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Victor Mancha ([personal profile] ultron_junior) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2012-05-04 04:04 pm

Newbie Shuttle, Portalocity Terminal, BWI (Saturday Morning Fandom Time)

After everyone was done shouting at and/or hugging him to say goodbye – and there had been a lot of both –Victor Mancha had two choices in getting from Los Angeles to BWI. The first was taking a commercial flight, which would have been reassuringly normal.

The problem was that, even if he somehow got past the metal detectors, he suspected his circuitry might count as the kind of portable electronic device that wasn’t very takeoff-and-landing-friendly. He didn’t exactly have an easy off switch, and crashing a plane by mistake seemed like a big step towards super-villainhood.

Which meant he got to the Baltimore airport via portal. He’d never been through one before so he didn’t have much to go by, but it seemed like a nice portal: If nothing else, it smelled far better than Cloak’s ... cloak had. Victor was grateful to know that hadn’t been the state-of-the-art in teleporting.

And now he was on the East Coast other than New York for the first time. Once he’d exhausted the little potential for exploration the terminal had, he sat in a semi-comfortable airport chair, suitcase at his feet, and tried to break the Tetris high score on his phone while keeping watch for any other kids.

[OOC: Operation newbies: Go! I will be slow for a few hours after 5:30 EST, but otherwise around all night.]

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/04]

[identity profile] catchmeifyoucan.livejournal.com 2012-05-04 08:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Frank, meanwhile, was fresh off his first plane ride ever and a little winded from the experience. God, the stewardesses. The stewardesses.

Look, he was still getting over it.

From there he'd picked up his monogrammed suitcases from baggage (they were his dad's, but therein lay the number-one advantage of sharing initials), and then accepted help from airport security to point him toward the "Portalocity terminal" where he'd taken his connecting portal, and finally reached the spot where he was supposed to meet up with his new classmates for boarding school. He was more than a little wide-eyed and excited, to say the least.

"Hey!" he said, offering Victor a way-too-excited smile and trying not to bounce. "This is the waiting area for Fandom, right?"
Edited 2012-05-04 20:13 (UTC)

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/04]

[identity profile] catchmeifyoucan.livejournal.com 2012-05-04 08:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"Freshman, yeah," Frank confirmed. He fumbled a little for something to say, because conversations were hard, and then finally thought of what his father would do in a situation and stuck out his hand. "I'm Frank Abagnale. From New York. How about you?"
suitably_heroic: (lsp: sedate)

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/04]

[personal profile] suitably_heroic 2012-05-04 08:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, the place didn't smell, his feet weren't sticking to the ground every step or two, and Atton hadn't been shaken down by a nasty-faced Exchange member in the last... oh, two hours.

Yeah, this had been a good choice. All he really needed now was a place that served juma juice and somewhere to rest his head, and he'd be golden.

Atton draped himself over the seat and waited. He was in no rush, thanks. A little tired, but he could be doing a whole lot worse.

He reached into his luggage and got out a couple of pazaak cards. That was the third thing that was missing - a few good games and a few good suckers to take credits from.
solarhippie: ([neu] Self-protection.)

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/04]

[personal profile] solarhippie 2012-05-04 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
It had been about a week since Karolina had found out she was being sent across the country to boarding school. She'd been angry at first, but had simmered down since because anger wasn't an emotion she could hold on to for long. So, by now, she was just trying decide between wary and curious.

Standing in the lounge with a cap on her head and her bags at her feet, she was settling on fidgeting with her MedAlert bracelet while she watched people gather.
notconflicted: (tell me)

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/04]

[personal profile] notconflicted 2012-05-04 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
While she was keeping a sharp lookout for anything she might perceive as a threat, the fact that Sia wasn't finding any and was able to walk around unnoticed was encouraging. She wasn't used to portals or airports, not spaceports, but she took those things in stride and once she spotted people who looked to be her age asked, "Is this where the group to Fandom is meeting?"
sith_happened: (Anakin: total badass)

Re: The Trip to Fandom [5/04]

[personal profile] sith_happened 2012-05-04 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Anakin would never admit it, but he totally looked forward to picking up the shiny new students and driving them back to school at speeds no bus should attempt.

