Roof, Night

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip was waaaaaayyy too tired to go to Poker Night. Plus, people always got angry at him when he cheated.


Instead, he sat up on the roof, cigarette in his mouth, playing his guitar. Anyone who wants to join him is welcome. Anyone who wants to emo is also welcome.

As long as they understand that if they do, he'll start playing Salsa music, just to throw them off.

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[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi snapped and pointed at him.

"That's what I was forgetting."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip laughed. "That's a big one to miss, Me-pi. One of my more defining characteristics."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"One might say it's your most endearing quality." she grinned back.

"Much of the time folks get mad at such things. But when you do it, it's charming."

Tommy and Annika's mother used to say that to Pippi about a great number of things.

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"When I do what, kill people?"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Yes, people... and jokes."

*pokes in arm*

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip laughed. "Yes, I was particular good at that one. My grandfather taught me how to do that himself. Said it was too important to leave to any common soldier."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi thought about the most important thing Grandfather Fabe had taught her... Quite possibly it was how to hug somebody without rupturing the spleen.

This could possibly be added to the list of "super abilities", but Pippi decides not to bring it up.

"He sounds like quite the formidable fellow. I should be fearful to meet him in a dark... comedy club."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Oh yes," Pip said. "Ole' Granpere is absolute death in a comedy club. A lot of our jobs were just hiring him to kill someone in a Comedy Club. He'd slip in, kill the joke, kill the guy, and slip away again."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Yer Gramps was a comedy ninja?"

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"....Yes?" Pip said. "Nah. He was actually a cranky old man who wasn't very good at raising kids. How my father survived I'll never guess."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Possibly had something to do with your Gramma?"

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"True enough," Pip said. He shrugged.