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Birthday Party for Laura/X-23

Feb 26, 2009 21:12

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 ( Read more... )

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Mingle with the other guests ever_noteful February 27 2009, 14:38:45 UTC

Meet someone new, catch up with an old friend, or do both.

Re: Mingle with the other guests ever_noteful February 28 2009, 03:33:35 UTC

It seems to be going well, in Meg's opinion.

Which means she can relax a little and talk to people.

(Though she's still going to occasionally look over to make sure they aren't running low on garlic bread.)

Re: Mingle with the other guests smallestopener February 28 2009, 05:20:15 UTC

Maybe Ingress has seen Meg around and maybe not. In any case, she seems very nice.

"Hi. I'm Ingress. Laura's my friend, too."

Re: Mingle with the other guests ever_noteful February 28 2009, 05:22:06 UTC

Laura has mentioned Ingress.

Meg remembers the hair.

"I'm Meghan Ford. Meg.

"It's very nice to meet you, Ingress.

"I'm glad you could come."

Re: Mingle with the other guests smallestopener February 28 2009, 05:24:22 UTC

"Me too! Does X teach you how to fight, too?"

Re: Mingle with the other guests ever_noteful February 28 2009, 05:27:20 UTC

". . .um, no. No, she doesn't."

Meg is just slightly startled by the question.

"Does she teach you?"

Re: Mingle with the other guests smallestopener February 28 2009, 23:51:03 UTC

"She does," Ingress says, clearly proud of the fact. "I picked her as a teacher instead of Tom and Door. I've had lots of different teachers for weapons training, but I never picked my own before."

Re: Mingle with the other guests ever_noteful March 1 2009, 00:15:22 UTC

"Oh."

Meg . . . well. Meg has been introduced to a lot of new and strange-to-her ideas since she came to Milliways. But, um, Ingress seems a little young to have had "lots of different teachers for weapons training."

So if Ingress could just give her a second to process . . .

"I bet Laura is a good teacher," she says.

Re: Mingle with the other guests smallestopener March 1 2009, 00:23:51 UTC

"She really is. I've learned a lot. And when I go to Valdemar next, the weapons master will be impressed. I'm going to go to school there soon, so I can be a Herald. That's a kind of soldier for the Queen."

Re: Mingle with the other guests ever_noteful March 1 2009, 01:07:53 UTC

"I'm not surprised. Laura's good person to know."

Pause.

"Valdemar," Meg repeats, carefully. "Is that where you're from?"

Re: Mingle with the other guests smallestopener March 1 2009, 03:16:23 UTC

"It's not where I'm from, but it's where I'll live as a grown up. It's kind of hard to explain."

She's starting to become aware of the confused looks on people's faces when she tries to explain Megwyn.

Re: Mingle with the other guests ever_noteful March 1 2009, 03:19:47 UTC

"All right," Meg says.

"You can try to explain, if you want. I'll listen."

Meg will try to understand.

"You don't have to, though."

Re: Mingle with the other guests smallestopener March 1 2009, 03:28:05 UTC

"Oh, well, Megwyn found me in Milliways. She Chose me to be her Herald. She's a Companion of Valdemar, you see. Um, she looks like a white horse, but she's not a horse, really. It's all magic."

Re: Mingle with the other guests ever_noteful March 1 2009, 03:31:16 UTC

Honestly? The part of that that Meg finds oddest is that the not-a-horse almost has her name.

"So you'll go to Valdemar and be a Herald, because Megwyn . . . how did she choose you?"

Re: Mingle with the other guests smallestopener March 1 2009, 03:34:21 UTC

"She looked into my heart and she knew I would grow up and be a good Herald."

Re: Mingle with the other guests ever_noteful March 1 2009, 03:36:38 UTC

. . . oh, of course.

"Well, then I'm sure you will," Meg says.

"How did you wind up choosing Laura as a teacher?"

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