[GP] Food for the soul

[st_illavirgin]

Carlos hated being back at the hotel. He had begun by trying to access the Nevernever but that had totally failed, then caught up with Buffy to go and visit both London and Edinburgh, for varying reasons, and the rest of the time he had headed to Spain - he may have been well travelled, but rarely got time to be a tourist - but his time relaxing and finding out about Spain had been unceremoniously cut short when he woke up and found himself back at the hotel. For a few moments he lay there, utterly fed up, and just feeling incredibly homesick.

That only lasted a few minutes; after that he was a man on a mission.

He hunted out Caroline, and had a long chat with her. Plans were set. Time to cook up a storm. They'd missed 4th July, this could serve as a belated celebration, as well as a 'things ain't all bad here' event. Posters went up throughout the hotel, giving notice of a cook out. Everyone was encouraged to attend. What could be bad about this?

Grills were set up outside to cook up as much meat as they could hold; non-meat options were there as well for variety; salads prepared... a vast array of food to try and cheer up anyone who needed it. Carlos took his place at the grills, brandishing tools, turning the meat over just at the right point.

All that was needed now was people to attend.

[ooc: Use as a general gathering post - if you want Carlos specifically, tag him in the subject line]

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Re: Brad & Snow

[st_arkcrowblack]

"She is," Snow agreed, though she didn't draw it to show him. Not with so many people around. Nor did she correct herself on her choice of pronoun. "I take it you don't shoot."

Re: Brad & Snow

[st_randedinwinter]

"I shot once," He said. "A shotgun... It was my dad's."

Bradley paused. He remembered how Caleb was goaded into shooting the white rabbit and the look on his brother's face when he hit it.

"I didn't know how to hold it and it bruised my shoulder." He said. "Only really went away a week ago. I didn't realize the kickback on those things were so hard."

Re: Brad & Snow

[st_arkcrowblack]

Snow nodded. She may not remember exactly how Rose Red had first come to her, but she did remember the first time she shot. The kickback had been strong enough to knock a little girl down, and it had. "Takes a lot of force to blow a hole in the world. It's gotta go somewhere."

Re: Brad & Snow

[st_randedinwinter]

"Yeah," He said. "I just wish... I wish it had gone differently."

Bradley shrugged and looked away. He watched people walk around and enjoy themselves. He let silence enter their space again as he took in the party.

"Will being here ever start to feel normal?" He asked finally.

Re: Brad & Snow

[st_arkcrowblack]

Snow too was silent for a long moment as she thought about how to answer that. "Depends. Some people don't want it to feel normal, and they fight it."

Re: Brad & Snow

[st_randedinwinter]

I wonder which one I'll be. Bradley knew he didn't feel normal now, but a lot of people told him he was going to get used to it.

"Thanks," He said after another long moment of silence. "For not just telling me I'll get used to it. I mean, I want to, I guess. If I'm stuck here, I want to be okay with that. But it's nice to not have to feel like I should be there already."

Re: Brad & Snow

[st_arkcrowblack]

Snow shrugged. "I won't lie, usually goes easier if you try to get used to it. But when you wanna go home, well... hard to let go of that." She'd die before she went back to her father's house, but she did miss Gotham and people there considerably. It was easier not to think about it.

Re: Brad & Snow

[st_randedinwinter]

"Yeah, I don't doubt that," He replied.

Mom would say I need to try to go with the flow... I don't think she ever thought it would be something like this

A beat passed.

"I'd like to sit here a little longer, with you, if that's okay." Brad said.

He hoped she understood they didn't have to talk. It was nice being around someone and not feeling like he had to be something else.

Re: Brad & Snow

[st_arkcrowblack]

That didn't quite get a smile out of Snow, but her eyes lit with something like approval. "Yeah. That's fine."

Re: Brad & Snow

[st_randedinwinter]

Brad did smile and he hoped it said 'thank you'.

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Re: Brad & Snow

[st_arkcrowblack]

((Yep))