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From: U1ZB <U1ZB@unbsj.ca> Subject: PC: Update, Wednesday, 26 November 1997 Date: Thu, 27 Nov 1997 09:12:04 -0400 Port Charles Update, Wednesday, 26 November 1997 I've been off-line for over a week as I was at a conference in San Francisco and then have been busy catching up (with both the soaps and ratsa). In California, I had the opportunity to meet a couple of ratsafarians for real, which was pretty cool. Thanks to Karen for (I presume!) doing last week's update for me. Happy American Turkey Day from a Canadian ratsafarian! Wednesday's update: It was a pretty slow day in PC, so this is quite a brief update. Chris and Eve are at Chris's apartment. Eve is on her way out for the-day-before-Thanksgiving feast at the lighthouse. Chris is staying home to watch an old movie to get psyched for Xmas (Miracle on 34th Street). Eve leaves. Chris promptly calls Nicole and suggests she joins him for a movie. Serena and Karen arrive at the firehouse with the social worker and the social worker's son. Serena is impressed by the kid's ability to burp on demand. Scott has nicely fixed up the firehouse for the day Serena will be returned to him. Lucy and Kevin at the lighthouse. Lucy thinks Kevin has eaten half of their supply of new age fertility enhancers. Kevin says he didn't have them. Lucy ponders where they could be, but the flower arrangements seem to be more pressing at the moment. This is the anniversary of Sigmund joining her family, so she has a present for him. Sigmund comes into the house, and Lucy feeds him a special salad she made for him. Kevin finds out Lucy has made a vegetarian meal so as not to upset Sigmund by feeding the guests a T-U-R-K-E-Y. Kevin is not impressed by this news. Eve comes back to Chris's as she forgot a pair of candles (shaped like Puritans — Chris has quite the chuckle over Eve and Puritans) that she has for Serena. Chris is rushing her out the door. Eve leaves and Nicole arrives. Chris and Nicole flirt. She makes disparaging remarks about her age; he tells her not to fish for compliments. At the lighthouse, the extended family of Serena is present: Karen and her mom, Scott and Eve, Lucy and Kevin, Lee and Gail and Sigmund, the social worker and her son. Serena finds out about the vegetarian dinner. She waxes poetic about the turkey dinners she and her dad shared in Canada (on Canadian thanksgiving in October, I presume). Serena is not happy that vegetables don't have wishbones. Scott is not happy there is no turkey either. Lucy and Scott decide to order a turkey from Ruby. Chris and Nicole finish watching the movie. I lose sound on the TV at about this point. Chris is rubbing Nicole's shoulders. I can't hear them, but they don't look unhappy. The turkey's arrived. The placecards on the table are ones that Karen has taught Serena to make that Karen learned from her mom. Karen and her mom share a hug over this. Serena is happy because she is going to NY to see the big parade. The extended family sits. Serena wants grace said. Scott suggests Kevin do it, it's his house. Kevin defers to Scott. Scott is thankful for the blessings of family and friends and knows that soon Serena will be returned to him. Kevin starts carving the turkey. There is a distressed honking from under the table. Lucy tries to calm him down — she thinks he is upset over the turkey. But it turns out that Sigmund's laid an egg! Lucy panics. She wants Eve and Karen to recommend what to do with the egg. Suggestions of sunnyside up are made. Lucy wants the name of a good duck vet. Sigmund proceeds to fly out the skylight (which Lucy seems to be surprised they actually have!). Lucy shoos everyone out to go find Sigmund. They are not happy to have their dinner interrupted. Chris and Nicole are still at Chris's. Nicole suggests some exercise instead of being a couch potato. Chris suggests a jog. Nicole is not dressed for a jog. They decide on an alternate form of exercise, and start kissing. The lighthouse crew is outside at the duck pond looking for Sigmund. It turns out Sigmund is not Sigmund! He, his girlfriend and assorted ducklings are at the pond. Obviously, his girlfriend was the one who laid the egg in a case of mistaken identity. This is surprising, as it is not the time of year for ducklings. Serena wants a duckling, but Scott discourages her, saying there is no pond at the firehouse. Eve suggests a dalmation instead; Scott doesn't look impressed with the suggestion. I have to agree with Eve — a dalmation would be too cute for words! Lucy surmises that Sigmund's girlfriend ate the new age drugs. Lucy takes hope from this — they may work for her and Kevin as well and next Thanksgiving they may have their own little duckling. There are hugs all around. Serena says this is the best Thanksgiving ever — turkey and ducklings. Lucy says it is the best day-before-Thanksgiving because Serena is there. Enjoy your turkeys (or your vegetarian meal if you prefer otherwise)! -Deb