Happy Birthday
Okay, so it's a little late. She turned 16 a few weeks ago. But with everything going on, she hasn't had a chance to have a party.
She's still not entirely in a good mood for it... a friend and teammate was murdered, after all... but her father insisted that she have a 16th birthday party. So Lynn is over in the small apartment, helping her set up decorations, and Anya's father is preparing food in the kitchen.
Lynn looks over her shoulder as she finishes hanging the last of the streamers. "You sure it's okay if I stick around?"
"It's cool, Lynn," Anya replies. "They'll like you."
She'd told Lynn what happened back when she first got out of the Cube... a little bit after she told her dad. Lynn was practically family; they'd been best friends since elementary school. But this was still going to be the first time Lynn was meeting Anya's teammates. Of course, she warned them that Lynn was going to be there -- if they wanted to keep their identities secret, they could do so by just coming in costume.
"Besides," Anya continues, "they should be arriving any minute.
She's still not entirely in a good mood for it... a friend and teammate was murdered, after all... but her father insisted that she have a 16th birthday party. So Lynn is over in the small apartment, helping her set up decorations, and Anya's father is preparing food in the kitchen.
Lynn looks over her shoulder as she finishes hanging the last of the streamers. "You sure it's okay if I stick around?"
"It's cool, Lynn," Anya replies. "They'll like you."
She'd told Lynn what happened back when she first got out of the Cube... a little bit after she told her dad. Lynn was practically family; they'd been best friends since elementary school. But this was still going to be the first time Lynn was meeting Anya's teammates. Of course, she warned them that Lynn was going to be there -- if they wanted to keep their identities secret, they could do so by just coming in costume.
"Besides," Anya continues, "they should be arriving any minute.