Ingress's Sixth Birthday Party

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*It's eleven o'clock on Saturday morning, thanks to Millitime, and the stage is set for Ingress's birthday out by the lake. The House of Arch family has gathered around a perfect picnic spot under a tree. Right beside them is a playground Tom has conjured just for the occaision. There is a swingset, a slide, a merry go round, and a sandbox charmed with sand that's perfect for building.

Ingress is wearing a gown fit for a princess. It has been charmed against stains and ripping just for this special day. She is also wearing a blinking button which reads "I am 6!" She is very, very, very excited.

Tom, Door, Gavroche, and Megwyn are putting finishing decorating touches on the picnic tables set up with a gigantic cake, gallons of ice cream from Florean Fontescue's ice cream parlor, and punch. There is also a table with baskets of wizarding crackers. These are gifts for the guests - once the crackers are popped, the recipient will get a hat of some kind (maybe there will be a plethora of pirate hats!) and a wizarding toy or game like chess or gobstones. Or whatever else you'd like - the guest gets to decide!

There are several chairs under the tree as well, providing a good view of the playground.

Come, birthday with them!*

OOC: Summary forthcoming. However, very important (and menacing) Barty and Tom thread within.

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[street-sparrow.livejournal.com]

He grins and waves back, heading in her direction.

[sai_delgado]

"Good day, soh Gavroche," she says, smiling as Joanie also trumpets a welcome.

"How do'ee fare?"

[street-sparrow.livejournal.com]

"Good! Kitty's going to get me a pony!"

He conveniently "forgets" the fact that it was a bribe or blackmail, depending on who you ask.

[honest-johns.livejournal.com]

Alain follows Susan from the stables in time to hear this last, and his eyebrows go up, impressed.

"Say true? That's fine of her."

[sai_delgado]

"A pony, is it? Do'ee like horses then?"

As she smiles at him, Susan's remembering a few children in Hambry that she taught to ride.

[street-sparrow.livejournal.com]

He beams at them both.

"Yes! She's nice. And I do!"

[honest-johns.livejournal.com]

He grins at Susan. "Gavroche here's helped me with chores, a time or two."

[sai_delgado]

"Say true?" She smiles at Alain and turns to Gavroche assessingly.

"Then thee'll do well with a pony of yer own, I wot."

[street-sparrow.livejournal.com]

"I rode a horse once in Paris", he says a little wistfully. "It was too big for me, though. Bahorel had to hold me up."

[sai_delgado]

Susan glances quickly at Alain -- she's caught the tone in Gavroche's voice, oh aye, and knows well what it is to miss riding.

"Do'ee say so, Gavroche? Only the once?"

[street-sparrow.livejournal.com]

"Only once", he confirms. "We, um. Borrowed it. From the police."

[sai_delgado]

"Did'ee, now?" Her eyes widen a little, but she were no stranger to capers when she were that age.

Alain's standing by them, eyebrows raised and quiet, listening to this.

"And from the -- ye're trig, young sai."

[street-sparrow.livejournal.com]

Gavroche grins.

"Well, they just left it standing there and no one to watch it."

The implication is, what *else* were we supposed to do?

[honest-johns.livejournal.com]

Alain snorts.

Dryly, "Foolish of them."

It's rather more amused than disapproving.

[sai_delgado]

"Aye, it were."

She shakes her head, laughing.

"Well, with yer own pony, ye'll not need to pull such capers in order to ride, soh; and if ye need teaching, ye'll have that too."

She will, at any rate, and she suspects that Alain would be willing as well.

[street-sparrow.livejournal.com]

Gavroche beams at them both.

"Thanks!"

[honest-johns.livejournal.com]

He grins back. "Mayhap you and Ingress can go riding together, or have lessoning even. Nice trails around the lake."

[sai_delgado]

Susan nods to Alain.

"Say true -- Ingress is coming on nicely with her Companion, I wot, and I've done some work with her on proper grooming as well."

She turns back to Gavroche and adds, "But it's fun to ride with a friend, do'ee ken? For both of ye, then. Do'ee know when yer pony will be here?"

[street-sparrow.livejournal.com]

"Within a month, Kitty said."

[honest-johns.livejournal.com]

"Well, we'll set aside a stall. You could pick it out, if you like." A quick glance at Susan, to verify that they're in agreement, but he doesn't actually expect otherwise.

[sai_delgado]

They are, in this as in many things, and she nods to confirm it.

"Aye, that's so; and we'll be glad to see more of ye in the stables, then, if ye like."