Just Don't Call Him An April Fool

[flightattendantguy]

I think everyone involved in this business knows the drill by now -- the Inkwell's got blue and white streamers held up with clips shaped like airplanes; the traditional airplane snacks (peanuts and pretzels) are lined up on the bar in handy dishes, and a plush purple squid wearing a pilot's cap serves as a centerpiece for the birthday boy's table (courtesy of Dee). Come in, eat food, chat, and basically make merry. Simon certainly is.

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[flightattendantguy]

Simon shrugs and tears off the paper. As he expected, the first two are indeed zombie games -- the two "Left 4 Dead" games, to be precise. The other two, however, are "Microsoft Flight Simulator X" and its expansion pack, "Acceleration." "Huh! Didn't know this was still around," he comments, turning the latter box over in his hands. "Or that it came with expansions."

[thosetwoturrets]

"That's actually the very last version and expansion, according to those two," Lucy says, nodding at the turrets.

"Well, if you don't count the Steam version, but we're pretty sure that's just what you're holding in fancy download form," Gary adds, wiggling his side panels in his version of a shrug. "We figured you might enjoy some time in the pilot's seat after all those years as a flight attendant."

"And, you know, as an alternative to zombie mayhem," Lucy chuckles.

[flightattendantguy]

Simon laughs too. "Yeah -- although zombie mayhem where I can't actually die is okay," he says, giving her a nudge. "Thanks guys -- I've actually been meaning to try out Flight Sim for a while. Hell, maybe I'll find one of the planes I worked on!"

[misslucysleeches]

"You'll have to give us the grand tour if you do," Lucy says with another grin. She ruffles his hair playfully. "Happy birthday, buddy."