Iowa | Monday FT

[pursuedthestars]

It was Jim's birthday.

"And on January 4th, my mother birthed the beautiful, gifted, charming, amazing man you see before you!" Jim shouted while standing on the counter of some bar he'd found. In his hand, he held a drink high, looking out over the patrons of the bar. He knew none of them but he didn't care. "So, on this illustrious day, I say we drink. To me!"

Any excuse to drink seemed to satisfy the denizens of the bar so Jim knocked his shot back and everyone else did too. He raised his fist up in victory before jumping down and getting another drink. He grinned and leaned against the bar, chatting up the nearest pretty girl.

"I think you should sing to me," he told her breezily. "The birthday song. You know it?"

She did and so she sang it. A few people around her joined in, some in drunken, slurring voices and some a little clearer. Jim loved it either way!

"Best birthday ever!"

Spent around strangers. Yeah, he was faking it but he was still having fun.

[NFB but open for all the usual things. Slowing time down a bit in Jim's world to get this post in since I missed it on the exact date. Yay canonical birthdays.]

Comments

[makemyownway.livejournal.com]

Makes sense. No use being tied down now while were young.

The second part came a second later.

Unless its dirty, then sure.

[pursuedthestars]

Nice addition, Jim wrote, shaking his head. You're about to speed off in a ship with some other dude. Doesn't sound like a good formula for meeting girls.

[makemyownway.livejournal.com]

Its an amazing formula! I say 'hey check out MY SHIP' and he gets to deal with the uglies.

Cade: putting the "ass" in "class."

[pursuedthestars]

Does he know that's gonna be his job? Jim guessed he did not.

[makemyownway.livejournal.com]

Well, he'd known Cade for a few years, so...maybe?

Sure.

[pursuedthestars]

What if he leaves you with the uglies?

It was a possibility Cade!

[makemyownway.livejournal.com]

Nah. Im better looking.

[pursuedthestars]

So you say. You're getting old, man.

[makemyownway.livejournal.com]

This is

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[pursuedthestars]

Well, he's not bad in a...rough and tumble scoundrel kind of way. Some girls or guys might like that!

[makemyownway.livejournal.com]

man I fail at coding

Sure. Just not the ones Im into.

[pursuedthestars]

You guys got a destination in mind or just flying?

[makemyownway.livejournal.com]

Just flying. Aiming for systems that aren't full of Sith, if possible. Not a big fan of dying.

[pursuedthestars]

Be careful. And feel free to stop by Iowa if you guys get bored. I'll give you free drinks.

[makemyownway.livejournal.com]

SOLD. Where the kark is Iowa again?

[pursuedthestars]

I'll send some coordinates. It's in the middle of the United States. I'll leave out some milk and cookies.

[makemyownway.livejournal.com]

Im not flying to karking iowa for milk.

[pursuedthestars]

Calm down, you'll get booze too. Just let me know when you're gonna show and I'll have it all ready.

[makemyownway.livejournal.com]

Sweet. Give me a couple of weeks.

Because that's how long it took to get anywhere in his galaxy.

[pursuedthestars]

No problem. See you then, Cadey.

Jim even added a smiley face there at the end.