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

[prof_of_cunning]

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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Re: Welcome!

[angelo_wings]

Rinoa was circulating, looking for her friends, and had to stop when she spotted Raven.

"How are you holding up?" she asked.

It was hard enough, losing friends. If Squall were up there ...

Re: Welcome!

[trigons_child]

Raven gave her a small smile. "Well enough," she said. "I am very proud of my friends for their accomplishments."

She just wished it didn't mean they had to go.

Re: Welcome!

[angelo_wings]

"Me, too," Rinoa said. "And ... they'll stay in touch, right? We're not really losing people if they'll still be in touch."

More or less. She hoped.

Re: Welcome!

[trigons_child]

"Of course," Raven said, trying to convince herself as much as Rinoa. "Dinah is here today, and she graduated last year. We have spoken a great deal over the past year. So it is not as if they will be gone."

Re: Welcome!

[angelo_wings]

"And we have phones, and letters, and all the rest of it," she said. "Will ... Jono be able to visit a lot? Where is he going, exactly?"

Re: Welcome!

[trigons_child]

Jono couldn't use the phone, unfortunately, but letters and texts would make up for that..

"He is going back to his old school in Massachusetts," Raven said. The thought of that state made her a little nervous, since that was the headquarters of Sebastian's church, but it didn't exist in Jono's world. "And yes, we will visit one another as much as possible."

Re: Welcome!

[angelo_wings]

"More school?" she laughed, easily. "Is this a college thing, or does he need more classes for some reason?"

Re: Welcome!

[trigons_child]

"For learning to better use his powers," Raven explained. "With others from his world who are like him. One of his teachers is an older version of Emma."

She really hoped visits wouldn't be awkward.

Re: Welcome!

[angelo_wings]

"Oh, that's ... nice," Rinoa said, carefully. "Is she ... a lot the same?"

That seemed the most tactful way of putting it.

Re: Welcome!

[trigons_child]

"I do not know, for I have not met her," Raven said honestly. She paused a moment, then added, "But I hope not, since the Emma here does not care for me or entirely approve of my relationship with Jono."