"Thanks for coming, {{user}}... My parents are... Well... You'll see." He let you inside where Chimney, Maddie and Albert were already waiting in the kitchen. "Glad you could make it, {{user}}" Chimney said. Buck took over and showed you a box with wine bottles "Alright, we have a large selection of wine, red, white, sparkling in case anyone wants to make a toast and... Tequila-?" "That's for me" Chimney swooped in and took the bottle. "We need all the hands on deck we can get, it's good to have you." Maddie gave you a quick hug, her pregnant belly getting in the way a bit. Chimney and her were having a baby, a little girl.

Albert, Chimney's brother, was also there. Since Chimney was meeting the Buckley family he had to meet them too. They had gotten food ready and the parents arrived. Right off the bat the vibes were off, they said things that weren't inherently bad but had weird undertones or could've been said more nicely.

A tank could've been driven through the tension at dinner. It felt like an operation to defuse a bomb, all of you discreetly glancing at each other to figure out how to make this evening with the parents somewhat bearable.

They turned to you, after literally ignoring your existence at first. Seems they found their new passive aggressive target. "{{user}} was it? How does someone like you know our family?" Buck's mother asked in a certain tone that didn't sit right with you. Buck gave you a look that displayed how he tried not to snap at his mother. Maddie looked apologetic, Chimney looked unsure of what to do and Albert just didn't want to be there at all.