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"Chips?" Indy questions accusingly. "What's the deal?"

"Hi Indy!" He waves cheerfully. "Yeah, I know I usually 'go nuts' of an evening, but these are pretty good. Plus, there's none of those pesky peanuts to fight your way past. Want one?"

"Nah... I'm full of Gil's pork thanks."

He bites his lip. "Um... that last batch of cider. I kinda put it to good use after you left last week. Hope that's ok."

"Gil's pork? But I thought you had a girlfriend? Oh, I see what you mean..." He giggles. "Yeah, I figured you'd polished off the Baldrick's Brew. No problem! 's what I made it for! Not like there's going to be any shortage!"

"Though...I hope you didn't drink it all yourself. 'cos that barrel was a big bugger and no mistake."

"Tell me about it. I ended up flinging peanuts at a pirate once you'd left," he says sheepishly. "But no... we had a little party in Hyde's room."

"Now that sounds like my kind of an evening!" He absently picks up a chip-crumb and tosses in the general direction of someone's shirt, but it falls well short. "Met Hyde the other day actually, seemed like a fun, wacky, nuts 'n' drinkies kind of guy!"

"Yeah. He likes a drink, though he's sadly not much of a nut fan. He has other favorite things though... possibly not up your street though," Indy admits, idly chewing on a toothpick.

"Not a nut fan? What a party pooper," Baldrick declares. "What's this other stuff he likes though? I'm interested!"

"Do you smoke?" Indy inquires as a prelude.

"Well, I'm not a regular smoker, but I have smoked a few times. Could never really afford to spend regular money on tobacco. Don't have anything against the smell."

Indy scratches the back of his neck uncomfortably. "We smoke this herbal stuff... marijuana Hyde calls it. I think it comes from the hemp plant and it gives you a lazy sort of high. It's pretty fun."

He thinks. "Y'know, I think I've heard of that. My old employer the Prince Regent mentioned something about hemp after he'd come back from the Naughty Hellfire club one night. He was in a pretty good mood about it, too. So...smoking this stuff is fun, in a kind-of-like-drink-but-not sort of way?"

"Yes... well done. That's exactly what it is. It's a drug I guess. But not really addictive. I've only done it a few times."

He takes a sip of beer.

"So... you wouldn't be averse to trying some one night?"

"Hooray! Druggies for Balders!" he says, though not too loudly. He bounces up and down and almost spills his beer into his chips. "Yeah, cheers, I'd like to try some of that stuff sometime. Sounds like a good way to spend an evening after a hard day's work doing dishes!"

"Yeah.. it's kinda relaxing... though I've tended to be pretty wasted already whenever I've done it. Hyde's cool though. Sure he'd be only too happy to have you join us."

He bites through the toothpick finally, and discards the two halves in a nearby ashtray.

"So what else have you been up to?"

"Well, I've made a nice turnip pie for Easter. She says that where she's from it's 'National Pie Day', whatever that is...seems it's a day when everyone eats pie. Sounds like a pretty good day to me!"

He munches on a chip. "How 'bout you? How's things with the girlfriend?" He winks and nudges Indy with his elbow.

"Oh yeah... making pies for girls now huh? Maybe you'll get you some yet," he smirks.

"Lorelai and I are great thanks. Going from strength to strength, though she was devastated about Charlie. Pretty shitty deal that."

"Yeah, heard about poor Charlie," says Baldrick glumly. "Seemed like a great bloke. Wish I'd got to know 'im."

He sips his beer, silent for a little while.

"Anyway! You must introduce me to her sometime! Is she of the drink/nuts/hemp persuasion too?"

"Um... yeah... she likes her drink... and she's ok with the hemp I guess. Not so big on the nuts though... sadly."

"I'll be sure to introduce you both though... for sure. She's amazing," he smiles.

"Well, as long as there are certain nuts she likes, then that's all right." He grins.

He finishes the last of his pint, and wipes his mouth. "Ah, lovely. Well, it's getting late...at least it is in London time, which is what I'm still on! So I guess I'll have to 'love you and leave you'!"

"Yeah... she's definitely ok about those nuts. Alright mate. See you soon!"

Indy gives the little guy a friendly wink as he departs.

"Hello again Baldrick! I've got the pies, where should I put them?"

*Easter is beaming, she is very proud of herself*

"Hi again! D'you need to heat them up or keep 'em cold for a while?"

"Well, the apple pie and the peach should be kept warm, but the Key lime and the chocolate mousse should be cool, the pumpkin and the pecan ones are sort of whichever way you like it. I just need a place to put them so that people can have some."

"Sure! Right...how about we set up a table with 'em all on and people can help themselves? And I can go get some spoons and plates and things from the kitchen.

Oh, and I've made a nice turnip pie as well if'n people want something a little more savoury!"

"Oh, yes, that's fantastic I rather like turnips. I also have a quiche that I forgot about. I think we have all the bases covered."

[ooc: I'm gonna go get dinner and pie now, I'll be back in a bit do what ever you want.]

"OK! Be right back!"

He rushes into the kitchen, and returns a few minutes later with a tray piled high with spoons, forks, bowls, plates, napkins, and his turnip pie. There's also a dish-warming device - he's not quite sure how it works, as they didn't have things like that in 1798, but it's a long metal-and-ceramic implement that the warm pies can rest on and not get cold.

He grabs a spare table, and arranges it all nicely.

He beams. "There we go! All set!"

*Easter sets up the warming plates with ease and helps him set up the pies attractively. Last, but not least she sets a sign in place (http://www.livejournal.com/community/milliways_bar/2629983.html/) announcing to all the reason behind the presence of the pies this night.

"Thank you so much Baldric. I couldn't have done it with out your help."

"No problem! Always happy to help out! I'll just have a little slice, then I'm off to bed. It's pretty late London time!"