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

[bigdamnprincipal]

Despite the fact that they were still in Antarctica, the weather for the picnic was beautiful. It was sunny, warm, and clear enough to see many of the icebergs circling the island from the school's location. If people were still cold, there was more warm food than usual out on the tables, and hot drinks were being kept well-stocked.

Along with the tables and chairs near the food, there was a table of nametags, and two signs: one listing the Big Sibling/Little Sibling pairings, and one listing rooms and roommates for the new students.

It was time for the picnic to begin!

[OCD is up! This is part one of the picnic, specifically for meeting siblings, roommates, and teachers. The rest of the picnic is happening here and here, in an effort to keep browsers from breaking for as long as possible.]

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Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2008 - 2.0)

[endsthegame]

'Big sibling'. Ender wondered if they understood the irony of it. It was a decent means for familiarity, like Dap had been back when he'd been young and frightened; except the word 'sibling' meant something else than 'mother', and he found himself thinking heavily of Valentine as he waited, quietly, with the tag that dubbed him 'Andrew Wiggin'.

He was using the time he had to watch, familiarizing himself with the patterns of greeting the others used as they moved around. The sunlight was harsh to his eyes-- Ender had to blink often.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2008 - 2.0)

[athosborn.livejournal.com]

Teyla always found herself thinking back to her first day here when new students arrived. She wasn't sure if her assigned sibling would need as much help as she had, but there was only one way to find out.

When she spotted the right nametag, she made her way over with a friendly smile. "Hello. Andrew, I presume?"

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2008 - 2.0)

[endsthegame]

"Ender, actually." So that was to be his big sibling, then. Not a brother, but a sister-- he felt an odd surge of frustration curl up in his belly, but it vanished as easily as it had come. "Are you Teyla?"

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2008 - 2.0)

[athosborn.livejournal.com]

"I am," she said, making a mental note of his preferred name. "It's a pleasure to meet you. Did you have any trouble getting here?"

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2008 - 2.0)

[endsthegame]

"No problems at all." The IF escort had taken him to the causeway, through the cold-- they'd delivered him, like he was a package with something fragile inside. "I had an escort."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2008 - 2.0)

[athosborn.livejournal.com]

"Oh, good. You're already off to a better start than I was," Teyla said. "I did not intend to be here when I first arrived."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2008 - 2.0)

[endsthegame]

He hadn't exactly had the intent, either, but that was really neither here nor there-- and nothing that hadn't surprised him. "So how did you get here?" Ender asked, because if she hadn't... he wondered where he'd been left now.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2008 - 2.0)

[athosborn.livejournal.com]

"It was an accident," Teyla explained. "I was setting out for a mission with some of my people, and we were using...well, it is a lot like the portals here. Something went wrong when I went through - I assume my companions arrived without trouble. But I ended up here."