She comes out of the staff quarters, carrying in one hand what looks to be several thin leather cords looped together. A quick stop by the bar for hot chocolate-- the good kind, the best kind-- and Susan goes to the couch and curls up there ( Read more... )

*Tom walks in from the House of Arch somewhat warily. He is much happier and more relaxed than last week, but still very tired and somewhat off.

He won't be here long. He doesn't like leaving Door for more than a few minutes at a time, but she and Ingress are having a special sisters' night at the moment.

He smiles as Bar offers him a scotch.*

Crowley. He's, you know, around the place. Probably with wine, or something apple-flavoured. Maybe a newspaper, or a book.

You know how it is.

Wow, a tan looks good on him.

*After cleaning up her daughter, Tonks settles herself in a booth in the corner of the bar, reading the latest issue of Transfiguration Today.

Which is probably why the napkin dispenser keeps turning into a miniature portrait of the Queen.*

*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 ( Read more... )

*Bernard strolls out of the Staff Quarters, looking hopeful. Not seeing the person he most wants to see, he snags a bottle of Sauza Gold and a shot glass and sits at his usual table, smoking and thinking.*

( Letter to Tonks )

*Crowley, a frantically protesting Tonks in tow, strolls across the bar and down the staff corridors until he arrives at Bernard's door. He knocks, loudly*

Bernard?

*Tom cautiously steps into the bar from the House of Arch and stands quietly, quietly glancing about the bar. He looks wan and pale, and he holds a basket of flowers in one hand. The basket has a bow on it - it is obviously a gift ( Read more... )

The door opens, and the sound of hearty laughter can be clearly heard, along with rather a lot of rattling and metallic clanging and jingling.

Jack and Ash saunter in, decked out like kings in gold and jewels. While Jack is wearing his usual hat, Ash has on a crown perched at a jaunty angle. They are both grinning ( Read more... )