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[inmyothertights]

Because the universe has piled us into this place, where things just happen, usually when you're trying to deal with all kinds of other things that just happened, piled on top of a sundae of people you love getting afflicted with stuff and people you like disappearing, which is of course topped with the Big Brother is watching you cherry, I would really like to suggest some kind of 4th of July cookout.

And you know it's bad when I am suggesting a 4th of July cookout. But whatever, if it rains I'll work up some spell to move it around or someone who can manipulate weather, if they want to help, they can do that, and we can get a big projector somehow and play really classic old movies from the thirties or something and I'll....make fireworks. Plus food.

I'm just starting to find this all oppressively oppressive and I'm not a...party person, I guess, but I figure this is probably easy enough, right?

If I'm wrong don't correct me.

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[rathercommon]

Oh -

[ She squints, trying to remember. She paid attention to the general shape of the American Revolution, but exact dates - less so. After all, American secession is two hundred-odd years late in her world; the odds that the date that their revolution happened will matter are...small. ]

That's the American day of independence, right?

[notasaviour]

I'm sorry. If you need some time off dealing with me to deal with other stuff, it's okay. I'm doing fine, honestly.

[And by other stuff, he is both a little relieved for himself and a little unhappy on Billy and Mandrake's behalf that it looks like Mandrake went home again. It's complicated, okay?]

Can't really help much with your plans, but if you start feeling like you're getting overwhelmed let me know.

[inmyothertights]

Yes, but people who belong to other countries are also invited. I'll try to keep the American Imperialist tendencies to a minimum.

[inmyothertights]

No apologies necessary, T. I'll say it forever, but, this? This was not even remotely your fault.

Day of you can carry stuff?

[rathercommon]

Oh, thank goodness. I shouldn't want to have some cruel argument with you over who gets the pleasure of the company of one of the Canadian attendees.

[inmyothertights]

Rule #1: no one can refer to it as America's hat.

[rathercommon]

Nor say that it's the...Oh, what is it they say, that it's the fifty-first state. How wretched. Completely diminishes their sovereignty and proud, long history.

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[sidecars]

[ Okay, sue him, but the novelty of speaking to someone from afar and seeing their goddamn face on a screen is still pretty damn cool! It's just nice knowing what everyone looks like when you talk to them. ]

You Billy? You know, Teddy's guy?

[ YOU KNOW NUDGE NUDGE WINK WINK THIS IS WEIRD TO TALK ABOUT PUBLICLY ]

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[ Billy you're just greeted with this face. ]

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[inmyothertights]

Yes, this is still Billy Kaplan, no, this is not a pod person, if you wish to make sure I'll submit to most tests but anything involving touching me will have to go through Teddy, first.

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[nitidus]

Will there be hamburgers?

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[inmyothertights]

[Oh, hey it's a really.

Small.

Bucky.]

Yeah, that's me. Hey.

[selfimage]

This isn't some clever trickery to see Captain America from another universe in an apron that says "Kiss the Cook," is it?

[inmyothertights]

They still have the queen on their money.

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[inmyothertights]

That usually happens at cookouts, yes.

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[inmyothertights]

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[inmyothertights]

Well if he wants to wear one I for one won't stop him.

[rathercommon]

Well, they ought to take her off, oughtn't they. I haven't got any personal objection to the English monarchy, only a principled one, but really - how idiotic is it to bow to someone simply because they were born in the right circumstances? Honestly.

[inmyothertights]

Agreed, really. Does-

Do you have a queen?

[rathercommon]

[ She shakes her head. ]

Mm-mm. We've got an oligarchy rather than a monarchy.

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[sidecars]

[ YOU KNOW! SIZE ISN'T ALL IT'S CRACKED UP TO BE OKAY?? He kicks just as much ass okay?? YOU WANNA FIND OUT, HUH, PUNK?? ]

Yeah, hey, so uhh I'm likin' how you think here. You know, Fourth of July cookout, classic movies--Nice touch by the way!--All that jazz.

What if uhh, what if we added one teensy weensy detail to it....

[selfimage]

I've got Instagram at ready.

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[notasaviour]

No touching.

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Please cook?

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There is not a world where I am near meat products that lacks hamburgers.

Except the world where I'm a vampire, I guess.