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

[bigdamnprincipal]

In order to give people a place to get away from the traffic jam of the buffet and information tables, most of the chairs and tables for guests were set up further out on the lawn, under a tall blue and gold tent. There was plenty of room for everyone to sit down and enjoy themselves, but it might not have all been dry. Did we mention being grateful that it was just water falling from the sky?

[OCD is up! This is the FIRST post for general mingling. Please use this post first, if your browser can handle the comment load. Roommates, fake siblings and teachers are all here and there's more room for mingling here. Since it's outside, the picnic is open to all students, teachers, and townies!]

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Re: General Mingling [SS2 2011]

[lockestheway]

Peter didn't quite have his siblings' subtlety, anyway, and in later years would mostly be getting ahead by gathering a group of people around him who wanted the same things he did.

But right now he thought he was selling it pretty good.

"Peter Wiggin," he offered, glancing down at Cassel's hands. "But I guess I shouldn't be offering to shake your hands, huh?" He gave that one a friendly lift of his eyebrow. See? I didn't miss that, but it's okay.

Re: General Mingling [SS2 2011]

[cursedconman.livejournal.com]

"Probably not the best idea." Playing off the glove thing wasn't an option, Cassel knew that. He was literally the only person out here wearing them. "It's nothing personal and I'm not a germaphobe, I swear."

Re: General Mingling [SS2 2011]

[lockestheway]

"I wouldn't blame you if you were," Peter said, "I've been here for months and I'm still not sure if I'm not hallucinating half the time. Skin condition?"

Re: General Mingling [SS2 2011]

[cursedconman.livejournal.com]

"Something like that," Cassel told him. "It's not contagious. Just something that runs in my family."

Oh look, he was actually kind of telling the truth with that one.

Re: General Mingling [SS2 2011]

[lockestheway]

"Ah, family," he said, nodding. "Can't live with 'em, can't live without the genetics, right?"

Re: General Mingling [SS2 2011]

[cursedconman.livejournal.com]

"Right," Cassel said, smirking again. "I'm afraid I'm coming off as sort of rude to people trying to introduce themselves to me. I don't mind explaining it's a disorder but they are going to be terribly disappointed when they find my hands aren't all scaly and disgusting."

Re: General Mingling [SS2 2011]

[lockestheway]

Maybe it was a mental disorder after all? Peter was getting more curious by the minute, not that he had any intention of letting it show. "It's Fandom," he said, "A lot of them are going to lay off as soon as you say it's a thing. You might even score sympathy points."

Re: General Mingling [SS2 2011]

[cursedconman.livejournal.com]

"I've never gotten sympathy points before." Not when everybody knew your family worked for the mob. "I bet those would be all sorts of useful."

Re: General Mingling [SS2 2011]

[lockestheway]

"With the right people, sympathy points are worth your weight in gold," Peter shared. Not that he'd ever try to get any deliberately. "Anyway, if you have any more questions about the island and the party guy doesn't have an answer, I'm on the third floor. Room 318, and don't mind my roommate. He's got a... problem."

No, he didn't.

"But he's okay."

Re: General Mingling [SS2 2011]

[cursedconman.livejournal.com]

"I'll try to keep an open mind about him," Cassel promised. "And thanks. I'm in 327 so I'll be sure to take you up on that. Won't get lost or anything."

Re: General Mingling [SS2 2011]

[lockestheway]

"Don't say that," Peter said, "You'll jinx the place."

Re: General Mingling [SS2 2011]

[cursedconman.livejournal.com]

"Oh sorry," Cassel said, raising up gloved hands. "Won't make the mistake again. I'm guessing jinxes could actually workaround here."

Re: General Mingling [SS2 2011]

[lockestheway]

"Two weeks ago, we were attacked by robot spiders," Peter said, shrugging. "Anything's possible. So if you're going to call in the plague, do it while I'm off the island."

He was going to have to figure out this guy's deal sooner rather than later.

Re: General Mingling [SS2 2011]

[cursedconman.livejournal.com]

"I'll keep that in mind," he said vaguely as his mind tried to wrap around robot spiders. "Suddenly the need for a weapons locker makes itself clear."