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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[stefanged]

Right. We're not from the same points in time, let alone the same countries, but enough of us call it home that it was picked as a final destination.

[For not the first time, Stefan wishes that he hadn't been so focused on reacquiring his Qur'an. He could've gotten some real answers out of her.]

If there's a final destination, anyway.

[hearsthesea]

I didn't know any of that.

[She sounds a little doubtful, more of her own thoughts than Stefan's.]

If we do go to Earth...I wonder if we'll be stopping by other people's homes, too.

[stefanged]

We'd better. [He places his piece when it's his turn with a little more force than usual. He recognizes that doubt, and well -] I wanna see what the Legacy's like, and if we're heading back to our homes?

It only makes sense that we stop by everyone else's too.

[hearsthesea]

I hope so.

[Shirley cheers up a little with that thought, and her move is a little more distracted as she thinks of home.]

I'd love to show you the Legacy. And I want to go home again, too.

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[stefanged]

Then inshallah, I hope it happens. You deserve that much.

[They can make a home out of anywhere, Stefan knows - he's witnessing it right now - but nothing beats the places from where they were taken. For her sake, he can only hope that they visit the Legacy sooner rather than never.]

[hearsthesea]

[Shirley's quiet at that, and if Stefan's observant he can see Shirley's hands curl into fists for just a moment.]

Even if they try to keep me away from home, I'll find a way to return to the Legacy sooner or later.

[She doesn't deserve anything if she won't fight for it, after all.]

[stefanged]

[He reaches out, lightly wrapping his hand around her wrist.]

We'll find a way. Okay? You can count me in, no matter what they'll throw at us.

[hearsthesea]

[Shirley wasn't expecting that, but the reassurance feels good. Shirley relaxes, nodding with her head angled downwards to hide her expression for just a second.]

Thank you, Stefan.

[stefanged]

Of course.

[He makes his move, only to head over to the other side of the table and give her a hug. Hang in there, baby sis - they'll get home sooner or later, if he has anything to say about it.]