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[the_woodpecker]

*Paper-white, Bernard walks behind the bar from his table where Charlie Weasley and Crowley still sit talking amiably. He takes a deep breath and lights a new cigarette off the old one.*

Welcome to Milliways Happy Hour

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[henry_jones_jr]

* Naturally Indy is at the bar, regardless of whether he's got an entrance post or not. He hears the magic words and he's leaning over the counter like lightning *

Happy New Year Bernard! Good to see you back here... I'll take a Bushmill's. And just keep 'em comin' if you don't care.

* old habits die hard *

...on second thoughts... just the one for now.

[the_woodpecker]

*Pours his drink, watching out of the corner of his eye as Charlie looks a little pale. Fuck. Damn Crowley to fucking Hell.*

Happy New Year, Doctor Jones. *He flashes him a grin and pours his drink*

Good to be back.

[henry_jones_jr]

Cheers! * clinky *

And the bar's all fixed up again as well. Thank God. So... uh... everything's okay again... right?

[the_woodpecker]

*He's distracted*

Sure. Peachy.

*He focuses on Indy*

You?

[henry_jones_jr]

* he shrugs *

Been better... been worse. Been a kinda shitty Christmas... but... eh... maybe the new year will be better.

[the_woodpecker]

Shitty, how?

[henry_jones_jr]

Ah... details are unimportant... let's just say...

* his head drops a little *

Fuck it.

Where should I start? Hm. So my friend Marion came back and then freaked out when Polexia got all festive with me under the mistletoe. Tried to stop her but it turns out that I'm bound now. Which is really bad timing... some stuff in my own world I need to get on with. Guess that's not happenin' now.

Oh... and then? I was sorta seeing Tere for a bit... wasn't exactly going too great. So she decides to get engaged... to a goddess. That was real nice as well.

Then there was some shit before Christmas where I got all shot up by Germans in my own world. Somehow I got back here and thankfully some of the healers here were on hand.

So... there ya go. Now I'm here to stay. So be sure to keep my tab running.

[the_woodpecker]

*Bernard blinks*

Shit.

*He pours him another Bushmill's*

On me.

[henry_jones_jr]

Thanks. So... I guess I'm gonna try and make the best of it. Teach some classes for Kestrel... see if I can make a go of things with this Jenny chick. Wait and see if I get unbound I guess.

* he clears his throat *

How was your Christmas?

[the_woodpecker]

*Bernard laughs and lights a cigarette, offering one to Indy.*

Quiet. Calm before the storm, you might say.

[henry_jones_jr]

* He declines the smoke politely *

How so?

[the_woodpecker]

*He grins sardonically.*

Just been busy.

So, Jenny, huh? Can't say I'm sure who you mean.

[henry_jones_jr]

Jenny Sparks. Cute British chick... blonde hair... nice ass. Dead.

[the_woodpecker]

*Bernard thinks for a second, then his eyes light up as he answers*

Oh yeah! The lightning chick! She burnt the bar with Constantine.

[henry_jones_jr]

Oh she did? She never told me about that. I shoulda known she had some crazy special "magic" thing though.

* finger quotes are employed with a slight sense of annoyance *

She never told me about it. Lightning huh? Lightning... sparks... hm. Nice. What the hell did she burn the bar for?

[the_woodpecker]

*He shrugs*

There was a problematic ghost. She and Constantine were trying to exorcise him.