bernard's birthday party

[awesome_lilly]

Lilly did not want to get up early. The tequila she had last night did not want her to get up early either. However, she has trouble to get into so she's down at the bar early. She orders a carafe of coffee and spends some time chatting with bar. Eventually, she walks away with the key to a private room, among other things.

It's a few hours later now, and an immense amount of coffee has been consumed, and the room has been transformed. There are empty tequila bottles acting as vases for bouquets of purple and blue and in concession to Bernard's taste, black balloons. There are streamers made from exotic labels off of strange and occasionally familiar bottles of alcohol. There are comfy chairs scattered around for conversation and hiding behind once Bernard arrives. There's music all ready, Bob Dylan and the White Stripes and a few other things she thinks he might like. There is a neon-bright sign across the back of the room reading HAPPY BIRTHDAY BERNARD!" There's also a table with a lone, flamboyantly wrapped package on it with a tag reading "To Bernard, Happy Birthday, Love Lilly, P.S. Please To Be Not Killing Me Before Opening."

Now all she needs are guests.

Comments

[mnt_raph]

I dunno...that whole Xander thing was an assult on us all....

[awesome_lilly]

Lilly nods sadly.

"But I told him he should have practiced more, so that's totally not my fault."

[mnt_raph]

*Gah, he's such a marshmallow*

I'm just bein' an ass. Bernard ain't gonna do nothin'. You did a nice job.

[awesome_lilly]

Lilly beams, her whole face lighting up.

"You really think so? Thanks, Raph!"

[mnt_raph]

Yeah, but I got no taste, so you're still kinda on your own there.

[awesome_lilly]

"Hey, if you like my party then you have taste as far as I'm concerned," Lilly replies happily.

[mnt_raph]

Low standards, huh?

[awesome_lilly]

"I prefer to think of my standards as surprisingly flexible, actually. Like Xander. You should have seen him when we were rehearsing, that boy can actually bend pretty nicely."

[mnt_raph]

*Raph throws his hands up*

Okay okay okay. We're derailin' that train o'thought right NOW.

[awesome_lilly]

Lilly giggles.

"If you insist. What would you like to think about instead?"

[mnt_raph]

Just 'bout anything else.

[awesome_lilly]

"Anything?" Lilly asks. "That's a wide range."

She decides not to abuse that, at the moment.

"So okay, what do you do in your world? Are you a bouncer there too? I thought Indy said something about Mike being a ninja, is that a family gig?"

[mnt_raph]

*Raph shakes the images from his head free.*

Yeah. Yeah it is. We trained together.

[awesome_lilly]

"Awesome! My family only did stupid rich people crap together, there was definitely no ninjing. Is it hard being a ninja? Did you get beat up a lot at first?"

[mnt_raph]

It's uh...well, yeah. It's a lot of work. An' yeah, Splinter was pretty hard on us. Worth it though, in the end.

[awesome_lilly]

Lilly blinks. Something there sounds familiar...

"Splinter? Why do I recognize that name? Is he like, a famous ninja guy or something? Did he maybe make a movie with Steven Seagal?"

[mnt_raph]

*Oh now that's an image.*

Not that I'm aware of. I'm pretty sure people woulda noticed that. Splinter's a rat.

[awesome_lilly]

And it all comes together.

"Wait, that's how I know that name! It's from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, my brother LOVED that show!"

She stares at Raph.

"Holy hell, you're a hero in a halfshell, aren't you?"

[mnt_raph]

*Facepalm*

If I say yes will you never sing that theme song within earshot?

[awesome_lilly]

Lilly looks sadly at him, trying to conceal her glee.

"I'm afraid I can't promise that, Raph. Or should I say Raphael?"

And then her eyes widen, and she grins.

"However, I might be willing to hold off on bar-wide karaoke renditions of the song if you give me ninja lessons!"

[mnt_raph]

Hey, I ain't in trouble...you can't use my full name.

*He facepalms again. Why? Because he knows even if he complies, Mike will just sing it along with her. He's just doomed no matter what he does.*

There's no way I'm getting outta this, is there?

[awesome_lilly]

Lilly beams.

"Nope! So what's your specialty? Were you the one with the stick or the sword or the throwing stars or the broken halves of a baton chained together?"

She pauses.

"Hey, wait. Aren't you supposed to be a turtle?"

[mnt_raph]

*He pinches the bridge of his nose.*

Sai. They're called Sai. Here.

*Reaching up under the back of his shirt, he grabs one, and hands it to her. It's heavy, but well balanced.*

I was. I got better.

[awesome_lilly]

Lilly takes the sai, feels the balance. She's been training with a sword for over a month now, so she actually handles it pretty well.

"Wow. What up, sai has a whole new meaning for me now. This is pretty cool, it's kinda like a shrimp fork on steroids."

[mnt_raph]

Wow, way to belittle my life's work. Good one.

*Don't let it fool you, he's smirking. Despite what he says, he's entertained.*