Obla-Di, obla-da, life goes on...

[totallyinaband]

When; Sunday Evening
Rating; I seriously doubt anything over PG going on here
Characters; Stephen Stills, Castiel, Rose Lalonde, Hanna Cross, Ye Ol' Nameless Guy. Dave Strider, Demyx
Summary; Sunday night dinner Chez Stills/Lalonde/Cross/Strider/wtf-is-their-last-name-you-guys
Log;




Stephen leans up against the counter in the kitchen and double-checks his to-do list. The food is cooking and/or done, dessert is in the fridge, he has enough booze to keep his older brothers happy, and he managed to rope a very sulky Rose into setting the table. So far so good. He draws himself a pretty generous glass of red wine and takes a large gulp. All that's left now if for the troops to arrive.

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[derse-princess.livejournal.com]

Rose, for her part, is not overly thrilled at being dragged into helping. It's not that she doesn't like her family, it's just they always seem to be around anyway. Although at least it's better than going to theirs all the time. At least here she can escape if she needs to.

Still, the table will look the picture of elegance by the time she's done with it. And god help anyone who tries to touch anything before she's finished.

[totallyinaband]

Stephen yells in from the kitchen as Rose is still working her magic.

"Make sure to add bread plates! People'll need them for salad." He wanders out, wine glass still in tow, and gives a long whistle.

"Man, you never do things by half, kiddo."

[derse-princess.livejournal.com]

She just rolls her eyes at the comment from the kitchen - as though that wasn't something she already had in hand. She doesn't deign to grant that one a response, instead remaining focused on her handiwork.

She does, however, look up when her father walks in. "I fail to see the point in doing something if you're not going to do it properly."

[totallyinaband]

"It's a good philosophy on life. Although you certainly don't get it from me," he says with a grin over the top of his glass.

"When you're done, feel free to head back to the cave. I'll let you know when Dave and Demyx get here."

[derse-princess.livejournal.com]

She just shrugs at that. These days it's hard to know what she's picked up from her parents and what's come from outside sources.

"I'm sure I'll know when they arrive before you get the chance to tell me. A quiet entrance is not something much of our family is known for."

[totallyinaband]

"Touche."

He slings and arm casually around her shoulder. She'll probably complain about it, but he stopped caring about that a long time ago.

"You'll just have to be quiet and intellectual enough for the rest of them."

[withloadedguns.livejournal.com]

And arrive they will, around about the time requested (around).

No promises on whether that whole "talking" thing has been tried yet in this house, but, well, it's been brought up.

Anyway--dinner with the family (even the bits that may not actually be related), no matter how weird the family might be.

[hashrap]

With sassy, irritating kid in tow. He pretty much complained the entire way over.

"What're we doing here again?"

[ ooc: hahaha, you are free to god-mod him all you like! that is a father's job. ]

[withloadedguns.livejournal.com]

Seriously, kid. Get it together. There are more functional things to do than complain. Put that energy towards something else.

Not that...he's going to say that. This is all he'll say in answer:

"We're here for dinner."

Because they are and because literalism is a fun way to end a conversation.

[hashrap]

End a conversation? With Dave? Hahaha, nice try.

"We're missing out on the Sunday Special at 2 Doors Down."

[withloadedguns.livejournal.com]

"We're not missing much."

[hashrap]

"... Caught me there."

Everyone knows their food is garbage anyway.

"Hope you know you're dragging my away from some inevitably sick beats. I can hear my turntables screaming my name in anguish from here."

[sitaronthewater.livejournal.com]

By all logic, Demyx should be intimidated by . After all, it's the classic combination of bratty kid, and a big, intimidating man who just radiates authority.

However, Demyx has known the guy since he was little, and little kids don't hold to such formulaic reasoning. So, when he sees him, he just grins, and says,

"Hi, Mr. Hat!" Why, yes, he is still calling him that nickname that he gave to him when he was younger. It makes Demyx seem more endearing maybe.

[withloadedguns.livejournal.com]

How is this kid related again? Something about being the kid of one of their mother's cousins or something? There's a couple of removes in there, for sure.

Blood's blood...he supposes... Maybe... (If it gets diluted enough does it become as thin as water--?)

"Hello."

His mom's totally the hooker's sister.

[sitaronthewater.livejournal.com]

"So is Stephen's cooking the only thing that gets you over here?" It sounds accusatory, but he's grinning. He also probably doesn't mean it.

Weeping. This is how Hooker!mom found him...

[withloadedguns.livejournal.com]

You're a little young to be calling Stephen by his first name only, son. This has earned you A Look.

Moving on:

"Maybe it's the same as whatever brings you over here so often."

[manofgnee.livejournal.com]

Hanna always enjoys these big family dinners. Yeah, he's always hanging around the rest of his family, so this isn't exactly an out of the ordinary situation. But the dinner bit always makes it feel more formal and special.

He always arrives about 5 minutes early, with food in tow.

[totallyinaband]

Stephen is still in the chef-zone, so he only glances up when Hanna walks in. He has his apron on and is working about three different pots on the stovetop.

"Hey man. Wine's in the fridge. What'd you bring?"

[manofgnee.livejournal.com]

"Chocolate cake. I tried to make real food, but that didn't go well...incidentally, do you wanna come microwave shopping with me tomorrow? I need a new one."

He shrugs and laughs, awkwardly.

[totallyinaband]

Did you try to microwave tinfoil again?

[manofgnee.livejournal.com]

...

"Heh heh...nooo...it was ceramics this time. I didn't know they couldn't go in the microwave!"

[sitaronthewater.livejournal.com]

Demyx is almost constantly in Stephen, Castiel, and Rose's house. This doesn't mean that these family dinners aren't awesome. Food and bunches of people. He grins when he sees the goofiest of the three brothers.

Not that he ever calls him that to his face.

"What've you got?"

[manofgnee.livejournal.com]

Hey, he likes being the goofy one. Every sitcom family needs one.

"Hello, Demyx! I brought dessert. Chocolate cake with raspberry frosting."

[sitaronthewater.livejournal.com]

Goofy guy, meet The Brat. The perfect formula for terrible things happening. To everyone else.

"Cool! That sounds good. I didn't think you could cook."

[manofgnee.livejournal.com]

None of them are really quite sure how Demyx is related to them, except for the fact he is. And he's sort of goofy and wacky like Hanna, which makes him wonder if there was some 1 night stand years ago that resulted in this...but he's not sure, and he doesn't really wanna find out.

"Only sometimes. Desserts, mostly..."