No one can resist the Seth-cute

[bloodyrockgod]

Seth is in his carrier, making "brrrt! brrrt!" noises. The carrier is on a table and Charlie is at the table, eating lunch and making "brrt! brrt!" noises right back.

[ooc: mun must change locations. be back soon. back yay!]

[summary: Ron is powerless against the Seth-cute. Elaine learns about the Ramones. Joshua is also cute and Richard is a proud daddy. Charlie's worried about Seth's magic but Tom is reassuring. Asar-Suti sympathizes about Bartleby. Danny drops by briefly, for Seth is cute.]

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[danny-taylor.livejournal.com]

Danny raises an eyebrow. "Rules? Great, there are rules. No, no one told me that part yet. Hit me."

[bloodyrockgod]

"They're pretty simple: no violence, no business, no sex in public and no death. Ad be nice to the Bar. She's a good girl."

[danny-taylor.livejournal.com]

He nods. "Simpler than I thought. And, uh, no death? How does that work out?"


OOC: Going offline - time for sleep. Slowtime? =)

[bloodyrockgod]

"Death comes here to relax and doesn't want to work. So no one dies here." He frowns, because it sounds so idyllic put that way.

[ooc: No problem, sleep well.]

[danny-taylor.livejournal.com]

"Right." Danny nods, feeling himself smile. It's a relief; with his job and background, he's seen way too much death already. It'll be nice to have a safe haven. "So, uh, how old is Seth?"

[bloodyrockgod]

"Two months. He was born here, in fact."

[danny-taylor.livejournal.com]

[Man, sorry for the delay - my life suddenly exploded. Hope it's okay that I replied.]

"Is that right?" Danny looks down at the baby, and manfully resists the urge to make inane baby noises. "Does his mom live around here?"

[bloodyrockgod]

[ooc: no problem, and of course it's okay. conversations can last as long as people feel like talking.]

"She does--she bartends Wednesday nights. Little blonde called Claire."

[danny-taylor.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I spoke to her for a little while, actually. She seemed to be pretty sweet. You live here all the time? You're English, right?" Danny quirks an eyebrow.

[bloodyrockgod]

"Yes to both. I'm from Manchester, but what the door opens up to is a small island somewhere in the south Pacific. His mum and I were both on a plane that crashed."

[danny-taylor.livejournal.com]

"Holy shit."

Surprisingly unshocked; Danny has encountered a lot that he hasn't been expecting over the last few days.

"I'm guessing the bar's a hell of a lot better than island life, then?"

[bloodyrockgod]

"Better beer and no sand fleas."

[danny-taylor.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I've always found 'no fleas' to be an advantage wherever I am."

[bloodyrockgod]

"It's a major selling point, yeah."

[danny-taylor.livejournal.com]

"I gotta admit, I'm intrigued by the idea of living on an island. It can't have been pretty, but how did you guys survive? It's damn impressive."

[bloodyrockgod]

"There were wild boar to hunt, and fish, and lots of fruit to eat. We found a fresh-water spring for drinking water. Beyond that, luck, faith, banding together . . ."

[danny-taylor.livejournal.com]

Studies Charlie's face for a moment, half trying to work out if he's joking. Finally, shakes his head.

"Holy crap. Kind of restores my faith in humankind."

[bloodyrockgod]

"It wasn't the Garden of Eden, mate, if that's what you're thinking. There were fights. There were deaths." He frowns deeply and his hand starts reacdhing for his neck, even though the rope bruises are long gone.

"Humanity is what it is. You try to be reliable, is all."

[danny-taylor.livejournal.com]

"I-- that wasn't what I meant. I'm not trying to idealise anything." Danny glances over at the door leading to the island. "I'm just saying that I have very little faith in humanity, and I think it's pretty impressive that you guys are still alive."

[bloodyrockgod]

"Dumb luck," Charlie says quietly. "Or fate. Take your pick."

[danny-taylor.livejournal.com]

Danny pauses for a moment, and then shrugs. "Option C, all of the above." His face uncharacteristically serious.

[bloodyrockgod]

"That works too."


[ooc: must break for a bit, back in 30 minutes or so.]

[danny-taylor.livejournal.com]

Danny nods, pats his pockets for cigarettes before remembering the baby. "Dumb luck moreso. No offence but I've seen some of the sons of bitches who're still alive, and it isn't fair. Life and death and surviving's mostly just luck, in my opinion."

[ooc: fine by me. i had better be going anyway, else i shall fall asleep on the keyboard.]

[bloodyrockgod]

Charlie nods slowly and murmurs, "Free will or predestination. It's a puzzler."

[danny-taylor.livejournal.com]

"Well, I was brought up Catholic so I guess I believe God gave us free will." Frowns for a moment. "But you know, it's been a while since I went to church, so I have no idea what the hell I'm supposed to believe."