Caritas [Sunday Evening]

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Greg opened up Caritas, mulling over the conversation from earlier in the day with his school-appointed and very grumpy little brother.

He whistled as he started to reassemble the band, and then took his place behind the bar and waving cheerfully to Jarod on the other side of the bar.

[Wait for OCD threads! Threads are up and Caritas is open.]

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Re: The Lounge [08/27]

[karaoke-lizard.livejournal.com]

"Ahhh. Young love. So wonderful," Lorne said dreamily, "It's like when Tino and I first moved to Fandom. So are you both going to the same school? Where are you going to college?"

Re: The Lounge [08/27]

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

Veronica's grin slipped for a half a second, but she recovered quickly. "I'm going to Hearst College, back home in Neptune," she said.

Re: The Lounge [08/27]

[actingltcrumpet.livejournal.com]

"I'm not going to college, actually," Archie added, somewhat abashed. "I had a job offer in San Diego I couldn't turn down."

Re: The Lounge [08/27]

[karaoke-lizard.livejournal.com]

"Really? What's the job sailor?" Lorne asked Archie. "And how far is neptune from LA? Just in case I need to swing by if I do a nightclub tour."

Re: The Lounge [08/27]

[actingltcrumpet.livejournal.com]

"Maritime museum work," Archie explained. "Knowledge about sailing in my time seems to be at a premium. As for the distance between Neptune and Los Angeles . . ." He looked helplessly at Veronica.

Re: The Lounge [08/27]

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"Only an hour or so," Veronica said. "But only if it's the same dimension."

Re: The Lounge [08/27]

[karaoke-lizard.livejournal.com]

"I'll make sure it is," Lorne replied. "Sounds like you two are pretty serious. In honor of your soon to be departure, I would be happy to sing a little tune in your honor. Your choice."

Re: The Lounge [08/27]

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"Hmm," Veronica glanced at Archie. "Do you know 'You'll Never Walk Alone?'"

Re: The Lounge [08/27]

[karaoke-lizard.livejournal.com]

"Honey... Do you have to ask?" Lorne said heading toward the stage (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomtownies/1042421.html?thread=44535797#t44535797).

When he returned he was mopping his brow and had another sea breeze in his hand. "Oh dear. It's been too long since I had a regular singing engagement. Was it good for you two darlings?"

Re: The Lounge [08/27]

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"It was wonderful," Veronica said, giving him another hug. "I am so glad I got to see you before I left. And I'm hoping to be back for Homecoming in a couple of months."

Re: The Lounge [08/27]

[actingltcrumpet.livejournal.com]

Archie bit his lip, wishing he could say the same. Instead, he put on a slightly forced smile and said, "Lorne, that was wonderful. Thank you -- I couldn't have asked for a better sendoff."

Re: The Lounge [08/27]

[karaoke-lizard.livejournal.com]

"Well when you two drop by town? You better come see your favorite lounge lizard," Lorne said leaning over and hugging V. "Or I'll be forced to spread horrible rumors about you all."

Re: The Lounge [08/27]

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"We will," Veronica promised. "Take care of yourself."

Re: The Lounge [08/27]

[karaoke-lizard.livejournal.com]

Lorne give V another peck on the cheek and Archie a firm handshake. "Just remember to name your first born after me. Krevlornswath Mars-Kennedy has a nice ring to it. But I'll leave you two be. Mwah!"

Re: The Lounge [08/27]

[actingltcrumpet.livejournal.com]

Archie looked just a touch pale after that pronunciation. "First born?" he repeated to Veronica with a half-embarrassed, half-uncertain laugh.

Re: The Lounge [08/27]

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

Veronica looked horrified at the concept of having children.

"... I have no words," she admitted.

Re: The Lounge [08/27]

[actingltcrumpet.livejournal.com]

"You know him better than I," Archie replied; between the two of them, their facial expressions were probably a comedic masterpiece in still-life. "Can we dismiss it as just a case of Lorne being Lorne?"

Re: The Lounge [08/27]

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"I think that's a fabulous idea," Veronica agreed quickly.

She took a moment to look around and then sighed. "I'm going to miss this place."

Re: The Lounge [08/27]

[actingltcrumpet.livejournal.com]

Archie wrapped his arms around her with a sigh of his own. "So many Tuesday and Thursday nights spent here . . . I'll miss it too."

Re: The Lounge [08/27]

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

Veronica snuggled against him and smiled. "I love you."

Re: The Lounge [08/27]

[actingltcrumpet.livejournal.com]

"I love you too," Archie murmured into her hair as he pulled her closer. "I'm glad we stopped by here before we left. It wouldn't have been right otherwise."

Re: The Lounge [08/27]

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"I agree," she said. "I don't want to go."

Re: The Lounge [08/27]

[actingltcrumpet.livejournal.com]

"Neither do I, but we knew it would have to happen sometime," Archie said softly. He'd been living in some hazy awareness of the reality of their departure for several days now, but suddenly it was very, very real to him. "At least we're going together."

Re: The Lounge [08/27]

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"And we get to spend a week together in Paris," Veronica said.

She sighed. "This has hands down been the best year of my life, even with all the bad stuff that happened."

Re: The Lounge [08/27]

[actingltcrumpet.livejournal.com]

"It's been wonderful," Archie answered. "I'm glad I got to share it with you."