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

[bigdamnprincipal]

Some parts of the East Coast might have been freaking out about a hurricane, but there was no such madness going on in Fandom. Sure, it was a little hot out, with the sun shining and not much breeze happening, but all the milk and toilet paper on the island was safe, and that was important, right? Besides, once the new folks started learning about their new home, there'd be more than enough freaking out to go around.

The usual main attraction had been set up first: a large buffet of food and drinks had been laid out next to all the information the new arrivals would need, and then the blue and gold tables and chairs had been arranged across the rest of the lawn. Everything was just about done when the shuttle arrived, and it was time for a picnic once again.

[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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Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Fall 2011]

[bigdamnprincipal]

Grab a nametag and find your new friend! Maybe if you're nice, you'll get eased into the things you need to know.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Fall 2011]

[wasthecuteone]

Petra pinned her nametag to her dress and looked around hopefully. She needed someone to reassure her that she hadn't accidentally shipped herself to an asylum. She needed that a lot.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Fall 2011]

[hasadestiny]

Continuing the theme of at least attempting to avoid too much notice, Lex's nametag only had his first name written on it.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Fall 2011]

[eyebrowgoesup]

Spock's eyebrow raised when he found his roommate's name on the list. Another female, it seemed. Very well. He'd gotten along well enough with his previous two roommates, after all.

He stepped away from the list so that others could read it and began looking around for this 'Susan Sto Helit.'

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Fall 2011]

[chief-cheerio.livejournal.com]

Quinn figured anybody with a name like Daenerys was either from some other reality or had crazy mean parents, so she'd stolen an idea from Karla and made a 'welcome to Fandom' basket for the girl. The basket had gourmet chocolates, a prepaid phone, a Fandom High Gremlins t-shirt and leggings, aspirin, and a couple other moddable odds and ends.

Nametag filled in neatly and in caps and plastered to her chest, she was cheerful as she watched for her new little sibling. She was sure she'd have much to teach.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Fall 2011]

[whenshewasnice]

Natalie hadn't been on the shuttle this morning because the mun had been busy (which would continue), having opted for a portal that had dumped her straight on the causeway instead. That had been... interesting. But she supposed portals were useful, even if she'd never actually travelled by one before.

Looking decidedly neutral about everything, she scanned the crowd for a Billy.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Fall 2011]

[exactlyaverage.livejournal.com]

JacK had his name tag on his shirt and was eyeing the crowd trying to figure out which one was his little sib.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Fall 2011]

[walkswithcoyote]

Mercy was here looking for Lucrezia Borgia, which, seriously, had to be some kind of a joke. Or the poor thing had parents with a really bad sense of humor.

Still it was kind of exciting to get to be somebody's Big Sibling, so here she was with her nametag on, wondering how she was ever going to explain Fandom to the girl.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Fall 2011]

[inaskinnyway.livejournal.com]

To be blunt, Susan found the idea of having a "big sibling" quite unnecessary. It wasn't as if it was a big school, and she'd looked over the course list, Clearly things were not run as tightly as it had been at the Quirm College for Young Ladies, not if there was a class which had "What was the school board thinking" in the title.

She supposed she'd wear the nametag, since that seemed to be expected of her, so she wrote her first name in plain writing in the very center of the tag and stuck it to herself, feeling a bit silly for it.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Fall 2011]

[annieadderall.livejournal.com]

Annie had her nametag prominently displayed, she had a mental list of all the things she should run through with her new little sibling, and she had a watchful eye out for said little sibling.

She wasn't sure who would name their kid Rapunzel, but she'd seen some unique names in her radio notes. She could roll with it.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Fall 2011]

[new-it-girl.livejournal.com]

Hanna reluctantly wore her nametag since she was sure it clashed with her outfit. Still, she knew it was a necessity. So she placed it somewhere that was easily visible, and then looked around for her big sibling.

Meet Your Roommate [Fall 2011]

[bigdamnprincipal]

The list of roommate assignments was located in a prime spot on one of the tables. Current students who had been assigned new rooms and/or roommates had been handwavily informed of the change.

Re: Meet Your Roommate [Fall 2011]

[faithandscience.livejournal.com]

William had been a bit apprehensive about the identity of a new roommate, since he knew a female one was certainly within the realm of possibility. However, time at Fandom had gotten him to... mellow somewhat regarding the concept. He still found it rather scandalous, all told, but many seemed to make it work, and so if it happened to him, well. So would he.

When he saw the name of his new roommate, he had to laugh. True, his concerns regarding a female roommate were realised, but... at least this was someone he in a mostly handwavey way kind of knew.

Re: Meet Your Roommate [Fall 2011]

[wasthecuteone]

Petra stared at the roommate list for a good minute or so before pronouncing, "Okay, I have no idea how to say that. Day...Day-nair-is? Daner-is? Dana-reese? Is there anybody around whose name I'm mangling?"

Re: Meet Your Roommate [Fall 2011]

[hasadestiny]

Lex ran his finger down the list until he found his name.

Well, that was definitely different from Excelsior.

Re: Meet Your Roommate [Fall 2011]

[life_inshadow]

Tara had filled out the form asking for a new roommate weeks before, but she'd almost forgotten about it by the time she got to the picnic. She blinked in confusion at the new name next to hers.

But it would be all right. If Natalie was mean or stupid or hated witches ... well, it kind of wouldn't be the worst thing in Tara's world right then.

Re: Meet Your Roommate [Fall 2011]

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

Bruce was the type to check roommate lists and memorize them so he knew where people were. This time he was surprised to find that he had a new one.

Chuck. Bruce knew him a little. It could be worse. He started watching out for Chuck so they could get acquainted.

Re: Meet Your Roommate [Fall 2011]

[new-it-girl.livejournal.com]

Hanna scanned the list for her roommate's name. Rapunzel. That was different. Hanna hoped they would get along. She'd never had a roommate before.

Meet Your Teachers [Fall 2011]

[bigdamnprincipal]

Enjoy them while they still have no idea what they've gotten themselves into!

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Fall 2011]

[screwyoumarvel]

Steve was here, smiling warmly and ready to greet the new students and assure them that no, they hadn't fallen into the rabbit hole.

Although if they recognized him they were probably more acquainted with the vagaries of the multiverse than many of Fandom's students to start with.

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Fall 2011]

[doubleohblonde]

Bond leant against a handy wall, watching the goings on with interest.

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Fall 2011]

[thefearwasreal]

Oz had cookies.

Cookies that weren't bugged.

That would be silly.

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Fall 2011]

[badnewsandwit.livejournal.com]

Alistair was there, at least at the beginning; he was eyeing the food hungrily the entire time.

He probably wasn't going to stand still for long.

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Fall 2011]

[bigdamnprincipal]

Zoe was smiling as she guided Grace through the crowd, but anyone who knew her well might have been able to tell that her expression was a little forced. She was still telling herself that the school board was playing some kind of trick on her, but that didn't mean she felt safe assuming, well, that the school was safe. Luckily, she had a hungry child to take care of, although she was splitting her attention between Grace and looking around at the new folks, to see what they might be in store for this time around.

[AFK until 1:00pm but I had to get her in here while I had time. :)]

OOC [Fall 2011a]

[bigdamnprincipal]

Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hurricane shall keep us from our appointed picnic!