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

[mouthy-merc.livejournal.com]

The weather was still lovely, of course. And there were all these neat tables of moddable snackies to help break those awkward silences that were so common with teenage get-togethers.

So... yeah.

Enjoy!


[Please wait for the OCD is up! This is the FIRST post for general mingling. Please use this post first, if your browser can handle the comment load. Roommates, fake siblings and teachers are here and there is more room for mingling here.]

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Re: General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

Which wasn't the oddest thing since they were at Fandom. "What are you professional about, Rosalind?"

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[give-areason.livejournal.com]

She wasn't going to fall for an opening that obvious.

"Everything." Duh.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

It was an honest question!

"Okay, so I'm guessing it's different at Gaia," he concluded. "Most people here go to school until they're 18. Or longer if they go to college or uni."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[give-areason.livejournal.com]

"It depends on the person," she allowed. "Some don't graduate until that age, and others, especially scientists are in school for longer."

Her lips twitched.

"I graduated my school at thirteen." Which was early for Gaia.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

He tilted his head, watching her curiously. "You're some kind of genius?"

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[give-areason.livejournal.com]

"I work hard," she said, which wasn't really an answer.

Yes, she was kind of a genius. At guns. She was just particularly clever at everything else which coupled well with her perfectionist drive.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

"And you're professional," he pointed out. "Still doesn't mean you can't goof off."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[give-areason.livejournal.com]

She pressed her lips together.

"I've never seen the need."

Or had the time, which was more honest. Too honest for a boy she'd just met.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

Oh, that got her a wide grin. "That can change."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[give-areason.livejournal.com]

Because that wasn't ominous at all.

She eyed him coolly, blue-green eyes torn between exasperation and amusement. "I happen to like who I am."

You know. Just so he knew that.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

"I never implied I thought you needed to change," he said. "Just... new experiences are fun."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[give-areason.livejournal.com]

Fun. When was the last time she'd done something fun?

"I don't have that much time," she protested.

... Except now, now she might.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

He rolled his eyes. "Because your class schedule is going to be so busy," he guessed.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[give-areason.livejournal.com]

"I could take extra courses," she retorted. "Be--busy with online work."

Training!

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

Jacob sighed and shrugged his shoulders. "Well, if you ever change your mind..."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[give-areason.livejournal.com]

She bit her lip. He had seemed... mostly tolerable.

"I could--try?" So very dubiously. "A little?"

A tiny amount.

"I've just never d--had the time."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

Tolerable? Hey, that was a step up or something.

He smiled at her. "No one said you've got to start big. Eat chocolate or ice cream. Watch a movie. Read a book if you enjoy that sort of thing. Pull a prank. Mock the newbies and break their brains. You might have to wait until September for that."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[give-areason.livejournal.com]

"I wouldn't want to," she said, frowning. "That doesn't sound fun at all."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

"What? All of it?" he frowned. "Or just the brain breaking? It's kind of inevitable."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[give-areason.livejournal.com]

"Pranks and brain breaking," she said, a bit stiffly. "I enjoy reading."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

"Okay then, we at least know in which direction to look," he chuckled. "The school's got a pretty big library."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[give-areason.livejournal.com]

For the first time, Rosalind looked quietly interested.

"I'll have to look into that." See what this world had to offer for books.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

"Uh huh," he nodded. "Don't forget to come out again and enjoy the sun." She looked like she hadn't been getting enough of that.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[give-areason.livejournal.com]

"I get out plenty," she informed him haughtily.

... Just not in the last two and a half months.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

"Good then I don't need to come drag you out," he grinned. He was joking. Probably. "It's less embarrassing for everyone."