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

[mouthy-merc.livejournal.com]

Well.

It was raining popsicles and suntan lotion today. Because Fandom liked to make the newbies cry sometimes. Yes, the island had a sense of humor about these things.

We've all learned to accept that and move on with our lives. Well, all of us except for Britta. But she's the worst.

[Please wait for 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.]

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Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2012)

[mouthy-merc.livejournal.com]

Put on a nametag! It will help everyone out in the long run. Unless you enjoy being difficult. In which case, I'm judging you.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2012)

[nottrivial]

Alec had a nametag over his traditional ratty black sweater, and between that and the fact that it was way too hot for sweaters, his customary scowl was in place and it was intense.

Also, he'd stepped in a melted popsicle. This place was quickly becoming Not His Favorite.

Clearly his big sibling had some work to do in terms of getting him excited for life on the island. Clearly.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2012)

[walkswithcoyote]

Mercy wasn't really quite sure why he'd be wearing a sweater in this kind of weather, but at least she seemed to have found her little sibling. "Alec?" she said with a smile. "Hi, I'm Mercy."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2012)

[nottrivial]

"The big sibling," Alec said, nodding. He wasn't quite smiling -- truth be told, barring conversations with Jace, he smiled about once a year -- but this was friendly, for him. "I've never had one of those before. Nice to meet you."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2012)

[walkswithcoyote]

"Nice to meet you too," Mercy said. "I see the island has decided to welcome you with some of its craziness. You'll get used to it soon enough."

"Well," she said thoughtfully after a moment, "I'm not sure you ever really get used to it here, but you learn to deal."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2012)

[catchmeifyoucan.livejournal.com]

Frank was maybe a little bit excited about getting his own little sibling to help to guide in the ways of Fandom. You could tell from how he was smiling and kept adjusting his collar to look all professional, and was toting around a popsicle, some sunscreen and some lemonade to actually give to this girl when he found her.

His name was printed on his nametag in clean, legible handwriting, and he was excited for this. Dork.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2012)

[notalender]

One minute, Arietty had been crawling along exploring the pipes around the Underground, and the next, the pipe beneath her gave way, spilling her out into . . . warm sunshine? Had she fallen straight through the earth?

She had only a few moments to ponder this before crashing down onto what felt suspiciously like a giant carpet of hair. Her seen-sense immediately started going wild.

Oh crap, she'd landed on a bean!

[ooc: sorry, I am without power at home and had to flee to a friend's house (that has aiiiiiiiiir conditioning, eeee!) to get internet!]

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2012)

[catchmeifyoucan.livejournal.com]

And that? That would be Frank's startled face.

To his credit, though, he didn't flail. Just took a step or two. "Uh."

[[no worries, A/C and internet are my favorite things! though I'm about to sleep soon because Dutch time is eeeevil and I'll be on a plane for a chunk of tomorrow. SP?]]

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2012)

[notalender]

[ooc: the slowest! News says I may be sans power for up to a week, though here's hoping they come through for me sooner than that.]

That's okay, Frank, Arietty flailed enough for the both of you. She finally managed to pull her gun from her backpack, which she aimed at the head beneath her.

"Don't try anything!" she shouted -- which probably sounded somewhat odd to the bean whose head she was on. But not as weird as getting shot in the top of the head by tiny nerf-style darts.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2012)

[fewer_explosions]

Liara felt terribly disoriented.

She'd woken up not too far from here just a few minutes ago, and now she'd taken to wandering around in a daze, spotting only aliens of a species she didn't actually recognize.

By pure luck, she'd come to a stop somewhere near the table with the nametags. Well-- it would've been lucky if she'd be able make out any of the markings on the labels.

Then the omni-tool on her arm lit up suddenly. "Receiving translator update..."

She couldn't help it. She jumped.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2012)

[new-it-girl.livejournal.com]

Hanna put on a nametag of her own and then looked around for her assigned little sibling. After awhile, she came upon someone who she assumed was not from around here.

"Hi," she greeted, a friendly smile on her face. "Are you Liara?"

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2012)

[fewer_explosions]

Liara spun around. If she looked like she was about to flail, it was because she probably was. "Er, yes," she said, "I mean. How did you-- where am I?"

