(log) It's Thanksgiving Time!

[forethinking]

Who: Ren and You
When: Thanksgiving Day
Where: ADI's cafeteria
Summary: A little thanksgiving party for everyone.
Warnings: Alcohol, but other than that, none!



(It's finally the day! Ren's spent the day in the canteen, from the early hours of the morning with the help of Kate, until just close enough to the arranged time.

Several tables in the cafeteria are taken by the food, but there's still plenty of room to sit and spend time with your fellow ADI employees. After the previous month everyone has had, it feels much needed. Available is the following menu:

Deep-fried Turkey + Stuffing;
Ranch-Seasoned Roast Turkey + Stuffing;
Mashed Potatoes + Gravy;
Green Bean Casserole;
Cranberry Sauce;
Pasta alla Norma;
Sicilian Rice Balls;
S'mores Cupcakes
Pumpkin Pie;
Apple Pie;
Sweet Baked Potato;
Pecan Pie;
Roasted Vegetables;
Stuffed Mushrooms;
Squash Soup;
Garlicky Green Beans with Crispy Onions;
A selection of alcohol;

Ren's tried his best to recreate what the Internet and other folks have told him, and without him tasting the original flavors, some of the dishes might have an unexpected twist of spice. Kate has also helped with putting things together, and at the previously arranged time, Ren opens the doors with a smile from ear-to-ear.

Once everyone's settled, he'll ask for a moment to, gasp, speak:)

I'd like to thank everyone for coming today. I know it's been tough, but I'm still thankful we can spend good moments like these together. I hope you enjoy the food.

(And just like so, he'll bow, and hand plates to those ready to eat. Time to dig in!)

Comments

that's just going to continue throughout, frankly

[lowficharm]

[Martin makes a well meaning scoff sort of noise, waving his wrist lazily as if to disperse Ren's comment like smoke.]

Oh don't say that! They're wonderful. You, you should call them a specialty, if you put that much work into all of it.

[Don't worry about the pet name, Ren, Martin will get to that later. Right now his mind is too fuzzy to think about other topics that aren't pie.]

Did you make all of these yourself?

absolutely so

[forethinking]

Oh, no. My specialty is... Curry! I'd like it to keep being number one.

(Ren brings both his hands as if in prayer below his chin.)

Kate helped me.

[lowficharm]

Well-- well I should hope someone helped! It would be right unfair if you had to do all of this yourself.

[Right, Ren? Surely you wouldn't do all this cooking yourself, right, Ren?]

I'd like to taste your curry sometime, then. It must be really amazing since all of this is so good.

[forethinking]

That was actually the plan.

(Kate just happened to pull on his heartstrings. He's not so strong as to ignore a "please".)

I can come and make it for you. It'd be a pleasure.

[lowficharm]

You-- you wre going to make all of this?

[REN... NO,]

Maybe we can, uhm-- maybe a dinner party, o-or something. I mean, we'll have something for you too, naturally.

[forethinking]

Yep!

(Two thumbs up. Idiot.)

Sure, we can do that. You're at ADI's, right?

[lowficharm]

[Oh no he's cute. Martin's doomed. Thankfully there isn't too much time to be spent with that little blush on his face and he can move on to saying something more coherent very quickly.]

Uh-- y-yeah, yeah, we are. Block B, room 4. I assume, uhm, since all this is here, you live in the area yourself.

[forethinking]

I live at Bonnie's, but I stay at ADI's for half the week.

(Reads: he stays with Akechi.)

I just thought this was easier for everyone.