Fandom High Graduation Ceremony, Class of 2012, Early Saturday Evening (Part 1)

[bigdamnprincipal]

With things back to normal - or as normal as Fandom ever got - preparations for graduation had gone into full swing. The ceremony was set for right after sunset, to make sure all types of guests could safely attend, and the lawn had been lit up with blue and gold lights, creating safe paths in which to walk to the seating area and giving everything a twinkling, serene appearance.

Of course, the staff knew that graduation was rarely a serene event, and the fact that Ingvar's volcano was being unusually active emphasized the need to prepare the seniors as much as possible. Last year's cache of weapons had been discreetly stashed in a trunk behind the podium...and yes, they'd all been properly cleaned. Who knew what dried Viking blood could do to metal?

Once everything had been arranged, the guests were let in, and all that was left was to pray everything went smoothly.

[OCD is up! Have at it! Welcome | The Processsion | Speeches | Diplomas | OOC]

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The Procession!

[bigdamnprincipal]

Ah, yes, it was time to break out the Pomp and Circumstance as the seniors, dressed in blue gowns with gold trim, walked in pairs to their seats.

Alice Cullen and Andrew Wiggin
Annie Edison and Ben Skywalker
Blysse Norwood and Bobby Drake
Bruce Wayne and Cara [microphone feedback]
Claudia Donovan and Dahlia Mancini
Elle Bishop and Elphaba Thropp
Gabrielle of Poteidaia and Georgia Lass
Jacob Black and Katniss Everdeen
Lion-o [microphone feedback] and Miley Ray Stewart
Nathan Young and Noah Puckerman
Nobody Owens and Quinn Fabray
Raven [microphone feedback] and Rinoa Heartilly
Samhain LaCroix and Tara Maclay
Seifer Almasy and Squall Leonhart
Warren Worthington III and Wesley Wyndam-Pryce

[Audience members can comment to wave, etc. once their graduates have pinged in!]

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[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

Having witnessed the previous two years worth of graduations, Bruce wasn't taking any chances. He had some light body armor on under the suit he was wearing under his robe, plus his utility belt. It wasn't fully loaded so that it wouldn't seem bulky under the robe, but he had more than enough weapons on him that he wouldn't need to approach the podium if weapons were needed.

And it didn't hurt that he would be next to somebody who knew her way around a battle for the whole ceremony. He really couldn't be more prepared, really.

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[wrongkindofsith]

For her part, Cara had missed last year's graduation, so the cap and gown had been a surprise. One she was obviously terribly comfortable with, and that didn't leave her hoping for something to attack so she could get rid of them.

She certainly wasn't muttering under her breath about the only practical use for it being to conceal her agiels. At all.

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[lordofthecats.livejournal.com]

Lion-o was not entirely comfortable in his cap and gown, but he figured he could put up with it for a while. He was more concerned with hoping that his guests didn't pull any sort of pranks during the ceremony. Hopefully he'd confiscated all of their goodies yesterday.

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[endsthegame]

Ender honestly felt silly in his gown - it was a uniform, of sorts, and he'd hardly minded putting it on, but it felt loose and purposeless, a symbol of an honor he hadn't fought particularly hard to get nor one he really needed.

But it mattered to some; so he didn't let any of this show on his face, and smiled at Alice as the procession began.

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[aliceseesthings.livejournal.com]

"Feels a little surreal, graduating from here," Alice murmured to Ender. "At least, it does for me, I don't know about you."

She didn't know him, exactly, but she knew people who were friends with him. She couldn't not make polite conversation.

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

Jake was pretty sure he looked stupid in his gown. Never mind that he hadn't worn this many layers in ages and the fabric felt thick and heavy. But it was a necessary evil and it wouldn't last all that long so he could he suck it up. Not that he stopped fidgeting as he waited for the procession to begin.

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[life_inshadow]

Tara twisted her necklace restlessly at her throat as she waited for the procession to begin. It was bad enough that she knew how crazy graduations usually got, but she had to make a speech.

"Will they still let me be valedictorian if I fall, bam, on my face?" she whispered. "Or will it be, like -- sorry, you, uh ... failed walking class, back to kindergarten?"

