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[anticlaw]

Right, so. I'm now officially adding "my parents drunk" to the list of things that I would Never Like To See Again, Ever. Especially when they ended up getting completely shitefaced on, of all things, prissy brand-name chocolate liqueur. Who even does that, besides randy Sixth Year girls who fancy themselves foxy and cultured? No one, that's who,

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[fabium]

I see your place of employment is trying to outdo mine on its New Year's decorations.

Also, I think it's only 'scarring for life' if they tried to conceive a new sibling for you while the others watched. And then the planets have to align a little more, so they have to be on the coffee table with the family photo album supporting your mum. Preferably opened to your first day of school? Scarring for life is a pretty big deal.

[anticlaw]

Should I be worried that you seem to know all the steps for scarring a child for life?

[fabium]

I have a lot of nephews. You learn pretty quickly what will or won't have them staring at you and twitching for days.

And how are you, Marlene? Scarring, drinking, groping, partying, bitching, and other participles aside?

[anticlaw]

I'm well, thanks Fabian, and you? Have you shot any resolutions to hell, yet?

[fabium]

Didn't make any! Why spend the first week of the new year disappointed in yourself when you have the whole year for that?

Except I should resolve to get a hobby. Now that the Ministry thinks we can't go for a carton of milk without being kidnapped and I can't stay in the flat very long without being the one to fake a kidnapping (my own or someone else's.)

[anticlaw]

Well that should be an easy enough thing to accomplish. You could make doilies.

[fabium]

Wow, all right, well. Thanks very much, but I'm going to risk life and limb and try to drag Gideon to the pub. Have fun doing... whatever you're doing. Don't let it involve doilies.

[fabium]

Sorry, very rude: feel like coming? We all have work tomorrow but I can't sit around being a disgusting voyeur on other people's conversations unless I'm mocking them.

[anticlaw]

Yeah, why not? I think I've had enough runes for the night (if there ever can be enough).

[fabium]

You're really reading runes for fun? I do that at work when it's, relatively, the most fun one can have. That, and trying to teach myself German.

And great. Do you know where The Laughing Dingo is? About two blocks from King's College, off Snowsfields and onto Kipling Street.

[anticlaw]

Not just any runes -- Scandanavian runes. And when you get good enough at German to translate a catalogue, drop a line, yeah? I like to be unfettered by silly things like language barriers when I try and order away for books.

Excellent, I've heard of it and I'll be over shortly. Provided I'm neither kidnapped nor Splinched horribly in the meantime.

[fabium]

There already and have ordered you a pint.