Seventeen Bells: [WRITTEN/ACTION]

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On July the 4th, 1776, one Horatio Hornblower was born in Kent.  If you see him, bid him many happy returns.  He will most likely grump about it all day and act ungrateful, but don't allow it to discourage you.  He does appreciate it, he simply does not know it.

[For most of the day, Archie will be running around trying to furnish a bedroom in the house for a new housemate. He'll end up in the library, Good Spirits, the grocery store, then finally the Battle Dome, mostly staring in bewilderment at the controls before deciding this is too scary and leaving. At some point, he'll also take a walk in the woods, rain or no rain, in shirtsleeves and waistcoat but no coat. After a while, he'll get back on the journals.]

[Filtered away from Grell, 44%]

If you wanted to surprise someone dear to you, to cheer her up when she returned from being kidnapped, what would you do for her?

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[Toby does curl up on the lieutenant's shoulder and begins the important process of shedding hairs on his uniform.] Of course I did. Very affectionate, this one.

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[ such an important process. McCoy grins and nods at the younger man. ] I'm glad you two are getting along. They take after their mother.

[ because he won't even entertain the notion of them taking after the cat that impregnated Cupcake in the first place. damn it, Klunk. ]

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[Poor Mikey. He's such a huge fan, you know. Archie stays very still and strokes the cat with the side of a finger as it settles in to sleep.]

Just the thing, really. I never noticed how pleasant it is to listen to a kitten purring.

[It's been a rough day.]

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Should've listened to Nell and Cupcake when they teamed up -- I couldn't get any work with those damn things huddled together.

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I believe it. Oh, while I remember--should I give Horatio your best wishes? He is twenty-nine today.

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If you could. [ he smiles. ] Haven't seen him around lately.

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Resting. [As much as Horatio Hornblower will rest, anyway.] I'll give him your regards, then.

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[ McCoy doesn't bother hiding his scepticism. it was a challenge to get Horatio to rest when Archie was in hospital and one he never managed to accomplish. ]

Thanks. [ a beat. ] How have you been doing, Arch?

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[Gingerly, keeping his back straight as possible, Archie sits on the couch so the cat can sleep in peace.] Well enough, I suppose. [He does not say this with a lot of conviction. The duel with Grell has him sleeping badly even after the fact, and he had one of the most difficult conversations he's had since coming here with Jilly, so tonight was bound to be one of those types of nights.]