Fourth Floor Common Room, Sunday evening [4/6]

[itsjustlanguage]

Yesterday had been First Contact Day, which was not a big deal since first contact wouldn't happen for another fifty years or so. Still, it was a holiday back home, and Hoshi felt the need to commemorate it

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[repeterpetrelli]

Peter noticed folks in the common room. "Hey. How's it going?"

[itsjustlanguage]

"Not bad," said Hoshi. "Go ahead and dig in. There's plenty of food."

[repeterpetrelli]

"Thanks." Peter took in the spread and then made a guess. "Happy birthday?"

[itsjustlanguage]

"Nope, not for a few months," said Hoshi with a smirk. "Back at home, yesterday was First Contact Day. It's the anniversary of Earth's first contact with visitors from another world."

[repeterpetrelli]

"Oh. Hey. Cool." After all, some of Peter's best friends were aliens. "I can celebrate that. I'm assuming the first visitors were nice ones."

[itsjustlanguage]

"Well, depending on who you talk to, they were good ones," said Hoshi. "There are some who think that the Vulcans should have been a lot more helpful when it came to building more spaceships, but I think it's good that they were just neutral observers. Other than humanitarian aid, they really stayed out of Earth's affairs."

[repeterpetrelli]

Peter snagged a couple of pierogies for himself. "Yeah, I can see how anything more would've come off as more of a world domination gig. Probably for the best they kept it low-key."

[itsjustlanguage]

"Like I was just telling Billy, Earth was in pretty bad shape when the Vulcans arrived. I don't know if we could have handled a hostile encounter," said Hoshi. "Instead, though, it became a major turning point in Earth history, and things just got better from that point."

[repeterpetrelli]

"I think it's amazing how the inherent goodness of - " Peter made a gesture of frustration as he couldn't think of a better word " - beings crosses all boundaries."

[itsjustlanguage]

"I'd like to think that there's goodness in all beings, if you know where to look." She paused. "Except maybe not in those creepy angel statues."

[repeterpetrelli]

"Me too," Peter said. "There's always that goodness if you look for it. Sometimes all it needs is to be encouraged."

[itsjustlanguage]

"That can be the tough part with some people," said Hoshi with a chuckle.

[repeterpetrelli]

"I've had plenty of practice with my brother," Peter said, joking.

[itsjustlanguage]

"It must be weird having your brother teaching a class here," said Hoshi. "I can't imagine what I'd do if my brothers showed up."

[repeterpetrelli]

"Nah," Peter said. "Nathan and I are close. It was weird being so far away. This is much better."

[itsjustlanguage]

"Good," said Hoshi. "I'm not really close to my family at all, and my brothers think I'm kind of weird. The truth is, I'm just smarter than them," she added with a smile.