Over on one of the couches? A goddess and her book.

In this case, Athena and a copy of Cormac McCarthy's The Road. As anyone who has read it before will attest, it is depressing as all Hell.

As such, she probably wouldn't mind some company to cheer her up.

(Or at least, recommend another book.)

Captain Ryan is annoyed. There's been an influx of Security types outside and in, prodding and poking everywhere. It's their jobs, he knows, but he can't help it if his instincts are a little disgruntled at the sudden intrusion.

Find the werewolf at a table in the back, scowling, people watching, and working on a pint.

For the moment that Freya's Door is open, a bedroom can be glimpsed beyond it, sheets rumpled from a night of sleep. Freya has only seen it the once and isn't particularly attached ( Read more... )

[oom:

Silent and starving, I prowl through the streets.
Bread does not nourish me, dawn disrupts me, all day
I hunt for the liquid measure of your steps.

Pablo Neruda, Sonnet XI

]

[OOM: Experimentation.]

Ryan, River, and Damocles (with deer bone) return to Milliways from the front door. The two werewolves stop just inside the door, adjusting to the shift in moon pressure, before continuing on to Bar.

"I think...I think a round for the patrons on me, Bar." Smiles all around.

[Two muns, two pups, have at!]
[Tiny werewolf tag: Dr ( Read more... )

This is River's second day as a werewolf.  She's always been a fast learner, but there is so much information to process, too much for her human thought processes.  She's quickly learning to rely on instinct to guide her.

Her instinct and his, already well-honed for this environment.  She bared her teeth when he called her a puppy, but she knew he ( Read more... )

[ oom:  River & Richard make a trip to the Library, discussing her archive protocols, and then have a nice walk on the beach. ]

River was only passing through the bar on her way to the Library, but she's been distracted by all the decorations for this strange holiday. From the walls to the floor to the fantastic toys strewn about the tables, so ( Read more... )

When Ray wanders into the Bar this morning, he isn't expecting anything more unusual than he normally gets at home. Given that normal at home includes a vengeful talking betta fish trying to drive the secretary crazy by imitating her voice, a job offer from the SEC for his car, and a Class Six turning the Columbus Circle Whole Foods Market into ( Read more... )

[[Richard and River have been busy, as usual. First, the lovely Dr. Song tried to find a cloaking device for the ex-SAS werewolf, with some interesting side effects. On a more serious note, the pair discuss River's request in a bit more detail before Ryan tells poor Damocles what's happening. Then, on April 25th, they give it a try (adult content ( Read more... )

Dr. River Song is holed up in a corner of the bar, her notebook spread before her, and surrounded by a formidable stack of books.  Biology, genetics, advanced gene therapy, chaos theory in genetic mutation, and a myriad more.  There is one very lonely book sitting at the edge of her table, ostensibly being ignored.  Very pointedly ignored.  En ( Read more... )