Alain's birthday

[key-youth-bert.livejournal.com]

It's almost sunset, and the preparations are almost finished.

Cuthbert, Lilly, and the waitrats they've roped into helping out have set up tables with food out by the lake. On one of them, there's a small CD player currently playing The Beatles.

A few games are set up in the surrounding area--the kind you'd find at any country fair or picnic--but on the whole, there's nothing elaborate.

All that's needed now is for people to show up.


[Summary: Alain has a birthday party. Roland, Cuthbert, Susan, Lilly, Faith, Ace, Meg, and Gavroche attend. There are snow cones and lovely presents and a general mood of "there's doom all around, so let's make this one thing tonight happy and fun".]

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[honest-johns.livejournal.com]

Milliways is good about expanding your horizons that way.

Inside is a black tobacco pouch, with papers and good tobacco, and a small silver device which after a moment he recognizes as something like a flint-wheel. On the bottom of the lighter is engraved Happy Birthday to Alain, from Lilly.

He laughs, pleased. "Say thankya, Lilly."

[awesome_lilly]

"You're welcome," Lilly says happily, delighted that he likes his present. "I promise not to bum too many cigarettes from you either."

[honest-johns.livejournal.com]

He grins. "The corruption continues, does it?"

[awesome_lilly]

Lilly shakes her head sadly.

"It does, say true. It's a shame, Alain. I used to be such a model citizen before I started hanging out gunslingers."

[honest-johns.livejournal.com]

"It's a sad story."

[awesome_lilly]

"Tragic," Lilly says in a voice that would be full of sorrow if she weren't fighting off giggles.

"There I was, young and innocent and then suddenly thrown into a bar with people who smoked and drank and swore. What could I do but become one of them?"

A stifled giggle absolutely does not escape her at this point.

[honest-johns.livejournal.com]

Alain's got a better straight face. This should suprise no one, really.

"The only way to cope with all of us."

Mock-sorrowful.

[awesome_lilly]

"Driven to it," Lilly starts to agree before she loses it and the giggles overwhelm her.

"Damnit, Alain. I bet you're really good at poker."