75 Godiva Street, Thanksgiving Day, Thursday Afternoon

[geniuswithasmartphone]

It was Thanksgiving! The house smelled amazing too, like roasting turkey and sage and simmering apple cider and baking pies. Eliot had outdone himself in the kitchen this year, whipping up the creamiest mashed potatoes, the fluffiest stuffing, and even the crispiest egg rolls Hardison had ever seen. His own contribution was a platter of the croissant-variety Hot Pockets in various flavors.

Look, his TA had requested them and he was gonna provide, dammit.

Now they were finishing up the last few dishes, setting the table, and preparing for a delicious Thanksgiving meal. Not every member of their assorted families could be here today, but every person who was here was family in their own way. For Hardison, found family was infinitely more precious than people just related by blood. Each person had chosen to be here, to be part of this, and--

Shut up, he wasn't getting all misty-eyed. It was the dust. It got all up in his allergies.

[Up super-early I know, but holiday-related SP expected in a big way and also timezones! Sorry to anyone confused, but this post is definitely set for Thursday, Thanksgiving.]

Comments

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[tigerundercover]

"You never had any terrible traditions growing up?"

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[spin_kick_snap]

Kathy frowned, thinking. "Outside of my mom making her special kimchi, I don't think so? We ate a lot of what middle Americans would probably consider weird food, but that was all. Most of our family's back in Korea, so it was just the four of us usually."

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[tigerundercover]

"It doesn't have to be a food thing to be a weird tradition," Raven pointed out. "Besides, I like your food."

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[spin_kick_snap]

"I know, I'm just thinking of what would count as terrible traditions anyway," Kathy said. "But our Thanksgivings were usually really low-key. I mean, Mom made the big meal, but we just had dinner and then scattered."

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[tigerundercover]

"Anything super obnoxious, or that completely devalues you as a person?" Raven shrugged. "Scattering doesn't sound too bad to me. Did you guys ever watch the parade?"

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[spin_kick_snap]

"I mean, that wasn't a Thanksgiving tradition, that was just a thing that happened," Kathy said with a shrug. "My mom harped on me for not trying hard enough to be pretty, my dad expected us to flatter and cater to him. Regular day that ended in -y, there."

Between Parent Weekends and staying with the Lis for a few days, Kathy figured Raven had seen it often enough to know what she meant.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[tigerundercover]

"Your friends were really kind of a piece of work, weren't they," Raven observed. And stopped herself from making a comment bout how that made it easier to kill them.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[spin_kick_snap]

Thank you for not single-handedly ruining Thanksgiving, Raven, good job listening to those instincts.

"They were," Kathy said with a shrug. "But Sarah and I turned out okay, right?"

And stopped herself from adding a comment about how that meant her parents couldn't have been all bad then.