So What's Your Age Again?

[clockwork_doc]

60-something, 70-something -- it seems to change depending on which bits of the canon you go by (TAS, movies, Game). And of course this Doc has to account for a) time spent not on earth, b) time spent in Chicago, & c) time spent in a pocket universe whose personal timestream was really messed up for a while there.

Well, while determining Doc's age may be an exercise in futility at this point, determining his birthday is easy -- it's today! The Inkwell is decked out in the usual streamers -- orange & brown -- with red and yellow balloons and a few cute cut-outs of gears helping to hold everything up. BTTF's theme is playing on the jukebox, and goodies are set out on the bar itself. You all know the drill by now, so let's get to giving presents!

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[alienlisa]

"There is," says AL, idly scritching Moonlight as she speaks, "and the alter ego's drawn them in the past. And yes, I do." Behind her, her golden feathered wings briefly turn red and dragon-like before returning to normal. She then leans in close as if she's about to tell some great secret. "But that's just because dragon wings are easier to draw for the alter ego than feathered ones." She shrugs.

"I'm sure," she says to V. "That's an interesting way to do it. Though every dragon species is different. I know of one whose lungs actually create the flame...and one actually has an ice lung to breathe ice. Though that took him a while to learn...wound up spitting up some half-frozen goop at first." She makes a face.

[forgotten_vows]

The wing change gets Moonlight's attention, his eyes changing to a curious light green as he watches the transformation. Huh. Are you a wherry or a dragon, Miss Lady? Either way, please keep up with the scritches.

Victor chuckles as Lisa reveals the great secret behind her having dragon wings. "Well, I've drawn a few birds myself -- feathers are a bit of a pain," he agrees. "And yes, dragon abilities are as varied as dragons themselves, I'm sure. I don't intend to let Moonlight learn firebreathing anytime soon." Moonlight whirrs -- he doesn't need to learn. It's a natural thing, like teleporting. "Yes, well, you're not likely to get your jaws on any firestone anytime soon. And certainly never in the house."

[alienlisa]

Neither. Just a visitor from another world. And it was very rude of her not to properly introduce herself. The name's Lisa and it's so very nice to meet you. *scritchscritch*

AL chuckles back. "I bet insect wings are easier, eh?" She then grins. "You can always come to Alnilam. Plenty of big, open meadow space for that sort of thing. I'm sure the unicorns won't mind if they're given forewarning."

[forgotten_vows]

Moonlight is very happy to meet you, Lisa. Particularly because you give good pets. He makes an almost purring noise as he settles back on her shoulder.

"Depends on how close up you get," Victor says with a smile of his own. "The delicate detail of veins or scales can be tricky too. And thank you, though I'd probably just take him up to romp around."

[alienlisa]

AL smiles as Moonlight makes himself comfortable, petting him gently. He can stay there as long as he wants.

She shrugs. "Hey, my door is always open to you guys." Beat. "Or portal or however it is you get there." She chuckles. "Really, whenever you want to stop by. We hang out here all the time; it's only right we extend the same courtesy. I already mentioned that you're invited to the Doctors' 50th anniversary party next month but it doesn't need to be a party to just drop by."

[clockwork_doc]

Moonlight will take full advantage of that! Lazy dragon.

"Portal, usually, I believe," Doc puts in with a little smile. "And thank you. Perhaps we'll start taking advantage of that a little more often." Would be nice to go out and stretch the legs a little more. "How's preparations going for that, by the by?"

[alienlisa]

AL doesn't mind, really.

"Oh, going good," she says with enthusiasm. "I've got a couple of the Food Network Whovians coming over to cook...Alton, Robert and a newbie, Justin Warner. He won Food Network Star two seasons ago. The alter ego once Tweeted to him that she'd once had a dream that she, he and Alton hosted a HUGE block party for the event and he replied that that was a great idea, so I have to figure he's at least familiar with the show." She shrugs. "And Duff and co. are making the cakes. They're kind of familiar with the show since they got a request for a Dalek cake once." She cringes. "They kept pronouncing it 'day-leck'." It's "dah-leck". "And I sweet-talked Chef Ron into doing a cake, too. Just because I like him." She chuckles.

[clockwork_doc]

"Sounds delicious!" Doc says, as the others nod and murmur assent. "We've seen some of your friends' work, so we're sure it'll be a blast." He chuckles. "Though hopefully by now Duff's learned that it's 'dah-leck.' I imagine you run into a fair amount of pronunciation errors with those on the fringes of the franchise."

[alienlisa]

AL nods solemnly. "Oh, as soon as I heard they were doing a Dalek cake, I schooled them on proper pronunciation. Although in the age of the Internet, there's really no excuse. Even if you don't have WiFi, libraries are free."

[clockwork_doc]

"Yes, well, tell that to every BTTF fan who still doesn't know how to spell 'DeLorean,'" is Doc's response, as Dee rolls her eyes.

"To be fair, though, what about you and 'jigowatts?'" Vic says with a sly look.

"I'm not at fault for the scriptwriters not realizing that wasn't correct! It's canonical at this point."