Ben Grimm (616) - Main Bar

[ever_lovin]

The front door bursts open and a middle-aged man rolls through with a big gun of some sort, stands and then blasts away...with the water canon he was carrying.

"Aw jeez, sorry." He didn't mean to blast you really.

Welcome back to Milliways Ben, you have a surprise waiting for you at the bar.

[OOC-Milli-timed to a few days ago in honor of Jack Kirby's birthday]

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[basic_powers]

"Ack!"

...what is with the universe and it's habit of finding new ways to ruin Tyler's homework and handwriting?

"Ben!"

[ever_lovin]

Ben winces when he catches sight to the drentched papers.

"Sorry, sorry. Was playin' with Frank an' Val and the other kids and well...How bad is it?"

[basic_powers]

Tyler picks up the soggy photocopied worksheet with the ink already starting to run and makes a face.

"Going to end up having to do that sheet a third time..." He sighs...digging into his backpack for a spare kanji worksheet. "S'okay though...glad I made extras after Toby had one of his accidents at dinner last night."

[ever_lovin]

"Anythin' I can help wit'?" Ben asks shouldering his weapon and waving for a waitrat. When one shows he asks it, "Can I get a towel? An' maybe some root beer?"

[basic_powers]

"How're you at writing japanese kanji? Or speaking it?" Tyler asks, looking up. "Been studying it this summer, along with Kenpo."

[ever_lovin]

"Not so good," Ben replies rubbing the back of his neck. "French I'd be all over."

It's at about this time that the waitrat returns with a towel and pitcher of root beer on a tray. He's not alone either. Behind him are four waitrats who are carrying another tray with holds a giant birthday cake complete with sparklers, flags and sprinkles. About all that's missing is a band.

"What the heck?"

[basic_powers]

"Whoa!" Tyler's just going to goggle at the giant cake for a moment. He's not envious in the least, he got the kind of birthday that made him happy not that long ago. It was quiet, and private and his damnit.

"Did you miss a couple of dozen birthdays or something?"

[ever_lovin]

"Birthday?!? But it's not for a few months yet?"

Confused Ben is confused.

[basic_powers]

"Ben, if that's not a birthday cake, I'll eat my own helmet." Tyler replies, as the waitrats finally heft the giant cake onto the table.

[ever_lovin]

Ben looks over at the date on the tab board and does a double take.

"Okay I guess it's my birthday here. An' now that I think of it, I don't think I've been here fer my birthday before. Guess she's makin' up fer lost time."

He can't help but stare at the cake...there's just so much of it.

"You want some?" Please say yes Tyler. Without his rocks Ben's just a normal guy and can't manage all of that.

[basic_powers]

"Yes, please!"

Homework? What homework, Tyler sees cake and lots of it, with the promise of a good long sugar buzz to run around on later.

[ever_lovin]

"Can we get...," Ben starts to say before a waitrat is handing him plates and a knife to cut the cake. Another is removing the sparklers but the candles still burn brightly. "Guess I gotta blow out the candles first?" Which he does after taking a deep breath. Then he cuts a big wedge and hands it over to Tyler.

"You a cake or frosting guy?"

[basic_powers]

"I like cake more." ...It's less of a hassle to remove it from your face and hair.

"Happy Birthday Ben, sorry I didn't have a present for ya."

[wheatencrown]

Demeter laughs when the water hits her, its almost time for Kore to leave and its been too long since she's seen Ben,

"Careful there."

[ever_lovin]

Ben face turns a bright shade of red (yes really, it's flesh nowadays).

"Sorry, I was playin' with the kids and got surprised. Can I get ya a towel?" He says looking for a waitrat.

[wheatencrown]

For a moment her dress clings to her and then its drier, not fully dry but just damp,

"No, I'll be fine and its cooling. Is that you, Ben?"

[ever_lovin]

"Yep," Ben replies with a big grin and a tear in his eye. "The kids found a cure o' sorts for me. I'll be back to my old self in a few days but once a year I'll be human fer a week. It's a miracle."

And no Ben hasn't forgotten he's talking to a goddess as he says this.

[wheatencrown]

She hugs him around the water gun, "I'm so glad, Ben. You look happy."

[ever_lovin]

He actually manages to move the gun before she engages and so hugs her back.

"Let me buy ya a drink?"

[wheatencrown]

"Yes and tell me everything, its been too long."

[ever_lovin]

"Okay," he says and heads for the bar. When they get there a giant birthday cake (complete with sparklers, flags and sprinkles) materializes. The cake reads Happy Birthday Ben and casts a nice warm glow from the candles.

"Wait...what?"

[wheatencrown]

"Congratulations! That's a wonderful cake,"

For his birthday, he gets a proper kiss.

[ever_lovin]

And he blushes again. With all the girls in his reality who gun for him you'd think a goddess giving hugs and kisses wouldn't cause blushes.

"But it's not..." he starts to say when he catches sight of the date on the tab board. "Okay I guess it is. Cake? An' how about champagne or a tawny port?" Cause a red just doesn't seem like it would go with all that butter cream frosting.

[wheatencrown]

"Champagne would be perfect. Time is strange, its best to simply enjoy it."

[ever_lovin]

"If I always get cake with this good a frosting, I'll do just that," he replies with a grin. Napkins, plates, forks and a knife to cut the cake materialize.

"Better blow out the candles first right?" he says picking up the knife. He closes his eyes and thinks of a wish before he blows out the candle in one big gust. The wish was harder to come up with than he realized but then again he's already gotten his two biggest in the past few days. "You a frosting or cake Lady?"