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

With all the rain the island had seen during the week, everyone had been hoping for a sudden turn to nice weather for the welcome picnic. But as the crew from the school started to set up for the picnic, the sky got darker and darker, and by the time everything was ready, it had started to steadily rain. As tempting as it was to move everything inside, there just wasn't anywhere in the school for so many people to gather at once, and since it was still comfortably warm outside, extra measures were taken to ensure that the picnic could go on as scheduled. Tents were set up to cover the information tables, the food, and most of the tables and chairs, and umbrellas had been gathered, ready for use by anyone who wanted more personal protection against the weather. It didn't look like the rain would be letting up any time soon.

[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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"Ooh, we actually get beds?" asked Ryan with a chuckle. "No problem. A few weeks ago I was sleeping on the floor of a mud hut in Kenya so having any bed will feel like paradise. Do we actually get pillows, too?"

"And sheets and desks and all sorts." It was more space and furniture than Kate'd had in her entire life. Growing up on the move did get you used to sleeping anywhere you could. "I still find it easier sleeping on the floor." It was more familiar than anything else around here.

"Now it's starting to sound like a five-star hotel," said Ryan, nodding in approval. She certainly didn't get a desk when she was staying in a hospital room.

"Are there any problems with bugs on this island?" she asked. "Because I really do not like bugs at all. There were some horrible ones in the rain forest."

"We had giant metal spiders the other week." Well she'd asked! "But they were more contraption than insect."

"And they were here less than twenty-four hours."

"Metal spiders? Seriously?" asked Ryan. She'd heard of pranks pulled on new kids and assumed that this was one of them.

"You could almost imagine them as clockwork toys that might run out of wind..." Except they didn't. "But that's not an everyday thing. At least, it hasn't been."

"Thank goodness for that," said Ryan. She had brought her mosquito net just in case. It might not offer much protection against clockwork spiders if they really existed. But Ryan was more concerned with anything that could spread infection.

"You know, there was this guy on the bus who was wearing pajamas" -- she was never going to get over that -- "and he mentioned that it's no problem getting beer if you're underage. Is that true?"

"So I've heard." Kate shrugged, "But I haven't tried. My ID says I haven't even been born yet." In fact, she was minus three. "People aren't inclined to give you drinks with one of those back home."

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