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Who: Everyone!
What: Thanksgiving + New Feather party.
When: Evening of the 20th.
Where: School cafeteria, nicely done up.
Summary: There's food. And there's also board games, are you game for some Snakes and Ladders?
Rating: Let's put this all over the board. Strange stuff can happen, man.
[Thanksgiving may not be a familiar holiday to most in Luceti, but everyone understands potluck, at least! Hopefully. Preferably.

It's all done buffet-style as usual. Thanksgiving stuff greets you first when you grab a plate and get in line at the buffet lines (food and drink provided by everyone, Thanksgiving stuff courtesy of the Welcome Centre and Ginia). Though of course, don't think that you have to stand in a line while eating! There's tables and chairs for sitting and talking and— eating, obviously. Reach out and grab a drink! If you get one that's been prepared by the Welcome Centre, it's non-alcoholic. Can't really say the same for anything else brought by others, so you may want to be careful. Y'know, just in case.

'course, there's also board games if you're interested in 'em. Just check out that corner over there!]

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[Between forkfuls of bountiful goodness, he glances about the place, appreciative of the company, and - -

Oh hey, it's the chick from that conversation! But she looks a little different, and for a long time, Mac can't quite figure out what has changed from when he had first gotten a glimpse of her face. In the process of contemplating this, he inevitably ends up staring a little from across the table. Hopefully it will not put her off her meal...]

_{[As she kind of nibbles at her food, Pilouette tries to subtly glance about, trying to get a feel for the people around her. She sees a few familiar faces here and there, before catching a glimpse of Mac. She tries to pretend she's concentrating on her food but oh god why is he staring at her like that?! Is her hair messed up? Maybe she's wearing the wrong color ribbon? She KNEW it was a bad choice and she wore it anyway and-!

Okay, no, be cool. She takes a breath and does her best to put on a smile before looking over to him and offering a nervous little wave.]}

Hey... [When their eyes align, he returns the smile, very much still a gawky teenager in this regard despite finding himself on the very cusp of adulthood. He tucks into stuffing, munching thoughtfully, and then all at once his eyes widen.] Mn! [There is obviously something pressing he must share because he is chewing a little more quickly.

Swallowing at last, he says:]

Didn't know y'wore glasses! [At last, he has solved the mystery.]

_{[For a second there, she thought he was going to say something...well, important.]}

Oh, um, yeah! I mean, I was like, so freaked out when I got here, it took me like, a week to realize I didn't have them on me. I'm so glad I was able to find them~!

_{[Almost as if to punctuate this, she adjusts her glasses and straightens her posture a bit.]}

How hard's it t'see without 'em? [He inquires thoughtfully.]

...I can see just fine without them. I mean, if I couldn't see without them then I would have noticed I didn't have them sooner, you know?

_{[She says this like it's obvious or something.]}

Sure. [He scratches at his head.] So... if y'don' really need 'em, why y'wearin' 'em? [It's most likely none of his business, but she now has him rather puzzled... and curious, really. He has not yet noted the glasses' distinct lack of lenses, but oh-ho, he's catching on.] Hey, wait a sec...

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_{[She adjusts them again, though it's more of a nervous habit, rather than her glasses actually needing adjustment. She always feels a little silly when people ask her why she's wearing them, though that's never deterred her from doing it.]}

I, um...just think they look nice! That's all!

_{[She glances off to the side for just a second before looking back to him and offers up a sheepish kind of grin.]}

[Absorbing her words, 'Balboa of the Bronx' studies her for a while, eventually forgetting about his plate and his seemingly relentless appetite. His expression steadily sobers after he catches her eyes.]

...Will y'do me a favor?

_{[A little surprised, she gives him a puzzled look before answering.]}

...What is it?

[At this, he cracks an irrepressible grin before mimicking Rocky (sans the drawl) and his exact words to Adrian in the first installment of the series he has watched far too many times. Can't blame a guy for geeking... right?]

Take off these glasses.

_{[Hopefully, Mac will forgive her for not getting the reference. Instead she's going to take hold of the ear pieces with her fingers, adjusting them a little, giving him another puzzled frown.]}

Um, what? Why?

[Actually, he had expected some opposition, thankfully.] Well... y'don' really need those glasses, right? ...They don' got no lenses, anyway.

[Offering a one-shouldered shrug, he smiles ruefully as if to say, "Hey, I'm a dude, cut me some slack, yeah?".] 'sides, y'look nice without 'em, too.

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_{[She sputters for a second. Compliments from guys always kind of trip her up a little. Just give her a second to get it together, Mac.]}

W-Well, okay, I don't like, need need them, but I kind of need them. Sort of.

_{[She'll be damned if she's going to admit to having what amounts to a security blanket on her face.]}

You's jus' like Adrian.... Y'watched Rocky, right? Ain't sure if she ever needed her glasses t'see 'cause she stops wearin' 'em not long after she starts datin' Rocky.

...Um.

No. I've...never seen that movie. I like, don't even know what you're talking about.

What? ...Aw man. [Alas, she is not the only person in Luceti whom has told him that; folks like her are really missing out, he muses.] Well, y'should see it sometime. It's real awesome.

Well, I guess if it's good I'll give a look if I ever get the chance. What's it about, anyway?

What's it about...? [He echoes, his tone still holding wonder.] Well, it's about Rocky Balboa. He's a guy from Philly, a small-time boxer who ain't really goin' nowhere with his life. He ain't too bright, but he's got a good heart. He hooks up with this sweet lady he knows at the pet shop who is real shy. She's the right one for him, but it don' seem like they's made for each other at first 'cause she's a lil' scared a' him. Kinda intimidated 'round men, yeah? Anyway, along the way, Rocky is chosen t'be the lucky 'nobody' who gets his shot at fightin' Apollo Creed, the champ, an' Rocky proves it t'Philly an' the world an' himself that he ain't no bum. He's got the heart an' he goes the distance. It really speaks t'me.

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_{[The plot in general catches her attention, but it's the romance bit that really hooks her interest.]}

Oooooh~! That does sound good...! I'll definitely give a look if I get the chance, then~!

Yeah... if only this place had videos an' a big tv... but hey - [He pauses as he is stuck by a sudden realization.] Maybe the Rec Centre's got somethin'. Y'know, I keep sayin' I'm gonna check out the place but a whole lot a' other stuff keeps happenin', an' then I f'get. I'd really wanna see it again.

Oh, yeah?

Well, if you ever go check it out, let me know! If it's okay with you, maybe I could come with! It would probably be good for me to get to know this place better, anyway.

Oh... [His eyebrows lift in surprise at the suggestion before he recovers from his slight verbal stumble.] Uh, sure! Yeah, that's cool. I can give you a call when I'm thinkin' 'bout checkin' it out.

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_{[She grins, adjusting her glasses once more.]}

Great, thanks~!

Hey, no prob'm. [She has an undeniably cute smile, he muses, when he returns to pick at his food.]

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