interfaith dinner mingle!!

[stefanged]

Who: Interfaith Center regulars & the not-so-regulars (party crashers are welcome too!!)
Broadcast: Nope
Action: Interfaith Center on the Iskaulit
When: Forward-dated to November 4th

[The Interfaith Center sounds far more bustling and busy than usual - and anyone peering inside would quickly figure out that a communal dinner is underway! Take off your shoes and walk in: the lounge has extra tablecloths on the floor as well as buffet tables with non-alcoholic beverages and all sorts of food, including Jordanian cuisine (or the outer space equivalent of Jordanian food).

The board games are out of their hiding nooks; the furniture's arranged for the maximum seating possible; and even the teddy bears donated by Kitty & Winn are out for cuddling, should anyone want them.

The kitchen's bustling with helpers - Stefan's running around at vamp-speed to make sure everything's a) done on time and b) cooked to perfection - but he sure wouldn't mind an extra hand. And if you're still not up for some food? Well, the prayer rooms are open as usual. There's always a quiet moment to be found, even if the laughter's louder and the scent of freshly-baked mansaf's wafting through the long corridors.

Anyone and everyone who's ever been inside the Interfaith Center has been invited (via text message - and Stefan even used the fancy emoji). If you're not particularly faithful or devout? Well, drop by anyways. There's more than enough food to spare.]

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[High praise, coming from someone like Eugene. Stefan's expression brightens, as if he's a thousand shining watts - it's his turn to be reminded of an older brother who didn't care much for faith, who eschewed both Dad's and Mom's and carved his own path. Yet faith and culture are forever intertwined. His older brother would still blow into Stefan's shirt three times every night, or murmur his salaams when he entered a house, or even taken his shoes off before entering a masjid.

That tradition - where everyone in the Interfaith Center is either barefoot or wearing comfy slippers - stems from Islam, from keeping the dirt and outside world outside its borders.

At the time, Stefan thought he was being needlessly strict, but now, he has to acknowledge that his faith matters just as much as everyone else's (lack of).]

Thank you. [His voice is quiet, and very awed.] Right now, honestly? You're doing more than enough for me.