It's Not That Bad Mansion on Phoenix Way, Thursday

[newroutines]

No matter what progress Mike had made with his issues, it still wasn't really his style to make any plans with people for the holidays. Not this one, at least. So, he hadn't.

But he was in the kichen. Much like last year, he had beer. But, he also had a store-bought pumpkin pie. And a thing of turkey that he was just now putting in the oven. So guess that counted as progress of its own kind, too? He'd done something to acknowledge the holiday instead of just Netflix-and-beering his way through it.

Although, let's be clear: there was definitely still going to be both beer and Netflix. It was tradition. And wasn't that what holidays were all about?

[ooc: Open, of course.]

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[gobrookeyourself]

It was a holiday, and Mike was weird about those, and Brooke was bringing stuff by anyway. So hi, there was a knock because it was hard to do anything else when you were holding wine bottles.

[newroutines]

Mike wasn't even surprised to hear a knock, this time around. And so he wasn't very surprised when he actually made his way to the door - beer in hand - and found her behind it.

He found his smile a little easier this year, too.

"Hey, babe. Figured you might show."

[gobrookeyourself]

"I wasn't going to let you just spend the day alone," she said, and added, "...With a roommate. Figured I could bring some things over."

[newroutines]

"Yeah, and that's why you're the greatest."

So she was getting a quick kiss, and then he was stepping out of the way so she could come in.

[gobrookeyourself]

"Always good to know you remember that," she smiled, stepping inside. "I brought some sides, and alcohol, because it's the most necessary part of the holidays."

[whatdattonguedotho]

Well, Eddie had sort of been hedging on a frozen meal, so this was a grear surprise for him!

"Oh, did you need me to clear out or..,"

[newroutines]

"What, like I'm gonna have a feast with guests that I somehow didn't invite you to or tell you about?" Mike asked as he looked up from setting the timer for the turkey. "Nah, man. Just making something so I'm not completely ignoring the day."

[whatdattonguedotho]

"I have had weirder housemate," Eddie replied,with wry grin. Possibly meaning the thing he shared a body with. "I would picked up,a pie or somethin'."

[newroutines]

"There's already one in the fridge." He felt that it went without saying that he most definitely had not made it himself. "Also I have a feeling Brooke's gonna show up. I didn't invite her, but... I think she's going to."

Which sounded bad, if you just listened to the words. But there was a warmth in his tone that suggested that he'd be more than okay if his hunch turned out to be correct.

[whatdattonguedotho]

"Ohhh." Eddie was at least able to read between the lines there.