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)

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

"Uhhhh..."

And this was the moment when Cal Stephanides proved that he really has a willpower of steel.

"No, thanks. I...I shouldn't."

There was the nice distraction of thinking of hot Greeks in skimpy bathing suits, although he had a feeling that his picture of them and Jenny's were probably different.

Actually...he was having trouble picturing it.

"Uh, have you actually...met many Greeks?" he asked. "I mean, with some exceptions, of course, we don't tend to be the...most attractive race, really. Not overall. You have a thing for hairy men, maybe?"

Or hairy women.

He still had nightmares about waxing, which were ironic. Now that he wanted facial hair, he couldn't seem to fill any in very well.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2008)

[ashockingbitch]

"No one cares. And if they do, I blow smoke in their face," Jenny said dismissively.

"I have, actually. You're Greek? Smashing. Welcome to the land of your ancestors and all that."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2008)

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

"Well, it's not that," Cal said. "I'm just trying to quit. Or cut back. Trying to stick with cigars. And, yeah, I'm Greek. Third-generation American-Greek, anyway."

Complete with the flair for tragic poetry.

"That's seriously Greek scenery over there? It's not like I've ever seen the coast of Virginia, so I wouldn't know the difference or anything..."

And Summer had mentioned something like that.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2008)

[ashockingbitch]

"That's Greece," Jenny confirmed. "Santorini, to be precise. Cycladean blue and white, stunning views, and Atlantis itself. Why on Earth would you want to quit?" Aside from, you know, cancer.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2008)

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

"Uh," Cal scratched at the back of his head a little bit, trying to focus more on the idea of the Motherland just a hop, skip, and a jump from what was supposed to be Virginia, but there was smoke and cigarettes and they were powerful distractions.

Plus, he wasn't sure how to answer that question that didn't make him seem like more of a weirdo than he probably already was seeming. Somehow 'because every single time I taste tobacco, I taste her' just seemed a bit too creepy for just meeting someone.

"Personal reasons."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2008)

[ashockingbitch]

Jenny still thought he was crazy, but, "Fair enough. More for the rest of us."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2008)

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

Cal opened his mouth a little to say something in response, but then snapped it shut, changing his mind, with a light shake of his head, and didn't say anything. He was just feeling that this girl might cause a severe detriment on his progress if there were any further encounters with her after this.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2008)

[ashockingbitch]

Jenny would apologize for that, except for that she was, you know, completely lacking in shame. "Well, see you around, Cal. I'm in 401 if you change your mind about needing a light."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2008)

[not-a-mused.livejournal.com]

"...Yeah, cool," Cal nodded. "401. Right down the hall, I'm in 405..."

You know, if she'd care. Which she probably didn't, but he decided to throw it out there since they were practically neighbors.

And he was feeling the need for a cigarette even worse now.

Fantastic.