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[thekidfrombrooklyn]

When Steve sits at the bar, the first thing he gets is a cupcake with red, white and blue frosting and Happy 95th Birthday!.

"Yeah, yeah," he says in a good-natured tone, because even he has given up trying to keep track of how old he is. Twenty-eight, ninety-five, two? Ninety-five is probably the most accurate.

The second thing he gets is a napkin: Want to bartend today?

Yes. Yes, he does. The Big Book of Drinks even has a patriotic section.

TODAY'S SPECIALS
Stars and Stripes Forever
Patriotic Margarita
All-American Beauty
Apple, cherry or blueberry pie by the slice

[ooc: As of 6:30 PM MST, bartending is closed to new threads. Thanks for tagging in, everybody!]

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[ikissdhimbck]

"Oh, good gracious."

Her voice, ever soft, spills quietly from her lips like water over smooth stones.

"That must've been an awful experience for you, I'm so sorry."

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

"Waking up was hard," Steve says. "Coping with being seventy years in the future and not able to go back--that was hard. I don't remember being in the ice."

Sometimes, though... some of his nightmares are so quiet. So cold.

[ikissdhimbck]

A line forms between Kate's brows.

"So much must've changed. I've heard that I might not even recognize Texas in the future. That would be — "

Difficult? Strange? Trying?

" — lonely."

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

Steve gives a startled laugh, then says, "Yeah. It was. Sometimes it still is.

"Fortunately I've got this place, though, and people who love me here. It's helped a lot."

[ikissdhimbck]

She smiles wanly.

"That's good. Milliways does have a way of wormin' into your heart, an' providin' jus' what y'need."

After a pause, she points to the jar of spiced peaches.

"I bet you've never had a good, honest-t'-goodness, buttermilk biscuit, with summer-ripe peach preserves before."

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

"I don't think I have," he says with a warm smile.

[ikissdhimbck]

She grins.

"Well, the peaches are yours, an' if y'check back t'morrow mornin' I'll be sure there's a basket of biscuits with your name on it."

She wouldn't want to interrupt his birthday plans with his special friend, after all.

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

"OH, that's so kind of you. Thank you."

[ikissdhimbck]

"S'my pleasure. Happy birthday."

Really, it's the least she could do.


[ooc: perhaps a nice place for a fade? ^__^]

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

[ooc: Perfect place. Thanks for the thread!]

[ikissdhimbck]

[ooc: Thank you! It was delightful.]