Alain's birthday

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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]

Alain takes it with a smile, and then blinks and looks closer.

[street-sparrow.livejournal.com]

Gavroche watches him expectantly, grinning.

[honest-johns.livejournal.com]

"All twelve."

He ruffles Gavroche's hair briefly, with a grin.

"Merci. Where'd you find such? If it's not bad manners to ask that of a present."

[street-sparrow.livejournal.com]

Gavroche grins up at him proudly.

"From the Floating Market. Hammersmith made it."

[honest-johns.livejournal.com]

"You've a good memory, to have remembered all aright."

He does like it. It's not quite his style, really, as jewelry, though. But for the party... he offers the wrist that doesn't have Susan's braided leather on it, for Gavroche to clasp the bracelet on for him.

[street-sparrow.livejournal.com]

Gavroche beams and does so. "I'm good at remembering things."

[honest-johns.livejournal.com]

Alain looks at the charms on his wrist and touches the Bear with a finger, briefly.

"Did he have it already, or was it your idea entire?"

[street-sparrow.livejournal.com]

"He had a few of them made. I asked for the others."

[honest-johns.livejournal.com]

So not a charm bracelet of the Guardians, made in another world by one who'd never met a gunslinger. It's still a thoughtful present.

He smiles down at Gavroche. "It's shiny."

"Have you tried Lilly's sno cones, by the way? Seems something you'd like."

[street-sparrow.livejournal.com]

Gavroche beams, then peers over at the sno cone table. "Not yet."

[honest-johns.livejournal.com]

"Ice and sugar and fruit."

Alain's is only half gone. Too sweet to eat quickly, for someone who grew up in a place where sugar was a rare treat. He offers it to Gavroche, for examination or a bite as he likes.

It's lemon.

[street-sparrow.livejournal.com]

Gavroche takes it, studies it, then tastes.

His grin says he approves.

[honest-johns.livejournal.com]

Alain returns the grin.