party post } { drinks are on me

[bravebartender]

So the thing about wishing for home and accidentally winding up with your place of employment is that that employment can now transfer to Teleios. Cami's had Rousseau's for about six months now, and she's managed to change it into the place that Sophie and Jane Anne loved to something that's a little more something of Teleios, even if she kept a lot of the New Orleans flair. It's something she couldn't bring herself to take away, that memory of home, even if she's far, far away.

The upper floors have been modified into a small loft for her and Hope, something simple and comfortable that's currently loaded with baby toys because when you're being spoiled by your Aunt Cami, you can never have too many. She still doesn't know why Hope came with her when she was brought into Teleios, but she is going to do everything in her power to keep her safe until Klaus our Hayley get here. It's not much power, given the measly human of it all, but that's why she hires attractive, strapping supernatural gentlemen to do her dirty work for her.

Currently she's behind the bar, with Hope in her playpen that she worked in there, just so she can keep an eye on her. She's more than willing to pour you a drink, listen to your troubles and woes and make sure that you leave her bar with your mind feeling a little lighter. After all, there's nothing more dangerous than a bartender who also happens to be a psychologist. She'll get what you're worried about out of you sooner or later.

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[felidity]

Oh look, a baby! Kali is 'working' today. In that she came in and instead of letting Cami make her a drink, slipped behind the bar to make her own as she is prone to do. But then of course, she got distracted by Hope, scooping her up to shower her in kisses.

"I'm going to take her dancing, okay?" Its tossed back to Cami gently, as the baby makes a grab for Kali's ponytail and shoves it (and her fist) directly into her mouth. Kali seems relatively unfazed, her ponytail is amazing, of course a tiny human would find it appetizing.

So once she gets the go ahead, she sweeps the baby out into the bar proper to dance her around by the jukebox. Kali is a very good babysitter because she will punch anyone that so much as looks at the little girl wrong. Maybe not the best influence, but definitely a protective one.

[imbeds]

The narration possibly has too many Hales. Ahem.

Logan Hale is not the bar type, but he'll go wherever his brothers happ. He's not too settled in terms of this place. In Chicago, he'd been waiting for the planets to crash, for their father to catch up with them, to do what he needed to do to keep his brothers safe. Then he ends up in another universe for a year before he ever ends up in Teleios unlike most of his brothers (and living without them for a year was like being lost in a desert, the world didn't make sense), and suddenly the threat isn't there in the same way. There are new threats, and he's been researching.

He smiles fondly at the sight of Hope scooped up in arms, dancing with the blond. Logan catches a moment when she goes after someone who might have looked sideways at a baby being here.

"Hope couldn't ask for a better defender," Logan comments. "Or dance partner."

[felidity]

There's no such thing as too many Hales. I said so.

Kali turns at the sound of compliments, smile set on her features because she's a glutton for praise. "Thank you, it's true." Modesty, however, is not in the cards for today. She shifts Hope to the opposite hip, which prompts the baby to grab at her shirt and stick her face on Kali's chest like these are mine now.

"I'm a very good babysitter, I'm glad that you appreciate this."

[imbeds]

That pic is the cutest ever .-.

Logan lifts his eyebrows with a tiny smile when the baby sticks her face on Kali's chest. He glances away. The tiny smile widens further but he is a gentleman, okay? Actually, he's most frequently known as a stick-in-the-mud of the Hale brothers with his tendency to get lost in research while they're throwing big parties in the mansion. He bites down on his lip slightly.

"I do. A baby needs someone who can entertain them and keep them safe. Most important parts of being a babysitter. You want anything to drink?" See? He's a gentleman, and he is about to get a drink of his own so he wouldn't want to leave her hanging.

[felidity]

"Sure. A lemonade, please. And can you ask for Hope's bottle, too?" Kali doesn't need to have maternal instincts to know that the baby is looking for something to eat and she sure doesn't have that on tap.

She glances down at said baby, smoothing her palm over wispy hair. "Hear that, you need me. I'm very important."

[imbeds]

Logan smiles softly, curiously at them before he nods. "Yeah, I'll get you both. Can't let either of you go thirsty." That wouldn't be very gentlemanly of him. It's clear he's pretty familiar with Cami when he heads back to get what's needed.

It's not long before he returns with both the lemonade and the bottle, and he offers to take the baby if she needs. He can feed her. He used to do this with his little brothers all the time except for Adam who took care of him. "I'm Logan Hale by the way. I don't come to the bar as often as my brothers so I don't think we've met before." Yes, he's another one. Well, one of the Chicago-ones. Not the other ones... There are lots of Hales running around.

[felidity]

"I'm Kali." She hedges on giving up Hope, both because she is attached and because she is overly protective of the tiny human, but with a nod starts detaching Hope from her hair and chest to pass her over to Logan with a soft "thanks". It's not like watching Hope is ever a bother to Kali, otherwise she just wouldn't do it. But it is pretty hard to drink her lemonade and feed the baby at the same time.

