A Celebration for Nell

[mylandmyrules]

Nell had tried something a little different for dinner tonight. She'd made a large, and hopefully tasty, vegetable stir fry and had stir-fried some beef in a different pan so those wanting meat could have some. She also had homemade sourdough bread, salad, and a vegetable broth based soup to start the meal.

The apartment was spic and span, the cats were happily curled up on their cat trees, for however long that would last, and she thought she was prepared as she could be for her first ever birthday celebration. Now to wait somewhat anxiously for her guests.



[For those who know who they are.]

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[hasaknightjob]

That was something Marc and Steven needed to work up to around other people, let alone groups. But perhaps someday!

Steven waved back. "Lana, hello! How are you?"

[unusual_sith]

"I'm doing well. And you?" Lana asked.

[hasaknightjob]

"All right," Steven said. "Headed back to London for the weekend. What about you? Are you doing Homecoming?"

[unusual_sith]

"I am," Lana said. "I'll likely chaperone the dance, and I'm curious if any of my classmates will come back. I wouldn't mind seeing some of them. Any fun plans for the weekend, or is it all paperwork?"

[hasaknightjob]

"I'm taking Llewellyn about for a few days," Steven said. "Come back early next week. Might I ask you something, though? What's a Homecoming?"

[unusual_sith]

"As far as I can tell, it's called that because people who used to go to school here come back to visit," Lana answered. "There's a dance and a carnival and opportunities to meet people you haven't seen in a while."

[hasaknightjob]

"I see," Steven said. "So sort of things to do as you hang about with friends? I suppose that's nice. Anyone you're hoping to see?"

[unusual_sith]

"Nell is already here. Illyana's a friend. She just left after summer, so I don't know if she'll be back so soon, but I hope so," Lana said. "And Sabine." Which was...complicated. "We used to date."

[hasaknightjob]

"I see," Steven said, as though he had any experience whatsoever with this sort of thing instead of none at all. "So... bit awkward, I imagine?"

[unusual_sith]

"Considering I'm now old enough to be her mother, just a bit," Lana agreed. "Although I did meet her a few months ago, and it was good despite that. It's good to know she's been doing well."

[hasaknightjob]

"Oh," Steven said. That made the awkward... much more awkward. "Yes, I imagine that is a bit difficult, isn't it? If you knew each other as students and there she is still a student."

[unusual_sith]

"She is at least grown," Lana said. "But near as I can tell, it's been only a few years for her - or at least, it had been. And decades for me. Still, as I said, it was good to know she was doing well, and I hope she manages to make it back. Her version of the galaxy is also at war, so she may not be able to get away."

[hasaknightjob]

"That's horrible," Steven said. "I hope she's all right, and it's all sorted soon."

[unusual_sith]

"So do we all," Lana said. "Thank you."