Il Pollo [Dinner, Sunday]

[vanillajello]

Okay, this was starting to seem like yet another one of those bad decisions Kate made so often. Seriously, how did she talk herself into letting this happen?

Still, she was here now, and it was too late to call the whole thing off.

The Gregsons were going to have dinner with the Atreides, and Kate felt like there might be an apocalypse coming. All she could do was hope that Leto had prepped his family well enough for her family not getting suspicious. Or, more to the point, her mother.

[ooc: Kate’s here for the two families, but post can be open for your restaurant needs!]

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[thegregsons.livejournal.com]

Marshall was seriously starting to worry about his sister's sanity. He waited until Tara was distracted and leaned over. "Are you sure this is a good idea?"

[future_sandworm]

Giving Marshall an amused look, Leto said: "I heard you made an acquaintance yesterday."

[thegregsons.livejournal.com]

Of course he did. Marshall's face got warm. "Yeah, he was nice."

[future_sandworm]

"I'm glad to hear that," he replied. "So, what's your impression of the island?"

[vanillajello]

"No." Look, it was best to be honest. "I think I may have gone crazy from the stress," she said, keeping her voice low.

[thegregsons.livejournal.com]

"Well, what's the worst that can happen?" Marshall asked.

It was probably not the most reassuring question.

[vanillajello]

"I seriously don't even want to think about that," Kate replied and shook her head. "This has to be the dumbest stunt I've pulled since I got here."

[future_sandworm]

Leto was a lot less nervous about this than Kate, and he might have more confidence in his family's ability to come across as something resembling normal. He grinned at Kate over the menu, clearly enjoying this.

[vanillajello]

Meanwhile? Kate was fighting the urge to hide behind the menu she was holding. Peering over the edge at him, she raised an eyebrow at his grinning.

[future_sandworm]

He raised an eyebrow back, as if to say 'this was your idea'.

[vanillajello]

There was no clever way of conveying the idea of 'I'm allowed to change my mind, and also I have really dumb ideas, and maybe you should've stopped me', so she rolled her eyes instead. It was an all-purpose gesture, really.

[atreideslioness]

"Remember," Ghanima murmured sotto voce to the shamelessly modded man on her arm as they entered. "Behave, and no discussing politics or treaties. They aren't from the Imperium."

She had even managed to find something to wear that didn't look too out-of-place for a teacher at the school, in deference to Kate's family.

[corrino-prince.livejournal.com]

He shot her a look of 'yes, I knew that' but nodded at the instruction. "What about laughing hysterically?" he asked dryly. "Is that right out?"

[future_sandworm]

Leto didn't know the man by Ghanima's side, but suspected he would in the future. This lack of knowledge had to be concealed from Kate's family though, so he just gave Farad'n a small nod.

[atreideslioness]

Ghanima's fingers flickered subtly at him in the Atreides Battle Code. Farad'n Corrino. Yes, that Farad'n. Be good.

[atreideslioness]

"Right out," she replied cheerfully. "If I'm not allowed to do it, neither are you."

[thegregsons.livejournal.com]

Tara smiled. "You must be Leto's sister. You have the same eyes. I'm Tara Gregson, Kate's mother. It's so nice to meet you."

[atreideslioness]

"That would be me," she replied, smiling as she offered her hand to the other woman. "Ghanima Atreides, I teach liberal arts up at the school."

[vanillajello]

This evening was just so full of weird things. Like how Kate was now going to have dinner with one of her teachers. Who just so happened to be Leto's sister.

She wasn't even sure how she was supposed to address Ghanima, so she went for a simple "Hello" with a smile.

And her eyes were flickering to the man by Ghanima's side. She didn't know him. It made her just that tiny bit more nervous.

[atreideslioness]

"Hello, Kate," Ghanima replied warmly. "Thank you for suggesting the dinner."

"I hope you don't mind that I brought Farad'n along, but it would have been bad manners to leave one's fiance to fend for himself, considering how the only food in my suite is frozen pizza."

[irulan-atreides.livejournal.com]

Irulan smiled, feeling like she was in her element. She was also a little curious about Kate's family and how well they'd mesh with the Atreides.

[future_sandworm]

Leto glanced at his stepmother, offering her a smile. He had told her the backstory he had told Kate's family; that they were from Greece originally. Which wasn't wrong, if you counted some 20 millennia back.

[thegregsons.livejournal.com]

Tara smiled. "Hello, I'm Tara Gregson, Kate's mother."

[irulan-atreides.livejournal.com]

"I'm Irulan," she returned with a smile, "it's a pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Gregson. Thank you for allowing Leto to visit your home."

[vanillajello]

"Hello, Irulan," Kate smiled. "I'm glad you could make it."

As much as she was glad that any of them were there. Still, the smile was warm.