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Jacquline "Jackie" Pearson (jackiepearson) wrote in vie_en_guerre,
@ 2008-01-31 18:20:00

All is calm, all is bright
Who: Jacqueline, Vito, anyone else who may have been invited- or who needs a warm meal
When: Christmas Eve, 1940
Where: Jacqueline's flat
Rating: PG
Status: Open
Summary: Jacqueline invited her few friends over for dinner and drinks, and told them that they could bring guests.

Her food was a bit scarce this week, but she had invited people over for dinner... so she had to feed them. Jackie found herself resorting to things that her Mother used to do, back in Georgia. The soup bone went into a pot, with mixed greens. She wasn't sure what kind of greens they were, but they all cooked the same. She managed to get enough ground beef to make a meat loaf (stretched with bread crumbs, of course), and she cut up a few potatoes and stuck them in her oven. For dessert, she took old bread, sugar, and a bit of egg and milk, and made a cake like dish.

Once dinner was finished, Jackie waited. She hoped someone would show up- She hated spending Christmas alone.

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	vittorio 2008-02-01 01:06 am UTC (link)
	Vito showed up not long after, bundled up against the wind and flurries in a greatcoat and a wool scarf. He had a basket with a bow on it in one gloved hand, and he knocked with the other, his eyes scanning the street for anything out of the ordinary. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	jackiepearson 2008-02-01 01:09 am UTC (link)
	Jackie looked out of her window before opening her door. "Hurry in... It's freezing cold out there... and hello." she smiled. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	vittorio 2008-02-01 01:34 am UTC (link)
	"Hi," Vito said, smiling back. He went inside, handed the basket to Jackie and took off his coat. "It's just bitter out there today. Nice in here, though. Merry Christmas. How are you?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jackiepearson 2008-02-01 02:00 am UTC (link)
	"Thank you." Jackie smiled at the basket "I didn't get you anything..." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	vittorio 2008-02-01 02:51 am UTC (link)
	"You got me a place I want to be on Christmas," Vito said. "Didn't really have one of those, this year." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jackiepearson 2008-02-01 03:14 am UTC (link)
	"Everybody should have a place to go on Christmas." said Jackie, trying to decide what to do with the coat "I could put some tea on... no one else is here yet." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	vittorio 2008-02-01 03:26 am UTC (link)
	"Tea would be wonderful, thank you," Vito said. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jackiepearson 2008-02-01 03:35 am UTC (link)
	Jackie put the coat on a hook, and walked over to the kitchen to put a kettle on. "How have you been? Did you invite anyone else over?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	vittorio 2008-02-01 03:41 am UTC (link)
	"Haven't seen anybody else around. Been busy, this week. Scrambling to get a few people something special to keep 'em looking the other way." He smiled. "Peace on earth, goodwill to men, and all that." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	vittorio 2008-02-01 10:10 pm UTC (link)
	"They were just in season, south of here ... I think they're Portuguese. They're pretty good." He smiled, obviously pleased that Jackie liked the gift basket. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	vittorio 2008-02-02 12:45 am UTC (link)
	Vito shook his head ruefully. "My mom says they're talking rationing everything, back home ... sugar, meat, gasoline. Hard times for everyone until this is all over, one way or the other." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	vittorio 2008-02-02 12:52 am UTC (link)
	"New York City. Don't know if you've been there ... my family lives in Manhattan, mostly. How 'bout you?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jackiepearson 2008-02-02 12:56 am UTC (link)
	"Georgia." replied Jackie "A little small town near the Florida border. How'd you end up out here... and most of the Americans I know wouldn't be up eating dinner with a black woman." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)