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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?

Parents' Weekend 2013 Saturday Evening Mixer

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"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."

"Huh." Karolina considered this, chewing her lip. "I don't think I could do that. Just... let go like that."

Probably because underneath all that heroic marrying for world peace, she was very very romantic.

"She's in love with someone else," Jim said, shrugging. "And can't move on. And she told me that too just so you don't think I'm making judgments."

"Then why'd she not-date you in the first place?"

Oh, Karolina, there was someone wrestling with that same question worlds away. So a definitive answer was probably not going to happen.

Jim shrugged.

"I'm good in bed," he said, keeping it light. "I honestly don't know, Karolina."

Karolina gave his hand another squeeze. Just because. "Well, I'm bummed I missed it," she decided, lightly. "I think it would've been interesting to be here when it was happening."

"Maybe next time," Jim said before adding, "Oh wait, probably not since there won't be a next time. No more dating for me."

"Because she broke your heart and you've vowed never to let that happen again."

Okay, now was clearly just teasing him. A lot.

"Right on the nose," Jim said, playing along. "I'm guarding my heart from now on."

"Aww, there's hope for you yet, Jim," Karolina told him. "We'll find you someone nice! Or, your heart's chosen one will realize the error of her ways and come back to you. Probably riding a white stallion."

A beat.

"I maybe read a few romance novels this week."

Bad ones.

Yeah, she was getting a look for that one. "You need to get out more, my friend. No more reading romance novels for you. Go out and experience the world!"

"I will, I will!" she promised with a laugh. "Now that it won't totally fluster me all the time."

"Well, if you ever want company, just give me a call," Jim said, smiling. "I'll be happy to come help you out."

"I will keep that in mind, I promise," she said. "But I think I'll just ease into things at first."

She still felt like she was only getting re-acquainted with Fandom.

"Well, the offer's there," he said, sighing and glancing over at Pike again. "When you need it."

Karolina followed his gaze, then turned to give him a brief hug and a kiss on the cheek. "I'm so glad you're here."

It felt like a good time to say that.

"Thanks," he said, smiling at her and feeling a little better. "You're great for my ego. Thank you."

"You're welcome."

She smiled back at him as she pulled away."

"I'll talk to you later, okay?"

Right now, she had a person from Starfleet to go question.

"Sure," he said, nodding. "You know where to find me."

"I do."

She gave him a nod and a little wave, before going off into the crowd.

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