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".]

Comments

[awesome_lilly]

Lilly grins wryly.

"Considering mine left me to die slowly from a bleeding head wound because she thought my brother'd hit me in an epileptic fit and wanted to protect him even at the expense of my life, I'd say so. Definitely lucky."

[faithful-slayer.livejournal.com]

"So who hit you, then? I'd like to know this, so if I ever get into your world I'll know whose lungs to fillet."

[awesome_lilly]

"My boyfriend's dad," Lilly says. "Aaron Echolls, big movie star in my universe. Pete beat the shit out of him when we were back saving my best friend from him, so feel free to jump in on that if you're ever in Neptune."

[faithful-slayer.livejournal.com]

Faith files the name away, nodding.

"Aaron Echolls. I'll remember."

That smile? That's not a friendly smile.

[awesome_lilly]

No, it's not, but Lilly finds it strangely comforting nonetheless.

"Thanks, Faith."