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]

"Awww, I see." Vic look at the pictures. "Heh, they're cute -- and colorful! Apparently you have good horsie genes." File that under "sentences you think you'll never say. . ."

Vic can't help a snort as Lisa explains the whole Ben situation. "Oh man, yeah, I do know how you feel about River," she says, giggling. "Now that's irony. . .you should sue her for stealing your weird-ass timeline problems. At least you guys finally got back on track at some point? 'Cause I can imagine how frustrating it was with you two knowing different stuff about each other."

"Ahhhh," OckDoc says with a little nod as AL and Data explain why just over a century before breakdown. "That makes a bit more sense. Power cells would probably have a shorter life than the other components anyway -- and right, having a head older than the rest of you couldn't have helped. Although you're lucky that you had the option of transferring your memories into another storage system. Us organics don't usually get that option, unless we're in the right sci-fi novel."

"Wait -- so Data was in the Victory?" Simon asks, wanting to make sure he's got all this straight. "So your old/new flame was piloting your previous boyfriend?" Steve and Gary promptly start snickering. "You know what I mean!"

"Oh, I know that," NonTril Doc assures her. "I was merely counting those who were present. I figure that if they come to our parties, they're the people you're particularly close to. Given how many fandoms your mun is in, I wouldn't know where to start counting with ALL your relationships."

"So Secundus!you is rather like me, then -- one change, and suddenly your entire life's story is different," Butterfly Boy says, smiling. "And yes, there are -- and I imagine someone whose specialty is healing would be able to take advantage of all of them. Or even invent her own methods." He laughs and rubs the back of his head. "Well, it's very easy to get swept up in a Touched's enthusiasm. . .especially if they've just given you tea and cookies rather than strapping you to a table. Being a latent Touched myself probably had a hand in that too."

((*snork* That even happens to ME if I go back to read my old stuff sometimes. I'm glad to be inspiring?))

[alienlisa]

AL smiles. "Thanks."

She giggles, too, at the thought of suing River. "Luckily the times he was around were only brief and, usually, we were too busy fighting evil to think about what we did or didn't know about each other. The only time he was constantly around - minus the 25th century - was when I was with Luke and he tended to keep his distance. Knowing now how he felt about me, he was probably kicking himself for introducing me to Luke in the first place." She shrugs.

She then nods at OckDoc, then groans. "Ugh...now the alter ego is thinking of rewriting that damn thing..."

Data puts a hand on her shoulder. "She admits that the first draft, while it told the story, it did not 'flow' the way it should have."

AL just grunts at that and, instead, turns her attention to Simon. She makes a so-so gesture. "I guess. Like I said: Ben's idea. Since he and the alter ego aren't together anymore, odds are that that part of my timeline won't be expanded upon too much unless something happens on his end."

Nodding at NonTril Doc, she says, "Yeah, true. And it just keeps expanding depending on whatever she's watching or whatever. That's how Phoenix and Coulson got added."

"Yep," she says lastly to Butterfly Boy. "If I know me, she'd probably organize it so that she and Adam would...go...at the same time. That way one doesn't have to live without the other." She then remembers that Butterfly Boy outlives his version of Alice and her wings flush pink. "Er...sorry."

[flightattendantguy]

"Ahhh -- yeah, keeping the universe safe kind of precludes awkward conversations," Vic agrees with a nod. She snickers. "Oh boy, I bet. Well, he got his turn eventually, even if it didn't work out in the end."

"The writer's constant problem," Vic agrees, shaking her head. "I'm actually in the process of refining 'Forgetting You' to make it better. So many little things that could have been done better. . . Well, it'll be a stronger story in the end for all that. I'm sure yours will be too."

"Ben has some weird ideas," is Simon's opinion on that. "But yeah, I can see how it would be awkward to poke around the ex's part of the world. . . I'll just try not to think about it. If they'll stop laughing," he adds with a pointed look at the still-giggling turrets.

"So we heard," NonTrilDoc nods back. "It's funny -- you take the characters of every property you like, while Victor steals the plots."

"So I like crossover fusion AUs," Vic says, folding her arms. "Butterfly Boy and Forgotten Vows wouldn't really exist otherwise."

"Trust me, we're very grateful you like to throw things together in a big pot of ideas," Butterfly Boy says, before turning back to Lisa. "And that's very good of her." His eyebrows lower. "I wish my mun had decided on that route."

"It's not a long time between your passings. . ."