Party!!!, Overland Park, KS, Sunday FT

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Yesterday, Charmaine and Neil had gotten married in a tiny municipal wedding ceremony that had somehow been better for everyone than Charmaine's previous attempt at a marriage. And early today, the newly wedded couple, along with their infant daughter, had taken off for Houston to go househunting. And Kate was already feeling weird that it was really just her and Marshall and Bod around, now.

So it was a good thing this was the day she'd invited people to come visit. Some booze had been acquired, and Marshall had busied himself in the kitchen making snacks, and they were all set. It was going to be weird since Kate had invited a bunch of people who'd never been to Kansas before, but she was hoping it would be a fun kind of weird.

[Minor OCD coming up! And like I said in the invite, come one and all!]

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"That's good to hear," Hannibal said, nodding. "Hey, she's made more progress than me lately."

Though, he was out of the house, at least.

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Kate quirked a lopsided smile at him. "Don't sell yourself short, babe," she said. "You made it all the way to the middle of nowhere in Kansas."

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"Maybe I was out of Doritos or something," Hannibal joked, shrugging. "I needed the free food."

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"Well, our snacks are kinda a little fancier than Doritos," Kate said, because Marshall was pretentious when it came to food, sometimes. "But you're welcome to them, even if that's not really why you're here."

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"Why am I really here?" Hannibal asked, amused. "If oyu know everything."

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"You're here because you loooove me," Kate informed him. Since he'd asked, and all. "It's very simple!"

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"Maybe I wanted to see Kansas!" Hannibal tried with a little laugh.

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"Yeah, people keep saying that but I'm not buying it," she said, clicking her tongue. "And frankly, I'm a little offended by how people won't admit to liking me."

It was oh so hurtful. Really.

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"Well, does anyone really like you?" Hannibal asked, teasing.

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"Hey," Kate replied, wagging a finger at him, "I already threatened to make one person sleep in Wheels's crib. I can do it again."

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"Please, I am way too big for a crib," Hannibal said, shaking his head. "I'll sleep on the floor before I do that."

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"Hey, I threatened Luke with it first," Kate replied, pointing he demigod out for him because fuck if she knew who here knew who. "Clearly this threat has little to do with reality."

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"I don't know who Luke even is," Hannibal pointed out, shrugging. "Your threats mean nothing to me."

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Eyeroll. "I just meant that he's a tall dude and therefore non-crib-fitting too, babe."

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"I think you're just obsessed with kids," Hannibal teased. "Got babies on the brain?"

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"I've lived with a squealing infant for a couple of months, Hannibal," Kate drawled. "There's baby stuff all over the place. It's hard not to reference it."

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"Well, still, I'm not sleeping in a crib," Hannibal said, shaking his head. "I'll sleep on the roof if you wanna punish me."

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"Babe, relax, I'm not making you sleep in any kind of uncomfortable place." The couch didn't count, naturally. "I can't even remember why I was threatening you in the first place."

Damn tasty rum.

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"Because you're a mean awful person," Hannibal filled in. "That's exactly why."

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Kate wasn't even going to dignify that with an answer.

So, she just pouted at him instead.

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Hannibal just put a hand on her shoulder and lightly shoved her.

"No pouting allowed."

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"Hey," Kate said, holding onto that pout, "no telling me what to do in my own house."

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"Is it your house or is it your parents?" Hannibal retorted, amused.

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"Well technically my parents' but I'm the one taking care of, like, bills and if a pipe breaks or something," Kate pointed out. Forgetting to pout. "I think the responsibility also gives me power. Like a reverse Spiderman."

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"And you were trying to argue with me about settling down?" Hannibal asked, amused. "Puh-lease."