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

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The food? Still there. The school? Still standing. Students? Still mingling.

Ahhhh. What fun this weekend was for us all. WHAT FUN. And this time it was actually the good weather for shirt removing!

[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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Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2011)

[trigons_child]

"And I will not speak of Kaeleer or your uncle or anything about your home," Raven promised. "Not until you speak to him and see if you can learn anything about her."

Her being from Terrielle made Raven feel uneasy, since her only experience with that place had been Briarwood.

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2011)

[glacial_queen]

Karla couldn't agree more. She had learned a few more things about Terreille beyond Briarwood, but not many. And none of them were much more comforting.

"I'm going home this weekend..." Karla murmured. "I'll ask him then." Which, now that she was thinking about it...

"Are you doing anything Saturday?"

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2011)

[trigons_child]

"I do not have any plans as of yet," Raven said. "Would you like me to accompany you?"

She could probably use a trip to get her mind off her bailing boyfriend.

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2011)

[glacial_queen]

Karla laughed a little at that. "I would, but not for reasons you think. Dinah and I have decided to play 'Break the Boyfriend' and so Saturday we're going to the beach. At the Fyreborn Islands."

Because Kyle needed to play with dragons, obviously. "Warren will be coming, too. I meant to invite you earlier, but..."

Graduation. Triela. Hawaii. Take your pic of distractions.

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2011)

[trigons_child]

"If it is going to be couples, perhaps I should not intrude," Raven said. She didn't want to be a third -- or fifth -- wheel.

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2011)

[glacial_queen]

"Well, Lucivar and Jaenelle will be there, too," Karla offered. "And it's not like it's going to be some kind of romantic getaway."

That's what Hawaii was for.

"It's just kind of a mini-vacation, partially to celebrate the semester being over for Dinah and Kyle. And partially because, well, we really need one."

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2011)

[trigons_child]

"I would be happy to join you, then," Raven said. "Thank you for inviting me."

Hopefully she wouldn't be the Mistress of Moping on the trip.

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2011)

[glacial_queen]

...With everything that would happen in the next week, Raven probably would. She also probably wouldn't be the only one.

"Of course, darling," Karla said, reaching down to give Raven's hand a squeeze. "I would have missed you if you didn't come."

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2011)

[trigons_child]

"Are the Fyreborn Islands a safe place?" Raven had to ask. She'd seen many of Kaeleer's dangers and just wanted to be prepared. She could keep an eye on everyone and teleport them away if any danger presented itself.

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2011)

[glacial_queen]

"It is," Karla assured her. "It's the dragons' Territory, which means it's closed to almost everyone."

Jaenelle being the obvious exception.

"So, as long as we don't do something horrifically stupid, we should all be fine."

Funny how it wasn't the dragons that Karla considered to be a danger.

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2011)

[trigons_child]

"I trust you will explain to us any rules that we must follow while there," Raven said. She didn't want to inadvertently do something stupid out of ignorance.

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2011)

[glacial_queen]

"We've been there before, darling," Karla reminded. "The trip where I invited almost half the school to come home with me? Just be as polite to the dragons as you would be to anyone else--" because that was such a concern with Raven, really "--and everything will be fine. If you want to make friends with them, gather a lap full of pickleberries and offer to share."

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2011)

[trigons_child]

Yes, Raven being rude was always such a problem.

"They will not be disturbed because of what I am?" The unicorns hadn't been, so she didn't see why the dragons would, especially since demons weren't uncommon in Karla's world. Just...different.

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2011)

[glacial_queen]

"Oh, Raven," Karla sighed and squeezed her hand again. "No one in my world has any idea what your father was and how that affected you. We don't have any concept of the kind of demon he was."

Sure, they might have a problem with it if Raven demoned out in front of them, but then who wouldn't be taken aback by a girl growing red skin and four eyes?

"No one will know that about you unless you say. And, even then, no one will understand. Promise."

Re: More General Mingling (Summer 2011)

[trigons_child]

Raven squeezed Karla's hand back and leaned against her shoulder. She worried about these things! She couldn't help it! "I am being foolish," she admitted. "I should not worry so much."