Fandom High Welcome Picnic, Front Lawn of the School, All Day: Part II

[bigdamnprincipal]

Oh look, there were tables and chairs over here too, away from all the informational stuff. Enjoy the food!

[WAIT FOR THE OCD PLEASE. OCD IS UP. This is the FIRST post for general mingling. Please use this post first, if your browser can handle the comment load. Roommates, fake siblings and teachers are here and there is more room for mingling here.]

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Re: General Mingling (Summer 2008)

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

Turtle was subtly trying to see if they were using the right Westing Paper Products from the store for all the food offerings. Subtly. Yes, this was more of a concern to her than checking out the newbies.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2008)

[nottheclone.livejournal.com]

Wes wanders over to the girl who appears to be doing... some sort of inspection of the food table?

"Is the food okay?" he asks, mildly worried since he *had* just eaten like three sandwiches.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2008)

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

"Hm?"

Turtle lifted her head and blinked at the guy.

"Oh! Yeah. Definitely. I mean, as far as I can tell. I wasn't actually checking the food; I was checking the plates and napkins."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2008)

[nottheclone.livejournal.com]

"That's a relief, considering I've already eaten some," Wes says. "Then again, it's not like they'd try and poison the new students on their first day, right? I mean, usually they wait at least a week to bring out the really bad cafeteria fare. So... what's up with the plates and napkins, then?"

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2008)

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

Turtle couldn't help grinning a little. That whole usually wait a week comment had her decided that she already liked him. "I was just checking to see who made them. A friend of mine is the owner of a big paper products company, and I own stock in them and sell them at my store, so I was kind of wondering if they're using his products."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2008)

[nottheclone.livejournal.com]

"You own stock?" Wes says, his tone more pleasantly surprised than disbelieving. Even at his old school, where most of his peers came from wealth as well, they'd almost all been trust-fund babies. So meeting someone who apparently had business sense was definitely refreshing.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2008)

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

"Yup!" Turtle beamed, especially at that tone. She then proffered her hand. "Name's Turtle Wexler. Resident stock market genius, among other things. I'm kind of the go-to girl for financial stuff around here."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2008)

[nottheclone.livejournal.com]

"Wesley-" Wes makes a face. "*Wes* Collins," he takes her hand and shakes it enthusiastically. "Go-to girl, huh? I may have to take you up on that. I've dabbled a little- my father says it's never too early to learn the importance of a a dollar, and all."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2008)

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

Turtle chuckled a little at Wes' introduction. "I feel the same way about my given name that I get the feeling you do," she commented. "And, no, I'm not telling you what it is. And I agree with your father. My dad wasn't quite like that, so I don't know where I got it, but I've been pretty successful in business either way. If you get a chance, you should stop by my store in town. Turtle & Canary. We sell practically everything."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2008)

[nottheclone.livejournal.com]

"If you've got practically everything, then I'll have to, sooner or later," Wes points out with a grin. "It's nice to finally meet someone who isn't freaking out about my hair."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2008)

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

Turtle quirked an eyebrow. And then took a real good look at Wes' hair.

"Why? What's wrong with it?"

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2008)

[nottheclone.livejournal.com]

"I don't know... it's floppy, I guess? My roommate wanted to know if it's like that all the time, and then some other dude was asking me if I'd dyed it." Wes shrugs.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2008)

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

"I've seen floppier," Turtle decided after a moment. A.J. and Chad immediately came to mind. Sam, although he was so tall that Turtle wasn't sure she really knew what his hair looked like.

Heck, hers was floppier when she was a boy.

"Is it died?"

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2008)

[nottheclone.livejournal.com]

"Nope. Completely natural, here," Wes says, running a hand through his hair for... emphasis. Or something.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2008)

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

Turtle quirked an eyebrow and, despite herself, snorted a bit. "Nice. Well, rest assured, we've got plenty and plenty of hair products at the store, too."