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

[bigdamnprincipal]

Some extra tables had been set up in the shade of the trees on the lawn, away from the buffet in spots where it might be less crowded and much quieter. Well, aside from the mariachi band, but at least their music was entertaining? They might even take requests!

[OCD is up, have at it! 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 [Summer 2012-1]

[godofxbox]

Was there a fourteen-year-old boy on the planet who would turn down free Mexican food? Because Alex was not him. He had a giant plate of nachos and was probably going to go back for seconds in a little bit. Aw yeah.

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2012-1]

[catchmeifyoucan.livejournal.com]

Frank, meanwhile? Frank was totally him.

Because maybe someone was a wee bit sheltered with his mom's French cooking and being from the fifties and all and consequently had never had proper Mexican food before.

"Those any good?" he asked with a curious grin.

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2012-1]

[godofxbox]

"You've never had nachos before?" Alex asked. "Are you from space or something?"

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2012-1]

[catchmeifyoucan.livejournal.com]

"1959," Frank corrected him with a little grin. "Which I'm told is just as foreign around here."

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2012-1]

[godofxbox]

"Huh," Alex said. "Yeah, pretty much. Welcome to 2012. And Fandom High, I guess. Nachos are delicious, and we have TV in color. I'm Alex."

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2012-1]

[catchmeifyoucan.livejournal.com]

"TV in color? Nice." Frank was easily pleased by the advancements of the future, apparently. "I'm Frank, by the way." He nodded toward Alex's ginormous plate. "Mind if I try one?"

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2012-1]

[godofxbox]

Alex angled his body so his plate of nachos was further away from Frank. "Hey," he said, sounding almost scandalized. "Get your own. I saw these first."

It was a pretty enormous plate of nachos but that wasn't the point.

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2012-1]

[catchmeifyoucan.livejournal.com]

"Whoa, okay," Frank said, holding up both hands. His smile didn't falter, though, mainly because, fine, if someone came between him and a plate of good food he'd probably be pretty defensive. "I hear that. Don't even worry about it; I will go... find my own."

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2012-1]

[godofxbox]

"There's plenty," Alex told him, relaxing a fraction, "and it's all good. The food's always pretty good here. But some of it might be kinda spicy if you're not ready for it."

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2012-1]

[catchmeifyoucan.livejournal.com]

"Spicy," Frank repeated. "Good to know." Man, living without his mom around as a judge of what he would and wouldn't like in the food department was probably going to be kind of a challenge, huh?

He eyed the nearest food table. "Any recommendations?"

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2012-1]

[godofxbox]

He needed his mom to pick his food for him? Alex was judging you, Frank. Or would be if he could read narrative.

"I just said, it's all good," Alex reminded him. "I don't know, get a taco or something."

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2012-1]

[catchmeifyoucan.livejournal.com]

"Noted," Frank said, offering a grin as he set off for the nearest table of food. Then a little more quietly and mostly to himself: "Just as soon as I figure out which one that is."

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2012-1]

[godofxbox]

"It looks like a U," Alex told him helpfully, because he hadn't meant to chase the kid off and now felt kinda bad.

What, he had great hearing. It was part of the deity package.

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2012-1]

[catchmeifyoucan.livejournal.com]

"Thank you!" Frank called from the food table.

Mmm. That was good.