Happy Hour

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

Bernard escapes the sickroom by the skin of his teeth.

His hair's a little sticky-uppy.

He strides behind Bar and takes a deep breath.

"Welcome to Milliways Happy Hour.

"Specials are a dirty vodka martini, a tequila sunset, and--" he shrugs, "--a cosmopolitan."

He rubs his eyes tiredly.

"What'll you have?"

Comments

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, third day or so I was here. Fast friends, really. Best friends."

[action-antihero.livejournal.com]

"They're usually the best person to marry," he says with a lopsided smile.

He thinks for a minute. "You're living here, though? Do either of you go back to your worlds very often?"

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

"Well--" He blinks.

"I'm Bound to Bar. And she works in law-enforcement outside. So, she goes out almost every day, but I never leave."

[action-antihero.livejournal.com]

Jack nods, giving Bernard an apologetic smile. "Sorry, I'm being nosy; old habit. I'm just kind of stuck here for a while, and there are times I wonder how people make a life here."

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

"Easily enough. It's home, to us."

[action-antihero.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I guess it just takes some getting used to. Like not doing a double-take when usually-inanimate objects or animals start talking to you."

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

Bernard laughs.

"I got used to that a long time ago. But then, I'm pretty adaptable."

Helps that Bernard's canon has some pretty wonky views about the lives of inanimate objects.

[action-antihero.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I've pretty much gotten used to it. Kind of. Still takes me by surprise occasionally. Though I'm not sure I ever want that kind of thing to become 'normal', exactly."

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

"Why not?"

[action-antihero.livejournal.com]

"I guess part of me know it's weird by my world's standards and I'm reluctant to abandon it. Then again, even at home my perspective was probably fairly skewed anyway," he says with a wry smile, "I should be used to it by now."

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

"One of the great things about being human is being adaptable to change. Just that some are better at it than others."

[action-antihero.livejournal.com]

Jack gives a bit of a snort. "Yeah, and sometimes you don't have much of an alternative if you want to keep your sanity."

"Oh, speaking of changes--Tony said I should see you about doing some renovations of my room, I think."

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

"Oh? What did you have in mind?"

[action-antihero.livejournal.com]

"Maybe just an extra room, for a living room. Just so I can have a private space that isn't my bedroom. An entertainment centre would be nice, too. Doesn't have to be anything big or elaborate, though."

[action-antihero.livejournal.com]

[ooc: Aaaaaand *facepalm*. Didn't see your note re: LOA until just now, as I had to flee a couple minutes before you replied. Take it as read that the changes went through or have the conversation later?]