xp_logs | Kurt and Madelyn, backdated

They go to Harry's and plot to get Cecilia into a Halloween costume. Then they play pool.

Kurt was very much enjoying the evening out with Madelyn. It had been too long since he'd just had a night out with good company. Sitting by the bar, he shot her a wicked grin and asked, "So, we are plotting to have Cecilia dress up for Halloween?"

"Definitely." Madelyn was enjoying the chance to relax after the stress of the last few days. Keeping Le Beau's presence quiet had meant one too many all-nighters for her. "Because as much as she protests, inside there is a little kid just begging to come out."

"Of course there is", Kurt answered mischievously. "Everybody needs to let out their inner child once in a while. No doubt the twins could help her with that. Perhaps Leyu and the boys, too."

"And Shan," Madelyn agreed decisively. "She's got a certain amount of influence over my roomie and
seems to enjoy the whole dressing-up and being silly thing. Must be a part of having kids. But yes, if
we include the munchkins, I think we stand a very good chance. Although she did say she'd dress up if the costume idea didn't make her look too silly, which leads us to what sort of costume exactly?"

"She said if she did not look hideous", Kurt corrected absently. "What would be her definition of hideous?"

"Anything Clarice would think up?" suggested Madelyn, sipping her drink. She was having Coke tonight, on the grounds that if she consumed alcohol of any kind she'd fall asleep on the bar. "Nothing too outrageous or revealing, so no Princess Leia slave costume..." She snickerd as Kurt nearly snorted his own drink at that image. "Possibly something in the lines of ass-kicking?"

Kurt nodded, thinking about it. "Ass-kicking without being revealing... perhaps something in leather? Like the girl from that Buffy show?"

"You mean Faith?" A grin that could only be described as 'evil' crossed Madelyn's face, accompanied by a twinkle in her eyes that Cecilia had come to know and dread. "Oh, I like that."

He nodded. "Faith, yes. Would she go along with that, do you think?"

"I have no idea... I'll run it past Shan, see if she has any opinions on the matter." Madelyn stretched out her back, took another sip of her drink. "I needed this. Thanks for coming with me, Kurt. Sometimes it helps to interact with people who _aren't_ hurt and pissy."

Kurt smiled warmly. "It is my pleasure." Glancing around, he asked mischievously, "Would you like a game of pool, while we are here?"

"Is the Pope Catholic?" asked Madelyn with a grin. "Prepare to get beat by a mere human, X-Man."