Bartending!

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Claire steps behind the bar, Seth sleeping in a baby sling around her neck. She wipes down the bar's surface and straightens the extra glasses, smiling at Charlie playing guitar in the corner.



"What can I get you?"





[[ooc: 6:45 EST: Wrap or slow-time from here on out, please *bats eyelashes*]]

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"Oh, quite a while," Ash says, casually. "Long enough to know what an enormously sweet little guy your tiny Seth is. Will you have some sort of naming ceremony for him at some stage, by the way?"

She sips her drink, idly watching Claire fix her milkshake, and wondering if a barkeeper can see on which tab the long drink and the milkshake go.

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Claire probably should keep an eye on the tabs, and she should be curious why this woman knows so much about her, but then everyone knows her son before she knows them so it's all par for the course.

"What sort of naming cermony?" She asks thoughtfully.

[asar-suti.livejournal.com]

"Oh, most cultures have them," Ash says seriously, enthusiastically. "Some sort of ceremony to welcome a child into the community? Earth Christianity calls it baptism? But there are many other ways of doing that, but it's always a little ceremony with parents and a little party. That's when kids get godfathers and godmoghters, too, you know?"

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"Yes. I hadn't even thought about that. That's a very good idea." She nods, also enthusiastically.

[asar-suti.livejournal.com]

"One, it's an excuse for a party. Two, everybody gets to admire the baby. Three, it's a wonderful opportunity for you to wear that dress in the bar. Four, Seth gets a godfather and godmother ors something like that - most cultures have them, and they're the most trusted of friends and family member, a really great honour. Where I come from, a child had to have a second-father, who would..."

She stops. Erm, at least two instances of 'oops' there. Plus, the sudden thought of Ilsa's baby whom Lochiel killed after having been named second-father, little Owain, just a few days old.

How could we ever do that? Asar-Suti thinks, and there is a sudden melancholy in Ash's face.

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Claire slaps the bar playfully, her revelation causing her to totally miss the sadness of Ash's face. "Asar-Suti, that's you isn't it?"

Seth stirs and she rubs his head shhing him with a smile.

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"Yes, it is!" Asar-Suti says, seamlessly changing into his more usual shape. Claire guessing that does drive away the spot of melancholy.

"How did you guess - what made you recognise me?"

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

"Not everybody knows about the dress," She grins. "Although in hindsight, I should have known from the purple. If you had ordered the Mint Julep though, then I would have known straight away. You're the only one I've ever made those for."

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"Awww - and I was trying to be tricksy," Asar-Suti says, grinning.

"But really, if you find you want such a ceremony fro Seth, I can research those from the different worlds and cultures for you so you can combine the elements you like best, how about that?"

Then, Asar-Suti grows more serious.

"And that offer to open the door for Charlie and you on any time or place still stands, if after the events of last week you dare leave Seth with somebody else for a longer time," he adds, tactless as always.

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

"I think we'll wait just a bit on that offer." She smiles sadly. "Although soon it will probably be good for us to get away."

She nods. "I don't want to leave him with anyone just yet, but I think a god would probably be the safest choice when I do. And as far as the ceremony is concerned I really like the idea if you don't mind helping me."

[asar-suti.livejournal.com]

"I'd enjoy helping you - I love researching cultural things!" Asar-Suti says. "I'll try to have some information for you next Wednesday, how about that? And you tell me when you're ready for that outing; there is no hurry, after all. And if anybody tries to get at Seth while he is in my care, I will turn tiger-shaped and leteralyl bite their head off, so they'd better be careful."

Asar-Suti grins.

"Now, however, if you'll excuse me, I have spotted somebody dear to me and will just assume miniature tiger shape to play with him for a bit..."

He finishes his drink, smiles at Claire again, then turns cat-shaped and wanders off to where Gil is near the specials board, seeming nothing but a white-and-grey tiger cat hoping for some cuddles.

[[OOC: bacause mun must sleep and fall off now]] (http://www.livejournal.com/community/milliways_bar/3637039.html?thread=144337199#t144337199)

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Claire grins as he leaves. She has some cool friends.