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fandomhigh2008-08-29 04:14 pm
wantstodirect) wrote in fandomhigh2008-08-29 04:14 pm
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Baltimore-Washington International Airport, Portalocity Port, Saturday Morning
Tony's first airplane ride wasn't as interesting than he'd hoped. It was rather like riding the bus, only with less space and more pretzels. Although "boring" was probably the way to go when it came to air travel.
He'd spent a bad half hour in Customs after his flight had landed. They'd pulled him from line and fingerprinted him and for a bit he was afraid he'd be barred from entering the US. But they apparently realized he was neither a drug dealer nor a terrorist and let him through.
He retrieved his oversized duffle from the baggage claim and followed the instructions on the crumpled printout of an email from the school. He took a quick detour to buy a horribly overpriced breakfast sandwich with his shiny new American money. (Dollar bills? What was wrong with coins?) He made a wrong turn on the way back, but he managed to orient himself and find his way to the Portalocity terminal.
A piece of paper tacked on the wall in one corner of the room said "Fandom High." Looked like he was in the right place. He sat down on a bench under the sign, duffle near his feet, and clutched his laptop case as if it might walk away. (It wouldn't, would it? Arra would've warned him if that was a possibility.) It seemed he was the first to arrive. Not surprising, since he'd taken the red eye out of Vancouver. Late-night flights made it easier to say goodbyes to vampire ex-boyfriends.
[Newbie airport shuttle! Open to all new students and teachers, no matter which world they're from. Posted early for great slowplay.OCD coming. We can has OCD!]
He'd spent a bad half hour in Customs after his flight had landed. They'd pulled him from line and fingerprinted him and for a bit he was afraid he'd be barred from entering the US. But they apparently realized he was neither a drug dealer nor a terrorist and let him through.
He retrieved his oversized duffle from the baggage claim and followed the instructions on the crumpled printout of an email from the school. He took a quick detour to buy a horribly overpriced breakfast sandwich with his shiny new American money. (Dollar bills? What was wrong with coins?) He made a wrong turn on the way back, but he managed to orient himself and find his way to the Portalocity terminal.
A piece of paper tacked on the wall in one corner of the room said "Fandom High." Looked like he was in the right place. He sat down on a bench under the sign, duffle near his feet, and clutched his laptop case as if it might walk away. (It wouldn't, would it? Arra would've warned him if that was a possibility.) It seemed he was the first to arrive. Not surprising, since he'd taken the red eye out of Vancouver. Late-night flights made it easier to say goodbyes to vampire ex-boyfriends.
[Newbie airport shuttle! Open to all new students and teachers, no matter which world they're from. Posted early for great slowplay.
Re: Waiting for the shuttle!
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This entire experience was bringing on a whoooole lot of awkward and discomfort.
Re: Waiting for the shuttle!
She wasn't sure if he was pulling her leg, or if Maryland was weirder than she expected.
Re: Waiting for the shuttle!
Re: Waiting for the shuttle!
Re: Waiting for the shuttle!
Beautiful track record he was setting.
"All right. Goodbye, Claire."
Again, Myn buried his face in his hands. Time to stop trying before another attempt at socializing blew up in his face.