[OOM: One of the problems with living out in the middle of nowhere is that someone's gotta come find you to relay news.

Fortunately, this time it's the good kind.]

[OOM: Shadow, at Christmas: Jack gives Sallie a present.]

After an appropriately maternal wink at her son the bartender, Sallie sets up shop with her music for her House of Arch classes and a cup of steaming peppermint hot chocolate.

It's getting on to time for a second annual Milliways Piano Recital, anyhow. Lady's got to make plans.

[ooc: If a piano recital in bar seems interesting to your pup, please

For a good portion of the evening, River's with Simon, at a table in the main bar.

But eventually, after a murmured exchange, she rises to make her meandering way towards the front door, while Simon settles back to sip at (and stare into) a fresh cup of tea.

Outside, the night air is crisp and cool, and stars glitter around a young crescent moon.

There's no small amount of pleasure taken in the way she drapes herself over the bar stool like she never left, feet up on the rim of the stool, index finger tracing a random ring of water on Bar's surface. She hasn't had any need for actual money in months now, but that hasn't stopped her carrying some around in her pocket like she has ever since ( Read more... )

The greatest challenge in Kaylee's life these days (among all the others that she's just trying not to think about):

Peeling off the label on the bottle without ripping it.

She's at the bar, deeply engrossed in this task.

The clues had all pointed towards one of the pieces at the so-called "Shrine of the Holy Relics" in Celina, Ohio, as being a hell of a lot more unholy when it came right down to it. It was only after they got into town that they found out there were worse horrors than that ( Read more... )

[Out on Shadow: Chores can be kind of boring.

It's always nice to have some company around. Even if they're not much for talking.]

[On Shadow: Sallie and Jack come to an agreement regarding one last legacy ( Read more... )

"Well, good bye loves! I'll see you in the bright and early tomorrow!" calls a voice from the front door, and Phil Gordon opens it, stepping inside with a wave to the crowd of friends behind her. Her eyes widen, and her face breaks into an even bigger grin ( Read more... )