Just missing Sidney Poitier...

[blackest_knight]

The apartment is clean. Scrubbed. Maybe even spotless

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[the_manhunter]

Kate Spencer stands outside Todd and Damon's apartment, nervous as hell. She's carrying a bottle of wine in her hand, and she's dressed casually in black trousers, heels, and a black turtleneck. She hasn't been here before, and she's a little weirded out that Damon's invited her here for dinner. Especially since her meeting with Obsidian some time ago...

Oh god, she hopes they haven't discussed that meeting. It was one that ended so horribly.

She bucks it up, though, and rings the doorbell. After all, this is a dinner party. How bad could it possibly be?

[blackest_knight]

Todd's in the kitchen, so Damon answers the door.

"Kate! Thank God you made it! Anything happens, you're on my side tonight."

Yep, it's Damon.

[the_manhunter]

"Anything happens? Like what?" Kate raises an eyebrow as she's ushered into the apartment. She turns to him, her mouth a little dry. "What could possibly happen, Damon?"

[blackest_knight]

He's tempted to grab the wine bottle from her hands and start downing. It's that level of nerves.

"It's a 'meet the family' night."

Really, really tempted.

[_jaded_one_]

Weird, really, going to these things alone. God, I miss Kyle. Jenny brushes her hair in place and does the old "shave and a haircut" knock. At least she smells good. (Well, she smells like two asiago baguettes, which are poking out of the brown bakery bag in her arms and, yay, are still warm.)

[blackest_knight]

But at least she has her twin, no?

Todd opens the door and almost immediately wraps his sister in a hug.

"Jenny! You made it!"

[_jaded_one_]

"Hey, these goods are fragile, you know, and I'm not just talking about the baguettes!" Jenny laughs, returning the hug one-armed. "Hi, you. Wow, you look great. And something smells fantastic."

[blackest_knight]

"Of course. We've got a world-famous supermodel coming over tonight, hadn't you heard? Had to make things presentable."

Todd grins at his sister before leading her into the apartment.

"Jenny, this is Kate Spencer. She's a lawyer, and Damon's boss. And Damon is...in the kitchen still, I think. C'mon, I'll introduce you and you can put the bread down."

[catboxer]

Well, why it's hard to imagine Ted going to any party without beer involved, just try keeping his elderly ass away from free food..

So soon enough, there was a solid knock at the door like rocks being thrown at it. A little side effect of knuckles you could crack walnuts with. With him on the other side, smiling and..

Well, ok, yes.. he brought a case of beer..or rather, two cases of beer.

Just because he came, didn't mean he wasn't going to have a little something with his spaghetti, did it?

[_jaded_one_]

Jenny watches her brother and Damon disappear into the bedroom, a brow raised, before going to get the door as requested. Did she just out herself? Huh. How did he figure out who she is? Weird.

So much for that thought. Once she opens the door, her features break into a vast grin. "UNCLE TED!" she exclaims, fusing herself to him. "And you brought BEER."

[catboxer]

Weird? Oh yeah..

After all, it almost took Ted a whole half a second to figure out who the green body latching onto him as soon as the door opened was. And he had to pull away just log enough to set down the case in each hand to return the hug with a squeeeeeeze. After all, a hug from Jenny was one thing..

But Ted would never drop good beer if he could help it.

"Heya kiddo, how's the making men drool thing goin' for ya?"

He winked down at the armfull he's seen grow up since she was just a, pardon the turn of phrase, sprout.

"And of course I brought beer, much as I love that brother of yours, the thought of spaghetti without it? Ugh!"

Same ol' Uncle Ted, isn't it?

[_jaded_one_]

"Oh, making men drool isn't a challenge any more, Uncle Ted. I'm working on panting now. You want a hand with those?" Her arm goes around his waist as she beams up at one of her favorite people around. "And can we crack open a pair?"

[kara_zor_l]

This is weird. It's her first time seeing, well, anyone but Booker since her return to her home dimension a few weeks ago. Beyond a glimpse of Superman here and there, and beyond taking down the usual villains that had to be taken down, Kara actually hasn't seen anyone from the Justice Society. And here she is at some big family dinner, making her first appearance after fourteen months.

The words weird, anxious, and excited don't begin to describe how Kara's feeling. She's dressed casually in form-fitting boot cut jeans, a long white tunic with a golden belt across her hips and a pair of boots. If anyone's looking carefully, they'll realize that she's wearing a scoop-necked version of her costume underneath the tunic so that it doesn't jar with the style of her tunic. She's carrying a carrot cake in her hands, hoping that no one else has brought dessert with them.

With an excited and nervous smile, Kara rings the doorbell.

[kingofbrain]

As she depresses the doorbell, she'll notice a curly haired man wearing a black button down shirt and black jeans standing behind her.

"Kara?"

[kara_zor_l]

Kara turns around, eyebrow raised at the familiar voice. "Hank? Hey!"

[kingofbrain]

He doesn't have much idea that she's been missing, doing his own thing.

"How have you been? It's been awhile, don't think I've seen you since...Kahndaq. Right. Nice cake!"

[greysofshade]

There is a sharp rapping on the door, not your standard knock. Someone is tapping it with his cane.

[blackest_knight]

It's an announcement more than anyone here could make. And since most of them only barely avoid the title 'boisterous,' that says a lot.

"I wasn't entirely sure you'd make it," Todd says as the door opens. "But I'm glad you did. Welcome to my humble abode."

[greysofshade]

I would not turn down such an illuminated invitation, Todd.

He notes the decor.

...oh, dear. IKEA. Such a shame.

[blackest_knight]

"I don't know. Wait about a hundred years, and this stuff will be antique."