Milliways has been odder than usual lately, but Mary keeps to her routine, packs up her basket for the day, and goes down the stairs to the bar. When she reaches the bottom of the stairs, her eyes drift to where her door home should be. It’s purely a product of habit - weeks and weeks now, and there’s been nothing ( Read more... )

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Bar has two items for Mary Bennet this evening - a book compliments of Mr. William Evans, and a note. Mary takes up the book first, both touched by the gift, and weirded out at receiving one from an unrelated male of limited acquaintance ( Read more... )

William comes in with his arms full of small packages and a smile, he's not sure how long he can stay but he wants to drop these off.

( Thalia Grace, Miss Mary Bennet, Albus, Scorpius, Teja, Katya, Kate Barlow, Dan Evans, Ben Wade, Urquhart, Miss Dixie Cousins, Ellen Park, Adrian Shephard )

This year, William's enjoying the holidays. Thanks to Mrs. Reynolds, he's got his mother's present all sorted out and got to help with making the Bar looks pretty.

Also the time he spent with Tamara warmed him up in a different way though he's going to try and not do it again ( Read more... )

With Jo freeing Sallie up from bartending, she's taking the time to enjoy the process of decorating around the bar for the holiday season. A wreath over the fireplace, cinnamon brooms in random corners, and of course appropriate amounts of mistletoe ( Read more... )

He will never understand this place. Time moves in ways it bloody well shouldn't. It's only been twenty minutes since he was last here, only now it appears to be Christmas, if the decorations are to be believed.

He walks to the bar. 'You're tryin' to tell me somethin', aren't you?'

There is no reply. He waits a moment, then sighs. A pint appears.

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Mary Bennet has planned her approach with both precision and caution. Caution because, though the object has been pointed out to her more than once (and by people she doesn't entirely think are dastardly) she can't help the niggling fear that this is some sort of unpleasant ruse ( Read more... )

William doesn't have any shoes on and looks pale as he enters through the Front Door and sighs. This wasn't where he meant to go and he shivers as he heads towards the fire ( Read more... )

Mary Bennet comes downstairs into the bar, takes two steps, and freezes.

A tiny, panicked voice in her head is shrilling, Oh, NOW what?!Her body is suddenly encased in a heavy layer of bulky white material. There are boots on her feet and gloves on her hands. There’s a strange, stiff collar that extends halfway down the……bodice? And all of her ( Read more... )