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2012)

[new-it-girl.livejournal.com]

"This is the welcome picnic for new Fandom High students and teachers," Hanna replied. Realizing the other girl seemed confused, she gently added, "On earth."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2012)

[thelobsterking.livejournal.com]

Stannis frowned with disapproval at the nametag, but he donned it dutifully, on the opposite side of his Baratheon stag, so as not to cover it.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2012)

[twintuitionist.livejournal.com]

Juliet sauntered up in a sundress, wide-brimmed straw hat on her head to deflect the sunscreen and popsicles. She carried a gift basket in both hands, stocked with the essentials: A map of the island,a pre-paid cell phone, a small box of chocolate, condoms, and a blue-and-gold Go Gremlins! t-shirt.

Stannis's attire made her hesitate the slightest bit, but the moment quickly passed.

"Hi," she said, plunging in anyhow. "I'm Juliet. I'm supposed to help you get settled and answer any questions you have! To start with, this is for you."

And there she offered him the basket.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2012)

[thelobsterking.livejournal.com]

Well, Juliet, there was one thing in that basket Stannis would actually be grateful for.

No, it wasn't the condoms.

Stannis eyes Juliet a little warily as he took the basket and peered in at all the strange things. "What is it?" he asked.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2012)

[genesishero]

Evan was actually feeling kind of okay with this, by the time he went to put on his nametag. Only one person had really made a big deal of his face in the shuttle lounge, and it wasn't for the reason he'd expected, so he was kind of figuring he was in the clear.

He smiled a little as he stuck his nametag neatly on his chest, and then looked around to see if he could find his new sibling.

[Heading out for a few hours for a BBQ, but I'll be back again in the evening!]

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2012)

[richieryan.livejournal.com]

Richie, after putting on his own nametag, was looking for someone who looked like an Evan or at least had a nametag that said Evan. He was hopeful that this term's little sibling wasn't invisible.

And look, he wasn't invisible! Just sort of grey. That was much easier.

"I'm hoping you're Evan and not just some guy wearing a nametag to mess with me," Richie said. "Hey. I'm Richie."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2012)

[genesishero]

"Definitely Evan," he replied, smiling a little as he offered Richie a handshake. "I'm new enough that I'm pretty sure I couldn't possibly afford to pass up the chance to get to know my own, um... big sibling? I've never really had one of those before."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2012)

[myownface]

Sparkle was grinning at the sibling list. Just grinning. Broadly. Ear-to-ear.

"Maybe," he said to himself as he slapped his nametag on. "Maybe."

Or, well, Maeby. But he figured there were good odds that he'd have to spend another semester threatening to punch people who laughed at his name, he'd better get all the enjoyment out of the fresh blood that he possibly could.


[Gone a chunk of the day for Canada Day Weekend things, gah. But will definitely catch up with you in the evening. :) ]

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2012)

[thatwasafreebie.livejournal.com]

Maeby was seriously regretting this whole, running away from home to some bizarre summer camp that existed in the past. Or future. With crazy people.

She was pretty relieved at seeing Sparkle, however.

"Okay, good," she said. "I really thought for a second 'Sparkle' might be some kind of magical friendship unicorn and I'm so not up for that right now."

Nobody told her about Pinkie Pie yet, no.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2012)

[myownface]

"Yeah, the magical sparkle pony isn't a unicorn, anyhow," replied Sparkle, going right ahead and taking a short walk around Maeby, here. "She's pink, though. Answers to Pinkie."

Sometimes, Sparkle did not need to lie in order to shit with you.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2012)

[seeshowyoudie.livejournal.com]

Great, some sort of fostering program? She should've expected this.

But despite making plans to blow this joint as soon as she could, she'd promised Officer Friendly she'd try to take advantage of the opportunity, so she sighed and slapped on a nametag with "Miriam Black" scrawled on it.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2012)

[taseredagod.livejournal.com]

Darcy had a lollipop and a name tag and was cheerfully reading everyone's cleavage. "Miriam Black?" She finally read the name she was looking for.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling (Summer 2012)

[seeshowyoudie.livejournal.com]

"That's me," Miriam said. "Am I in trouble already?"