bigdamnprincipal: (i am having a picnic)
Zoe Winchester ([personal profile] bigdamnprincipal) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2011-07-02 02:02 am

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!]

Re: Meet Your Teachers [SS2 2011]

[identity profile] steel-not-glass.livejournal.com 2011-07-04 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
"Pining, actually," Cindy said, pretending to wipe away her tears. "One day you were here, the next you were gone and I was left behind, bereft and broken-hearted."
Edited 2011-07-04 05:32 (UTC)

Re: Meet Your Teachers [SS2 2011]

[identity profile] onepunchguy.livejournal.com 2011-07-04 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
"Was there knitting of socks too?" Because he'd be very impressed if that was the case.

Re: Meet Your Teachers [SS2 2011]

[identity profile] steel-not-glass.livejournal.com 2011-07-04 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
"Crocheting," Cindy corrected. "Knitting is hardly romantic. It doesn't give the right image."

Re: Meet Your Teachers [SS2 2011]

[identity profile] onepunchguy.livejournal.com 2011-07-04 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't know how comfortable crocheted socks would be though," Guy countered. Because this was the strangest conversation he'd had in a while.

A least an entire week.

Re: Meet Your Teachers [SS2 2011]

[identity profile] steel-not-glass.livejournal.com 2011-07-04 06:01 am (UTC)(link)
"Good thing I only made doilies," Cindy said brightly. "But now all your couches and nightstands will be beautifully covered by gorgeously, intricate doilies."

The saddest part? She could do it. Oh, the eighteenth century, how she did not miss you.

Well, parts.

Re: Meet Your Teachers [SS2 2011]

[identity profile] onepunchguy.livejournal.com 2011-07-04 12:57 pm (UTC)(link)
And that was why Guy was so glad to live in the twenty-first century. "Hopefully my housemate likes that kind of thing."

Maybe of there was a bromance...

Re: Meet Your Teachers [SS2 2011]

[identity profile] steel-not-glass.livejournal.com 2011-07-04 06:34 pm (UTC)(link)
A rad bromance?

"Who doesn't want to live in a grandmother's sitting room?" Cindy asked with a grin.

Re: Meet Your Teachers [SS2 2011]

[identity profile] onepunchguy.livejournal.com 2011-07-04 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Ra ra oo la la.

"If he puts plastic on the couches, I'm finding a new place to live."

Re: Meet Your Teachers [SS2 2011]

[identity profile] steel-not-glass.livejournal.com 2011-07-05 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
"And everything could smelled like dried lavender," Cindy suggested. "And the only thing to drink would be sherry."

Re: Meet Your Teachers [SS2 2011]

[identity profile] onepunchguy.livejournal.com 2011-07-05 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
"Can't forget about candy in little glass bowls either," Guy added.

Re: Meet Your Teachers [SS2 2011]

[identity profile] steel-not-glass.livejournal.com 2011-07-05 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
"Old, stale, and sticky candy?" Cindy asked. "The kind that hasn't been manufactured since the fifties?"

Re: Meet Your Teachers [SS2 2011]

[identity profile] onepunchguy.livejournal.com 2011-07-05 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
That got an exaggerated shudder. "Same with all of 'em, huh?"

Re: Meet Your Teachers [SS2 2011]

[identity profile] steel-not-glass.livejournal.com 2011-07-05 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
Cindy was pretty much describing every apartment on the Thirteenth Floor, swear to the Mundy God.

"One of the lesser-known side-effects of menopause," she assured him.

Re: Meet Your Teachers [SS2 2011]

[identity profile] onepunchguy.livejournal.com 2011-07-05 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
Guy blinked hard. "Yeah, I never wanted to think of any grandma like that."

Re: Meet Your Teachers [SS2 2011]

[identity profile] steel-not-glass.livejournal.com 2011-07-05 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
"You're welcome," Cindy said cheerfully. "Didn't you miss Fandom?"

Re: Meet Your Teachers [SS2 2011]

[identity profile] onepunchguy.livejournal.com 2011-07-05 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
"Certainly got better beer," Guy replied after a moment. "And I can finally watch a football game again."

Re: Meet Your Teachers [SS2 2011]

[identity profile] steel-not-glass.livejournal.com 2011-07-05 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm glad I could welcome you back with something important," Cindy said. "I tried for the football, but the best I could do was the European kind, sorry."

Re: Meet Your Teachers [SS2 2011]

[identity profile] onepunchguy.livejournal.com 2011-07-05 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
"I'll forgive you this time," Guy replied. "Maybe you just don't have the right people to watch it with though."

Re: Meet Your Teachers [SS2 2011]

[identity profile] steel-not-glass.livejournal.com 2011-07-05 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
"You mean anyone at all?" Cindy asked. "I tried peeking in at Caritas, but they've been all about hockey recently, so no dice there."

Re: Meet Your Teachers [SS2 2011]

[identity profile] onepunchguy.livejournal.com 2011-07-05 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
"It's off season now anyway. But when it's back on, you can come over and I'll explain it right." A beat. "I'll even supply the beer in case it doesn't make sense."

Re: Meet Your Teachers [SS2 2011]

[identity profile] steel-not-glass.livejournal.com 2011-07-05 07:41 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, as long as you're promising beer, I think we can make this happen," Cindy said with a grin. "I might even be persuaded to bring nachos."

Bring, not make. Cindy could cook, she just made it a point to never do so if she could help it.