dancingmd: (hot milk toddy)
doctor beverly ([personal profile] dancingmd) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2016-10-13 06:15 pm

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Who: Beverly Crusher and invited guests
Broadcast: No
Action: Planetside
When: October 13th, mid-morning


[Another year for the Drift Fleet, another birthday for Beverly. She’s given up on trying to determine exactly how old she is - fifty seems a good enough compromise - but that does not mean she’s not going to celebrate. She’s had people she loves unexpectedly returned to her and that alone is worth celebrating.

So, after a bit of flying around the forested planet, she finds the perfect location for a little birthday brunch picnic, right on the edge of a grassy mesa, with one of the enormous fungus-trees providing some cool shade. A large blanket is set out with the finest smorgasbord the Blue Fish can offer: smoked t-rex meat, fresh fruit from the garden, pastries, and of course, syntheholic mimosas. People are of course free bring their own food as well. There are also a couple of decks of cards and poker chips, should anyone fancy a game. All in all, a it’s a very relaxed, casual atmosphere, simply a nice meal with close friends.]

ooc: if you have any questions regarding invitations, feel free to send me a message
stefanged: (making faces)

[personal profile] stefanged 2016-10-19 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
Far enough. Misty loves that place more than anyone should, Trucy's obsessed with the wildlife, and I'm 90% sure Allen and the others are planning an expedition.

[By which he means, he most certainly did (and/or will) travel down to the shipwreck with them.]
stefanged: (headtilt)

[personal profile] stefanged 2016-10-21 06:56 am (UTC)(link)
Well, yeah. We're friends, of course we'd hang around each other.

[He could play dumb, and act like he doesn't know what Beverly's getting at. He would also be drawing out the inevitable, and honestly? He's more interested in nipping that in the bud.]

But I don't think we'd ever be more that. She deserves someone who actually likes all that hiking and exploring and dancing with nature stuff.
stefanged: (shy smile)

[personal profile] stefanged 2016-10-23 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
You're fine. [Stefan laughs, using his fist to muffle his amusement.] My mom would've been a lot worse. Back home, I should've been married by now. I'm not, obviously, so by Arab standards, that's worth questioning.
stefanged: (genuine smile)

[personal profile] stefanged 2016-10-25 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
I figured. I don't think very many people here are married either. [He returns the smile, fiddling a little with his ring.]

I'd like to, some day, but I figure that'll happen whenever I go home.
stefanged: (slight worry)

[personal profile] stefanged 2016-10-25 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, uh - no, this is a family heirloom.

[His expression grows more wistful as he holds his hand up, for her to better look at the ring (after all, he's always wearing it).]

There was someone a while ago, but I broke it off 'cause of the whole vampire-thing.
stefanged: (kinda hopeful)

[personal profile] stefanged 2016-10-28 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
No, it's more... I haven't had much of a chance to think about it.

[Between Alex leaving and the general chaos that had been their lives for the past few months, Stefan's been way too busy (and a little overwhelmed).]

And honestly, it was for the best. I don't want to drag anyone else into this whole thing.
stefanged: (gentle glance)

[personal profile] stefanged 2016-10-30 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
The temptation's there, believe me. [Stefan's cheeks turn a faint red.] But it's - life's amazing because it's so ephemeral. The best things don't last forever.

Even if I do? I'd be selling myself short if I didn't get out there.
stefanged: (genuine smile)

[personal profile] stefanged 2016-11-01 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah? [He blinks back surprise.] I hope that's a good thing.
Edited 2016-11-01 04:30 (UTC)
stefanged: (rare smile)

[personal profile] stefanged 2016-11-03 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
I can tell. What kind of person were they, if you don't mind me asking?
stefanged: (headtilt)

[personal profile] stefanged 2016-11-04 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
[Headtilt.]

I hope you'll get to see them again. They sound pretty cool.
stefanged: (kinda hopeful)

[personal profile] stefanged 2016-11-06 07:19 am (UTC)(link)
I see.

[All this time, he'd assumed that the "were" was because, well, everyone's separated from home. He presses his lips together, deciding against the full story.]

In that case, [he says, leaning in to kiss her cheek,] I hope your new life is just as exciting.
stefanged: (kinda hopeful)

[personal profile] stefanged 2016-11-08 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
No, but I can at least hope it'll be the good kind.

[As opposed to, you know, the drama and mayhem that regularly plagues his homeworld. He catches sight of someone - Allen, maybe? Maglor? - and gives Beverly another kiss on the opposite cheek.]

Don't let me steal you away too long, but uh, again, happy birthday.