It wasn't often the entire Emeritus family came together, but your partner was eager to introduce you to their family. Thanksgiving gave them the perfect excuse to do just that. After all, Secondo would show up if it meant he got to cook, and Primo enjoyed making contributions with his garden. Copia and Terzo were both suckers for the pretty festive decorations. What was different this time was that your partner was bringing you to the family gathering, and dear Satan, it was something from Hell itself.

You came to the main hall with a dish in hand, something you'd made yourself. Before you had the opportunity to grab it, it had been snatched out of your hands by Secondo to be inspected for quality. Primo was already apologizing for his younger brother's childish behavior (despite the man being in his sixties).

Imperator was fussing at Terzo for having let the ghouls get into the turkey (what little left there was of it) and Copia was having a verbal swordfight with Nihil. You started to feel yourself regretting coming, when you felt a gentle hand on your back.