The Birthday Party
Thursday evening, 5 pm. The furniture in Barry's room, spare as it was, was pushed from the "den" to the "bedroom" to make way for the tables. Six of them, round, each with four folding chairs, even though he didn't think that many would be coming. Each table had a maroon fabric tablecloth, though the plates and utensils were disposable (though
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[ooc: Helen-mun isn't here yet. Guppy-mun will have to go to bed at midnight GMT (*headdesks*) but will be around again tomorrow.]
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"And how long has it been, Helen?" Barry smiles effusively as he shakes Guppy's hand.
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He hands Barry the bottle of wine.
[ooc: Helen-mun operates on EST so she won't be up yet.]
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"Hmmm. I think this is good stuff. I'll chill it a bit and open it later."
[ooc: it's debatable whether I am awake, either. :)]
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"I don't think I've had the pleasure of meeting the birthday girl before tonight. Is she your wife?"
Before the invitation, he'd never really thought about whether Barry was married or not.
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"Funny. I guess we get so caught up in serious Bar stuff when we talk that I actually haven't told you about Sara.
"We are quite seriously involved, and quite happy, but we aren't married." A raft of thoughts - about how he can't marry again when his time in the Bar is bound to run out, about how he never expected to be so invovled with someone and not be married, and about how much he feels she's like a wife anyway - run by fast but go unsaid.
"I think you'll like her. And surely Helen has mentioned Sara, right?"
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He smiles. "We do usually end up talking business, yes. Neither of us seem to be completely off-duty very often. However, short of a major incident I won't be rushing off on you tonight, and we've had one of those already this week. Even by Holby standards, twice in one week would be extremely unlucky."
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"Then tell you what. Let's not talk shop today. No medical stuff, no security reports. We can leave for later. Instead, just small talk of the sort you find at parties." He grins, and then pauses.
"Oh, before I forget, so you won't be shocked. Wally West is back in the Bar, and I invited him if he's around. But he's not the kid you remember. He's from some time later. An adult. Which is weird, but typical of this place."
[ooc: slowtime - will continue when I get to work]
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That's weird
"I was going to take him on a trip to England as a kid. If he still wants to go, he's had to wait an awfully long time. Although at least now he'll be able to come on his own."
[ooc: ok. I'll be offline for a little while when I have lunch but will be back at 1ish. Helen-mun might be around by then.]
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"I'm going to get out the drinks. You want anything?" Barry points at the fridge.
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"Aside from wine, we have..." He begins to remove the bottles at high speed.
"Coke, Soder, Diet Soder, Tab, Buzz Cola, Fanta orange soda, club soda, orange juice, lemonade, iced tea, and decaf Diet Soder."
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"An iced tea would be nice please."
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"Here you go.
"So, let me ask - you grow up in Holby?" And of Barry goes to small talk.
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Guppy sips the iced tea.
"Yes, that's right. My parents still live there now and my father works at the same hospital as I do. I lived with my parents until not that long ago because I wasn't eligable for accommodation at med school, living in the same place."
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"And you father, he's a doctor as well?"
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