Christ is Risen! [open to guests expected and unexpected]

[fingersofleaf]

Well, it's Easter Day--it's Easter Day. Percy's house is full of the most beautiful smells--hot cross buns, doubtless the result of Heli's hard work, two chickens, to feed all of the housemates and the handful of guests who are present; as well as fresh, cold water to drink and almost certainly the fruits of Cimorene's dessertful labour. There is

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[scoffandjest]

If Dinadan must be begged, here he is. And none will be surprised to find that 'here' means somewhere smack in the middle of the buns and the wine, so that each can be accessed with equal ease.

[fingersofleaf]

That works, honestly. Percy will dodge over in a moment and grin at him enormously. "Hey!"

[scoffandjest]

"Hello there. How goes it?"

[fingersofleaf]

"Great! How are you?"

[scoffandjest]

"With all of this, it would take a gloomier man than I to be anything but well."

[fingersofleaf]

"Great," he says again. "Hey, can you play--?"

[scoffandjest]

He laughs. "Play what?"

[fingersofleaf]

"Um." Tentatively, Percy sings a few lines of JesusChristisRisenTo-day.

[scoffandjest]

He laughs again, though not mockingly. "You seem to be doing a fine enough job of it."

[fingersofleaf]

"Thanks!" beaming. "But it sounds so good played, and you play so good anyway--"

[scoffandjest]

"Oh, come now. But, well, if you insist." He grins.

[fingersofleaf]

"I do!" Percy says eagerly, bouncing on his feet.

[scoffandjest]

"You're like a-- a puppy or something. Give me a minute, I'll go fetch something to play on."

[fingersofleaf]

"A puppy? Ohhh, hey, did you see Neirin yet?"

[scoffandjest]

"If it's a dog, then no."

[fingersofleaf]

"No, he's a dragon. Cimorene found him."