Milliways 6th Birthday Party Post

[necessary_child]

There is a group - well, more of a sort of rabble - of people playing kickabout on the expanse of green behind the bar. Goalposts have been marked out with the traditional piles of jumpers, more or less equally spaced

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[kindalikecurry]

Seamus hasn't joined in yet - he suspects he probably will, at some point, but for the moment he's standing at the side watching with a small grin.

He's supporting the pinks. He just couldn't bring himself to support a team that wears a colour that absorbs heat in the summer. It's foolishness.

[source_fairy]

"They're all so very enthusiastic, aren't they?" Sirona says, archly, watching as well.

[kindalikecurry]

"Sure thing," Seamus replies lightly. "Why, is that a problem?"

[source_fairy]

"Oh no," Sirona says. "I quite like enthusiasm. At least there aren't any vuvuzelas."

[kindalikecurry]

"Vuvuzelas?"

Seamus is pre-2010 World Cup and thus, while not pre-vuvuzelas, hasn't really ever heard of them.

[source_fairy]

Out of nowhere, Sirona produces a long, silver-coloured plastic horn and toots on it.

It is very loud and mostly sounds like an elephant with bad flatulence.

[kindalikecurry]

"Please never do that again."

[source_fairy]

"That's a vuvuzela," Sirona says.

[kindalikecurry]

"You could have just told me."

[source_fairy]

"Sorry," Sirona says. "Well, this is what it is. They're using them at the world cup."

[kindalikecurry]

"Somehow that doesn't surprise me."

[source_fairy]

"What year are you from?" Sirona asks.

[west_ham_artist]

Dean - being blissfully ignorant and also, handily, from about eight years early - is wearing his England shirt. But, to show willing, he has a pink bandanna tied around his forehead.

He grins at Seamus. "You playin'?"

[kindalikecurry]

"Not yet. But I'll join in a bit later." He steps forward, reaching over to tweak Dean's bandana. "I approve of the team choice."

[west_ham_artist]

Dean ducks his head slightly, but can't hide the smile.

"I thought I could maybe play for the other side and not need colours, what with my skin," he says lightly, "But that might be cheating."

[kindalikecurry]

"Well, whenever I joined in, we'd be on opposing sides if you did that."