship," Lilly manages, clutching Bernard's arm to stay upright.

"You're going to put the friendship in an oven and bake it and then you will have a pie of dead cooked friendship. With a hint of cinnamon."

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

"And love."

[awesome_lilly]

"Can't forget the love," Lilly says sagely.

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

"It's the most important ingredient in every dish," Bernard avers with a straight face.

[awesome_lilly]

"Well, yeah."

Lilly places a hand over her heart.

"Without love, Bernard, you're just eating food. With love, well. You're eating food that is a lot saltier."

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

"...I have no response to that."

[awesome_lilly]

Lilly grins and pats him on the arm.

"No worries. Just eat your apple, and savor the taste of being friends with a dead girl who goes on mystical quests to universe populated by children's toys."