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

[mouthy-merc.livejournal.com]

Hopefully things weren't so awkward before. Maybe things ended up well. Maybe, just maybe, you ended up meeting someone special.

Or you took your shirt off because Layla Miller convinced you it was destiny. But she's a damn dirty liar and well know it.

[Please wait for 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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More General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[mouthy-merc.livejournal.com]

...awkward.

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

Alex still had his shirt (he wasn't stripping just for tradition) and he'd settled on his back on the grass, one hand across his stomach so he could get some sun.

It was socializing...sort of. It worked for him.

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[therewaslife]

It was warmer than Bod was used to and he kept wondering if he was going to burn but he was still out there, idly drinking from a water bottle and taking in the crowd in front of him quietly.

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[see-beyond.livejournal.com]

Still buzzing from the changes of the day, Jonas had taken to sitting against a tree and relaxing as the picnic progressed. He felt like he needed a bit of a rest.

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

Extreme excitement plus your first day being a human plus some totally effective flirt sessions plus a complete explore-human-food binge fest lead to an Ariel feeling a little bit tired and a little bit sick to her stomach. So she was just going to...sit down for a while. Underneath a tree (she reveled in the new word), in the shade. And just relax.

She thought, with the day she was having, it would have been a good idea to go up to her room, but she just couldn't. She didn't want to miss a thing!

...especially not the shirtlessness. No complaints about the view from this corner of the picnic, no sir!

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[youcantfollow.livejournal.com]

Griff waited till a little later in the day to show up for his required time staring at new kids and wondering if any of them really knew what they were getting themselves into.

He had coffee (in a cup from the Perk, not the picnic) and leaned up against a tree, almost smiling, but not quite.

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[knowsnokungfu.livejournal.com]

Well, she hadn't used the destiny line on him, but Chuck had lost his shirt somewhere along the way because of Layla. He'd also been propositioned and possibly broken another girl's brain with technology. It was almost more surreal than the weird this place normally threw at them.

Um... Quite a start to the summer?

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[boho-to-be.livejournal.com]

Christian, shirt still firmly in place (though he'd taken the liberty of disposing of his jacket and hat, since neither seemed to be de rigeur in this place) flopped down in a shady patch and pulled out a notebook. He wasn't writing very much, though; he was far more focused on people-watching.

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[living_endless]

Didi had a sister on the island now. She was still processing that as she took a plate of fruit and cookies and went to walk through the crowd, aiming a distracted smile at the other students.

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

Rilla had retreated a bit away from the press of the crowd, finding a tree to sit beneath and eat her plate full of strawberries.

Every now and again she'd gaze around, wide-eyed. This school was going to take some getting used to.

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[nohaircutsplz]

Medusalith was wandering among the picnic, trying to keep an eye on Blackagar without being too obvious about keeping an eye on Blackagar. He wasn't a child, after all, and probably wouldn't appreciate her hovering.

She was also, occasionally, venturing over to the tables, but she wasn't quite hungry enough yet to take a chance on their human food. If she poked a melon chunk warily with a lock of her hair before picking it up to examine it, well, hopefully nobody saw that part, because humans couldn't poke things with their hair.

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[vanillajello]

Kate was still here. And still not awkward. And still with her shirt on, because she was a chick, and no one expected her to go shirtless.

And besides, her short skirt meant her long legs were pretty exposed. That should be enough for everyone.

So. She was still wandering around.

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[squire-hand.livejournal.com]

James was enjoying a rather large plate full of food at a rather empty table overlooking the festivities.

At least this place did not skimp out on the table fare.

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[solo_sword]

Jaina still had some time before she had to head off to work, but for the moment she was hanging around, occasionally checking her too-big watch. She had no problem with socializing, even liked it, but every second she was here was another where she could be blindsided, and yet it was better than being surprised later.

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

Firekeeper was still off to the side with Blind Seer, and missing Merlin and Arthur especially at the moment. Their companionship had been a pleasant constant during these crowded events.

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[hrodberxtas.livejournal.com]

Robin had wandered about the area, taking in the sights and sounds, for the better part of an hour before he moved in towards one of the tables.

He paused in his constant tapping at his cellphone to grab a plateful of snacks, and once said plate was full, he turned and ate while watching the people go by.

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[notagoose]

Goose was actually rather surprised that he was still at the picnic even later on, at least he could report back to Commander Walsh that he was trying to socialize.

Granted he was still standing a slight way from the crowd and his shirt was still on.

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[give-areason.livejournal.com]

Rosalind had a very specific headache (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomhigh/2462325.html?thread=159312245#t159312245).

She'd moved far enough from her chair to underneath the shade of a tree and sipped at cold water as she thought, legs primly crossed at the ankles, managing to look cool and awkward all at the same time in her suit. Really, heading to her room might have been the smartest thing but... she'd get there.

Once her headache subsided a bit and she felt a little less lost.

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[weetinyreese.livejournal.com]

Kyle was still around, keeping an eye on the crowd and occasionally eating something he pulled from his pocket. Sadly the frosting was melting.

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

Jake had lost his shirt and his good mood by now. Which didn't stop him from eating, but the thought of just getting the hell out of there was at the front of his mind by now.

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

It wouldn't be too much of a stretch to say that Cassidy was feeling a little overwhelmed and a bit out of place as she wandered the picnic. Finally, though, she politely helped herself to some of the food and went to find a shady spot beneath one of the trees to sit.

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[notmyownage]

Claudia had considered some sort of, like, science attack on the picnic, but ultimately decided that would be crass.

Instead, she was down on the lawn, leaning against a tree and trying to guess which people came from worlds that believed in magic, and which might be hardcore scientists.

Her definition of fun didn't always match other people's.

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[brat-intraining.livejournal.com]

Kennedy was late getting to the picnic, thanks to sleeping all day oops finally getting around to rearranging her room; it'd taken her most of the morning and afternoon, and then there was a whole cleaning thing that had taken her a while because wow, was that not something she ever really did for herself.

But a shower and lunch later, she headed down to the lawn-- she hadn't forgotten what she'd told Elena last newbie picnic about upholding the tradition, so she was wandering around in an impeccable pair of khakis and a ridiculously expensive sports bra, her shirt dangling from her fingers. Look, just go with it, the King Cobra screencaps were so not going to work.

Someone didn't spare a thought for anyone time-displaced and unsuspecting, who might have propriety issues.

Oops?

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2010)

[mississippiqueen]

Emmett hadn't even (or ever) been got to by Layla Miller; he'd just noticed the number of shirtless men around, and... subsequently spent most of the day (when he wasn't talking to one-legged Vikings) shirtless-man-watching. As you do.

And since it seemed like the thing to do...

OOC (Part III - Summer 2010)

[mouthy-merc.livejournal.com]

Had a few beers when writing this. Not gonna lie.

Re: OOC (Part III - Summer 2010)

[hrodberxtas.livejournal.com]

You wouldn't be the mouthy merc if you didn't. :D