Happy Hour, Cubefall Edition!

[ikissdhimbck]

It's been a pleasant enough month. After all the hullabaloo of the Shindig cleared out, Kate took some time to herself to relax. She's been around, in and out of the stables as usual, but mostly sticking to the libraries and her room.

She's pleased when she comes downstairs and gets a reminder of just what the date is.

The familiar screen pops up:

Hello! Welcome to Milliways. Today, Milliways marks the Cybertronian holiday of Cubefall, the anniversary of the day upon which the Allspark first landed on the rocky world that would become Cybertron. Would you like to sample some possible reconfigurations? (y/n)





Kate grins, taking some time to pore over the choices. The robot is a little unsettling; the horse is tempting. She was a fella two years back for the holiday, and she actually quite enjoyed the experience. Folk always like to compare what a woman can do to what a man can do. Getting some actual idea of what the differences really are...

She chews on her lip, and hits the series of buttons it takes to reconfigure her. Hell if she won't have some more fun with this.

When it's done, a napkin pops up on the Bar.

"Y'jus' like askin' me when I'm tall 'nough t'reach the shelves, don't you?" 'he' grumbles, not without amusement.

He leaps over the counter spryly, and quickly scribbles up a few specials.

Happy Hour Specials:

Robot Cocktail
Fluffy Duck
Gender Bender Shooter
Bourbon
Ice Cream
Bourbon Ice Cream

Build something for half off your drink, and an extra shot of good luck.

"Bar's open! Yeehaw."


[ooc: Open until the next Happy Hour post, or until it scrolls off the front page. All are welcome, threadhopping is encouraged, zaniness is practically required. Have fun! ^__^]

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[ikissdhimbck]

He's got his clothes thrown over his shoulder, doing a little more to make him feel less exposed in just the trunks. And the hat, of course.

It seems natural reaching for Teja's hand, opening the door for her.

[ostro_goth]

She gladly takes his hand.

She's got a towel over her shoulder, but it's too small to cover much. The towel is dark red.

[ikissdhimbck]

It's hard to say whether Kate is sticking close so as to act as a human shield for her, or if he's sticking close just to be close. He's gonna have a lot to blush about once this holiday is over.

At least it's warm out, even though the sun is going down.

[ostro_goth]

Teja is sticking close, as Kate's presence is truly reassuring, in all this adventuresome strangeness.

"We might go to the warm beach of the white sand, where the ship that ferries the dead sometimes makes berth," she says.

[ikissdhimbck]

He's relieved for the conversation. He'd been trying to think of something to say, but somehow his words kept getting caught in his throat.

Of course, what she says has him arching an eyebrow.

"That ship carries dead folk?"

[ostro_goth]

"It takes those that die at sea to the afterlife," Teja says. "And it sometimes comes to this place, as it is the only way its captain can see his wife."

[ikissdhimbck]

"I know that story."

The realization strikes him. He never knew that's what the pirate ship was. Sadly, he's never encountered its captain.

"Well, I think the inlet's a smart idea. Might want t'keep off the ship, though."

He smirks.

[ostro_goth]

"I have been on it," Teja says, "to play the mighty organ upon it. It would not take me against my will; but it would take me, should I one day decide that I have done, seen, felt all that I was meant to, in this place."

[ikissdhimbck]

He quietly absorbs that as they make their way down the path, earth growing softer under their feet. The air is scented with salt, and a gentle humidity that's missing closer to the back door.

Eventually, he turns to look at Teja.

"That'd be a real sad day."

[ostro_goth]

"I am far from finished," Teja says, "indeed, at every new turn, it feels as if I was only now beginning."

She smiles up at Kate.

[ikissdhimbck]

"I hope that remains the case for many years t'come, Teja."

Grinning in return, he guides them along the sand, avoiding driftwood and stones. He doesn't let go of Teja's hand until they're at the water's edge. The moon is glinting off the waves, sky still pale with the last glimmer of sunlight.

"Might've been more appropriate when we still had drinks in our hands, but I'd like t'propose a toast. T'many new experiences t'come."

[ostro_goth]

"Indeed," Teja says, "for that I wish also. It is good that you are here, to share some of them with me."

[ikissdhimbck]

He only smiles at that.

He's just glad that this time around it's something positive, rather than the desperate conditions that drew them together in the first place.

He shucks off his clothes, tossing them back in the sand, and his grin turns mischievous.

"Last one in's a rotten egg!"

[ostro_goth]

Teja drops her towel and runs right into the water.

"Don't let the mermaid bite you!"

[ikissdhimbck]

"There's a mermaid?"

Hey, now. That's cheating.

Kate heads into the water anyhow, surprised at how far out just two strokes get him with these arms. Behind them, a cowboy hat cartwheels across the beach.

[ostro_goth]

"Sometimes," Teja says. "And she eats sailors. At home."

She, on the other hand, is somewhat astonished that her reach is shorter, and her swimming strokes not as long or strong as they usually are.

[ikissdhimbck]

But her legs probably have his beat.

"I'm more an' more glad I ain't a sailor after talkin' with you."

He grins. Between the ship of the dead and the sailor-eating mermaids, Kate won't be eager to set sail any time soon.

"Hoo-wee, why's the water always colder than y'think it's gonna be?"

[ostro_goth]

"Because it is water?" Teja suggests, swimming out.

[ikissdhimbck]

"Now you're jus' pokin' fun."

It's kind of nice, being out here after sunset. The sky's real pretty tonight, and it feels good being able to relax.

[ostro_goth]

"As a man," Teja says, turning around to swim on he back, and paddle backwards with her feet while lying upon the waves, "you have parts that may feel the cold more acutely as they are further out than in a female body. I do not find the water as cold as it sometimes is, now."

[ikissdhimbck]

Another nice thing about the cold water and darkness is it helps dispel the blush threatening to climb back inside his cheeks.

He cuts a bashful gaze at her.

"Guess I made a good suggestion, then."

His voice is flat. He won't confirm or deny anything, but she may claim victory enough when his response is to send a spray of cold seawater at her.

[ostro_goth]

This is Teja -- male or female, this is Teja.

So she blushes at her own words, on second thought, unseen as well in the gathering darkness. And secondly, of course she sends back a wider sp0lash of water with her feet right away, as not fighting back is not in her nature.

[ikissdhimbck]

One drowned-rat cowboy, at your service.

"That ain't — !"

He was gonna say 'fair', but just because Teja thought of it first doesn't make kicking bad form. He laughs, and snatches at one of her ankles.

[ostro_goth]

Teja gives a snort, and squirms, and then splashes again with her free foot, trying to escape.

[ikissdhimbck]

He looks away, shielding his eyes from the saltwater and giving her a chance to wiggle free.

He don't stop fighting, though. With one grand sweep of his arm, he sends a veritable tidal wave in her direction.