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

[bigdamnprincipal]

And over here was another section of tables and chairs, still close to the food so no one accidentally starved while trying to avoid the masses.

[OCD is up! This is the SECOND post for general mingling. Use this post if your browser can't handle the comment load of the first mingling post. Roommates, fake siblings and teachers are here.]

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Re: More General Mingling (Fall 2008)

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

The picnic hadn't been bad so Ned was still there, leaning against a tree and looking a little more relaxed.

Re: More General Mingling (Fall 2008)

[unddann]

Lola was getting into the groove of this whole meeting people thing. She headed over to the guy leaning against the tree.

"Hi."

Re: More General Mingling (Fall 2008)

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

"Hey," Ned said, happy that that hadn't sounded forced or flaily at all. "How's it going? Uh, with the new stuff and all."

Re: More General Mingling (Fall 2008)

[unddann]

"It goes well." Lola winced, knowing that wasn't quite the right answer to that question. "I mean, 'fine'. I'm Lola."

Re: More General Mingling (Fall 2008)

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

"I'm Ned," he said, giving her a small smile. "Not overwhelming or anything? It was pretty overwhelming for me."

Re: More General Mingling (Fall 2008)

[unddann]

Lola shrugged. "It is strange, but. I expected strange. New country. I . . . did not expect time travel and aliens strange, but they seem nice."

Re: More General Mingling (Fall 2008)

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

"You know," Ned said, laughing at the response, "I'm from this country and I still didn't expect the time travel and the aliens. So, it's not just you. What country are you from?"

Re: More General Mingling (Fall 2008)

[unddann]

"Germany. This is strange for America, too? I had thought maybe Hollywood was more correct than they told us."

Re: More General Mingling (Fall 2008)

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

"No, this place is strange," he said, nodding. "It...you get used to it but it takes some adjusting. And an open mind. And don't run away, if you can help it."

Re: More General Mingling (Fall 2008)

[unddann]

But running's what Lolas do best!

"It is not dangerous, ja? Just different?"

Re: More General Mingling (Fall 2008)

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

"Just different," he assured her. "I mean, I'm a big wimp and I haven't run away. Just been tempted a few times. It passes though."

Re: More General Mingling (Fall 2008)

[unddann]

"Doch!" Lola said. "You are not a wimp. If you were a wimp, you would not be here to meet people."

Re: More General Mingling (Fall 2008)

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

"It's a new thing for me," he admitted sheepishly. "The meeting people. I had to give myself a pep talk beforehand. Just be glad I can't climb trees or...I might have."

Re: More General Mingling (Fall 2008)

[intraspective]

"People haven't scared you away?" she asked, grinning up at him.

Re: More General Mingling (Fall 2008)

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

"Hi, Ino," he said, happy to see her. "And no, I'm doing okay this time around. No urges to flee the scene."

Re: More General Mingling (Fall 2008)

[intraspective]

"Good," she said. "And just for that, I won't ask you to join the shirtlessness."

A beat.

"Unless you want to." But she didn't think he would.

Re: More General Mingling (Fall 2008)

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

"Is that your doing?" he asked, looking around at all the shirtless people. "I'm not...sure if I should or not."

Re: More General Mingling (Fall 2008)

[intraspective]

"A lot of it is?" Ino admitted. "And some of it's Dojima-san's doing, and some of it's just guys that'll do it anyway. If you did, you'd get me two extra points, though I'm pretty sure I'm winning by a lot already, but it's up to you."

Ned, unlike Ichigo, got a choice. Ino liked Ned better than Ichigo.

Re: More General Mingling (Fall 2008)

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

"You might lose points if I take my shirt off," he laughed.

Re: More General Mingling (Fall 2008)

[intraspective]

She eyed him for a moment. "Well," Ino said, "if that's the way you feel, I have to tell you that the points are just for the shirt taking off. Not for any actual appearance."

"Though I don't think you would, really. Lose points, I mean."

Re: More General Mingling (Fall 2008)

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

"You're full of flattery," he said, feeling himself blush.

Re: More General Mingling (Fall 2008)

[intraspective]

"Only for people I like."

Re: More General Mingling (Fall 2008)

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

And the blush was full on now. "You're really good at this."

Re: More General Mingling (Fall 2008)

[intraspective]

She grinned. "I try. And it's the truth, so..."

Re: More General Mingling (Fall 2008)

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

"So."

He reached for the hem of his shirt, told himself that this was not a bad thing and then just wriggled out of it.

"So?"