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Parents' Weekend Evening Event - Saturday Evening Sock Hop

The student council folks had discussed events for Parents' Weekend and decided upon a sock hop at the community center.

So, the whole place was now ~~kitschily~~ appropriately decorated and very glittery, the refreshments were set out, and the music was playing.

There was also a large box of socks at the doorway, for those who felt their socks were too threadbare or too boring, who didn't have any socks, or who came from a world where socks didn't exist. None of the socks matched. Some seemed to be made of extremely odd materials. Some had capes and/or toes (not always five). Most were interesting color combinations. Nearly all had googly eyes that seemed to actually be looking around at things.

Hopefully they were at least good dancers?

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Jim sighed and rubbed his face.

"My dad was in the military and died a big hero," he said, perhaps sharing that with anyone for the first time. "Family name carries some weight, apparently."

Yeah. Dead parents and expectations based on said dead parents were things Karolina was familiar with.

"What did he have to say? Are you supposed to join the military or something?"

"He didn't outright say that but it was implied. Says they need leaders or some crap like that," he said, making a face.

"Right." Way to be an adult Karolina didn't trust, Pike. "Sorry that happened to your weekend, Jim."

"It's fine, I'll deal with it," Jim said, shaking his head. "Anyone come to see you? Familiar faces?"

Karolina shook her head. "Everyone back home has... kind of got their hands full." Gert's death had left a hole in their group, and it would take a while to mend itself. She hadn't really felt like inviting any of them to a place where Gert was alive. "I don't know if Victor or Gert have any guests, though."

"You can have Pike, then," Jim said, offering his guest up to Karolina.

"That's your mystery guest, right?" she checked. "I'm not sure I want him."

Let's face it, he didn't sound like a prize.

"You sure?" Jim asked and actually pointed him out to Karolina. "Doesn't he just look like the best guy in the community center?"

Karolina looked over.

"No, I'm pretty sure I'm already standing next to the best guy in the community center."

That didn't necessarily mean she wasn't going to end up going over there eventually.

"You trying to cheer me up?" Jim asked, smiling at her. "It's working. Keep going."

Karolina chuckled a bit, and reached for his hand before bumping her shoulder against his. "Just focus on the good stuff," she said. "I think you had a pretty good week until now, so just focus on that."

"It wasn't a bad week," he said, taking her hand and giving it a squeeze. "There's a lot of nice girls out there, you know."

"I don't know if we're using the same criteria for nice," Karolina teased, even though she looked down as she chuckled. "But yes, I'm sure."

"What, don't wanna hear about them?" Jim asked, not serious about that or anything.

Karolina shook her head. Quelle surprise.

"I could probably listen without imploding now," she said, because the week had been pretty rough but she was in control again now. "But, not really. Besides, I'd have nothing to reciprocate with."

Kidding. Kidding so hard.

"So, if you had something to reciprocate with, you'd want me to tell you?" he asked, spinning her words a bit.

But Jim, that had been the joke! What was she supposed to say now?

"... No?"

Good enough. With a laugh, even.

"Aww."

Jim frowned at her.

"But, it'd make me feel better!"

He was teasing.

"Sorry, I don't think I love you enough for that." She was ever so sorry, really. "And, it's a moot point! I didn't so much as hold anyone's hand."

"Aren't you dating someone?" Jim asked, glancing over at her. "You guys didn't do anything?"

Karolina blushed.

So, she was going to tackle the less blush-worthy bit of that. "Uh, we're... I don't know what we are," she admitted. "I think we kind of went on break when the Xavin thing happened. And then when we were going to talk about it, I was a guy and freaking out, so we just ended up watching HBO instead."

Jim chuckled and gave her hand a little squeeze. "See, this is why I don't date. Seriously, at least."

Natalie didn't count.

"Didn't you just date someone while I was away?" she asked, giving his hand a squeeze back. Mostly diverting the conversation from herself like a sneaky little hippie alien. "Or was that terribly non-serious? Like joke dating?"

Or whatever you should call the opposite of serious dating. Probably not that.

"We made a deal," Jim told her, shrugging. "It wasn't dating. And it was over when she left the island. She told me so."

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