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

[mouthy-merc.livejournal.com]

There were plenty of large umbrellas set up for those who didn't enjoy a good pelting of various summer related materials. Because some people are weird like that.

There was also a splendid selection of food and beverages under a canopy to keep from ingesting suntan lotion. See? Your faculty thought of everything. Except how to make the island behave.

That you'll have to deal with.


[Please wait for the OCD is up! 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 here and there is more room for mingling here.]

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Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

[fewer_explosions]

After meeting with her... assigned sibling, Liara had somewhat more of an idea of where she was.

It didn't explain much else. But there was that.

She sat down at one of the picnic tables, poking gingerly at some food she'd picked up. She had no idea whether these... humans... were dextro- or levo-amino-based, and she didn't want to risk poisoning herself.

So she'd just sit here. With her food. Watching the humans warily.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

[hasadestiny]

Lex's biochem geek sense was tingling...that or the blue girl kind of stood out.

"Hey," he said by way of introduction. "I'm guessing new kid."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

[fewer_explosions]

Liara jumped a little for the umpteenth time that day. "New... kid?" she echoed. "...Yes, I suppose I am."

Don't sound so befuddled, Liara.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

[hasadestiny]

Lex thought befuddlement was a perfectly normal first response to Fandom. "Well, the weather's kind of weird today, but I promise it rains water sometimes too."

When in doubt, talk about the weather, let's face it, here it was often relevant.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

[fewer_explosions]

"Oh," Liara said. She sounded genuinely grateful. "That's good to know. I was somewhat afraid the rain might have been poisonous."

She paused briefly.

"...would you happen to know what kind of food this is?" she asked. "Is it levo- or dextro-amino? I'd rather not have an allergic reaction."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

[hasadestiny]

Lex guessed that answered the 'not from around here' question he was working towards.

"I was actually reading a paper on that the other day." Because he was a geek. "Pretty much all naturally occurring amino acids on Earth are levo."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

[fewer_explosions]

"Thank the Goddess," Liara said, with feeling. "I've been starving--" Pause. "...It is acceptable to take the food, isn't it? I saw the other humans doing this and I just assumed... but it could be I was wrong..."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

[upmysleeve.livejournal.com]

"You're blue!" Hello to you too, Ace. The new kid probably didn't need you to hold up your blueberry ice lolly to illustrate; it was fairly likely she'd seen a mirror at some point in her life. "Cool. I never met any blue aliens. Just yellow, green, furry, and ones that looked human."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

[fewer_explosions]

"Yes, I am blue," Liara said, turning around, startled and a little bit annoyed. "But I hardly go around calling you pink, do I?"

Occasionally she had backbone. Occasionally.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

[upmysleeve.livejournal.com]

"Can if you like," Ace offered. "I am. Or you can just call me Ace." She might have a habit of talking before thinking, but she wasn't blind to reactions. "Didn't mean nothing bad by it; I like blue. And aliens."

Most aliens. The ones who looked the humanest had tended to also be the most obnoxious, in Ace's limited, Glitz-filled experience.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

[fewer_explosions]

"You've... met aliens." That put Ace one up on all the other humans she'd met, she supposed. Though it was odd-- it was one thing to be told about the 'inter-dimensional nexus', and something else to. Well.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

[upmysleeve.livejournal.com]

"Some, yeah." Ace nodded, then quickly saved herself from a shirt full of melted blueberry ice by licking the pop in her hand before continuing. "I got blown off to space in the far future for a bit, but I was stuck on a trading colony. Not a lot of exciting types coming through to buy freezers."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

[fewer_explosions]

It was... hard, making sense of this human's meandering conversation. "You... went to the future?" she hedged. "So there are humans traveling around the galaxy in the future?"

She was so confused.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

[wasthecuteone]

"Hi!" Petra said to the new, blue girl. "Welcome to Fandom High. I'm Petra, and I was wondering if you'd like an umbrella?" She offered one, adding, "I don't know if it'll stand up to popsicles but it should keep the sunscreen rain from ruining your clothes."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

[fewer_explosions]

"Thank you. You are very kind," said Liara, though she really wasn't sure about any of it - she was still a little shell-shocked.

She took the umbrella and clutched it somewhat more tightly than she probably should.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

[wasthecuteone]

"Nah," Petra said, waving that off. She figured the other girl could do with a bit of someone acting like this was all normal at the moment. Even if she was blue. "I just thought, who comes to boarding school expecting rain of popsicles on their first day? Not me. You should have been here yesterday--or, actually, you shouldn't have, it was literally hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk." She paused, then asked, "Do you know what those things are? Just checking!"

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

[fewer_explosions]

"I'm aware of what eggs are," Liara said. She was too shell-shocked to sound too offended. "But the popsicles are... new. As is your species."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

[wasthecuteone]

"Wow, really?" Petra asked. She pretty much took most of this in stride by now, but, "That's different, I think. Well, welcome to Earth, where the locals are humans. I'd say we come in peace, but, uh, we're already here."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

[fewer_explosions]

"Yes, I'm very grateful none of you have attacked me," Liara offered. "It would have made the experience even more unpleasant than it has been so far." Beat. "Not that I think your people are unpleasant!"

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

[glacial_queen]

"Kiss kiss," Karla asked, giving the obviously new female a smile. Much like Evan, Karla was positive she would have noticed her had she shown up at the last picnic. "Welcome to Fandom High. Would you like an explanation of what's on your plate? I didn't recognize most of the food when I was new, either."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

[fewer_explosions]

"I was... just trying to determine its make-up, and my omni-tool isn't fitted with the appropriate analysis programmes," Liara said, squinting at the girl. "'Kiss kiss'?" Must be a human thing.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

[glacial_queen]

"Just a greeting, not an expectation," Karla clarified, because everyone always seemed to worry. "I don't know how detailed you're hoping your analysis to be, but I might be able to fill in some of the gaps."

...Only the most basic ones, Liara. Karla had no idea what an amino base was, never mind which kind made up the food around here.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

[fewer_explosions]

"I was just trying to determine whether it was dextro-amino or levo-amino based," Liara said, and repressed the urge to flail more. "My species is dextro-amino based, but I don't know about yours, and I would rather not have an allergic reaction on a strange, backwater planet such as this."

Beat.

"...Sorry, it's a very lovely planet. I didn't mean to offend!"

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

[glacial_queen]

Karla just laughed at that. "Oh, it isn't my planet, so no worries there," she promised. "And I have several friends who would cheerfully agree with you on the backwater bit."

Mother Night, the human race had only been literate for a few thousand years! She had friends older than most of their countries!

"I don't know the answer to your question, but I can probably find out if you like?"

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

[fewer_explosions]

"I... that would be kind," Liara replied weakly. "I'm... sorry. I'm usually much more composed than this."

Debatable.

[[ pretend i said 'levo-amino' up there, shall we. it's morning. d'oh. ]]