Thanksgiving - The cafeteria - Thursday early evening

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Molly wasn't exactly in the mood to be social, but a StuCo sponsored Thanksgiving meal had been her suggestion and she could fake happy. Too bad there hadn't been time for StuCo to organize everything. Then she'd remembered the food replicator that got used every now and then.

So, she'd headed down to the cafeteria, picked the lock on the doors and quickly found the mailbox sized device.

After a test run and the discovery that it could make place settings as well, Molly made some hasty handwavy signs and ran to put them up in the dorm stairwells and common rooms before heading back to the cafeteria to start replicating dinner.

Finally, she opened the doors and sat down to wait to see if anybody would show up.

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Marco had been doing his best not to think about the previous weekend to the point that he actually won one of his video games. When he saw the signs, he realized two things: he was hungry and ... well, he was hungry. So here he was, in search for food.

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"Hey, Marco," Molly greeted as he came in. "Have some food. There's plenty."

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"Wow. Did you cook all this?"

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"Nah," she said and pointed over her shoulder. "I just dragged out the food replicator."

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Marco glanced over. "Oh awesome. Not going home either?"

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Molly just shook her head.

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Marco piled a plate full of food. "At least no one is trying to explain why football? is what the world revolves around?"

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Molly chuckled. "Yeah, that's always a fun time."

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"Did you catch the parade?" Marco asked around a mouthful of food.

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Molly shook her head. "I slept in," she said. "It's a tradition I've been getting back to. Did you watch it? Did any balloons escape this year?"

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Karal, with Altra beside him, made his way to the cafeteria, the signs and Altra's insistence having led him here.

When he saw Molly, he paused in the entrance, unsure whether to go in or not. "I will leave if you want me to," he said quietly.

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Marco shook his head. "I was playing."

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Molly was quiet for a minute, trying to figure out how she felt. Ultimately she decided that being mad at him for being honest was pointless. Sad, on the other hand, would be around for a while. If he was honest about still being her friend, he would have to deal with it just as much as she would.

Her expression wasn't exactly happy, but it wasn't hostile either. "You can stay," she said quietly.

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"Playing?" Molly asked.

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"Video games." Marco pseudo-explained.

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He clapsed his hands, head bowed for a moment, then gave her a small smile, part sad, part grateful. It was more than he'd hoped for. "My thanks. Is there something I can do to help?"

Altra padded forward to look up at Molly for a moment, then butted his head against her shins, purring loudly.

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Ino hadn't even been aware there was a holiday going on so after seeing the signs she wandered down to the cafeteria.

"Thanksgiving for what?" She asked curiously.

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Molly gave Altra a small grin and reached down to pet him.

:Thank you.:

She glanced back up at Karal. "You can help welcome people," she told him.

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Molly smiled at the girl she'd seen around the fifth floor, but had never been introduced to. "You're not from around here, are you?"

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"Oh, really?" Molly asked with interest. "What games?"

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:You're very welcome,: he replied, eyes half closing. You can feed me while Karal looks after making people welcome.

Karal watched them curiously. Whatever Altra was saying to Molly, if anything, was not being shared with him. "I'd be happy to," he said, looking at all the food and taking a deep breath. "It smells very good in here."

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"Nope," she admitted with a sheepish laugh, "I didn't even know there was something going on today." Ino smiled, "Yamanaka Ino, by the way. Don't think we've been introduced."

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Molly patted the seat to her right for Altra to take. :You can sit next to me and I will make sure you get the best bits.:

"I used the food replicator so I went all out," she explained to Karal. "If there is anything you want, we could probably get it. That goes for you too, Altra."

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"I'm Molly Hayes," she said, returning the smile. "You're in 504, right? That's my old room."

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"Mostly things that go boom and you can race around." Marco summarized.