Not that she can't do it. It's just difficult.

"There's a lot of Hales around here. Like, a lot. So many."

[imbeds]

Logan takes the baby into his arm like an expert, because he is even if it's been years and years. He grew up taking care of babies so it comes to him with an ease and comfortableness, which likely most single men his age wouldn't be able to manage. Because they're dumb.

He holds the bottle up for Hope while the baby chows down, and he smiles, laughing softly at what Kali says.

"Even more than I'm used to their being. There've always been a lot of us brothers, but we met other Hales here." There's a pause. "Don't tell anyone but we're taking over."

It's a soft joke.

[felidity]

Her head tips, smile playing at her lips as she regards him. That is a natural ease that Kali can only manage with weapons, even as comfortable she is with Hope in particular. She doesn't have the years and years of experience on her side that is clear as a bell in the way he's holding Hope. She's fairly certain, too, that his smile is more for the baby than for her, something can can't begrudge him since she's sure she looks at the baby the same way.

Sipping her lemonade, she attempts to focus back on the conversation. What were they talking about? Hales, right. "At the very least, you can have your own basketball team."

[imbeds]

Hope starts nomming down on the bottle, because she really was hungry, and Logan smiles softly as he holds her within the crook of his arm. He lifts his gaze up to meet her own before he laughs at what she says. There's amusement in his gaze as he watches her sip her lemonade.

It's just a unique thing to say to finding out about so many Hales, which is why it makes him smile.

"We could, and we'd probably have an unfair advantage over a lot of other teams." Given him and all his brothers are werewolves. He doesn't know that the other Hales are werewolves too. Seriously, what is up with all these Hales? "How long have you been in Teleios?"

[felidity]

"A few years, I dunno. Oh, wait!" She squints, face scrunching up as she does some mental math. Carry the two, add a banana for potassium... "Four birthdays. So almost five years. What about you?"

[imbeds]

Logan smirks lightly when she scrunches her face up like that and then he releases a breath. "That's a lot of birthdays. I haven't even been here one birthday yet," he admits, using her terms because they work.

[felidity]

"Close to a birthday?" She's intrigued. Birthdays are important to Kali. She didn't have one for the first nineteen years of her life, so now all birthdays are important -- even if they're not hers.

[imbeds]

"A little close," Logan admits with a tiny smile as his birthday is the end of May or so. He hasn't really been thinking much of it. The year he spent in that other world, birthdays weren't really a priority but he has always found them important to celebrate for his brothers at least.

[felidity]

And now she's just latched on to the birthday thing so she's going to run that dry, reaching out to tug on Hope little toes with a smile and a little giggle at how the baby kicks her feet.

"Are you going to have a party?"

[imbeds]

Logan sends her a tiny smile at that, and it widens when she makes Hope giggle that tiny adorable giggle.

"That's probably something I should decide, huh? Haven't thought about it."

[felidity]

"I think everyone should have a party for their birthday and not just because I want to attend this said party."

Although it is a little bit because she wants to attend said party. She's just a secret party girl, okay, don't judge her life.

[bravebartender]

No, Cami happens to think that's an excellent influence, to be quite honest. Add to the fact that given the girl's actual family would probably rip their throat out, it's good to have a mellower, more in-between influence present. Show Hope that she can still defend herself without resorting to getting blood all over her clothes.

Cami catches Kali on her way back to the bar, reaching for Hope with a small smile before letting her rest on her hip. "Did you have fun dancing with Kali?" The baby is basically beaming so Cami is going to take that as a yes.

[felidity]

Kali grins at Hope's smile, joy practically radiating off her. This baby is a delight to be around, as indicated by how many people want to be around her.

"I think Hope made a friend." She slides into a seat at the bar, twisting to keep facing Cami. "I might have too, can't be sure."

[bravebartender]

"I think if Hope made a friend, it stands to reason you made a friend too." She's just saying. It's not like Hope can talk, so if this friend of hers stuck around, it was probably to talk to Kali too.

[felidity]

"Well, I don't want to make assumptions." She's always nervous that she will consider someone a friend and they'll be like no don't be ridiculous. She knows she's kind of an odd duck.

[bravebartender]

"I get that." Sometimes assuming people are friends can backfire on you when that person doesn't really want anything to do with you in the long term. "But there's nothing wrong with asking them if they'd like to be. Odds are, they'll probably say yes. You're a pretty cool person."

[felidity]

"Thank you." She's cool. Awesome. Adds that to her CV. "I'll try that."

[bravebartender]

"Good," she says with a nod, before glancing down the line of the bar. "Can I get you anything?"

[felidity]

"Uh, no." Now that she's sans baby, she's pretty much content with how her night went. "I'm gonna go to sleep, actually. I'll see you later."

Leaning over, she presses a kiss to Hope's forehead. "Night tiny human."

AND OFF SHE DARTS, FAREWELL.