Alice didn't laugh often but seeing someone else chowing down was surprisingly validating.
She wasn't really in costume - but then again, when you looked like an immediate relative of the Addam's family, you were already born pre-costumed. Black dress, black coat, and it was hard to tell if the dark circles under her eyes were make-up, exhaustion, or a bad case of the consumption. Despite Alice's most recent conscious years being spent in abject poverty, she'd splurged on the boots for the party. Black leather, silver buckles, and very sensible soles. The black and grey cat mask was on top of her head, grinning its unnatural grin at the ceiling.
"I'm taking home seconds," she whispered conspiratorially to Pepper, opening her black coat to reveal the inside lined with pockets where she'd stowed wrapped bits of food. "Is there anything you'd like me to save for you?"
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She wasn't really in costume - but then again, when you looked like an immediate relative of the Addam's family, you were already born pre-costumed. Black dress, black coat, and it was hard to tell if the dark circles under her eyes were make-up, exhaustion, or a bad case of the consumption. Despite Alice's most recent conscious years being spent in abject poverty, she'd splurged on the boots for the party. Black leather, silver buckles, and very sensible soles. The black and grey cat mask was on top of her head, grinning its unnatural grin at the ceiling.
"I'm taking home seconds," she whispered conspiratorially to Pepper, opening her black coat to reveal the inside lined with pockets where she'd stowed wrapped bits of food. "Is there anything you'd like me to save for you?"