ext_250630 ([identity profile] mouthy-merc.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2009-01-03 08:19 am

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

If anyone had hoped for good weather for the picnic, their wish had been granted as the day turned out to be sunny and warm. Everything had been cleaned up, spiffed up and bedazzled dazzled made as perfect as possible for the new arrivals. They deserved at least a few moments of pleasantness before the weirdness started to sink in.

May whatever deity they believed in help them now.

As usual, there were long tables set up with food and drinks, 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. With everything in place, the picnic was ready 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.]
shiroi_tiger: (Captain)

Re: Meet Your Teachers (Spring 2009)

[personal profile] shiroi_tiger 2009-01-05 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
"I was a Captain, for a while. Serving in the 7th Cavalry Regiment." Nathan frowned briefly, and then managed to pull his expression into a somewhat more neutral one. "I left for a time. To pursue..."

How had Zeb put it?

"... A short-lived career in the theater. Sales. Take your pick. I was on my way to another job as Captain when I found myself here."
tyler_gone: (really rather intense)

Re: Meet Your Teachers (Spring 2009)

[personal profile] tyler_gone 2009-01-05 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
Tyler noticed the frown, but didn't comment on it. The story behind it might explain why his new co-teacher seemed more cynical about the government than he'd expect from a military man, anyhow.

But that was something for another day.

For today, he just nodded, and said, "I've done time in sales myself. Done a lot of things, really, but I went to high school here. It's almost as much home as anyplace is."
shiroi_tiger: (Sitting)

Re: Meet Your Teachers (Spring 2009)

[personal profile] shiroi_tiger 2009-01-05 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, then. With any luck, I'll manage to get over the culture shock quickly. I'll have to, if I'm going to be teaching about my yesterday to a group of children who may very well be from tomorrow."

...

That almost made sense, Nathan decided, if you picked at it for a while.
tyler_gone: (chin up)

Re: Meet Your Teachers (Spring 2009)

[personal profile] tyler_gone 2009-01-05 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
It completely made sense to Tyler. "Tomorrow, if not another galaxy entirely," he said. "I usually have office hours Monday -- want to stop by then and try to write a syllabus?"
shiroi_tiger: (Looking Down)

Re: Meet Your Teachers (Spring 2009)

[personal profile] shiroi_tiger 2009-01-05 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
"I'll make a point of it," Algren agreed with a nod. "We can compare notes. Pick out what made America tick before my time, and where it went from there before yours."
tyler_gone: (deceptively bland)

Re: Meet Your Teachers (Spring 2009)

[personal profile] tyler_gone 2009-01-05 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
"I'll think about it over the weekend," Tyler promised. "And my office is number eighteen."