[necroslacker]

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"You're not going to fall on your face," Sam said, trying to be reassuring. "I think I'd be more inclined to do that. My luck isn't the best."

[Sorry, been at work aaaall day.]

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[chief-cheerio.livejournal.com]

Quinn bit the edge of her thumbnail and fussed with her gown, shifting from foot to foot restlessly. She kept telling herself it wasn't nerves; she just felt more than ready to get started.

[therewaslife]

"You look ready for this to be done," Bod said, feeling just about the same way. "Congratulations on graduating, Quinn."

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[wwiii]

Warren felt... sort of stupid in his gown, thankful that his had at least been altered in order to let his wings out. He would have been irked if after the whole mess with the Howells he still had to worry about attending his own graduation looking a bit like the bell-ringer of Notre Dame.

"I guess this is it," he murmured as he started down the aisle, wings tucked neatly behind himself.

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[wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com]

"Disorienting, isn't it?" Wesley murmured back, fiddling a little with his sleeves.

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[trigons_child]

All the Pride around her, from her fellow students and their families, should have been comforting, but Raven found herself still on-edge and unsure about the future. Still, she managed to put a smile on her face as she waited for her name to be called.

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[angelo_wings]

Rinoa took her place by Raven's side, and smiled at her friend. "I should have been watching the processional last year, but I wasn't," she admitted. "How are we supposed to do this? Arm-in-arm, side by side, or do we hold hands?"

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[annieadderall.livejournal.com]

Annie had not stopped smiling since she put on her cap and gown. Sure, her parents weren't here. Sure, she'd be gone from here by this time next week. But right now, she was graduating, and it was a major thing, and it was exciting.

Sure, if anything attacked she might have the minorest of breakdowns at things being ruined, but for now...

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[momslilassassin]

Ben gave her a reassuring smile as he adjusted his stupid hat in a vain attempt to make it look less stupid.

"If we get attacked early, get behind me," he said with a nod. "I have my lightsaber."

Of course, Ben's idea of reassuring wasn't everyone's...

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[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

A little thing like his name not officially being on the graduation roll wasn't about to stop Blind Seer from walking across the stage with Firekeeper. After all, he'd done just as much work as she had in their four years here.

And if that obnoxiously energetic boy they were supposed to walk to their seats with had a problem with it... well. Blind Seer bared his teeth, noting with smug satisfaction when the teenage male edged away just slightly.

[ooc: Bobby shamelessly modded without permission.]

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[longislandiceme]

Yeeeeah Bobby had- seen the giant wolf around school sometimes (he was kind of hard to miss, after all), but that didn't mean he was exactly thrilled to have him all up in his personal bubble.

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[its-theclimb.livejournal.com]

Wow, this was weird. Really, really weird. Graduating high school? Her? And then off to film a movie with Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise for the summer? It didn't seem real.

And if Miley was murmuring, "Step, step, step, step," to herself as she walked, well -- these heels might've been a bit ambitious, okay?

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[lordofthecats.livejournal.com]

Lion-o couldn't help smiling as he overhead Miley. He would have said something reassuring, but he was afraid of distracting her.

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[whateverknight.livejournal.com]

It wasn't Garden, but Seifer was finally graduating from something, and Squall was a little proud of him for that.

Squall was also looking around warily as the two of them paraded down the aisle together. He gave Seifer a slight nudge. "I hope you have your Hyperion under your robe. Be on guard."

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[notmyownage]

Claudia hadn't expected to be over the moon about graduating -- whatever, she already knew what she wanted to do with the rest of her life, right? -- but here she was, grinning like an idiot and doing her best not to turn her nice procession into a bouncy happy dance.

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[onapalebicycle.livejournal.com]

George was fidgeting. She kind of didn't want to be here. She kind of didn't want to graduate. She kind of didn't like being in the spotlight. She kind of wanted to make this all go away. But she was going to suck it up and not whine about it. Okay, then.

[tripledmyself.livejournal.com]

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Nathan was ready to get his fucking diploma and get to the drinking. So, he was a little fidgety.