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Alien planet or not, there's no way I'm spending another Thanksgiving alone. I know I'm not the only American trapped in this place. And I can't be the only person here with a thing or two to be thankful for.

[It had been one of her favorite holidays as a child. Her mother had reminded her every year just how much she had to be thankful for growing up in the Bishop family, never needing to want for anything. They'd spend the day in one of the soup kitchens her mother helped to run and serve meals to those in need. She never complained, even as a little girl.

By the time they came home at the end of the afternoon, it seemed like Christmas had come early. Food would be spread out on the dining room table and her father would actually be home from the office in time to spend a meal with the rest of them. Eleanor would insist they all eat dinner together, It hadn't been just the Bishop family that night, but their cook and nanny and housekeeper. Everyone together, one big family.

It had been one of the first traditions to go after her mother died. Thanksgiving had become a day to slave away in the soup kitchens, nothing more.

Kate takes a deep breath, looking pointedly at the camera. If a flicker of sadness and longing crosses her face, it's in your imagination. There's no regrets here. Not one whatsoever. Life is too short to let those emotions keep dictating your every action.]

So, guys, what do you say? I've never exactly prepared my own meal but it can't be that hard. Thursday, 5 pm, my place. Bring whatever you want. I'll provide the bird.

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Well, if you want to. I mean, if you have time.

Sure. I mean, a trial run's never hurt anybody.

[Especially since, y'know, Kate's never exactly made biscuits before. Or any of these foods if she's being honest.]

Yeah! It can't hurt to practice.

I could probably use some with whatever I do end up making.

Okay. [She offers him a grin.] Your place or mine?

Well, our kitchen is fairly large and actually pretty neat. Simon is kind of scarily tidy so... if you want to come over...

I've noticed.

[She shrugs, suddenly feeling a little uncomfortable with her statement. It's kind of become a regular thing, that thing between her and Simon, but she's still not exactly certain what kind of thing it is. She's been too frightened to have that conversation. Hawkeyes and relationships? So not a thing that go together.]

But, uh, I'd like that. Probably a lot better than using the communal kitchen.

I was kind of surprised honestly. Maybe that's mean.

[Sam at least doesn't seem to notice any oddness to the statement.]

Yeah. Probably. The houses here do have pretty nice facilities.

Maybe. But it's kind of true.

[She smirks a little. For all Simon's teased them in the past, he almost deserves this.]

Do you think he'll want in? Make it a Thanksgiving pre-party?

Yeah! I'm sure he would. Can't hurt to ask anyway, right?

Cool.

[It's not exactly cooking with Billy and Teddy but... It'll be good to have a change of scenery. She hadn't realized just how much time she used to spend outside of her apartment before arriving here. So what if a lot of that had been at Clint's lately?

It's good to have that again.]

When works for you guys?

Oh well. Today is kind of packed with... Well, not very much. And tomorrow is another busy one. All these social engagements and events. By which I mean... We really really don't have much to do so come over whenever you like.

[She scratches at her head, looking a little sheepish again.]

Yeah. For a moment, I guess I forget we're still stuck here in Luceti.

[Sam gives a soft laugh at that.]

The social scene isn't the best I admit. I never thought I'd be one to enjoy the quiet life but...

Hey, whatever floats your boat. [She shrugs, the small smile on her face countering any judgment in her words.] Though I can't exactly picture much of a social scene in Zombieland.

Hey! We have a social scene! We have a rec room. It's kind of in ruins right now but we'll get to it. We play a killer game of Darkness and Demons on a Thursday night.

Darkness and Demons? Is that anything like Dungeons and Dragons?

I dunno. It's a tabletop roleplaying game. It's really good. We managed to get the Night of the Shambling Ones expansion pack. It was the last one released before the apocalypse.

[She wouldn't really know. Things like this were always more Teddy and Billy's thing.]

...great timing.

Fictional zombies are kind of hilarious now.

Really? I would've thought they'd be kinda... gauche.

Oh, no! No, I mean, you can't live through the zombie apocalypse without a few pop culture references. Damn Romero.

And we have all kind of gone a bit crazy since the end of the world, I guess.

Some crazier than others.

[Simon, she's so thinking of you right now.]

Oh yeah, definitely. There are some real weirdos out there.

Your roommate, for one.

Oh him, yeah, he's the weirdest. [It's said with a grin, an amused shake of his head.]

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