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

It might have been the start of the fall semester, but it was definitely still summer in Fandom. The sun was shining and the temperature was already starting to get high, even as the NPC crew set things up for the day.

Luckily, the school knew how to take care of folks on days like today. Beneath the blue and gold streamers and balloons, tables had been set up with cold drinks and food, and an entire section devoted to offering up different ~~moddable~~ ice cream flavors. As always, there was a stack of nametags set down next two signs: one listing the Big Sibling/Little Sibling pairings, and one listing rooms and roommates for the new students.

With everything set up and the crew out of the way, it was time for the picnic to begin!

[~~Please wait for OCD!~~ The 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. Since it's outside, the picnic is open to all students, teachers, and townies!]

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"I'll do my best," Elphaba said, her enthusiasm rejuvenated. "And I'll be able to ask you about anything, right? That's what you're supposed to do?"

"That's right," Zack agreed, nodding. "I can show you around, or tell you about places in town, answer any questions you might have! I think I've been around long enough to have that much figured out, you know?"

"I'll definitely call on you when I need help," Elphaba said. "Perhaps even when I just need help to pass the time between studies, if that would be all right?"

"Hey, totally! There's a great place for ice cream in town," Zack shared. "We can go there sometime, like a welcome-to-Fandom outing, or something. If you need me at all, I live up on the fifth floor of the dorms, in 504. And I can write down my phone number for you too, in case you need to grab me in a hurry and I'm out training."

"Phone number?" Elphaba repeated, questioningly. Her expression portrayed her unfamiliarity at the concept. Everything else she'd nodded along with, smiling. Those things she understood. "What is that?"

"Oh!" Hey, time-displacement! Zack could handle that! He pulled his phone out of his pocket and held it out to her. "This thing lets people talk to one another from long distances apart. It kind of carries voices back and forth, I guess? It's really handy to have, on an island like this one. You never know when you're going to need to contact a person, and quick."

"So it is a magical machine that will carry your voice miles away?" Elphaba said, trying to explain it in a way she'd understand. "That is truly amazing. You must be quite lucky to have one."

"It's something like that," Zack agreed, nodding and shrugging. If magic made it make sense, then all power to her for coming up with the explanation on her own. "But it's not really a luck thing. Plenty of people around here have one, actually. If you like, I can help you get one set up, too, and show you how it works."

"They're common here?" Elphaba said, surprised. "I'd like that help, please. I'm not really familiar with these sort of things."

"Well, then meet up with me sometime after the picnic, and we can head into town to get you one," Zack replied. "Once you get all settled in and stuff. It's a good excuse to show you some of the businesses here, too, right?"

Elphaba smiled, and nodded in agreement. "That does sound like a wonderful plan, Zack. Thank you."

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

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