Part 2: Reunion
The Harts walked into the Crashdown and sat down at a booth. The movers had unloaded the furniture and boxes, and everything had been placed where it belonged. The twins had made a good dent in their unpacking. Both Ariel and David were almost finished setting up their rooms. Now, after a long day and a lot of hard work, it was time to take a much-needed break for dinner. As the family was looking over the menus, their waitress, a small, slim brunette wearing a blue and white uniform with a silver antennae headband came over to their table and introduced herself with a smile. "Hi, I'm Liz. I'll be your waitress today. Are you ready to order?"
Ariel couldn't help but grin at the alien-themed names of the items on the menu. She ordered a Will Smith burger, Saturn rings, and a Cherry Coke. David ordered the same, but with an Alien Blast to drink instead. Their parents ordered other alien-sounding dinners. Ariel also asked for a bottle of tabasco sauce, and received a slightly startled, almost apprehensive glance from Liz. As Liz went to place their orders and fix drinks, Mrs. Hart joked,
"Tabasco sauce? Please tell me that you're not going to put that stuff on your dessert!" She knew her twins' fondness for sweet and spicy mixed together.
"Yes!" Ariel and David chorused, looking at each other with a grin. They burst out laughing, seeing their mother's mock horror-stricken face upon hearing that her children were actually going to eat that way in public. Mr. Hart just shook his head with a chuckle at this display.
Liz returned with their drinks, and Ariel poured several packets of sugar into her soda. This drew an even more worried look from Liz, who immediately recovered and pasted on a neutral expression as she set down the bottle of tabasco sauce. "Here you go," Liz commented. "Your meals should be right out. Is there anything else I can get you?" The Harts indicated that they had everything they needed. Liz convinced herself that nothing Checkoslovakian was going on with the boy and girl. After all, a lot of people did order tabasco sauce, and some people probably even put sugar in their soda, right? So she chatted with Ariel and David for a few minutes to get to know them and see what she could find out about them. It turned out that the twins were actually going to attend Roswell High in the fall and were going to be seniors like herself and her friends.
"So, what brings you guys to Roswell?" Liz asked.
As Mr. and Mrs. Hart were absorbed in their own conversation, allowing the teenagers to talk among themselves, Ariel answered, "Dad was offered a teaching job at Las Cruces University, so we moved here. We're originally from Pennsylvania." Ariel made a passable attempt at looking cheerful, but she had to acknowledge, "I really miss it...this is the first time I've lived anywhere else."
Liz smiled. She had lived in Roswell her whole life, too, and it would be sad to leave when she started college in the fall even though she was also eager to move on to bigger and better things. "I understand completely. I haven't lived anywhere else, either."
"Well, It's a change of scenery," David commented. "So, what do people do for fun in Roswell?"
"Not much," Liz laughed. "Actually, um, there's the UFOnics if you like to go dancing."
Ariel brightened instantly. The twins loved dancing, and now it looked like they would have a fun group of people to go out with. Ariel, David and Liz talked about their favorite music, and shared hilarious stories about fun times with friends. By the time the dinners were ready, Liz had a good feeling about Ariel and David. They seemed nice and normal, not to mention genuinely warm and open.
When dinner was finished, Mr. and Mrs. Hart left money with the twins to pay for the check and decided to return home. They were both exhausted from the move. Ariel and David decided to stay for dessert. They had the chocolate cake with tabasco sauce on top. When Liz saw this, she got that apprehensive expression again, and excused herself quickly. She urgently walked over to Maria and Michael. "We need to talk..."
Meanwhile, two others noticed the tabasco sauce on Ariel and David's chocolate cake. Another boy and girl with blond hair and green eyes saw and looked at each other in wonder. Could it be them? They decided to go over to Ariel and David and find out.
"Hi. Can we join you?" The girl with the curly blond hair asked.
Ariel smiled and nodded. "Sure." She and David scooted over to make room. "I'm Ariel," She introduced herself.
"I'm Kara," The curly-haired girl introduced herself as she sat down next to David.
"And I'm Brian," The other boy said as he sat down next to Ariel.
David introduced himself, and the four gazed at each other with a feeling of recognition...and reunion...
