I need sleep to do battle again tomorrow

The traditional Establishing Scene for "How many people live in this house?" And "What's the family dynamic like?" And "How's the financial situation going?" AND--!

Is it noodles for the seventh day in a row? Is Father asking about your studies as he carves the turkey, or is Mom saving a plate for Dad, since he's working late again, or is the Main Character finally getting into the Leftover Takeout she's been looking forward to all day, only for the cat to try to steal it?

As you chit-chat over dinner, do people talk about the war, or the stranger that came to town, or plans for the future, or reminiscing about the Old Days?

There are so! Many! Things! That can happen in a Dinner Scene!

likes caviar and cigarettes

is well versed in etiquette

is extraordinarily nice

men just love to run their fucking mouth about what women do or do not want without even once considering consulting any actual women on the matter

and as your local ace i understand why such advice is appealing because i have been 13 and feeling a rising panic that i would answer "wrong" and bad things would happen. however as an adult i now understand that most people asking this are just asking you a question on par with asking what movies/music/whatever you like. they're not testing you, and if you give a fake answer, you're going to end up fielding follow-up questions or being sent memes or whatever, because they're trying to engage with your answers. just say a celebrity that you actually like (regardless of if you find them attractive or have a "crush"), or if you don't have one, say you don't pay attention to celebrities

have you seen her? now you have :)