Thanksgiving Meal, Cafeteria, Thursday

[thetoughestcook]

The cafeteria's dining room looked much less institutional today than one might expect. White linens had been draped on the tables, and flowers and autumn leaves were arranged in centerpieces on the tables. It was probably best not to ask where they'd found enough silver and china -- yet, somehow, there it was.

The scene in the kitchen it was another story, and the controlled chaos there was -- while mostly manageable -- definitely loud, hot, and confusing.

In other words, it was a proper Thanksgiving.

[OOC: Open to Fandom High students and faculty. Wait for a wee bit of OCD is a go!]

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Re: The Dining Room...

[life_inshadow]

Tara dropped into a seat next to Raven's, Ariela in her lap. "Hi. Do you see any highchairs?"

She didn't need to tell Raven she was happy; even if Raven wasn't an empath, it was radiating off of her.

Re: The Dining Room...

[trigons_child]

Raven shook her head. "The school is not very baby-friendly," she said. She peered at Tara and smiled. "Caring for a child becomes you. You are very happy."

Re: The Dining Room...

[life_inshadow]

"I'll have to eat with her on my lap, then." Ariela didn't seem to mind the idea too much, and neither did Tara. "And I am happy, but" -- she covered the baby's ears -- "it's not just her."

Re: The Dining Room...

[trigons_child]

Raven leaned closer to wiggle a finger at Ariela. "What is it then?" she said. "If you do not mind me asking."

Re: The Dining Room...

[life_inshadow]

Tara shook her head, but lowered her voice before she talked. "I kissed Kennedy a couple days ago."

Re: The Dining Room...

[trigons_child]

Raven let Ariela reach up and grasp her finger, distracting her from any conversation about mommies kissing other girls. "That is wonderful," she said. "Are you dating now?"

Re: The Dining Room...

[life_inshadow]

Tara frowned a little, and, in a silly, baby voice said, "I guess? We, um, kind of didn't exactly say. I think we are."

Re: The Dining Room...

[trigons_child]

"I am very happy for you," Raven said, though she felt a twinge of jealousy as well. She quickly chased that feeling away. Then she added teasingly, "Will she be a good stepmother?"

Re: The Dining Room...

[life_inshadow]

Tara ran a hand over Ariela's downy head. "I think she'd teach our girl how to be really strong."

A smile pulled at the corner of her mouth. "Do you approve?"

Re: The Dining Room...

[trigons_child]

"I do not know Kennedy well," Raven said, "but my encounters with her have been pleasant. She is very aggressive strong-willed, and I admire that."

Re: The Dining Room...

[life_inshadow]

"Definitely," Tara agreed. "V-very different from, uh, me."

Re: The Dining Room...

[trigons_child]

"I believe it is said that opposites frequently attract," Raven smiled. She had some belief in that saying; she'd slept with Chuck Bass, after all.