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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Re: Welcome!

[warren-jr.livejournal.com]

And avoiding Warren on his birthday and graduation day wasn't going to make him worry at all, oh no.

"I'll have to do just that, then. Thank you." Jr. hesitated for a moment, and then raised an eyebrow at Karla. "Today is his birthday, then?"

That was something for him to wrap his head around, too.

Re: Welcome!

[glacial_queen]

Karla had never said it was the best thought out plan, okay?!

"Today is April 28th," Karla pointed out wryly. "So unless he's been lying about it to have the pleasure of sharing his birthday with me, it is."

Re: Welcome!

[warren-jr.livejournal.com]

"Yours as well," Jr. murmured, shaking his head faintly. "Well, then. Happy birthday."

He mulled on that for a moment, and then glanced up at her thoughtfully.

"Provided Warren doesn't tell me to leave the island the moment he sees me here, I don't suppose you'd be opposed to joining us for a family dinner at one of the dining establishments in town? A birthday dinner, of course. I have a feeling he'd prefer to have you along."

Sometimes, Warren was a gambling man.

Re: Welcome!

[glacial_queen]

"I don't think you have to worry about Warren fleeing the island because of you," Karla said coolly. This was his home, Jr, and don't you forget it. He'd throw you out first.

As for dinner... "Thank you for the invitation," she said. "If Warren agrees to go--" and still wanted her there, "--I would be happy to have a family dinner." She tried not to show how happy that made her, just the idea of a 'family dinner' that included her.

Re: Welcome!

[warren-jr.livejournal.com]

Warren hadn't entirely been expecting Karla to accept the invitation. He was... pleased, to some extent, that she had. But there was so much bad blood between himself and his son that he had been expecting something more unpleasant by way of a reply.

His first instinct was to reply with a, 'really?' He bit that one down.

"Well... then I'll ask him after the ceremony," he decided. "Have you got any recommendations for fine restaurants in town?"

Re: Welcome!

[glacial_queen]

"Warren really likes sushi," Karla said, in no small part because she wasn't going to let his father anywhere near the Thai place. That was theirs, dammit. "Sushi station might be a nice place to go for dinner."

And then, since she might as well go for broke added, "Of course, Warren has some other guests who traveled a long way to see him. It's possible he might not want to abandon them for an entire supper together."

Re: Welcome!

[warren-jr.livejournal.com]

"Well... then they're invited too," Warren Jr replied, desperate for... for something. "I'm interested in getting to know what sort of friends Warren has made since coming here."

It was occurring to him that he really had no idea what sort of life his boy had been living since he'd broken through that window.

Re: Welcome! Karla & Jr

[glacial_queen]

Oh, Warren. You had noooo idea what you're in for.

Karla, that wasn't very nice. Not at all. "I'll make certain to tell them so," she said sweetly. "Prince Yaslana, you've already met, but I believe Prince Aaron and Lord Khardeen are still strangers to you."

Chew on that one, Jr.

Re: Welcome! Karla & Jr

[warren-jr.livejournal.com]

Oh, he was. He was chewing on it with a mild sort of creeping horror.

"Well. Then I hope they all appreciate sushi," he stated, with an air of certainty to his words that he didn't feel in the least.

Re: Welcome! Karla & Jr

[glacial_queen]

Karla wasn't even entirely sure they knew what sushi was. But if they were actually going to do this dinner thing, then they'd need something to break the tension. Aaron and Khary making faces at their meal might be the best they could hope for.

"Then we'll see what Warren has to say," she said quietly. "Whatever he decides, I won't gainsay him."