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Fandom High Graduation Ceremony, Class of 2011, Saturday Early Evening - Part One!

The ceremony was once again held at sunset for the benefit of the graduates’ less diurnal guests, but the lawn was well-lit with twinkling blue and gold lights draped across bleachers, stage, surrounding trees and specially-assembled trellises, giving the overall effect of a peaceful fairy grove. (Not, say, Las Vegas. Tasteful twinkling lights.)

The staff having taken note of every previous graduation including the most recent, the lights had been purchased from Acme Decorations Studio with a money-back No Coming To Life And Terrorizing Your Party Guests Guarantee... and there was a rather large cache of weapons stashed in a trunk behind the podium. The chance that it would rain toys that could later be used for self-defense was slightly less than the chance that there would be a need for self-defense.

No one could say Fandom High wasn’t a learning experience.

[Open and welcome Class of 2011! Welcome | The Procession | Speeches | Diplomas | OOC]

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Karla had given some thought to just skipping the whole ceremony and being miserable in her room, but realized she had a number of friends who would hunt her down and murder her later if she did. So instead she was here, wearing the shortest skirt she dared in honor of Emma and Sookie, and letting the joy of the crowd lift her spirits.

"Sucks, doesn't it?" Rinoa said, greeting her friend with a sympathetic look. "Can't we just kidnap them all or something?"

Rather than answering, Karla just turned over and gave Rinoa a one-armed hug. The other hug was busy tugging the back of her skirt down. "I'm pretty sure that together, we totally could," she said. "I bet Squall could make it a tactically-feasible plan, and I know Bobby and Raven would be on board."

"Let's," Rinoa said, returning the hug. "We could keep them up on the sixth floor. Squall has a single, he could keep a few people in his room."

Never mind that she sort of liked that Squall had a single, for time like immediately after dances when they needed a little ... well. Privacy.

Karla understood; she really appreciated Warren's single, even though they were still keeping to the Pants Rule. "I bet we could set up something nice in Raven's netherverse?" she suggested. "Like a nice little apartment they could share?"

How they'd run water and electricity through there was anybody's guess, but, look, maybe they should have thought about that before they graduated.

"That might be ... kind of weird," Rinoa admitted. "I mean, not for Jono, but anybody else, I mean, how do you even get mail delivered there? And would Bobby have to visit Sookie there, and, uh, what if they needed ... time alone?"

Having sex in someone else's netherverse really seemed like it'd be a threesome.

Raven was experienced at those!

Karla was so not going to say that comment aloud!

"Okay, that's probably true," she admitted. "But the squirrels would probably notice if we were keeping all our friends locked in Squall's room or on the sixth floor."

Stupid squirrels.

"What about the hotel?" she asked. "I have money. Maybe there's a floor of the hotel that's squirrel-proof."

She could buy bribes in rum.

"I'm pretty sure if we took up a collection, we could pay for the rooms and the squirrel-bribery," Karla said. "Indefinitely."

Excellent! They had a plan! Or, at least, the end of one.

"How to get them up there is the next question."

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Karla was another one who Claudine knew well from following Sookie for so long, and she made her way over to actually introduce herself. "It's a bittersweet occasion, isn't it?" she asked pleasantly as she approached. "You're happy for them, but they're going to leave."

"Exactly," Karla said, speaking before she turned to see exactly who was speaking to her. "I don't--oh." She paused a moment and blinked. "You're not human, are you?"

Err. That was hardly polite. Way to be blunt, Karla.

At least her expression suggested she realized the faux-pas as she said it? Like the way her hand lifted up, almost as if she were trying to catch the words again.

"I mean--Hell's fire. Hi, I'm Karla and I'm tactless."

Claudine actually let out a snort of laughter, covering her mouth with a hand delicately. "I'm Claudine, and I knew that, and you're right, though do me a favor and try to keep that from the charming and predatory Mr. Northman. He's on good behavior, I can tell, but I'd still rather keep my distance."

Karla glanced over towards Eric and grimaced. "I can do that," she said with a nod. Then the name and the fact that Claudine knew Eric clicked and Karla realized just who--or what--Claudine was. "Oh!" she said. "You're one of Sookie's relatives! From the other side of her, uhh, family!"

She offered Claudine a smile. "It'll mean a lot to Sookie to have you here."

Claudine's smile turned a little self-conscious. "She doesn't quite know I'm coming, but His Highness couldn't make it. And Sookie's always been my charge, so I ought to come, and make my presence known, for once. And it only seemed right to introduce myself to a few of her friends." She considered Karla for a moment, tilting her head. "You were one of the ones who pulled her back to this world last year, weren't you?"

Karla nodded. "Yes. And I've stepped in and helped a few times. When things were getting a little overwhelming. She told me about you, back before she knew the whole story."

Karla hadn't trusted Claudine's intentions then. She still didn't entirely trust them now, but that was just because of Karla's own personal trust issues. That wasn't going to stop her from being everything that was gracious, especially after her failed beginning.

"Shall I let you surprise her, then?" she asked.

"If you don't mind," Claudine said with a small shrug. "Hopefully this will be a much more peaceful visit than my last few with her. I don't want her to start associating me -- or our people -- with danger."

"At least it's danger where you remain fully dressed," Karla said with a sigh. And then winced. "So, yeah, everytime you've sorta seen me? I don't normally dress like that, I promise."

And then looked down at her skirt and winced harder. "No, really, I don't. This is...Mother Night, I give up."

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Jason let out a sharp whistle. "Giiiiiiiiirl, those are some legs."

In Bon Temps, that totally worked.

Whereas Karla's hands flew to the hem in a futile effort to make the skirt cover more skin.

Stupid heartfelt gestures. They always got her in trouble.

Beet-red, she glanced over to see who was catcalling. Aaaand, yeah. Jason Stackhouse. She recognized him from the brief time he also attended Fandom. He'd tried to take her usual greeting at face value. "Before you say anything more, I should probably tell you I'm one of Sookie's close friends," she said.

Maybe that would work?

"In that case, me and you should be gettin' better acquainted," Jason decided.

That was so not how that was supposed to have worked. For serious.

"I already know a version of you," Karla tried instead. "He came to Fandom for a little while. So we're probably good?"

"Nah, I'm sure I'm better," Jason decided. "After all I'm me!"

Jason was not really clear on how the many versions of people thing worked, no.

"Well, he's you, too," Karla pointed out. "Except for how he's also him and--never mind, this is a conversation that probably can't go anywhere good."

Karla had just imagined explaining temporal mechanics to the Jason she'd known and realized just how futile that would be.

"I don't normally wear skirts this short," she said instead. "I prefer long skirts. Down to my feet. And pants. Lots of pants."

There was even a rule about them!

"Why?" Jason asked. "You have great legs."

And now Karla was blushing even harder. "Because where I'm from, skirts this short are indecent? I'm only wearing it because Sookie and Emma have nagged at me about that for forever and I thought this might make them smile."

While she died of embarrassment foreeeever.

"And, uh, thank you?"

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