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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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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.]

Yeah. [She smiles fondly. The weirdness has sort of grown on her over the past month.] I... can't picture him any other way, though.

[That gives Sam pause for a moment.]

You two seem to get on pretty well.

And yeah, it's difficult to imagine him any differently.

Yeah. Um. [She shrugs, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. It's not like they've been discrete or anything. Especially since agreeing that they were dating. The PDA alone probably makes it obvious, let alone all the sleepovers.

But she almost feels a little guilty, admitting this to Sam. She has no reason to but... The guilt's there, nonetheless.] You know we're dating, right? Me and Simon?

[Sam snorts, giving her an amused and wry look. It's nice to hear it from her at least.]

I'm not completely oblivious, y'know.

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[Okay, so maybe they haven't been all that discreet. Or that quiet.

...oh god, please, please, please tell her that he's never overheard them! That's it. From now on, Simon's going to be spending the night at her place.

Oh god, please tell her she's not looking as awkward as she feels right now.]

Yeah. Yeah, you probably aren't considering your former job and all.

[He can't help but laugh a little.]

Oh my god, your face right now!

You both seem happy. That's cool.

[...this is so not how their friendship is supposed to go. She's the one who's supposed to be teasing him, not the other way around!

Oh god, this is the reason why Kate Bishop doesn't - didn't - do relationships.

Except-]

You really think so?

Yeah, I do.

[And teasing her is gonna be fun.]

You get your happiness where you can and hold onto it.

It's a good ideology to live by.

[Because she knows - probably as well as they do - just how short life can be. Happiness is fleeting. You might as well enjoy what you have while you have it.]

It is! Shame people never realise that until the world goes to hell.

Speaking from experience, huh?

Yeah. I am. Shame I didn't realise until too late.

At least you did.

Yeah. I guess.

[She tries to offer him an encouraging smile. But only so much can be said and done on the journal. Kate would much rather be there in person to give him a hug.]

Hey, better late than never, Sammy.

[He smiles back, drawing his courage around himself. He's got good at that recently.]

I know. We're still alive.

And young. We have our whole lives ahead of us.

[Not that anyone is expecting to live long and full lives these days, but it's a nice sentiment.]

Yeah. That would be nice.

It would, wouldn’t it? [And hell, if they’re stuck here, might as well make the best of it.] We’ll just have to work at doing that, regardless of what the Malnosso might think.

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