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

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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)

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"There you go, then," he concluded with all his deductive powers. "I bet there's a whole bunch of people just waiting to be introduced to entire rooms full of colorful balls." Beat. "Including my little sibling, who I think might get crushed by them. Maybe I won't take her there."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

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"Awww, you have a little sibling!" Britta cooed. "Our little Frank is all grown up. Who is she? Is she nice? Is she cute? Is she from the past?"

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

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Frank made a halfhearted attempt to lightly swat at her, which didn't succeed due to a combination of the heat and the fact that he was too much of a gentleman to really go through with it. "She's Arietty Clock, and she's about half a foot tall," Frank reported sheepishly. "Very nice, and... cute, sure." He blushed, then amended, "But, you know, yeah. Half a foot tall."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

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"Like, literally, half a foot?" asked Britta, holding out her hands...to the approximation of a foot. Whatever. Did she look like a ruler?

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

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"...Maybe a quarter of a foot," Frank said thoughtfully, holding out his hands the correct distance apart, thank you. "You know. Pretty tiny."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

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"I'll say," Britta said, eyes bulging a little. Thankfully, she was taking these sorts of things into stride amazingly well lately. If anything, it made her life a little bit more like a good drug trip...but without the actual drugs. "Now I get what you meant about the ball pit. That'd be like...swimming in a sea of boulders, or something."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

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"Yeah, I'll try and... recommend against that kind of strenuous activity," Frank agreed. "Along with most of Fandom's weirdness. But on the plus side, if she wants an adventure, my guess is she'll probably be pretty easily entertained with some couch cushions or a soda bottle or something."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

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"Hey," Britta said, with sudden inspiration. "Maybe we should introduce her to Susie B. She could help Arietty get around and things like that."

Or, you know, try to eat her. No one in the history of the world ever would claim Britta to be known for her good ideas.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

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"That could work, yeah!" Frank agreed brightly, because he was way too impressionable to safely be friends with Britta. Seriously. "Unless... you don't think she'd try to bat her around or something, do you?"

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

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"Who, Susie B?" asked Britta, who then went "pfft" and waved a dismissive hand. "Naaaaah. She's a sweetheart. She'll love Arietty."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

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"Good," Frank said, convinced far too easily. "Then we can definitely arrange a playdate. It'll probably be like horseback riding or something for her. Very exciting."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

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"Ohhhh," said Britta, gushing a little at the cuteness of it all, "I can't wait to meet her. I'd ask you to point her out if you spotted her, but, I mean, if she's that small, that could be a little difficult."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

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"Yeah, maybe just keep an eye on the food tables for right now," Frank suggested. "Since my guess is she won't be walking around where she could get squished, you know?"

The deductive skills of Frank Abagnale, ladies and gentlemen.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

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"That's a good point, too," Britta said with a nod. "Is any of the food small enough for her? I mean, a regular cookie has got to be like the equivalent of a giant giant cookie for us."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

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"True," Frank noted, nodding thoughtfully. He was starting to feel as though he should be writing this down. "Maybe I can hook her up with some bags of the the little bite-size ones? Those and... mini-carrots, that kind of thing. Somehow I don't see her being able to handle a knife and fork very well."

So... apparently Frank and Britta were becoming Arietty's parents or something. That was new.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

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"It would have to be the sliced up carrots," Britta decided, "the ones for salads that are like shavings, you know? Ohmygod, but how perfect would those cute little mini cupcakes at the bakery be for her? I bet we can find a lot of mini foods."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

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"Oh, and donut holes!" Frank added, actualy doing the nerdy thing now and taking out his shiny new phone to get this all down. It would take an insanely long time, given the fact that the touchscreen continued to baffle him, but he'd get there. "And for drinks, she should probably stick to juice boxes and stuff, I guess," he added thoughtfully as he tapped away. "Since anything in a glass, she could probably drown in just as easily as drink it."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

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Britta nodded. "There's always baby corn, too," she mused. "And quail eggs, if she's into that."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

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"And caviar maybe," he added. "If she's a fancy tiny person."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

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"Ooooh," said Britta, "good one. Do you think, if we all turned into ponies again, she'd turn into a wee little horse, too?"

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

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"Maybe doll-sized," Frank said thoughtfully. "Which would be bad if one of the teachers' kids decided to, you know. Play with her."

...

"I should probably warn her."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

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"Children in general are best to be avoided," Britta said with a sage-like tone.

...But cats, apparently, were okay.

"Man, it would take some major adjustment if you were only a quarter of a foot tall. I'd invite her to go party or something to break her in, but I'd be afraid she'd get lost."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

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Britta's priorities were deeply, deeply askew.

"Maybe if she stuck to the tables the entire time?" Frank ventured. "Of course, that would require the island to actually have a party."

Which... so far, no.

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

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"Hey," said Britta, "when there isn't a party, you go out and find one. But maybe that's not a bad idea. Maybe Fandom Island's a little overdue for a good raver."

Re: General Mingling (Summer 2012)

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Oh god, Britta. Seriously. Oh god.

"That sounds fun," Frank said, like the eager little puppy that he was. "You want to... maybe host one?"