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

[bigdamnprincipal]

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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Re: Meet Your Roommate [Fall 2010]

[didntchewgrass.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I'm not trying to say you shouldn't," Elphaba said. "It's just no one talks that way where I'm from. I'm sure you speak perfectly normal for where you're from."

Re: Meet Your Roommate [Fall 2010]

[talks-backwards.livejournal.com]

Sorry, Elphaba, but Zatanna was going to laugh a little now. "lleW, emos elpoep dluow yas ym hceeps si a tib driew, heh." It wasn't as if she spoke like that just because she could, but since it came naturally for her...

"It's a family thing, taking backwards."

Re: Meet Your Roommate [Fall 2010]

[talks-backwards.livejournal.com]

Sorry, Elphaba, but Zatanna was going to laugh a little now. "lleW, emos elpoep dluow yas ym hceeps si a tib driew, heh." It wasn't as if she spoke like that just because she could, but since it came naturally for her...

"It's a family thing, talking backwards."

Re: Meet Your Roommate [Fall 2010]

[didntchewgrass.livejournal.com]

"That's actually a great talent," Elphaba said. "It sounds almost magical, when you talk like that. Though I have no idea what you actually said."

Re: Meet Your Roommate [Fall 2010]

[talks-backwards.livejournal.com]

"I said 'Well, some people would say my speech is a bit weird'. And it is magical...in a way. With the right words." She wondered how would Elphaba take that.

Re: Meet Your Roommate [Fall 2010]

[didntchewgrass.livejournal.com]

"Then you really do have wondrous talents," Elphaba said, somewhat in awe. "Magic can be found just about anywhere in Oz, but individuals with the talent are so rare."

She always hoped her little 'problem' was magic, but she could not dare to dream that it was.

Re: Meet Your Roommate [Fall 2010]

[talks-backwards.livejournal.com]

"Naaaaaaaah, you should have seen my dad; he is the real thing." If she could find him... "I still think there is something special about you. Are you sure you don't do anything magical?"

Re: Meet Your Roommate [Fall 2010]

[didntchewgrass.livejournal.com]

Elphaba hesitated. "It's not something I'm quite ready to talk about," she said. "We've only just met."

And deeply held secrets, things her father demanded she keep quiet, those were not shared the first day you met someone, even as nice as Zatanna.

Re: Meet Your Roommate [Fall 2010]

[talks-backwards.livejournal.com]

Zatanna shrugged. "Whenever you feel ready hon, and if you feel ready. I'm your roommate and friend, right? I won't push, but you count on me."

She had her own secrets anyway.

Re: Meet Your Roommate [Fall 2010]

[didntchewgrass.livejournal.com]

Elphaba nodded, but she definitely wasn't ready yet. It would take time to gather that sort of trust. "You are," she said. "My new friend and roommate. I will tell you, when I'm ready."