Big Bang Three!

[daft_old_man]

WHO: daft_old_man and EVERYONE!
WHERE: The TARDIS house
WHEN: Forward dated to July 4th
WARNINGS: The Doctor is in charge of the fireworks. Enough said.
SUMMARY: Wherein the Doctor and Jack spend all their money on a big old party! Sorry Ian -_-;
FORMAT: Whatever folks want! It's a free for all!



The Doctor hopped around the house making sure everything was to his satisfaction. There were streamers and balloons filling every nook and cranny and all of it was especially tacky and wonderful! Humans sure knew how to make decoration!!

The small backyard managed to fit two bounce houses (a castle and a water based bounce house), and inflatable pool entirely too small for adults, and the grills. There was the danger of someone bouncing into the pool but the Doctor saw that as more opportunity for fun! Inside there was food on every flat surface and downstairs where once the aquacat pool was now was ready for dancing! Even if no one showed the Doctor was going to have a good time!

Of course the real show started at sundown with the Doctor's own firework show helped along with human gunpowder and Time Lord know-how. Hope someone has the fire department on speed dial!

Comments

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[niceassassin.livejournal.com]

[Off to the side, there are more balloons being blown up with a hand pump. Zevran is methodically and grimly working to blow them up. He's also sulking. A sparkly hat sits on a table next to him. He looks like he thinks it might bite.]

[comesback.livejournal.com]

[Jack is heading back from bringing more records to the basement, and pauses to eye that hat warily.]

You're not going to wear that, are you?

[niceassassin.livejournal.com]

I most assuredly am not. But the Doctor left it here. I think it may be bewitched.

[comesback.livejournal.com]

No, just very sparkly. I think there's glitter all over the car now. [A little sigh.] ...At least it's easier to clean up than the TARDIS would be.

[niceassassin.livejournal.com]

[Tiny huff, barely audible.]

You have nothing better to clean up now, do you?

[comesback.livejournal.com]

Beg your pardon?

[niceassassin.livejournal.com]

It's nothing. Forget about it. That should not be hard, yes? After all, you cannot yell at me about it.

[comesback.livejournal.com]

Damn it, Zev, I just -- don't want you hurt. You know it was stupid.

[niceassassin.livejournal.com]

[He pumps a balloon extra hard, reining himself in just in time to keep from exploding it.]

No, I should not have drank before contacting her, but--

[A pause. He hadn't mentioned the drinking before. Oops.]

It is not something I normally do.

[comesback.livejournal.com]

Well, that explains it. I don't want this to be a normal thing. You're -- ...A friend, alright?

[niceassassin.livejournal.com]

[He stops pumping the balloons long enough to fold his arms over his chest. Why is he so bothered by hearing that? Well, he's not going to think about it. It's definitely not a thing to think about. He's going to be a jerk instead.]

I am new to having friends, so I am certain I am not very good at it. This is only natural.

[comesback.livejournal.com]

Yes, well, neither am I and I don't go around provoking people who can disembowel me.

[niceassassin.livejournal.com]

[He paces forward, away from the balloon pump and coincidentally closer to the kiddie pool, and points indignantly.]

You play hero with dragons, though. But it is different for you, isn't it? You--

[Well, this is pretty close to public, so he can't say why it's really different.]

You are absolutely insistent on playing hero.

[comesback.livejournal.com]

She was eating someone, she killed an innocent person!

[This is a rather annoyed growl.] Well, maybe I need to, to stop some people being idiots!

[niceassassin.livejournal.com]

[Zevran's in front of the pool now. He was still pacing, but has stopped at that annoyed growl. It's kind of a sexy sound. But he's too busy antagonizing Jack to admit that.]

Perhaps it is not your business when people are being idiots. You cannot stop stupidity, you realize. It is a natural thing. For you, too, I suppose, so I shouldn't be surprised.

[comesback.livejournal.com]

I never said I wasn't stupid. But if I can't run off and be an idiot, you can't go and get yourself half killed. [He's trying to keep his voice down. It's not exactly working.]

[niceassassin.livejournal.com]

[Reaching out for one of Jack's arms--]

It was different! I...I wished to avenge a wrong. That was it.

[Little defensive there, Zev.]

[comesback.livejournal.com]

And I wanted to think, what kinda wrong did you want to avenge? [He lets Zev take his arm, but doesn't move closer.]

[niceassassin.livejournal.com]

[Giving his arm a little shake.]

I told you, didn't I? It isn't best spoken of here.

[comesback.livejournal.com]

Fine, whatever. [He gives Zevran a little shove that's (mostly) meant to be friendly.] Later?

[niceassassin.livejournal.com]

Perhaps I will be gone, la--

[He's about to almost possessively tighten his grip on Jack's arm when he gets shoved. Normally it wouldn't do anything--it's just a little gesture, after all--but he's slightly off-balance at the moment and so, still holding onto Jack, he starts to stumble backwards.

Into the pool.]

[comesback.livejournal.com]

Oh, like hell you-- [But oops, then Zevran is stumbling and Jack is stumbling with him, and their combined momentum will just make them fall into the pool -- and Jack just starts laughing.]

[niceassassin.livejournal.com]

[SPLASH.

Zevran starts to give Jack the most indignant of looks at the laughing. Starts to. But he can't keep it up, and in seconds he's grinning too.]

Ah, we are both fools, my dear.

[A slip; he meant to say, "my friend," of course. But he doesn't even notice it and a moment later he's kissing Jack. Good thing the pool is shallow.]

[comesback.livejournal.com]

[And Jack is kissing back with some relief. He doesn't exactly notice the 'my dear', either, but kissing? That's something he can do, and he does it much better than apologizing and worrying. So, makeouts it is!]

[niceassassin.livejournal.com]

[Makeouts indeed! Until someone nearly drowns, anyway. That would put a damper on things.

Ha ha. Damper.]