fandomhigh | Fandom High Graduation Ceremony, Class of 2008, Saturday Afternoon (Part I)

The sun was shining over the front lawn of the school (except for the part of the bleachers covered by an awning, in case anyone with sun issues had shown up), and the temperature had thankfully turned out to be perfect for the occasion. There was a stage placed prominently on the lawn, set up with a podium and a number of heavy metal chairs for the administration and guests. In front of the stage were platforms with more of the metal chairs; they'd been painted blue and gold, and were sitting empty and waiting for the arrival of the class of 2008. There were bleachers on each side of the platforms, for students, family, friends, alumni, and residents of the town who wanted to come and watch.

Alas, it was time for another class to graduate.

[OOC: ~~If you ping in before the OCD is over, I will end you and all that you love. Ahem.~~ OCD is done, go and rock out! This post is for audience mingling and general graduation stuff. The requisite WTF-y part of graduation will be posted later. Like last year, it'll be kind of hard to miss the events of the second post, so you might want to hold off an any post-graduation posts for a while to avoid being Jossed.]

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Amber sat down in the space next to him. "Oh, yah, I did," she shrugged a litle. "Just another day, as they go."

"Even so, birthdays should be shared with friends," he gave her a quick glance.

"The Minbari believe that a soul passes from one body to another, gaining knowledge and experience as it goes. Yet each person is unique. So it is indeed a special thing when is a person is born."

She smiled at him. "I got a birthday card from my family, so it was nice." No sense in mentioning the five bucks she got with it.

Raising her brows, she listened to what he said, thoughtfully considering it. "I like that explanation," she finally said. "If a soul passes from one to the next, then how is that person still whole?"

[That is fine as I am doing the same thing. Just not for inlaws ;)]

He nodded. "Family is most wonderful that way."

G'Kar pondered her question. "Think of the soul as a sort of repository. Each person adds to it, but none of the existing contents are ever diminished. The soul arrives to a person, and lets that one add to the knowledge it has already gained without imposing any demands from a previous life."

"Oh, I understand that better," she nodded then grinned slightly. "If only I could believe in such a thing. I might feel a bit more knowledgable, instead I just feel like me."

"Feeling like you is perfectly acceptable," he grinned back. "What do you belive in, if I may ask?"

That was an easy question for Amber to answer and she said without preamble, "Myself."

"An excellent answer."

He watched the proceedings with interest. "What do you think they will they do once they have graduated?" he asked absently.

"Oh, I imagine some will be off to college. Some might stay to attend teachers as TA's. Others I imagine will simply go home, wherever their home may be."

He nodded, then glanced back at her. "When do you graduate?"

"Oh my gosh, I have another year still to go," she said, smiling wryly. "I don't mind though. You see, I want to become like my idol, Diane Sawyer. She's a news reporter, you know. Very well known in my universe."

"I am not familiar with that individual, but I hope you do well with it."

He smiled. "And I'm looking forward to having you around for a bit longer."

Fandom High Graduation Ceremony, Class of 2008, Saturday Afternoon (Part I)

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