Birthday Party of Two

[maleborgia]

[Cesare is sitting on one of three (new! ish) barstools in Canada's kitchen, a large bowl of a dark amber liquid on the counter next to him and sending a text to Someone.]

[literally it's just a video of three different bottles (labels carefully covered) being opened and poured into a mixing bowl]

Comments

[fuckyudied]

On their own, smartass.

[maleborgia]

I'm sorry, this was my first attempt at a mixed drink. I'll do a better job next year.

[fuckyudied]

[takes another sip, going back and watching the video again]

Whiskey? Hang on.

[maleborgia]

Hey, hey! That was your invitation, not your cheat sheet.

[fuckyudied]

Who's cheating! I'm usin' what I got.

[maleborgia]

Fine. If it's too much of challenge for you then I suppose you can make it easier.

[fuckyudied]

[takes another sip]

[maleborgia]

You can do better than that. You need to empty that bowl before we can make your cake.

[fuckyudied]

Wait, what cake?

[maleborgia]

[motions grandly to all the ingredients out on the counter] You better hurry up before the eggs and milk go bad.

[fuckyudied]

I gotta make it myself!? What kinda stingy date are you!

[maleborgia]

[just cracking up]

[fuckyudied]

[sets the phone down, suddenly looking smug]

Brandy!

[maleborgia]

Congratulations, asshole. Happy birthday.

[fuckyudied]

[tips Cesare's stool over with his foot]

Drink up!

[maleborgia]

[fuck that's a tall stool and there's no way to stop it

landing on his ass]

[fuckyudied]

[slides off his own to offer a hand up]

[maleborgia]

[wincing and shoves his hand away as he gets up] Shit...

[fuckyudied]

I got just the right medicine for that.

[maleborgia]

Piss off.

I forgot to tell you, I went to the castle again.

[fuckyudied]

[grabbing him a glass]

Hang on. Before it disappeared?

[maleborgia]

It was in the process of. [rubbing his tailbone as he leans on the counter] I went downstairs this time, to the basement. I wanted to just walk, but I found the quick way down.

[fuckyudied]

You break your ass?

[maleborgia]

No worse than just now. But the interesting thing--I followed one of the cracks in the wall and it led me down to the caves.

[fuckyudied]

[sets both empty glasses back down, too distracted to bother with refills]

Which ones?