Birthday Party for Laura/X-23

[noteful]

It's a pretty low-key party, all things considered, and not significantly different than the one Parker or Meg would have thrown in a dorm room for a friend at home, not-exactly-traditional menu not withstanding.

There's music, low enough to talk over (and maybe with a little more folk in the mix than one expects to find a party). Balloons and streamers in purple and blue and red. A place to leave presents. People to meet or catch up with.

And, most importantly, a chance to wish X-23 (or Laura) a very happy birthday.

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Re: Hang out with X-23

[cutting_edgex23]

"Oh."

X considers this.

"Joris likes Konstam."

Beat.

"That is not okay?"

Re: Hang out with X-23

[walksthebounds]

"Of course it's all right. But you can like someone without thinking they're a golden god."

Jamie doesn't even think the golden gods he's met are golden gods.

(Well, except maybe him on his rock.)

Re: Hang out with X-23

[cutting_edgex23]

X nods, just a little.

"Yes."

Beat.

"That makes sense."

It really does.

"You do not like gods?"

Re: Hang out with X-23

[walksthebounds]

"I haven't got anything against gods as such," Jamie says, rather cautiously.

You never know when one might be listening and decide to take offense.

"If they leave me alone I'll return the favor. I'm not too keen on anyone who plays around with people's lives for fun, I suppose."

Re: Hang out with X-23

[cutting_edgex23]

X considers this.

"I do not know if they all do that. Play."

Beat.

"Belar is in charge of Security. He is a god."

Re: Hang out with X-23

[walksthebounds]

"I'm sure I've met some decent ones too, here. And I've come across a few religions on some worlds that I'm really fond of."

Delik, God of Cakes, for example!

"So far be it from me to generalize," he says, with a half-smile. "But some of them seem to be in it mostly to make their worshippers' lives misery. I've never seen the point of that."

Re: Hang out with X-23

[cutting_edgex23]

"Some people like it when others are hurt."

X says this matter-of-factly.

"I do not know why."

Re: Hang out with X-23

[walksthebounds]

"I know."

Jamie shrugs, tired; it's one of the times when he almost sounds his hundred-and-thirteen years.

"I've never understood it either."

Re: Hang out with X-23

[cutting_edgex23]

X is quiet, watching him carefully.

And then--

"Maybe you will stop meeting people. Like that."

Re: Hang out with X-23

[walksthebounds]

Jamie glances at her, and says, "I don't think there's anywhere you can go where those kind of people aren't. But you learn how to stay away from them, that's the thing."

Re: Hang out with X-23

[cutting_edgex23]

Or you end up with one as your best friend! Hi Elle!

X just offers Jamie a quick, one-shouldered shrug.

"Unless you are fighting them."

Re: Hang out with X-23

[walksthebounds]

Elle's different, though! Because . . . she . . . um. Well. Jamie's not thinking about her right now, anyways!

"Unless you're fighting them," he says, with a quick grin. "You know that's not my thing."

Re: Hang out with X-23

[cutting_edgex23]

"That is true," X says.

"You are better at talking."

And running. But she has not really seen much of that. Yet.

Re: Hang out with X-23

[walksthebounds]

There isn't all that much to run away from, in Milliways.

- well. Jamie hasn't encountered it, at least.

"It's nice to know someone thinks so," Jamie says, and casts a mild glare over at Helen where she's standing in the crowd before turning a grin back to X.

Re: Hang out with X-23

[cutting_edgex23]

X shrugs.

"I have seen you."

Re: Hang out with X-23

[walksthebounds]

"Heard me, you mean," Jamie jokes, tugging on his ear.

Re: Hang out with X-23

[cutting_edgex23]

"Yes," X says, apparently unfazed.

"I have heard you, too."