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.]

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Re: Arrive and Mingle

[rebelseekspizza]

"...Which you can sell for more food, I guess."

Dante hadn't the faintest clue what the hell to do with a diamond.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[geniuswithasmartphone]

"Aww, hell no," Hardison said with a quick shake of his head. "Nobody touches Parker's diamonds. I like not gettin' stabbed with forks. Or tased."

Was he being serious? Was he just messing with Dante? Who knew?

(Serious, he was being totally serious).

"Parker just likes collectin' diamonds. She uses 'em to decorate the tree for Christmas?" There was an audible shrug in his voice. Hardison had loved Parker for years, but that didn't mean he always understood her.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[rebelseekspizza]

"She steals diamonds to put them in Christmas trees," Dante said dubiously. "Okay. Guess that's a hobby."

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[geniuswithasmartphone]

"She steals diamonds cause she's a thief and they're shiny," Hardison said. "She puts 'em up in Christmas trees just because she really, really loves Christmas."

...Hardison was starting to get the feeling that Kathy hadn't exactly briefed Dante on the crew's past lives before bringing him to dinner. Hoo boy.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[rebelseekspizza]

"Don't really get the point of stealing shit just because it's shiny, but all right," Dante said.

He didn't actually care enough.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[geniuswithasmartphone]

Of course he didn't.

"That's a'ight, I don't entirely get it, either," Hardison said with a shrug. "But it makes her happy, so I don't worry 'bout it much."

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[rebelseekspizza]

"Until the cops come down, I guess," Dante said. "You hang with Kathy a lot?"

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[geniuswithasmartphone]

"Less Kathy an' more Raven," Hardison said. "We geek out about nerd stuff sometimes, an' that's about it. But Eliot thinks of Kathy as his kid, you know? An' Parker loves her, too. So she's family."

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[rebelseekspizza]

"Yeah, I know. He adopted her," Dante said. It still didn't make much sense to him, but he knew enough to know his experience was different here.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[geniuswithasmartphone]

What wasn't to get?

"Unofficially, anyway." Hardison shrugged. "In fairness, though, he's been wantin' to do that since he punched out her dad that time."

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[rebelseekspizza]

"He punched out her dad? Did that happen while I was here?"

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[geniuswithasmartphone]

"Yeah," Hardison said with a nod. "I think so?"

He wasn't entirely sure what year Dante had shown up.

"Then twisted his arm 'round his back an' pushed him into the counter cause he didn't like the way he was talkin' to Kathy. I think Sarah was strugglin' not to applaud."