driftfleet | Kitty's birthday : Mingle!

Who: Kitty's friends, anyone Pinkie or Winn would have invited, people who would be on the ship anyway, party crashers, etc. They probably tried to keep it small and then failed hard. Feel free to assume you heard about it.
Broadcast: N/A
Action: The Tourist
When: August 15

[Kitty was not expecting a surprise birthday party because while it is the date of her birth, her last birthday was about seven months ago because abductions that can happen from any time make things weird. And then there's also the part where Winn got attacked by Sascha and she and Winn had their first significant fight and things have been on the rough side. Of course, with people like Winn and Pinkie Pie in her life she really should have known better.

So, here we are on The Tourist with dancing in the cargo hold. Winn's phone is playing mustic amplified by Cisco's speakers. There are snacks, beverages, and cake in the kitchen. With Pinkie Pie helping out and some of the stores of food they built up from the time on the hand holding planet you can expect better-than-spacefood quality. And if you need more privacy, Winn opened his room up, but he did include a sign that says no making out complete with a disappointed frowny face, so you would never! Probably.

Enjoy the party! Kitty is turning 20 years and 7 months today? Yeah, there may be another birthday party for her coming up. She's probably doomed to have two per year. Of course you have to get gifts for both!]

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I know. She has told me of them. [It would be quite awesome if she would enter Westeros flying on the back of one of her dragons to burn those wretched Lannisters out of the Red Keep.] But I have never seen them.

[He nods. That makes sense because Westeros wasn't located on a place called Earth. Would it mean that Westeros was an entire planet? Or were there more realms beyond Essos?]

Like what?

You really are a seeing is believing kind of guy, huh? [Actually, she doesn't mind that. It makes sense to her. It's only her trust in Tyrion and the lack of downside in believing him about dragons that makes her feel certain in it. Well, and wanting to believe it. It's fun.]

Oh, I don't know. Lack of electricity. Fighting with swords instead of guns. [Not that swords have gone out of favor in her world. Having monarchies. [Ha..ha...sob. Well, Apocalypse was more of a dictator.]

[Robb nods slowly.]

There have been so many stories. Of the dead living behind the Wall, dragons in Essos, king Stannis’ sorceress. If I had to pay attention to all these stories...I have no time for that.

Dragons would be rather...cool to encounter.

[Because the stories about the Targaryen princes and princesses riding their dragons had been his favorite when he was young. Such fierceness and heraldry.]

Knights as well? Castles and holdfasts? Do the modern realms function without a king? Or do they have Wardens?

[She smiles with amusement.] Who taught you to say cool? Was it me?

I agree. I realize in practice it could be a devastating thing, but I still want in. [She can take care of herself. It would be worse if someone else were attacked. But she'd also like to believe in dragons with self control as long as no one is attacking them while she's at it. Her own people are misunderstood after all.]

And, yes, we used to have knights, castles...I don't actually know what a holdfast is so I'm going with maybe on that. Modern times before things...got messy sometimes had kings. In my part of the world it was elected officials called presidents. The people would vote for their leader. But it wasn't consistent in every country.

It was my brother...Bran. [He smiles.] But you have taught me other modern rituals.

[The smile turns into a boyish grin.]

They used to ride the dragons. Tame them and ride them. I hope...if the lady Daenerys has dragons, she will enter Westeros riding one.

A holdfast is too small to be castle but large enough to not be a farm. They mostly are buildings built to guard a road or just a part of a lord's land. At times the younger brothers of a lord go to live in them.

The people choose their leader? [It is not a strange concept. They chose him to be their king as well.] And they call them presidents. Can't they be kings? Or isn't it a title that passes from father to son?

I'm glad I've made an impact.

You know, it would be a shame that if she did ride in like that there'd be no cameras to take a picture. [She smiles at the thought even though the reality could be devastating.]

It would be harder to choose your leader if it was automatically the son. A son could always run for office later or a daughter. Or anyone.

Heh, of course you have.

Hmn, hmn...but bards can write songs. And painters can paint. And stories can be told. [He smiles a sad sort of smile.] Mayhaps, years later a possible survivor of my house will tell those stories to their children.

It is rare for women to lead. Not that is cannot happen. At times a lord has no other heirs but a daughter. But electing a leader seems fairer than a crown going from father to son. Not every man is fit to rule.

Seems like a good way to get exaggerated stories, but it's something. [And modern ways don't always stop exaggerated stories.]

Sadly, not everyone elected is fit to rule either and men still dominate the positions, but it was getting better. Until it wasn't. [But it's her birthday and she doesn't want to go into all of that.] Hey, I see a few new arrivals I should greet. Get some cake. Mingle.

[Her words make him realize he is taken enough of her time already and for some reason their conversations always take a turn for the serious when they speak.

A birthday is a bad moment for that.]

Of course! [He takes a step back and bows a little, smiling afterwards.] Let us talk such matters at another time. Have a good name day.

[She doesn't mind that much. She likes real conversation over small talk and sadly, what's real often dips toward somber and serious given the life she's led and all the more so given Robb's life.] Anytime. [She smiles back at him.] Thanks. You enjoy it too!

Kitty's birthday : Mingle!

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