Visit for Billy/The Dresden family/The Plissken family and anyone else around

[call_me_snake]

Snake sighed knowing the house was about to turn into a madhouse. So much for a few quiet nights with his wife but in all honestly he liked the house full of people. It reminded him of life and that there was a reason he was fighting that had nothing to do with vengeance. He'd made sure the house was stocked with food, lots of food. It was about to be a week long stint of something that might resemble a family reunion except most of the people involved had little or no blood family around. It could only get more interesting from here.

Now he was waiting for the insanity to start. Xena and Solan were around, Cassie was off playing and he had only now remembered he hadn't told anyone about the visit. He'd been too caught up in Xena getting back to remember. It was probably too late now. Would anyone really notice an extra kid running around the house anyway? Snake assumed probably not.

He was making a drink when he realized the dining room table wasn't going to cut it for what?...10 ..11 people. Did he even own enough dishes to serve that many people? Snake just started laughing. His thoughts sounded like his mother to him which was endlessly entertaining to him.


OOC: Slotted to happen 4 or 5 days after Xena's return home.

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The dogs loved kids and started bounding around him. Snake waved and came down to meet them.

Not a problem. Used to a house full.


OOC: Snake insisted I give you a kick.. it's Plissken. LOL

[xena-warrior.livejournal.com]

He stepped on a porch after Snake, looking at the boy around of which their dogs jumped.
Hello, - he said, having overcome shyness, - My name is Solan.

[goldenkid.livejournal.com]

Billy stepped out after Solan. He gave Damien a high five and then a hug.

"Hey Damien! How was the trip! Oh yeah, this is Solan!"

[music-and-magic.livejournal.com]

::Dami gives hugs and high fives right back::

Looooonnnngggg. We need to figure out a way to get here faster. Like I dunno, flooing or apparating or anything really.

[goldenkid.livejournal.com]

*Billy grins*

I agree! At least you are here now! Did you bring your your guitar? Do you need help bringing stuff in?




-ooc- solan's a boy!!

[music-and-magic.livejournal.com]

OMFG, I'm so sorry. Dami is messing shit up left and right today... effin up peoples names and then genders. Deleted that other post like a ninja on rollerskates. Many apologies to Sloan and mun. ::Send muse for a timeout for totally making the mun look like an ass::

Most definately. I really don't leave home without it ...

ooc

[xena-warrior.livejournal.com]

Oh, no, it would be funny! Solan really looks as the girl, especially from the point of view of modern boys. Because he has long hair and so on. So the mess could take place ;)

Re: ooc

[music-and-magic.livejournal.com]

Doh. Already deleted. Play on as if I hadn't deleted it then

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OOC: There is a girl his age there though... Cassie is about. LOL Poor Solan!

[xena-warrior.livejournal.com]

Guitar?
Solan recollected, that Snake played on this thing for him and his mother.
So are you the musician, uh?

[music-and-magic.livejournal.com]

::Damien disregards the dogs and focuses on the other kid, the one he hasn't met before. He listens to his voice and it strikes him that this person, was not infact a girl at all::

Oh my god, your a guy. I thought you were a girl dude, I'm sorry. It was the long hair I think. ::Damien panics, he's been trying so hard to seem cool and so far he totally has looked like an ass::

I mean ... Long hair is cool. My dad has had long hair since like the eighties and mine isn't exactly short.

::He facepalms in embaressment as his backpedal hasn't smoothed anything over, without pulling his face away from his hand he mutters::

Yes ... I play guitar and sing. My mother is a muscian too.

[goldenkid.livejournal.com]

Billy smiled as he watched his two friends converse. "Was your mom able to come, Damien?"

[xena-warrior.livejournal.com]

Solan has been slightly confused, having realized, that this guy has accepted him for the girl at first, but continued to smile
Long hair are lovely, but it for children. I hope, that I'll cut them in one year or two. My mom is a warrior. And I want to be the warrior like she. When I'll learn to work with a sword skilfully enough to name myself the warrior I can have hair cut.

[goldenkid.livejournal.com]

"Wow, I didn't know that, Solan! I think you'll make a rad warrior"! Billy encouraged Solan with a thumbs up.

[music-and-magic.livejournal.com]

::The young man pull his head up from his hand and frows::

No. She's working I think. She travels with the Chicago Symphony and then she sometimes does solo shows and then there are all the practices she cant miss. She's so busy sometimes, that it seems like she dissapears for a while. Which is a drag because I always miss her.

She said she would try to come up, if she can find time.

::Damien smirks at the long hair being for children comment that Solan had made:: I've been trying to tell my Dad that long hair isn't for grown men either. Maybe you can talk some sense into him.

Your a warrior ... like a sword swinging, sandle wearing honest to god warrior? That is so badass!

[xena-warrior.livejournal.com]

I still study in fencing, but father... I wanted to tell, Snake, - he has faltered here a little bit, - promised to teach me to use a gun so I can be true badass, almost as bad as he.
Here Solan broken off, having realized, that these words can be understood ambiguously. And hastened to change the subject of conversation.
I can understand you about your mother. I thought long time, that my mother has died. Fortunately, it was not so...

[music-and-magic.livejournal.com]

::Damien listened having felt like he got a grasp on most of what Solan had said. He assumed english was a second language for him and while he noticed the subject change. He couldn't help but chime in on swords versus guns::

Well I think a sword is cooler, Solan. Anyone can point a gun at someone, but it takes skill to master a bladed weapon. You could be like my Dad though, he has both.

::He smiled:: I'll bet you were gald you found your mom. My mom is so important to me, I think I'd be lost without her.

[goldenkid.livejournal.com]

"I'd like to learn martial arts," Billy said. "Like how you do karate. Then bad guys will think you're unarmed and you take them by surprise!"

[semi-auto-magic.livejournal.com]

::The elder Dresden finishes dragging the heavy case of ale to the houses porch. He cracks open the case and pulls out one of the unchilled bottles. He makes a gesture to Snake as if to offer without out speaking. He has a rather unceremonious seat on top of the crate and opens the first beer::

[http://users.livejournal.com/_call_me_snake_/]

Who was Snake to refuse anything that looked like alcohol? Smiling he took the bottle and sat on the steps.

Need help unloading the jeep?

[semi-auto-magic.livejournal.com]

::Harry reached back into the wooden crate upon which he sat for another beer. He cracked it open and took a slow pull. He savored the taste of the ale. It was an old fashioned flavorful brew native to Chicago. Made the old way and by a friend of Harry's, it was the wizards drink of choice::

No matter what kind of beer it is or how you serve it. The first one at a lake always tastes special.

Sure, but I don't feel a need to unload it right away. We'll take some time and get settled. Work the kinks out of my back from being stuffed in that jeep for the last umpteen hours.

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Snake was watching the three boys and smiled.

Seems like Billy's been making my pond into an ocean again. It's a big pond but no means a lake.

Snake nodded. We get everyone out here anyway only take a few minutes. Nice thing about having a big family.

[semi-auto-magic.livejournal.com]

::He smiles slightly::

That was one of the things I always thought was so great about kids. Everything seems so larger then life. Things that we would brush off seems so meaningful.

::Frowns::

Then they become teenagers ...

How many is everyone?

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Have enough of them around and you eventually remember what that's like.

Snake shrugged. 20 seems to be my problem time with them.

Snake had to think that through. 11. 12 if your wife shows up. More if Mac and Kay show up. Gonna be a full house. Though thought maybe put the boys out back in a tent. Save on the house chaos.