Birthday Girl.

[realmrsreynolds]

Sallie's out at the main bar today, enjoying a cup of coffee and making her way through receipts and supplies that needs to be restocked behind the serving area --

When a red flashing alarm light goes off above her head, and a banner unfurls across the bartop.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SALLIE REYNOLDS!

"Ugh. Who told?"

[ooc: Open to anyone, and flexible

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[realmrsreynolds]

"Uh. Mike? Shouldn't you be doin' something productive with yourself?"

Like jumping off a building? Geez.

[realmrsreynolds]

Of course he would say something like that.

Sallie points to above her head. "Why do we even have that siren? And what's up with the thing on your head?"

[52_dropoff]

"I think it...she...can read your mind," says a helpful friend.

[realmrsreynolds]

"Charlie! Ah, yes, I know, but this is a little much."

Sirens are never super appealing, to any Reynolds.

"Mike has already accosted me."

[52_dropoff]

"I suggest you take the banner down ASAP then. Unless you want everyone to make your day overstuffed with greetings?" Which she may or may not like.

[realmrsreynolds]

"Bar isn't going to let me."

Sallie's eyes then glaze over ever so slightly, and one corner of her mouth lifts.

"For the next hour. It's her form of compromise."

[river_meimei]

"It's a grapevine," River informs her mournfully.

Mock-mournfully.

(It's not a very good mock, either.)

She drops onto the next barstool over, and flashes a quick grin at her. "We'll have to declare it inevitable."

[realmrsreynolds]

"Hello to you too, my dear," Sallie returns, even though not much of what River just said at her indicates a straight up-and-down salutation. She'll just roll with it.

"I could've done without the siren though, all told."

[river_meimei]

River grimaces amiably upwards at the siren. (Even though it's no longer blaring, nor in fact anywhere to be seen.)

"We'll use candles instead."

[gavemea_45]

Sam's almost to the door with the coffee he'd come in to get, but the siren grabs his attention, fast.

He whirls around to face the unknown threat, and then cracks a huge grin on seeing the banner and realizing what's going on.

"Happy birthday, Sallie."

[realmrsreynolds]

"Sam!"

She shouldn't be as surprised as she sounds to see him whole and relaxed. As much as Sam ever relaxes.

"Thank you - I ain't sure it needed to be advertised so, but."

[gavemea_45]

"Would you have told anyone about it otherwise?" he counters, walking over to join her.

[realmrsreynolds]

"Well. No. When you put it like that."