5th floor common room, close to lunchtime

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

After a handwavey and modded with permission trip to Luke's to pick up a special order, Willow was prepared. She set out apples, french toast made out of challah, honey, honeycakes, fruit salad, bagels and lox, and pomegranates. There were also pots of coffee and tea.

She then hung up a sign that said "Happy New Year"

Sure this wasn't completely traditional in terms of the timing and handling of things, but Willow felt that it was better to get the idea out there than be a stickler for details.

She sat at a table with a paring knife, a wet paper towel, and a bowl, and started to work on getting some pomegranate seeds.

[ooc: open for brunch/lunch]

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[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

After Jamie left, Marie took a shower, got dressed and wandered down to the common room.

"Morning, Willow," she greeted brightly. "What's going on?"

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"Hey, Marie. It's Rosh Hashanah," Willow said. "Jewish New Year. I thought it'd be nice to celebrate with food, which is the traditional celebration of both my people and the people of Fandom."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"Well, happy new year," Marie said. "Do you need help with anything?"

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"I'd like pomegranates that are easier to seed," Willow said. "But barring a spell to make that possible I don't think so."

Then she looked thoughtful since, hey, why not try to come up with a spell to do that?

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"How about if I just grab a knife and help you," Marie suggested.

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"Good morning, Marie," Peter said with a smile. "How do you do?"

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"I do very well, thank you," Marie smiled back. "And you?"

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

Peter glanced at Willow and his smile got doofier. "Brilliantly, thank you. It feels like it's been a long time since I talked to you. What classes did you end up taking?"

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"I'm taking music, astronomy, Myth in History and Constant Vigilance," Marie said. "What about you?"

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

After Willow had gotten up, Peter had gone for a run then showered before heading to the Common Room.

Careful of the knife, he came up behind her to put his hands on her shoulders.

"Good morning, Lady."

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Willow smiled up at him. "Good morning, Sir Peter. Want some brunch?"

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"Yes, please. It smells wonderful," he said. He grinned. "Can I still say L'shanah tovah or was that just last evening."

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"Frankly I find it hot no matter when you say it," Willow replied. She held up a pomegranate seed. "Want some?"

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

Just the tips of his ears turned red to Peter's great relief. He took the pomegranate seed but raised a mischievious eyebrow at Willow. "Trying to trap me here?"

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

Cally wandered into the common room, smiling pretty widely.

"Hey everyone."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

Marie waved. "Hey, Cally."

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"Hey Marie," Cally said. She pointed at the sign. "Is it really a new year?"

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"It's a Jewish thing," Marie explained.

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"Oh," Cally said. "Bridge is Jewish." That was really her only point of reference. "I have no idea what that really means, other than it being a religion, though."

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"Hey, Cally," Willow waved. "Help yourself to nummy things."

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"Thanks," Cally said. "I swear, between the cafeteria and random generous days by other students, you could really get by here without ever having to buy a meal."

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"I like that everyone's sharey," Willow said. "Though, to be fair, I didn't make any of this. Just bought. Unless you want to count me shelling these pomegranates, but that's not so much cooking as it is cutting and trying not to get juice on the couches."

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"Morning, Cally," Peter said with a smile back.

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"Congratulations," Cally said. "I totally voted for you, by the way."

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

"Thank you very much," Peter replied. "I'm excited about it. I think we have a good group of people."