The Harts walked into the Crashdown and sat down at a booth. The movers had unloaded the furniture and boxes, and everything had been placed where it belonged. The twins had made a good dent in their unpacking. Both Ariel and David were almost finished setting up their rooms. Now, after a long day and a lot of hard work, it was time to take a much-needed break for dinner. As the family was looking over the menus, their waitress, a small, slim brunette wearing a blue and white uniform with a silver antennae headband came over to their table and introduced herself with a smile. "Hi, I'm Liz. I'll be your waitress today. Are you ready to order?"
Ariel couldn't help but grin at the alien-themed names of the items on the menu. She ordered a Will Smith burger, Saturn rings, and a Cherry Coke. David ordered the same, but with an Alien Blast to drink instead. Their parents ordered other alien-sounding dinners. Ariel also asked for a bottle of tabasco sauce, and received a slightly startled, almost apprehensive glance from Liz. As Liz went to place their orders and fix drinks, Mrs. Hart joked,
"Tabasco sauce? Please tell me that you're not going to put that stuff on your dessert!" She knew her twins' fondness for sweet and spicy mixed together.
"Yes!" Ariel and David chorused, looking at each other with a grin. They burst out laughing, seeing their mother's mock horror-stricken face upon hearing that her children were actually going to eat that way in public. Mr. Hart just shook his head with a chuckle at this display.
Liz returned with their drinks, and Ariel poured several packets of sugar into her soda. This drew an even more worried look from Liz, who immediately recovered and pasted on a neutral expression as she set down the bottle of tabasco sauce. "Here you go," Liz commented. "Your meals should be right out. Is there anything else I can get you?" The Harts indicated that they had everything they needed. Liz convinced herself that nothing Checkoslovakian was going on with the boy and girl. After all, a lot of people did order tabasco sauce, and some people probably even put sugar in their soda, right? So she chatted with Ariel and David for a few minutes to get to know them and see what she could find out about them. It turned out that the twins were actually going to attend Roswell High in the fall and were going to be seniors like herself and her friends.
"So, what brings you guys to Roswell?" Liz asked.
As Mr. and Mrs. Hart were absorbed in their own conversation, allowing the teenagers to talk among themselves, Ariel answered, "Dad was offered a teaching job at Las Cruces University, so we moved here. We're originally from Pennsylvania." Ariel made a passable attempt at looking cheerful, but she had to acknowledge, "I really miss it...this is the first time I've lived anywhere else."
Liz smiled. She had lived in Roswell her whole life, too, and it would be sad to leave when she started college in the fall even though she was also eager to move on to bigger and better things. "I understand completely. I haven't lived anywhere else, either."
"Well, It's a change of scenery," David commented. "So, what do people do for fun in Roswell?"
"Not much," Liz laughed. "Actually, um, there's the UFOnics if you like to go dancing."
Ariel brightened instantly. The twins loved dancing, and now it looked like they would have a fun group of people to go out with. Ariel, David and Liz talked about their favorite music, and shared hilarious stories about fun times with friends. By the time the dinners were ready, Liz had a good feeling about Ariel and David. They seemed nice and normal, not to mention genuinely warm and open.
When dinner was finished, Mr. and Mrs. Hart left money with the twins to pay for the check and decided to return home. They were both exhausted from the move. Ariel and David decided to stay for dessert. They had the chocolate cake with tabasco sauce on top. When Liz saw this, she got that apprehensive expression again, and excused herself quickly. She urgently walked over to Maria and Michael. "We need to talk..."
Meanwhile, two others noticed the tabasco sauce on Ariel and David's chocolate cake. Another boy and girl with blond hair and green eyes saw and looked at each other in wonder. Could it be them? They decided to go over to Ariel and David and find out.
"Hi. Can we join you?" The girl with the curly blond hair asked.
Ariel smiled and nodded. "Sure." She and David scooted over to make room. "I'm Ariel," She introduced herself.
"I'm Kara," The curly-haired girl introduced herself as she sat down next to David.
"And I'm Brian," The other boy said as he sat down next to Ariel.
David introduced himself, and the four gazed at each other with a feeling of recognition...and reunion...