He swept toward the assembled group, cloak swirling around his ankles when he stopped (and yes, he'd practiced that for decades to make it look that good) and arched up an eyebrow.

"The Fandom High School shuttle is here."

There was a brief pause, then he added: "And I'm not just a bus driver."

So it bothered him to have that conversation a few times a year, okay? Sue him.
suitably_heroic: (lsp: oh you know)

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/04]

[personal profile] suitably_heroic 2012-05-04 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"Pazaak," Atton said, looking up from his cards to size up the new guy. Sedately.

Switch the face of the +3/-3 card, the totals are...

"The number one way to pass the time while you're waiting around wasting it."
Edited 2012-05-04 20:38 (UTC)
notconflicted: (shaded)

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/04]

[personal profile] notconflicted 2012-05-04 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"Mine is Marasiah," she said. Which was probably a name he'd either remember forever or forget immediately. "There are fewer people than I expected somehow."
solarhippie: ([neu] Ummm...)

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/04]

[personal profile] solarhippie 2012-05-04 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Karolina looked over at him, almost startled. He got a raised eyebrow right back. Actually, two of them. And a very confused look, to boot.

"... Sorry?"

Surprised, yes. Not so much with the knowing.

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/04]

[identity profile] catchmeifyoucan.livejournal.com 2012-05-04 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Uh?

"Yeah, sure," Frank said, wondering if it was that obvious that he was a little nervous. "I mean, it's not like I'm on the other side of the country or anything." Look at him, totally not getting the point of the question. How cute. "Wow, L.A., though. Have you ever seen Bettie Page? That girl is righteous."
suitably_heroic: (dsp: whaddayawant?)

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/04]

[personal profile] suitably_heroic 2012-05-04 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
"If you're looking for the kids' playing area, it's right down that hall and on till you see the sun set."

Sun. Suns? How many did this place have anyway?

Re: The Trip to Fandom [5/04]

[identity profile] catchmeifyoucan.livejournal.com 2012-05-04 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hi," said Frank, striding forward with a big smile and his hand outstretched. "I'm Frank Abagnale. I'm a freshman from New Rochelle. Nice to meet you."

So maybe someone was a little bit of a kiss-ass.

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/04]

[identity profile] catchmeifyoucan.livejournal.com 2012-05-04 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Frank blinked, then laughed. Good-naturedly, because of course Atton was just being friendly, right? Right.

"I guess I'm coming on a little strong, huh? I guess I'm just excited. I've never been away from my parents before."
Edited 2012-05-04 20:42 (UTC)

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/04]

[identity profile] nomelancholy.livejournal.com 2012-05-04 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Ulrik had boarded the train to Grantvillr in Magdeburg a few hours ago, and had spent most of the journey with his nose buried in one of the city's more reliable newspapers. So when he'd disembarked and found himself someplace that was... Definitely not Thuringia, well. It was a bit of a shock. Through a series of carefully worded questions, he figured out that 1) he'd somehow found himself transported up-time an 2) there was a group of students expecting transportation to a boarding school in a small lounge just down the hall. If the Ring of Fire had taught him anything, it was that god worked in mysterious ways. Perhaps there was some larger purpose to his presence here, and if that were the case, he'd probably find some answers in this Fandom place, wherever that was.

"Ah, hello?" he greeted, opening the door and stepping inside a bit tentatively.

[avengers in a few minutes, but I am impatient]
Edited 2012-05-04 20:45 (UTC)
suitably_heroic: (dsp: really?)

Re: The Trip to Fandom [5/04]

[personal profile] suitably_heroic 2012-05-04 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
... Yeah, he could tell by the cloak. And the lightsaber. And the swirling. Could he be even more the Jedi stereotype?

"Didn't know they put Jedi on driving duties these days," Atton drawled. "Trying to make a few extra credits?"

Five seconds earlier, he'd started counting the puffs the bus's engines made in his head.
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