'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again...

[ourowndragons]

Near the gates of the Main Gauche, there's a demon, sitting in the cold on top of several large suitcases (very, very large suitcases - you might be able to fit her in one of them if she curled up just right), in a thick furry coat and with a cocker spaniel on her lap

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[nothingsodivine]

One may not simply walk into Mordor, but Des certainly walks into the Main Gauche... Or okay, he walks up to the gates where Annie is sitting, grinning a little. Yes, he could have announced that he was coming over the journals, but that beats the element of surprise... Or something.

"You know, I actually thought you guys left ages ago. Good thing you didn't. Now I don't have to be sulky that I didn't get a chance to say goodbye."

[trivialsublime0]

Rusty has a guy to meet in about an hour or so, and then the clubs to hit after that so he can't stay long, but they'll probably have gone before he needs to leave anyway. And of course, he wouldn't miss a chance to say goodbye to his sister, who would very likely kill him if he didn't show up, or at least... hurt him and Rusty does what he can to avoid pain.

He's smoking as he saunters up to her, standing next to Des, who he glances and nods at. "Hey, man. I've heard about you." He holds his hand out to him as a means of introduction. "Rusty."

And then he turns to look back at Annie.

"Hey sis." Rusty glances at the suitcases and a smirk slips across his face. "Sure you didn't forget anything? Like the kitchen sink or somethin'? Jesus."

He's teasing maybe more than he usually would when saying goodbye, because it helps him ignore this feeling he has that he'll never see her again.

[ourowndragons]

"Dessie!" Annie says brightly when she spots him, because... well, it's been a while since she's seen him. She wasn't sure he would come. "Rusty!" It's nice when people come when she calls. There's something reassuring about that.

"I just didn't want to leave anything behind, and you can shut up." She bounces to her feet, Ferdinand in her arms, and moves up to him to kiss his cheek. Shoving Ferdinand into Rusty's arms, she pulls away so that she can bounce up and give Des a hug. "I'd hate for you to be sulky. You're a little old to pull that off quite right..."

[nothingsodivine]

Des accepts Rusty's hand. "So you're Annie's brother, huh? Heard... Vague things about you. Can't say I've been in contact with a lot of people from the Old Country- kinda why this needed to happen." He releases Rusty's hand and makes a gesture towards Annie and her luggage.

And yay, Annie hugs! Des lifts her up a bit when he hugs her, because it's something he does to people who are tiny, especially if they are tiny, blonde and Pagiel-shaped (or if they are Grace or Martha... Maybe Des just does this to all tiny girls). "Oh I can pull of a sulk. I am a master of sulk. You will weep for me, my sulk is so powerful, but no one wants that."