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.]

Comments

[nerdeology]

Obi-Wan's on my ship, but I don't know the other two. They're magic-users of some sort?

[mistyday]

Yeah, Hermione is a witch, like me, and Wolfe's what we'd call a warlock but they call him a mage in his world.

[nerdeology]

Is being a witch a normal thing where you're from? Or, er, safe?

[mistyday]

[Misty snorts.]

Honey, there ain't nothing safe about being a witch.

[nerdeology]

[f-ffff. Well then.]

I meant, ah. Where I'm from, it's taboo for humans to attempt artes- magic. Their bodies aren't suited for it, and over time they become undead monsters. So it's dangerous.

[mistyday]

[Her eyebrows go up in surprise.]

Well no, we don't do that. Only monsters around are other people.

[nerdeology]

Other people?

[mistyday]

People don't like witches. They're scared of us and hunt us. And if it's not them, it's other witches you gotta worry about. It's why I like it here better.

[nerdeology]

I see. Humans I get, but why would other witches be dangerous? Wouldn't it be better to support each other, if other people are out to get you?

[mistyday]

That's what I thought. See, I didn't even know there were other witches for a long time. I mean, I knew there had to be, right? Couldn't just be me. So when Zoe found me - she's my friend, another witch - I thought everything would get better, that I finally wasn't alone. But it didn't. It got worse. That coven was dark and rotten to the core 'cause the leader, she cared more about maintainin' power more than anything.

[nerdeology]

Were there no witches who would support you?

[mistyday]

Mmm. [She away from him and down at her cards, flipping one over. There's only one person she truly misses from back there.]

Miss Cordelia. She was trying to make everything better, for all of us.

[nerdeology]

I'm glad you're not alone, then. Even just one person can make a huge difference.

[mistyday]

Yeah.

[She looks up again and smiles sadly.]

Probably won't ever see her again, but I'm still glad I met her.

[nerdeology]

You won't? Why not?

[It might be prying, but until she tells him to stop he'll prone to just keep asking questions.]

[mistyday]

Unless she comes here, I'm not going back - not to where she is anyway.

[nerdeology]

Ah...

[That could mean all number of things, all of them unfortunate. What do you even say to that?]

I'm sorry.

[mistyday]

S'all right. Ain't your fault.

[She looks down at her cards again.]

Oh hey! I think I made a stack there! Is that right?

[nerdeology]

...Yeah, that's right, I think. We're meant to keep doing that until we have a full set of stacks. I think we've got the gist of it, now.

[mistyday]

Thanks for teaching me! But I should probably get back to minglin' with other folks. Say hey the next time you come in though, yeah?

[nerdeology]

I certainly will. Thank you for the game.

[He waves her off, returning to the cards. That'll teach him to make assumptions about resonance, maybe. Maybe.]