Guppy's 30th Birthday Party

[guppy_sandhu]

Having collected everyone from the bar, Guppy leads them back through to the house, where they enter through the kitchen.

The living room furniture has been mostly moved out of the way, and that's where the most of the party has been set up. The sofa and some chairs are around the edge of the room, and there's music playing. The kitchen is a bit small so the food is being taken through into the dining room. Also a little on the small side, but enough for purpose. All of the baby gates are open on the ground floor, but not on the stairs.

Upstairs, the spare bedroom has been set aside for any little people at the party. It's a bit quieter, with baby-sized food, some toys, and a DVD of Pingu playing.

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[caring-hand.livejournal.com]

"Did you guys meet in Milliways?" she asks. "Because that's really cool if you did."

[theflyingsquirl]

"We did," he says, the grin returning. "One of those... not exactly love at first sight, but definitely fascination at first sight, and love pretty soon after that, kinda things. There's nobody back home like Coreen, and I think it's fair to say that there's nobody in her world quite like me either."

[caring-hand.livejournal.com]

That's quite understandable.

She herself has never believed quite in love at first sight...but fascination is a good word,

"How long have you guys been together?"

[theflyingsquirl]

He has to think about it.

Well, time works differently.

"A little less than eight months, I think. Hardly been any time at all, but I can tell it's gonna last. We're getting married soon."

Why yes, he is proud of her.

[caring-hand.livejournal.com]

...and they have a kid?

Stranger things, she supposes.

She smiles at him. "That's fantastic! Congratulations!"

[theflyingsquirl]

"Thanks," he says with a grin. "It's a little stressful, you know--so many big changes, all at once--but it's worth it, overall."

[caring-hand.livejournal.com]

"Overall?" she asks. "What, if you don't mind me asking, would you change, given the chance?"

These sorts of things have always interested her.

[theflyingsquirl]

"Oh, nothing about her, or about us," he says. "It's more that... I don't have the best job right now. I'm in politics, and that's no kind of life for a family. We can't live in her world, we can't live like a normal family in mine. All we can do is try to make the best of it, until I can get a better job."

[caring-hand.livejournal.com]

She nods, "That sounds like a really tough situation...But making the best of it; staying positive is all you can really do."

[theflyingsquirl]

"We try. And it's worth it, you know? Having a family, having someone to belong to."

[caring-hand.livejournal.com]

She smiles a little wistfully. There's someone she cares deeply about, but she's not sure it would work completely. Even if he is in love with...the...thought of her?

"I can see how it would be," she says finally. "I'm glad you guys were able to find each other."

[theflyingsquirl]

"Sometimes things work out, I guess," he says. "I don't know if I believe in karma or anything, but... you know, you go through enough crap in your life and don't you kinda deserve something good for a change? She's probably my reward for everything that's ever happened to me. And probably the only one I'll ever get, so I need to protect what we've got."

[caring-hand.livejournal.com]

It's good to hear things like that.

"It's good that you have a couple blessings in your life. I have my friends, but...that's all I've got here. A...Death Ray blew up, and I kinda...got in the way of the debris."

[theflyingsquirl]

He frowns.

"Mad scientists, huh? We got a lot of them back home, and they... have a way of making things go wrong. And dangerous."

[caring-hand.livejournal.com]

She blushes a little.

"It wasn't Billy's fault! It was Captain Hammer! Billy--uh, Doctor Horrible--warned Captain Hammer not to use it...and he used it anyway."

[theflyingsquirl]

"Archrivals?" he asks. "Or not-exactly-friends?"

[caring-hand.livejournal.com]

"Archrivals. I...uh, sorta dated Captain Hammer for a while. I...was dating him when I died, even though...well...if Billy would have asked..."

Obviously, she's got an awkward streak when it comes to him.

[theflyingsquirl]

"...oh, one of those," he says, nodding, sympathetic. "Well, you've got opportunities now, I guess?"

[caring-hand.livejournal.com]

She shrugs, "I'm not sure a lot of people would want to date a dead girl, if you know what I mean. Not that I'm not corporeal enough, but...the whole getting pulled back into bar after a couple of days, and not being able to go home sort of sucks."

[theflyingsquirl]

"There's ways though," he says. "Have you met a guy named Teja? He's over by the fire with his cats a lot, or working in the forge. He's been here longer than I have, he's dead, and he's got a relationship with someone who's not. Maybe he's got pointers."

[caring-hand.livejournal.com]

She nods, considering it.

"Maybe, if it's not too awkward, he'd talk to me about it."

[theflyingsquirl]

"You can tell him that I sent you, for general advice about being dead. Maybe work up to the relationship talk, see how things go. He's... well, from the ancient world, so he doesn't have a modern view on talking about relationships and feelings and stuff, but you never know."

[caring-hand.livejournal.com]

She nods, "Thanks. I really appreciate all the help I can get, you know?"

[theflyingsquirl]

"He's a good guy. Level-headed, dependable, usually around. Does really nice work, too--he made some beautiful jewelry for Coreen."

[caring-hand.livejournal.com]

She smiles a little more brightly. "That's great! He sounds really interesting. Maybe if I get some money sometime, I'll get something."

She's not normally one to spend money on herself, really.