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Happy Thanksgiving

It's that time of year! Whether you're from the United States or have just seen it in movies, everyone knows that Americans take Thanksgiving very seriously. We consume copious amounts of food, watch a lot of football, and kick off the insane shopping season with Black Friday. It's also a time of family and togetherness, which is better for some than others. What sort of holiday will your muse have?

Directions
1. Comment with your character, series, preferences, etc.
2. Roll a number between 1-12 for a prompt.
3. Reply to others and play out the scenario!

Prompts
1. Not Home for the Holidays – You’re stuck on the other side of the world, or on a different world altogether. Do you mope about it or make the best of the occasion?

2. Road Trip – The snacks are packed and you’re ready to go to grandma’s house. But what happens when you lose GPS signal and get lost in the middle of nowhere or the car breaks down?

3. Stuck in the Airport – You’re snowed in and the hotels are full of fellow delayed passengers. Why don’t they make these chairs more comfortable for sleeping in?

4. Meeting the Family – It’s your first time meeting your significant other’s family, be they biological or chosen, and you’re nervous as hell about it.

5. Avoiding the Family – You’re obligated to go home for the holiday, but there’s only so much you can take of your family. Go for a walk, stop by the bar, whatever it takes for a little peace and quiet.

6. Friendsgiving – You’re spending the holiday with your chosen family. Are you hosting the event, or just bringing an extra bottle of wine?

7. The Dinner – What’s on the table? Is it set for two or twelve? Can you make it through the meal without someone causing drama?

8. Slaving Over a Hot Stove – Do you have to make the entire meal yourself or have you enlisted someone’s help with the mashed potatoes?

9. Burned the Turkey – Well, the main course is a little blackened. Time for Chinese food, or is it pizza this year?

10. Game Time - Football is a Thanksgiving tradition. Are you watching the game on TV, or out playing one of your own?

11. Thanksgiving Day Parade - Who doesn't love a good parade? Are you in it or just watching from the sideline?

12. Black Friday – Are you out fighting the crowds for the best deals? Or are you behind one of the counters, stuck in the annual retail holiday hell?

13. Write-in Option – Is there something we missed? Is there another scenario you want to play out, or would you like to roll the dice again? Go for it!

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[avoiding the family ftw]

[ prefs for not home for the holidays, meeting the fam, friendsgiving, burned the turkey, magical black friday ]

[ prefs for friendsgiving, slaving over a hot stove, burned the turkey, parade. (spoiler: she can't cook) ]

[Mind a Stef? Potentially swooping in to save Friendsgiving with a last minute replacement for the burned turkey?]

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[ will be slow af over the holiday. but gimme friendsgiving, game time, tday parade, or slaving over a hot stove. ]

[ are you open to a slow af non-traditional thanksgiving in a city of bucky's choice? (and which city) ]

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[ adult rogue, love crosscanon and multiverse shenanigans. prefs for friendsgiving, hot stove, road trip, meeting the fam, not home for holidays ]

Many of the students had gone home for the holiday with their families. Though Erik understood that some - those with no place to go - would still be there, it was a relatively safe time to drop in on Charles.

Safe for Charles and the children, that is. The infamous Magneto drew the wrong kind of attention. He tended to avoid the school full of mutant children for their safety rather than his.

He let himself into the mansion, walking the main hallway. Charles would pick up on him soon enough, if he was home. He didn't need to go looking for the professor. He headed to the kitchen instead.

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[Ducking Jesse's insane family is basically canon now! Otherwise looking for an open restaurant anyone? Am current on canon and M/F for ships, OTA for gen/cast.]

[ He's going to eat ALL the food! ]

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[I can totally see Castle destroying dinner!]

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[More than likely working through the holiday weekend. Goes AU after "Knock,Knock" and M/F for ships, OTA for gen/cast]

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[Friendgiving is just in her nature! Or post case looking for anything that is open for food. OTA for gen/cast and M/F for ships.]

[M/M for shipping]

( this is her kitchen now and it would behoove you to help her taste test! dice those veggies! carve that turkey! we've got an operation to run, folks, with plenty of serbian-sokovian sides and pastries mixed in. it smells damn good so get in here! [warning for slowness over the holiday itself.] )

[ How about some help from the friendly-neighborhood-Spider-Kid? He's off on the other side of the kitchen cutting up vegetables as best he can but they might be a little uneven. ]

Wouldn't it be easier to get one of those veggie plates? I think some of them even come with ranch.

[ Speaking of that, he's going to take a carrot, dip it into the ranch dressing off to the side and bite into it-he's helping to cut veggies then he reserves the right to eat some. ]