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[key-youth-bert.livejournal.com]

One ka-mai in the bar with coffee and a thoughtful look on his face. Have at.


[Summary: Cuthbert talks about Cort's visit to the bar with Roland, who seems a bit disappointed that Bert didn't get hit, with Lilly, who finds the idea of apprentice gunslingers having to prove their manhood by beating Cort up and taking his stick amusing, I can't imagine why, and with Susan, with whom he is angstily nostalgic about Gilead.]

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[sai_delgado]

She's on the couch by the fireplace when she sees him enter-- and leaving her broom and hot chocolate behind for the moment, Susan gets up and comes over to meet him, smiling.

"Long days and pleasant nights, 'Bert."

[key-youth-bert.livejournal.com]

Cuthbert returns the smile, and leans over to kiss her cheek.

"Twice the number, Susan."

[sai_delgado]

"How do'ee fare this even?" She's smiling still, oh aye, but she's looking at him carefully as well.

[key-youth-bert.livejournal.com]

"I'm alright." Alot on his mind since last night--and the night before--but nothing wrong, not really. "You?"

[sai_delgado]

"I'm well, say true." A beat, and her smile is bright. "Ye've not changed, yer teacher says."

[key-youth-bert.livejournal.com]

Cuthbert looks startled for a moment, then laughs.

"Ah, gods...you met him, did you?"

[sai_delgado]

"I saw ye talking with a stranger, but ye seemed -- ye seemed to know him well, do'ee ken?"

She looks up at him. "So I thought mayhap-- I went to see if I could find Roland, or Alain-- I thought they might want to know, if it were someone from-- from before."

"I found Roland." She shrugs. "And he introduced me."

[key-youth-bert.livejournal.com]

"I don't know yet if Alain saw him. If he didn't last night, I hope he gets to. It was...surprisingly good, seeing him."

He glances at Susan, smiling slightly. "What'd you think of him?"

[sai_delgado]

"He were--" she pauses, thinking. "Gruff, mayhap, but polite."

"And he didn't, I think-- sai Cort said he'd seen ye, but he didn't mention Alain." And Susan's eyes widen, a little, as she looks up at 'Bert. "And he's-- he left, through the front door, back to -- it must have been Gilead, I think."

She bites her lip, looking up at him, and adds softly, "Mayhap he'll return?"

[awesome_lilly]

Lilly millitimes saunters over with a grin the Cheshire cat would be very jealous of.

"What up, maggot?"

[key-youth-bert.livejournal.com]

Cuthbert stares at her in something like horror.

"Please, please tell me you did not say 'what up, sai' to Cort."

[awesome_lilly]

Lilly beams.

"Of course I did, Koosh! Really, would you expect otherwise?"

[key-youth-bert.livejournal.com]

Cuthbert stares at her for another second--and then leans forward until his forehead's on the bar, and leaves it there.

[awesome_lilly]

Lilly pats him on the head cheerfully.

"Relax, Koosh, he didn't seem to mind. We actually had a great conversation once I found out we had friends in common."

[key-youth-bert.livejournal.com]

Cuthbert snorts, and then straightens up.

"Cort was...is...not exactly the sort of person who has friends."

[awesome_lilly]

Lilly shrugs.

"Well, not you guys. You were his students, and apparently some of you," and she pauses to grin at him, "were not the best students you could be."

[key-youth-bert.livejournal.com]

Cuthbert looks unassuming.

"Well, what's a teacher without an unruly student here or there? If I hadn't kept him on his mettle, he'dve gotten rusty."

[lastgunslinger]

Roland is swift.

"You saw him."

He'd be smirking if he weren't smiling.

[key-youth-bert.livejournal.com]

Cuthbert shakes his head--but not in denial--and grins.

"All your fault, you know. Apparantly ka was listening when you brought him up the other night."

[lastgunslinger]

"He said you hadn't changed."

Oh, now there's the smirk we all know and love.

"Did he hit you?"

[key-youth-bert.livejournal.com]

Cuthbert snorts. "No, but the lack of hitting came through no fault of my own. I think I'm losing my touch."

[lastgunslinger]

Roland looks at him.

"Could be you're wearing your father's guns."

No smile. No smirk.

[key-youth-bert.livejournal.com]

Cuthbert's own smile is faint, and a little on the wistful side.

"Could be, yeah. He was here from before, though. I'm...not actually sure what he made of the fact that I passed."

[lastgunslinger]

Roland tilts his head to the side. "Do you say so?"

[key-youth-bert.livejournal.com]

"Yar. I asked if he was surprised, but...I don't know, he was just gruff at me."