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[ritahanson]

@dencuement

“I’m sorry to bother you,” Rita began, in a tone both apologetic and friendly. “But if I don’t get a decent cup of coffee soon I’m going to stop functioning as a person, and I don’t know this area well at all.”

She laughed a little - self-deprecating rather than self-conscious. “If you could recommend somewhere, or even just point me in vaguely the right direction, I’d be really grateful.”

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@suddcnlyseymour

She’d entered the store intending for it to be a very quick visit - the first errand to tick off that days list, although admittedly one of the nicer ones. That was why she’d decided to head to the florist first, in fact; it was much a much more encouraging thought to be leaving home this early to do something pleasant, especially when another of that day’s errands was going to be chasing up an invoice from one of her freelancing positions.

But she’d got distracted (of course) almost as soon as she’d set foot in the building. Her attention was first caught by the bright display of flowers inside the window and then, as she turned, to the large and unusual plant taking pride of place inside the store - which, she realised, she’d seen in the paper a few days previously. It probably spoke volumes about how crazy things were at the moment that she hadn’t even realised which florist she’d found herself heading inside.

It was only when she’d taken a couple of steps towards it that she realised someone had walked out from the back of the store, jumping out of her skin as she realised she wasn’t alone.

“Oh, I’m sorry! I didn’t even notice there was anyone else in here.” She was laughing at herself, but her amusement quickly settled into an apologetic grin. “I was looking to get some tulips, but I got distracted - although I'm sure most people have the same problem."

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@destinymade liked for a starter!

“Hey, it’s pretty busy in here,” Rita had noticed them when they’d come to a stop near her, and a glance had told her they were probably scanning the coffee shop for an empty table. Her tone was friendly, her smile kind enough even as she looked away from them to move some of her papers off one half of the table.

“You’re more than welcome to sit here, if you like? I don’t mind.”

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@almostdisaster

“You’re the one who made these?” Rita’s tone was of the sort that should largely be reserved for asking people about the incredible feats they’d performed. As it was, she happened to be addressing the woman who had apparently baked the sticky bun she’d just been eating with something close to reverence; although as far as Rita was concerned, perfect baking certainly ranked as an incredible feat.

“They’re absolutely incredible. I could eat all of them.” She added with an easy, warm grin.

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OCTOBER 16TH  ::  HEADCANON  ::  Does your character enjoy cuddling? If so, do they like cuddling with other people or prefer to just snuggle up with a blanket alone? Who do they prefer to cuddle with? How long can they last before they need space again?

NOTE  ::  I was originally gonna move between verses for these prompts, but then I decided to stick with canon (largely to challenge myself a little, because of some of them seemed to fit with AUs a little better at first and I wanted to make myself think a bit more!).

These headcanons are general canon with a bit of a post-canon lean, and this is 200 words long. Please don’t reblog this!

Rita absolutely loves cuddling, no question about it. She is a very tactile, physically affectionate person - holding hands, linking arms, kisses on the cheek etc - and cuddling definitely plays a huge part in that. She’ll probably take any and all opportunities to cuddle up somewhere, whether on her own or with someone else.

When she is on her own, she likes snuggling up under blankets - duvet days are a concept that she is 100% behind - and when she’s with her friends, there’s a definite tendency towards sprawling on couches together with blankets and stuff. It depends on the situation, obviously, but she usually prefers cuddling with someone to being on her own.

With a partner - no, let’s be more specific here, with Phil, there’s pretty much no limit to how long she will spend cuddling him. Whether it’s just casually sitting together, leaning against one another while they watch TV, or they’re lying in bed in a tangle of limbs, they both take a lot of comfort from being close to each other. She can’t think of a better way to spend a cold day than to curl up with Phil under a blanket, honestly.

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OCTOBER 14TH  ::  HEADCANON  ::  Does your character celebrate Thanksgiving? If so, how big is the celebration and how does it generally go?

NOTE  ::  I was originally gonna move between verses for these prompts, but then I decided to stick with canon (largely to challenge myself a little, because of some of them seemed to fit with AUs a little better at first and I wanted to make myself think a bit more!).

These are general canon headcanons, and it is about 200 words long (but could’ve been much longer; Rita loves occasions that mean she gets to spend time with her family! Please don’t reblog this!

She does! Any excuse to spend time with her family and Rita is happy, honestly. When she was living in France, Thanksgiving always offered her a good excuse to come home if she wasn’t going to make it back for Christmas because of work.

I’ve touched on this a little bit before now actually, but Thanksgiving for Rita’s family has never been a whole family affair. It’s always been about Rita, her parents and her maternal grandmother - her closest family members. Later, this small number expands to include Phil, his sister Mary and niece Grace, and later Phil and Rita’s children (Isobel and Joshua). For her, it isn’t about involving everyone you can think of with the celebration - it’s about the people who are most important to you, and spending some quality time with them.

There’s still a lot of food (her father actually tends to do most of the ‘in advance’ cooking, with her mother helping on the day and Rita and her Nana being in charge of any and all baked goods!). When Rita has her own family, Thanksgiving continues to take place at her parents’ place - the number of people turning up just increases!