Second chapter. Hope you save room for the main course.

FF VIII

Squall: Everyone's here. Now before we start eating.

Zell: Awww!

Squall: Quiet you. We're all going to stand up and say what we're thankful for.

Zell: Why?

Squall: Because we can.

Zell: You are so lucky there aren't any hot dogs here or I would so bring the house down, old-school style!

Squall: Sure, if I let you. I'll go first.

Zell: I'll save you some time. You're thankful for Rinoa. Rinoa, you're thankful for Angelo, Timber's freedom and then Squall. As for me, I'm glad I saved myself five more minutes than necessary to start eating. Next!

Rinoa: I don't think that's how it goes.

Zell: I said 'next'!

Quistus: I'm thankful for still having my job, my confidence and all my friends.

Selphie: What's the matter Quisty?

Quistus: My constant inability to get a raise or a good performance review, my difficulty in sharing my feelings, and the fact that my glasses keep breaking.

Zell: I didn't ask to hear your life story. Next!

Quistus: I am not having a good day and I do not need you to make things worse. So shut up or else! *Whipcrack*

Zell: Yessir!

Irvine: I'm thankful for all the beautiful women in the world.

Selphie: *Cough*

Irvine: But I'm not nearly as thankful for the one sitting right next to me.

Selphie: You saved yourself from the couch tonight cowboy.

Selphie: I'm thankful for all my friends and classmates for all the help they've done on the school festival. Next year it's going to be even better. I just need to get a few Ultima spells and summon a couple GFs and it'll be a blast!

Irvine: Uh, anyone want to say anything?

Kiros: I think I'm thankful for all the good I've been able to do over the years. And Laguna? You have a call from Esthar. Classified: Pizza delivery.

Laguna: 'Pizza delivery'? That's important! Gotta go!

Exit Laguna.

Squall: 'Pizza delivery?'

Kiros: It means only related to his personal life. It allows him to ignore everything else.

Ward: ...

Kiros: I believe Ward wants to say what he's thankful for.

Ward: ...

Ward: ...

Kiros: Ward either says he's thankful for meeting all his friends and everything that's happened in his life, good and bad, or he's proposing marriage to the turkey.

Ward (sounding electronic): I'm also glad I bought a voice synthesizer.

Kiros: Now I'm out of a job.

Squall: I think that's everyone. I suppose we can start eating.

Zell: Yes!

Rinoa: We forgot Laguna.

Zell: Shut up!

Enter Laguna.

Laguna: I know what I'm thankful for! I found out I have a son!

Kiros: What? How'd the hell you pull that off in Esthar? I had a security team in place just to prevent that.

Laguna: I wondered about that. But this was before Esthar.

Squall: So who is it?

Mute silence.

Squall: Laguna? Why are you looking at me?