Mini GP

[hollow_moon]

It was that time of the year, a time that used to fill Valentine with joy. Christmas was so wonderful usually, after all, but not so much this year. He simply wasn't in the holiday spirit. However, he'd planned this charity event months ago, and there was no cancelling it now. 

It wasn't as flash as ones he'd held in prior years, his museum open to the public with collection buckets all over for people to give what they could to ensure a better holiday for those in need. Music filled the space, and there were performers all throughout the space. Yes, he'd had to up security for the evening to keep his many occult related items safe, but- Well, it was worth it, he supposed. If nothing else, it seemed to be enough to stop his mother from worrying so much about him for a bit.

All were welcome and admission was free. The bar was reasonably priced, and there were a few free nibbles donated by a local restaurant. All and all, not a bad night for the bored and the generously inclined.

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[sunsongs]

"Terrible." Coby sighed dramatically. "And I've been on my best behavior too." A pause, then, "Maybe that's what I've been doing wrong."

[miss_ives]

"I'm not sure that I want to know what your worst behaviour might be," Vanessa replied, gently chiding.

[sunsongs]

"Probably not." Coby smirked. "You already know I'm no angel."

[miss_ives]

Vanessa's lips tilted up in amusement. "I doubt that anyone in this museum could claim that title."

[sunsongs]

"I don't know about that. I've run into a couple in places way stranger than a museum." He'd run into their opposite number more than once as well, but Coby thought maybe she wouldn't want to hear that.

[miss_ives]

"Now that sounds as if there's a story to tell," Vanessa remarked curiously.

[sunsongs]

"You don't think I'm the kind to kiss and tell, do you?"

It was more than half a tease, but curiosity should have some satisfaction, whether he'd tell the whole story or not. "Have you been to a club called Saturnalia?"

[miss_ives]

"Must there always be kissing?" Vanessa replied easily, then shook her head. "No, never."

[sunsongs]

With Anael, yes, there must always be kissing. Coby couldn't imagine it otherwise, and his eyes softened just thinking about the angel.

"Well, it's a club. Called Saturnalia, and it lives up to the name, I think. There was a toga party last new year's eve with a very interesting mix of guests. Very few who could claim the title of angel, but interesting." Very few, but not none.

[miss_ives]

"An angel at a club named after a Roman god's festival," Vanessa mused out loud, amused at the irony.

[sunsongs]

"Two," Coby corrected, grinning. "Although only one by choice, if I understood correctly. The other was looking out for a... friend. It was all a little over my head, and I didn't know what he was until later."

[miss_ives]

Vanessa looked somewhat perplexed, bordering on actually bothered. "Do quite so many of them walk among us?"

[sunsongs]

"I don't think so." Coby didn't really know for sure, but he couldn't see most angels coming to this world just for the he- uh, the fun of it.

"I think they're both special cases. I know one of them is. He loves humanity so much he comes to visit when he can, or when someone needs him." Or gets to missing him, and Coby couldn't help it, the way his eyes warmed and smile softened talking about Anael.

[miss_ives]

Vanessa's smile was small, but genuine, as she couldn't help but notice the warmth of Coby's expression. Still, it did not stop her from asking questions. "And the other one?"

[sunsongs]

"I don't really know him exactly, but he's a nice guy." Unlike most angels, who could be real assholes.

"Some kind of longterm assignment down here, I think. Thwarting evil, that kind of thing." Well, thwarting anyway. A lot of what Coby knew about Az had actually come from Crowley, so things got kind of vague.

[miss_ives]

Longterm assignment... "He lives among us?"

[sunsongs]

"It wouldn't be the first time." Coby wasn't a big one for homework – he'd never been the most diligent student for anything but music which came more easily to him – but after meeting Anael and remembering more about what he'd been, he hit Google and Wikipedia. There were all kinds of stories about the Watchers, like Shamsiel had been.

"But like I said, he's a nice guy, kinda tweedy, bookish, very British."

[miss_ives]

"To think that an angel might belong more to any cultural identity is odd, to say the least," Vanessa thought out loud. "But not entirely unexpected, if he has been among us for so long. All the better to blend in?"

[sunsongs]

"Probably. I don't actually know him so much as know of him. We met, but not much more than that." And kissed, which had pissed off Crowley. Ah, good times.

[miss_ives]

Part of Vanessa wanted, desperately, to ask Coby to introduce her to an angel. But she could not shake the feeling that she did not deserve to stand in their presence, foul as she was.

She pushed the thoughts aside and smiled at Coby. "The world will never cease to amaze me."

[sunsongs]

"Good." The word was out before Coby's brain processed the thought, but that was okay.

"'Cause it's when it stops we should worry."

[miss_ives]

"Quite," Vanessa agreed, pushing away thoughts of her commitment. "What are your plans for the holidays?" she asked with a small smile, eager to find a new topic of conversation, so such memories would not linger.

[sunsongs]

"Playing a lot - lots of people throwing parties means lots of people wanting music. And playing a lot - 'cause lots of parties means lots of friends throwing parties." Not a bad way to spend the holidays, if you asked Coby.

"And I talked my parents into flying in for a visit after Christmas, since gigs get in the way of me heading to LA."

[miss_ives]

"So we're to keep you in our city much longer?" Vanessa checked. "I remember your making it sound like a temporary thing."

[sunsongs]

"For now. I may do some more traveling in the new year - I've got some ideas for an album - but there's a few things about London I'm not ready to leave behind just yet." People mostly, including Vanessa whether she'd believe that or not, and Anael's love for the city, even though he could find Coby anywhere if Coby prayed for him.