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Tony Foster ([personal profile] wantstodirect) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2008-08-29 04:14 pm

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!]
sith_happened: (Anakin: shiny)

Re: Trip to Fandom

[personal profile] sith_happened 2008-08-30 02:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"Different timeline, different destiny, young one," Anakin said. "You're fourteen."

Oh, Jaina's head was going to explode.

He pointed to the braid. "Are those back in fashion? Pity."
momslilassassin: (Ben: neutral)

Re: Trip to Fandom

[personal profile] momslilassassin 2008-08-30 03:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Ben shrugged. "I liked it," he said, yanking a bit at it. "Did my dad know you were here when he sent me?"

He was guessing 'no'.
sith_happened: (Anakin: Jedi)

Re: Trip to Fandom

[personal profile] sith_happened 2008-08-30 03:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"A couple versions of Luke know I'm here," Anakin said thoughtfully, "but if he didn't mention it, I'd imagine not."
momslilassassin: (Ben: Ben says "um wtf")

Re: Trip to Fandom

[personal profile] momslilassassin 2008-08-30 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"He's not the--," Ben clamped his mouth shut. "Yes, I'm sure he didn't know you were here."

There was an awkward pause. Everything Ben knew about his grandfather didn't exactly lend itself to smalltalk.

"You drive a shuttle?" he ventured finally.
sith_happened: (Anakin: kickin' pad)

Re: Trip to Fandom

[personal profile] sith_happened 2008-08-30 04:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"I also teach," Anakin said a bit waspishly. "It's not like this is my full-time position."
momslilassassin: (Ben: neutral)

Re: Trip to Fandom

[personal profile] momslilassassin 2008-08-30 05:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"I didn't think so," Ben told him. Wow, this guy was touchy. "What do you teach?"
sith_happened: (Anakin: shiny)

Re: Trip to Fandom

[personal profile] sith_happened 2008-08-30 06:04 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ethics," Anakin said.
momslilassassin: (Ben:grin)

Re: Trip to Fandom

[personal profile] momslilassassin 2008-08-30 06:08 pm (UTC)(link)
...and Ben would be over there, laughing his way to the island.