Happy Happy Turkey Day

[handing]

Who: Marvel people plus friends. I'm not even attempting to make this list out.
What: Marvelsgiving!
When: November 22, 2012
Where: House 49
Summary: It's Thanksgiving. There's a meal and socializing. Also fun.
Rating: PG, PG-13 max? A kid got invited to this.
Considering how last minute all of this had been, Pepper was actually pretty satisfied with how things were turning out. Rogue had shown up early with helpers in tow, immediately setting to work in the kitchen. The house had been filled with delicious aromas shortly thereafter, and Pepper busied herself with the other details until guests started to arrive--at which point part of her job became keeping people out of the kitchen, per Rogue's orders.

The set up was straightforward: the dining room table was used to hold the assorted dishes, where people could fix themselves plates. A similar set up with drinks (although please, don't give alcohol to the children). Chairs set out for people to sit, since there were too many to even attempt a traditional sit down dinner. But that was fine by Pepper, who made her way through the group, making sure everyone was happy, or at least not destroying part of her house.

Better safe than sorry, with this crowd.



(ooc: post! mingle! include whatever dish your character brought for the potluck and wait for them to be judged. and as always, have fun.)

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[widows_kiss]

With the food out and being served and her guard duty officially over for the time being, Natasha pauses on the way to the serving table to brush a hand against his arm with a warm smile.

"Hello, Ben."

[revoltndevelopment]

"Natasha." Ben dips his head in greeting, offering the woman a rocky smile. It's hard to dress well when you're his size, but he's found some slacks and a nice dress shirt. She's still a prettier sight by far. "Y'look great."

[widows_kiss]

"Compliments again." She laughs, her eyes warm. "Thank you. So do you. I saw you come in, but Rogue's had me guarding the pies. Mostly against Tony. You came with someone?"

[revoltndevelopment]

"He always tries t'pick in early, don't he?" A rumble of a sigh before he looks over the crowd for the kid he'd brought with him, then Ben nods in his direction. "Loki- the little 'un that lives on my floor. Everyone else was gonna be here and he's a good kid. Really. Noth'n at all like the big'un. Didn't wanna leave him alone so I brought him along."

[widows_kiss]

"It's Tony," she echoes with a laugh, as if this explains everything. Although with Tony, it sort of does.

Ben's answer gets a startled look from her, because that is news to her and her gaze immediately seeks out the boy she'd seen enter with him. "Wait, we have two Loki's?"

[revoltndevelopment]

"He ain't a troublemaker. Honest. Not much at all like the big un-" He turns a bit, subtly putting himself between her and the kid while he explains. "He's twelve, Natasha. Just a kid-and he got back recently from someth'n that went wrong in a bad way. He's not gonna hurt anybody."

[widows_kiss]

Natasha holds up a hand, one eyebrow arching upwards as she picks up on his subtle move. Or not so subtle, to her, because it's one easy for her to recognize, and her tone is sardonic when she replies.

"What are you afraid I'll do, wander over and skewer him on my dessert fork between courses? I'm not in the habit of harming children, Ben."

[revoltndevelopment]

"...been through a bad patch with the Avengers in my world not too far back. They're good people but. Leaves me kinda twitchy." His shoulders relax, though, and he glances back down. "Noth'n against you.""

[widows_kiss]

She lets her hand drop, inclining her head. "I suppose I can't blame you. And some would suspect it of me either way." Once she might have, after all. The right order, or a calculated risk to accomplish a greater goal. She couldn't - wouldn't - argue the fact that she had been the cause of the loss of innocent lives. It was a fact she was all too aware of.

"I was merely curious. This was the first I heard mention of it. How do we have two?"

[revoltndevelopment]

"Dunno. Guess they come from different worlds. Entirely different people, name and family aside. Big'un's not the one from my world, I dunno if this one is. Doubt it but, well. y'never know. Either way he's a good kid. Likes making friends and meet'n new people. Figured this would be a good way f'him to relax."

[widows_kiss]

She gives him a faint smile, letting her gaze memorize the sight of the boy in question, just in case.

"It might be. You have a good heart, Ben. A lot of people wouldn't give chances like that."