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Who: Elektra Natchios, people she likes, and probably anyone who feels like showing up.
What: Lunch at the Lux and Hot Springs later
When: Saturday afternoon-evening
Where: Starting at the Lux and ending at the Hot Springs
Rating: PG? It's just a nice get together.
Notes: Prose to start but, it's encouraged to move to commentspam.

Elektra was not the type of person to arrange a get together. She was the type to reluctantly show up to one after being prodded endlessly about it and hope to get in as little interaction as possible. So why throw one? What did she have to gain? Nothing; she found (not for the first time) she cared. There was not a lot of time in her opinion before something went terribly wrong in the castle. Paranoia from years of having strangers try to kill her aside, a lot of ugly things occurred here. An uncomfortable amount of it was directed at her and people she favored. It made sense to give all of them a good day to look back on whenever the castle decided to turn on them. This was how Elektra decided to justify moving out of her comfort zone for today.

With the leaves still in full force, a picnic outside wouldn't be very practical. Thankfully the Lux always made for a nice alternative. In the early afternoon hours, Elektra sat the Lux waiting for the others. She thinks she made the right choice picking this place. It was inviting and they head out to the springs right away after they finished here. Honestly she found it a lot easier to have someone else do all the cooking. Elektra was already taking a big enough step asking for her companion's time. Cooking for them would be pushing it.

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He turns in his seat, already having heard her approach. "Not really...what do you like here?" It's always good to try new things, after all.

"I don't really eat here," Elektra admits casually. "I think the clam chowder could be promising."

This whole place had a lot more choices in terms of food than he ever had before; it was still a bit difficult to get used to, but he couldn't quite see it as a bad thing. "I'll try that!"

"Is that all you want?" She was footing the bill. Frankly, Elektra would get him whatever he wanted.

"I think so." He wasn't really a big eater anyway, and he was more in this for the company than the food. "What are you having?"

"I think I'll try the mini burgers." Elektra flashes a smile. "The last time I had anything like that was when a girl on a roof was handing out cheeseburgers."

"Someone on a roof?" He clearly seems more than a little bit surprised by this. "What was she doing there?"

"She was doing what everyone does on the roof." Elektra pauses dramatically. "Deep thinking. It's attractive spot for people who have a lot on their minds."

Well, he doesn't know too many people who did that, but he nods all the same. He probably wouldn't understand anyway. "She had food there too?"

"She was wishing for them." Elektra shrugs. "It works there too."

"Oh." He still seems a bit confused. "Why'd she want to eat them there?"

"I think they helped with her deep thinking session." Elektra smiles. "She seems to enjoy eating a lot normally."

"Wow...that sounds kind of neat. I wonder if eating a lot would help me think better, too."

"I think it's more likely to make you gain weight," Elektra teases gently.

"Hehe, I bet you're right." He doesn't seem too put off, thankfully, just having a good time with a friend. And really, that's what this is all about.

"I could always take you to walk it off," Elektra smiles. "Have you memorized most of the layout yet?"

At that, he pauses a bit, before shaking his head no. "I think it's my loss...that I can't remember things like that."

Elektra doesn't bother hiding her concern from him. "I know we talked about the possibility once. You're sure now?"

"Yes, I don't think it could be anything else." He manages to stay optimistic enough, though. "At least it's not too bad."

"No." Though she's unhappy about it. "There will always be people to walk you around if you need it."

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"I know. Everyone here is always so nice..." In a way, he seems almost sheepish. "I'm really happy for it."

"Not everyone." She amends as gently as she can. Blind trust (no pun intended) was bad for children. Sure if someone took advantage she would undoubtedly make them see the error of their ways but, it'd do nothing for him. "But enough people."

That was probably true, though it wasn't like he knew it well enough to change that much. "The people I talk to...they're good people, right?"

"That depends." Elektra straightens a little. "They've never asked you to do anything bad, have they?"

"No..." It wasn't as though he knew much about what friends should and shouldn't do for each other, but as far as he knew, nothing he'd done here was bad. "It's fine, right?"