<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/JsKkWz0.jpg)<div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Al</strong></span></div></div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 5pt;">​</span><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;">"I understand that birthday cake is mandatory on such occasions," I nod at Mechelle.  "As for the drink, light ale is fine, as long as it doesn't come from a bottle labelled '<em>drink me</em>'."<br/><br/>A voice from behind me mentions October babies and I turn around to see somebody vaguely familiar.  Where have I seen her before?  Probably in the magic shop, but it must have been a while ago and I haven't run into her since.  "Fall then," I agree amicably.  "There are good things to be said about every season, just ask Vivaldi."<br/></span><br class="clear_left"/><br/>