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Fandom High 20 Year Reunion Brunch, The Park, Sunday Morning

May 29, 2016 04:15

Hopefully, everyone still had a little socialization in them yesterday after the mixer. There was still plenty of Tamsin's booze reserves to be shared, which would go nicely with all of the breakfast foods being served.

Each of the tables had a pot of coffee as well, just in case that was needed. There was no glitter in the coffee, promise.

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peridot, ezra sagishi, katherine hana li, rufus shinra, 20 year reunion, ahsoka tano, kanan jarrus, hannibal lecter, dante, atton rand, cassandra pentaghast, electroclash

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Food and Drinks bigdamndean May 29 2016, 08:16:45 UTC

It's five o'clock somewhere blah blah--look, mimosas and bloody marys are an important part of brunch, okay?

Re: Food and Drinks seeks_truth May 29 2016, 11:51:50 UTC

It had been some time since the Seekers' makeshift headquarters had managed a feast quite like this, and while Cassandra was not necessarily starving-- she let herself indulge in this small luxury this once, assembling a mighty fortress of bread and waffles.

Re: Food and Drinks smilestopscars May 29 2016, 18:48:14 UTC

There was a chance there were people around here who thought Ezra was dead. Because in their time, well. He was. (And he wouldn't have been surprised, either.)

But here he was. Piling a small mountain of food onto his plate because hey, a guy had to eat.

Re: Food and Drinks spin_kick_snap May 30 2016, 02:24:19 UTC

"Ezra?" For the first time this weekend, Kathy understood what it was like to be on the other side of this conversation. Her Ezra--not that he'd ever been 'hers'--had died. Years ago. It had hurt, but hadn't entirely been unexpected. She was giving him a soft smile and reaching out to greet him. "Hey there, handsome. It's good to see you."

Re: Food and Drinks smilestopscars May 30 2016, 12:14:12 UTC

Ezra had spent a great deal of energy on scrubbing all sign of her from the forefront of his mind. He couldn't handle thinking about her, so he'd made sure he didn't.

That was how she managed to get so close before the scent hit him. Sure, her face was older but you couldn't fool a fox. He knew who she was.

He stared, bewildered.

Re: Food and Drinks spin_kick_snap May 30 2016, 17:26:37 UTC

"That's a first," Kathy said, her smile still on her face but not her eyes and her hand falling to the ground. "I've never stunned you into silence before."

She paused.

"I can go. If it's easier."

Re: Food and Drinks smilestopscars May 30 2016, 17:44:11 UTC

"How are you here?"

Stupid question. Had to be an island thing, a cruel, cruel island thing, he'd lived here long enough to know that.

But he hadn't fully ruled out a psychotic break yet, either.

Re: Food and Drinks spin_kick_snap May 30 2016, 17:52:04 UTC

"I'm here for the reunion," Kathy said, her hands coming together in an old gesture of self-soothing. "With Dante and Anders." The only two people who didn't think she was dead, apparently. "In my version of events, I never went home. The portals closed too fast. So whatever happened to the Kathy you knew didn't happen to me."

A small, petty portion of her wanted to tell him that he was dead, too, but she ignored it. It wasn't his fault that it hurt to have everyone give her the same look he was wearing now.

Re: Food and Drinks smilestopscars May 30 2016, 18:00:34 UTC

So. Cruel Fandom thing. Ezra knew there were things to say right now. Something, anything.

"Right."

His mouth felt dry. And that was nothing compared to the twisting feeling in his gut.

Re: Food and Drinks spin_kick_snap May 30 2016, 18:06:20 UTC

"I...It's good to see you," Kathy said. "No matter what the circumstances are. I've missed you. We kind of lost touch after I got married."

And then he had died. And she'd only found out weeks after the fact, so she'd missed any memorials that might have been arranged for him.

Re: Food and Drinks smilestopscars May 30 2016, 18:26:01 UTC

"Huh."

No, really. Regular flavor Ezra was currently unavailable. All his senses were on high alert, and his eyes darted, briefly, up and down her body. And it wasn't anything flirty or lustful or dirty, it was more like he was checking she was there.

He was just standing there, frozen.

Re: Food and Drinks spin_kick_snap May 30 2016, 18:34:41 UTC

She was there, solid and human and alive. If he were sharp, he might notice that her left ring finger was bare, for all that she'd just mentioned a wedding, and the subtle signs of hidden knives on her person. But even if he didn't, he'd see that she was older but still, unmistakably Kathy.

And she was closing the distance between them.

For all that it was disconcerting to have Ezra look at her without even a pretense at lust, he was still her friend. He'd been her first, he'd helped draw her out of his shell, and he'd cared about her, in his own way. "I'd like to give you a hug," she admitted. "Like I said, I've missed you."

Re: Food and Drinks smilestopscars May 30 2016, 18:39:30 UTC

And I've done everything in my power not to miss you.

The part of his brain that never fully shut down made note of the knives. Occupational hazard. Not really a concious thought at all.

He didn't move. "... Okay." That was permission, probably. It wasn't like he was capable of denying her things now.

Re: Food and Drinks spin_kick_snap May 30 2016, 19:10:09 UTC

Ordinarily, Kathy wouldn't have taken him up on that. Not when his 'okay' was so clearly not okay. But it had been over a decade since she'd seen him last and he was dead and...

Sometimes she could be a little selfish.

She stepped right into his personal space and wrapped her arms around him, burying her face in his neck. He was still taller than she was, still smelled the same as she remembered from high school, still had that lithe, deceptively-muscular build that you didn't notice until you touched him. "Oh, Ez," she whispered, holding him tight.

Re: Food and Drinks smilestopscars May 30 2016, 19:26:39 UTC

Ezra didn't say anything.

Ezra didn't move, either.

This should've felt like absolution. Her familiar scent in his nose, the warmth of her body against his, her whispered words in his ear, it should all have felt like he was being forgiven for the sin of not doing anything to save her, because that was what he wanted, wasn't it? But it didn't feel like that.

At all.

It just felt false. Because she wasn't her. The simple fact that she was here at all, older and alive meant that she wasn't really Kathy to him. She was just... someone luckier.

So he remained frozen while his stomach turned.

Re: Food and Drinks spin_kick_snap May 30 2016, 20:09:45 UTC

If Kathy had had any hopes that Ezra might thaw in her arms and hug her back, maybe even talk to her, they were dashed when he remained cold and stiff. It was like hugging an extraordinarily good-looking pole, not a person.

Not a friend.

So she let go long before she wanted to and stepped away again. "I'm sorry," she said. "I shouldn't have--that was selfish."

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