Happy Thanksgiving!

[tryit]

Who: Kate Bishop and anyone interested.
What: Celebrate Thanksgiving.
When: Thursday, November 29
Where: Kate's apartment (and the kitchen of Floor 6 of the Ground Building)
Summary: Earlier in the week, Kate put out an journal message inviting people to Thanksgiving. This is the result.
Rating: PG/PG-13

It wasn't until cooking experimentation two nights before at Sam and Simon's that Kate began to suspect that cooking a Thanksgiving dinner might be a whole lot harder than she had planned. Apparently, there was a relatively big difference between cooking just one dish for yourself and cooking enough to feed a horde.

At the end of the day, though, Kate finds herself pleased with the end result. The table she dragged into her apartment is set up against the wall to act as a buffet table. People ought to be willing to help themselves to whatever food they want. And there's definitely a decent spread, thanks in part mostly to her friends.



If there's one thing Kate Bishop is thankful for this year? It's having the people she has in her life.


[ooc: open to anyone who might have seen her post!]

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[selfhelp]

[Sneaking off to the mountains with Teddy for their anniversary was basically the best thing that could've happened to Billy this week; it's done wonders for the recovering relationship as well as his depression, so he's in much better spirits when he and Teddy arrive for Thanksgiving. And surprise, he's actually missed the first day of Hanukkah, shame on him (except he was busy and he still lit a candle up there so ha, he's not a total failure), so the first thing he does is get a candle arrangement set up somewhere in the dining area, out of the way.

After that, he makes it his goal to sneak around the kitchen and steal bits and pieces of food while it's still being sorted into serving bowls: a strip of turkey skin here, a scoop of stuffing there, basically whatever he can get his hands on. He's had a month and a half of barely eating and lousy appetite, and he's still catching up, so this is the perfect opportunity to do it.

It's the only thing he's allowed to do in this kitchen, anyway.]

[tryit]

I am so happy you guys came.

[It doesn't matter that she's already mentioned this at least once today, earlier in the afternoon when Billy and Teddy first showed up and she greeted them both with the tightest hugs possibly. She knew it was their anniversary and knew there was a very good chance that they wouldn't make it.

It wouldn't have been Thanksgiving without them.]

Happy Hanukkah, by the way.

[selfhelp]

[He returns the hug without restraint, smiling back at her with ease. A lot of the tension he'd had before they left is gone, too, and it's pretty clear that the break was good for him. He's ready to be a normal human being at this party instead of a sulking wallflower, for one.]

Hey, Kate. I couldn't miss the party, could I? Or at least, Teddy couldn't. Not with this much food.

[His boyfriend's appetite, gosh.]

[tryit]

[Kate's all too aware of the amount of food that Teddy can fit in his stomach. It's kind of impressive sometimes.]

Food that he's currently cooking. Billy, I don't know if you're aware of this, but you're boyfriend's a lifesaver.

[Someone got a little in over her head with the whole Thanksgiving dinner thing.]

[selfhelp]

Believe me, I am well aware.

[Serious thoughts about how often Teddy has literally saved his life aside-]

He reminds me almost every day around 5 or 6 when I'm approaching starvation mode.

[tryit]

[She grins at that. It's a little too easy to imagine. But more than that, it's good to hear either of them talking like this about the other.

Their anniversary getaway must have done them some good.]

Well, thanks for lending him out tonight.

[selfhelp]

[Certainly did- Billy's smiling, which is a dead giveaway.]

Don't thank me. Maybe I'm just trying to dispel the rumour that we're actually joined at the hip.

[tryit]

[Considering she’s made how many excuses so far tonight to steal a kiss from Simon? For once, Kate’s not going to tease. God, if they ever get as bad as Billy and Teddy… Actually, no need to worry about that, she tells herself. Not when it comes to two people who both feel as if they know absolutely shit about doing this whole relationship thing. They’ll probably screw this up before they ever reach that point.

But it still gets something of a smirk. And:]

Y’know, now that we both have boyfriends, we should totally double date sometime.

[selfhelp]

[His brows lift. Woman, you are a genius.]

That? Is an amazing idea. Seriously, let's make it happen. I'm sure Teddy would love it, too.

[tryit]

[Obviously. There's a reason she's the leader of the team and all.]

I'll run it by Simon. But I've gotten good at getting him to agree to things lately.

[selfhelp]

It really is easier to convince someone after the bedroom's gotten involved, isn't it? I feel like it should be some sort of modern-age debate technique.

[tryit]

Then we'd all be out of a job.

[selfhelp]

Unless it was just a one-time thing. Like, one sexual encounter per argument. That'd lead to less unemployment and more... I dunno, laundromats.

[For all your messy-sheet needs.]

[tryit]

[She had meant the soldiers and the superheros, all those people that made something of their lives through the conflicts people found with one another. But Kate doesn't bother to correct him. It's like living after Cassie and Jonas' deaths all over again.

She even suppresses her sigh, flashing him an amused smirk instead.]

Maybe a boom in the furniture businesses, too. Someone's gotta provide all those beds.

[selfhelp]

That's a little simplistic, though. You definitely don't need a bed to have sex.

[There are so many other interesting places to do it, after all.]