June 30, 2074 - Retro pool party!

[ms_weetzie_bat]

"Lanky lizards!"

Weetzie couldn't believe her eyes when she and Slinkster Dog entered the pool area. She was decked out in the best retro swimwear she could find: a polka-dotted red bikini that Esther Williams could have worn. She wore a flower in her spit-curled blond hair, too, just like Esther, and perfect red lipstick and a bracelet with

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[stardrive_pilot]

Despite appearances to the contrary at the last party, Sheppard does know how to dress for an occasion. And, being from California, he knows how to dress for a pool party. He's been shopping in preparation for tonight, and in anticipation of a trip to that beach asteroid he vaguely remembers Starbuck mentioning.

He's found some floral board shorts and paired them with a short-sleeved button-down shirt. His hair's been allowed free rein, so it looks almost wind-tousled. Though that's its natural state, it fits the theme. He even managed to find a bracelet made of wooden beads carved with designs that look vaguely Polynesian. He'd fit in easily on the beaches of his teens, save only the thin chain around his neck that holds his dog-tags.

He looks around with a grin when he steps into the pool area. Yeah. This looks much more his style than last time. And the first order of business, he thinks, will be to find a drink.

[ms_weetzie_bat]

Weetzie was glad to see that at least one guy had dressed for the occasion, but of course, John Sheppard from near her own time in California would know what "retro" was.

"Hi, John!" she greeted him as she approached, Slink at her side. "Lookin' good! How's it going?"

[stardrive_pilot]

"Hey." He sticks one hand in his pocket and turns on the spot to grin at Weetzie. She looks like she's really excited, and that might just be a little contagious. Either that or he's just looking forward to good food and drink and the chance to see some of the people here he knows and likes.

"Good," he says, and claims himself a beer from the bar. "This all, uh, looks good. More my type of thing than the last one."

Hell, when he was a lot younger, he used to spend most of his spare time at the beach and tropical paradises have always been his favorite places to go on vacation. Tiki masks and paper flowers and other beach-related things are just right for party decorations as far as he's concerned.

[ms_weetzie_bat]

"Yeah?" She thought back to the last party - Bruce Wayne's ultra-glam formal bash - and while that had been fun, she had to agree that John looked a lot more at home tonight. At least, the clothes tonight were definitely more comfortable.

"Well, I hope you have fun. Obviously, you've got the food and drinks right here, and the pool if you want to swim, and there'll be dancing later.

"Oh, and I almost forgot!" Grinning, Weetzie removed her lei and put it around his neck. "The perfect finishing touch!"

[stardrive_pilot]

Huh. There you go.

"Leis. Neat."

Well, what's to complain about? All this food and drink and pretty girl draping fake flowers around his neck. The half-smile that's rarely far from his face blossoms into an outright grin as he peers around. Yeah, this is more his scene. And the food that's on offer looks a lot closer to the sort of Earth food he's familiar with than some of the stuff they have here.

"Just like being back in California."

Most days, he'd say that's not such a great thing. He's not much of a one for nostalgia, and he knows well where his home is.

But a little taste of Earth is still nice, once in a while. So long as the prospect of Atlantis remains.

[ms_weetzie_bat]

"Really?" Weetzie asked, looking thrilled. "Cool! I'm glad you think so. That's sort of what I was going for with this whole thing."

She wanted the party to have some of the things she remembered from when she was a kid - her mom's weird idea of gourmet housewife cooking, movies with Frankie and Annette, with a little bit of Beverly Hills Hotel glam thrown in.

"I mean, things aren't perfect back home," she added, "but it's nice to show people some of the good stuff about it, you know?"

[stardrive_pilot]

"I'm all about cultural exchange," he says, with a gesture to the decorations. There's a suggestion of slyness in his smile, because he's pretty sure he can just imagine the skeptical expression on McKay's face if he heard him say that. Like he said to Alex, he's no anthropologist.

But he is curious about people. He was the one who made friends with the Athosians first, after all, by showing interest in them and who they were and what they cared about, not just military objectives like the others.

You could even say cultural exchange is his job now.

"Gotta show people how we party on Earth, right?"

[ms_weetzie_bat]

"Exactly!" Weetzie said with an enthusiastic nod of her head. "I mean, all the parties here have been cool, but I thought I'd try to do something different - like, maybe the kind of thing I'd throw back in LA if I could."

She looked around happily. This was exactly the way she would have done it. If only Dirk and Grandma Fifi were here.

"So, listen, do you mind if I leave you here near the food and stuff for a while?" she asked then. "Since I'm kind of helping throw this party, I should probably go around and say hi to people."

[stardrive_pilot]

"Go ahead." He holds up his drink and waves his other hand towards the buffet. "I'm good. Might even go swimming later."

There's some undeniable luxuries here that just aren't to be found in Pegasus, or at least, not on Atlantis. The swimming pool is one of them. He'd happily trade away the perks of this place in return for being back on Atlantis. But ... well, why not enjoy them while he can, right?

"I'll catch you later."

Right now, he thinks it might be time to check out the buffet.