bachelor party!

[the_real_ray]

Ray would deny it till he turned blue in the face if anyone had ever asked him, but somehow fate had decided that one Stanley Raymond Kowalski was one of his best friends on the island. Yeah, who saw that one coming? Ray mostly blamed it on the fact that Stanley was all he had left from home and tried not to think too hard about it. So when one

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[throw_the_book]

Carrot had been to many a gay wedding1 before, but a bachelor party was an entirely new experience. He arrived wearing plainclothes -- khakis and a black button down shirt -- and a curious, happy sort of smile, his hands clasped respectfully behind his back. And, as usual, he towered over absolutely everyone.

1. As in dwarfish weddings. Traditionally, female dwarfs are indistinguishable from male dwarfs. Dwarfish courtship is an incredibly tactful affair, primarily concerned with finding out which gender the other dwarf is. Yet even on a dwarf's wedding day, both are still addressed by way of the male pronoun.

[the_cop]

Carrot wasn't hard to spot in a crowd, and Ray made his way over with a drink in each hand. "Hey, buddy, have some of this stuff, it's actually drinkable," he said in way of a rather enthused (buzzed) greeting.

[throw_the_book]

Carrot didn't drink; back in Ankh-Morpork he'd been the one perpetually sober dwarf. Still, he decided to get into the spirit of the party, so he took the drink and said, "Thank you, Ray. You've a nice little gathering here."

[the_cop]

"You're welcome," Ray replied. He pointed out Mimi to Carrot. "Look, it's my last naked woman unless Horatio turns into one again. She's pretty," he observed, looking wistful and mostly inebriated.

[throw_the_book]

When Carrot said, "Yes, that she is," it was a very objective sort of observation. "Her dance was very complicated. I have a friend back home who would call her an artiste, even," he said, at once thinking of Nobby Nobbs. "Her name wouldn't happen to have an excessive amount of E's attached to the end, would it?"

[the_cop]

Ray thought maybe he wouldn't want to see Ankle-Mork for himself, it was like the Canada of Earth, a place full of freaks. That was okay, though, 'cause he liked the ones who'd found their way here. "I think her name's Mimi, no E's," he said apologetically.

[throw_the_book]

"Mimi," Carrot repeated. Well, it wasn't Mimi-i-i, but the sound was close enough to Tawneee1 for Carrot to draw the necessary connections. "Yes well, I imagine it takes extreme talent to be able to spread one's legs as she did," he remarked, looking terribly innocent and full of genuine admiration. "Sadly, I don't think I'll ever be able to do that."

1. That's pronounced Tawn-e-e-e with each 'e' being perfectly enunciated, thank you very much. Oh, stripper stage names.

[red_ponytail]

Bill was mingling, moonshine concoction in one hand, when he saw a bloke that made him stop in his tracks. It wasn't often he had to look up to look someone in the eye, and Bill estimated this guy was about two inches taller than him. "Enjoying the party?" he said by way of greeting, raising his glass in a sort of mock salute.

[throw_the_book]

Carrot grinned immediately. It wasn't often that he dropped his gaze only slightly to look someone in the eye, and the man was a fellow redhead at that! "I certainly intend to," he gave a polite nod and then held out his hand for the shaking. "I'm Carrot. And you are?"

[red_ponytail]

Bill shook the hand that was offered, noting the man's firm grip. Odd name, Carrot, but he'd heard stranger. "I'm Bill," he replied. "Pleasure to meet you, Carrot. I've got to tell you, it's not too bloody often I have to look up at a person," he said jokingly, letting out a short laugh.

[throw_the_book]

"Pleasure to meet you too, Bill," Carrot enthused, giving an even firmer shake before letting out a pleasant rumble of a laugh. "My parents figured I would grow out of growing, but I've only just begun the process, I think. Do you know the grooms well?"

[red_ponytail]

"I know of them, mainly," Bill replied, "but I wasn't about to miss a sodding bachelor party." There was almost certainly the promise of a stripper at a bachelor party, and Bill had been chuffed to discover he'd not been wrong, even when this particular party was taking place on a mystery tropical island.

[toshiko_san]

It practically caused a knot in her neck, looking up at the tall man who'd come into the Hub. Smiling, she made her way over to him A coconut-pineapple-mooneshine smoothie in her hands. "Would you like a drink?" she asked, holding it out towards him. It was her job this evening after all, to make sure everyone had enough to drink.

[throw_the_book]

As a rule, Carrot was not a drinker of spirits, but he was curious. One sip couldn't hurt. "I would, miss," he nodded politely, his features rife with a modest sort of enthusiasm as he took the drink. "Can you tell me your name so I might thank you properly?"

[toshiko_san]

His politeness caught her off guard slightly, and she smiled, pushing her hair back behind her ear. "Oh. I'm Toshiko. Actually, just Tosh is fine."