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Community Event 2: Thanksgiving/Harvest Festival

It's a little of A and a little of B. The food is present - gosh, is the food present. Isabelle made sure not to miss anything: turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, gravy, casserole, buttermilk rolls, cornbread, and those were just the normal options. Accommodations were made to diets like her own, and she even managed to get something for their more uniquely diet guest who would only subsist on coffee otherwise.

Besides the food, the hall has been decorated too thanks to her brother Digby and the Happy Home Academy. Festive fallen leaves decor with dark rugs, neatly hung drapes by the windows gathered into gold ropes, long tables with cream table cloths set with plates and silverware, and comfortable chairs colored yellow, orange, and red as they lined the tables.

"Okay, a piano if someone wants to play it, double string bass, speakers and... mhm! Beverages on that table, and laptop over there... that looks like everything! And right on time!"

Isabelle's beaming as she lowers her clipboard and fixes her tie - she really likes this Future Foundation suit. Bells jingling, she walks over to the main door which she knocks several times so they can be open.

"Welcome everyone and thank you for waiting! Come in and enjoy yourselves!"

[OOC: Happy Harvest/early-Thanksgiving/belated-Thanksgiving everyone! Mingle for all!]

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[WELL WHAT DO THEY EXPECT FROM A SERIAL KILLER AND A CANNIBAL???]

You know I won't have to try very hard! You're here, after all!

[are you seriously going to go from "let's kill a dude" to aggressive ego-stroking, of course you are]

You're good to me.

[...Apparently this is just a thing we're doing today.]

Let me know if anyone gives you trouble; I imagine things should remain calm because no one will want to upset Isabelle-san, but you never know.

You say that like I'm not going to be around you the whole time!

[...]

I'll let you know though. I mean, they'd have to be stupid to pick a fight now of all times. Isabelle would be super upset! No one wants to do that!

...Well, in the event that you aren't, I mean.

[Private conversations may be a thing eventually, who knows.

That said, you seem a bit overstimulated there, um.]

Are you all right?

I'm alright, yeah!

[...yeah, okay, you know when he's super worked up about something...]

I dunno, I guess I thought I was ready for this but uh...

[Shrug! Apparently not.]

I know nothing will happen, and I know the worst that can happen is an argument or something. But I guess I'm still kinda worked up for... some reason?

...Just stay near me or Isabelle-san, then, if it's troubling you.

[It's soft, though, and there's nothing judgmental behind it.]

We won't be here long, and it's nice to see everyone for the time being.

Okay. And yeah, it is nice to see everyone again.

[He's quiet for a moment before brightening.]

It'll be alright! I guess I've just gotten so used to spending time around everyone back home that I've kinda forgotten how this group as a whole works. But we'll be alright! Isabelle's gone to all this trouble, so everyone will play nice!

...It's a little strange, isn't it?

[He shifts a bit, though he doesn't seem too uncomfortable; it's just something to do with himself.]

It's not something I would have thought about, but... It's different, spending time around people that we got to know that way, isn't it? It wasn't a normal situation at all, so this is...

[He shakes his head.]

Ah, it's probably not something to dwell on too much, anyway.

No, I know what you mean! I'm not really sure how I'm supposed to act around them. The ones I haven't kept in contact with, I mean.

[...And even them too, sort of. It feels like he's changed a lot even after all of that.]

I think any get-togethers like this are always going to be a little weird. That doesn't mean it's bad though. I mean, we get to see Isabelle and Silver and Allie and Ryoji, so of course it's good!

...As long as you're all right with it, so am I, amore.

[And that...sounds like it's the end of it, really.]

Of course I am!

[He's content to let it drop there, but as usual, Ryuunosuke doesn't shut up.]

...So after dinner are you going to play for everyone?

[He tips his head in the direction of the piano.]

You still have to teach me how to play sometime!

I'd like to, if no one minds it - and who knows? Perhaps by the next time we do this, you can join me.

[He glances over at the setup, the look brief.]

It seems Duster-san may be playing some tonight as well, should he feel so inclined.

I'd really like that! It's definitely something to work toward!

[He follows Tsukiyama's gaze and tips his head a bit as he considers.]

Well, it's not like Duster can play all night. You guys can take turns or something.

...He doesn't trouble me, you know.

[He's here, after all, and things have yet to turn into an unfathomable clusterfuck.]

Duster-san will do as he does; it's all right. Don't let it bother you.

Yeah, I know. You can handle whatever he throws at you, if he decides he wants to get all up in your face, that is.

[That relaxes him though, and Ryuunosuke grins.]

I'm alright! I know everything will be fine!

Ah, come now, be nice. He's never been "all up in my face," as you put it.

[Guys, why.]

Well, I dunno, from what you told me it sounds like he was all up in your face! You didn't even do anything to him.

[HE STILL DOESN'T GET IT]

Well, no, I didn't...

[look we have no idea why duster felt personally victimized by regina george

he just apparently was tsukiyama doesn't even know]

See? It'd make sense if he was that mad at me, but for some reason he wanted to yell at you after everything was said and done? I dunno. But then again, everyone totally believed I was a serial killer, so I guess I'm not as good at this as I thought I was.

[HE MIGHT STILL BE A LITTLE MAD ABOUT THAT]

...If they have to be mad at anyone alive, I'd prefer it be at me.

[It's not said in any sort of self-deprecating way; it's just how things are.]

It doesn't trouble me, and if they need to be angry in order to recover personally, then that's fine. It isn't as though I have a lot to do with most of the people who would do that, anyway.

[...He isn't sure if he came out of the hotel well-adjusted or just fucked up in different directions, honestly, but that is apparently the stance we're taking today.]

Yeah, that's true. I don't like the idea of people being mad at you - especially when there's no reason for it - but it's how they handle things, and that doesn't matter to me.

[SHRUG]

Besides, we're doing well and that's what matters!

I like to think so, too.

[...We're going to discuss this later, in all probability, but that's fine; it can wait.]

Is there anything in particular you want me to play for you later...?

[Yeah, probably...]

Oh, nothing in particular! I just love hearing you play, it's always so pretty! I could probably watch you play forever, you know!

Ahhh, you're flattering me...

I'll see if I can come up with something you like, though; it's a good evening, we should make a proper night of it.

Oh, yeah? I'd really like that! Might as well make a date out of it, right?

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