Dinner and Politics

[forcegalactic]

[As promised, at 5pm on Wednesday, the dining hall is prepared for a group dinner. Along the side of a wall is a long set of tables filled with food prepared by Mordecai, Sukuyo, and all their volunteers. One end has drinks (and a bag of blood on a fancy plate for Dio), which transitions into meals and then onto desserts. Two rows of tables are arranged with twenty-five sets of plates and silverware, all on neighboring seats.

Enjoy yourselves, chat with your neighbors, and remember: we don't need McDonalds to have a happy meal!]

Comments

[forcegalactic]

Shame. It's a good way to grow up. That's how I did, and I turned out alright. [Said with a bit of pride. Compared to the people he knows, he's the most well-adjusted out of the entire lot.]

But dang, it's kinda the same thing, ain't it? Sure, runnin' saloons runs in my family, but at least we got time for regular livin' and not fightin'.

[icysemblance]

It's a lot like how Ruby and Yang grew up.

[She almost sounds jealous.]

...mm. It must be nice not having the world's expectations on you and your family.

[forcegalactic]

[Did he hit a sore spot? Her voice and face says yes, and he reaches out for the paella spoon once more in apology.]

Here. Let me fill your plate. [If being a Hunter was just like being in a private military, perhaps Weiss' situation was similar to Sparks. Mordecai heard the Marshal didn't have a good relationship with his parents, who were in the USSA, but he isn't clear on the specifics of that.]

Are your parents proud of you?

[icysemblance]

Thank you.

[She has to think about the answer to that question. Mother always said so, but nothing was ever good enough for Father.]


...one of them is? My father is difficult, at best.

[forcegalactic]

Well, sometimes they're like that. Let me tell you, I used to disappoint my father from time to time whenever I ran away from work to hang out with my friends. Not the same thing, but you get the idea. [No, why would she?] Can't always please everyone, but you eventually find a place where you fit int.