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: Mingle with the other guests

[isaysimplewords]

Cal laughs.

"Probably. Finger foods mostly just happened when I was too stoned to care what I was eating, anyway."

Re: Mingle with the other guests

[mycursedface]

"Stoned?"

Re: Mingle with the other guests

[isaysimplewords]

"Oh. Yeah. Uh. Drugs."

Medusa's just learning all kinds of exciting things today, isn't she?

Re: Mingle with the other guests

[mycursedface]

She really is.

"Oh. Right. I didn't know that was the...stoned? Really?"

Re: Mingle with the other guests

[isaysimplewords]

"Yeah, uh. That's the slang for it. Well, one of them."

Cal isn't even thinking about the original meaning of the term.

Re: Mingle with the other guests

[mycursedface]

"I...will try not to use that term, then."

Re: Mingle with the other guests

[isaysimplewords]

Cal laughs a little.

"I'm pretty sure no one's going to think you've been sitting around, smoking up," he says.

Re: Mingle with the other guests

[mycursedface]

Her eyebrows shoot up.


"Not unless Stheno and Euryale were joining me. They'd never let me live it down, otherwise."

Re: Mingle with the other guests

[isaysimplewords]

"Well, sure," Cal says. "It's more fun with company."

Re: Mingle with the other guests

[mycursedface]

"Like being drunk?"

Re: Mingle with the other guests

[isaysimplewords]

"Exactly," Cal says. "Definitely less fun by yourself."

Re: Mingle with the other guests

[mycursedface]

Her expression suddenly turns very, very wicked.

"Now that's the truth."

Re: Mingle with the other guests

[isaysimplewords]

Cal is innocent.

He has no idea what she means, he's sure.

Re: Mingle with the other guests

[mycursedface]

Given that Medusa is actually thinking of the time she got drunk with her triplets in Atlantis, this is...


Probably completely accurate!

Re: Mingle with the other guests

[isaysimplewords]

Cal lets the silence hang for a moment, then,

". . . So what about you? Have you eaten?"

Just to back up to a few subjects ago.

Re: Mingle with the other guests

[mycursedface]

"Not recently." She glances over at the table.

"...come and help tell me what things are?"

Re: Mingle with the other guests

[isaysimplewords]

Cal smiles.

"I can do that," he says, and offers her his arm. "Shall we?"

Re: Mingle with the other guests

[mycursedface]

There is a fraction of a moment's hesitation, then she nods and hooks her hand around his elbow.

"Of course."