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

[stars_and_money]

It was a new year, and with the new year came the new spring term, and Fandom High was all set to welcome its new students, along with those just returning from holiday trips home. It was a familiar setting for the latter bunch: there was the requisite bonfire, with tables and chairs scattered around it, as well as the buffet table with moldable warm food and drinks.

And of course, name tags and lists of Big and Little Siblings as well as roommates. Yep, the weather was okay for early January, and Fandom was all ready to celebrate the start of a new term.

[OCD 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. Since it's outside, the picnic is open to all students, teachers, and townies!]

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Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Spring 2013]

[justbeingbay]

After you find out your whole entire life is the way it is because some nurse worked a double shift and lost track of which baby was which, it took more than sci-fi bizarro world to throw you.

"All right," Bay said slowly, though she didn't sound like she was going to do it because yeah right, her in the preserve. "What's an alot?"

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Spring 2013]

[glacial_queen]

Okay, that was a kind of hard one to define. "Um....a kind of big bear-like thing made of...a lot of one thing?"

That was the worst explanation ever, Karla.

"Like...there's alot of fire and it's made of fire. And alot of pillows that's all shambly and made of pillows. Mother Night, this sounds like the weirdest and worst lie ever, but I swear it's not."

She was facepalming now and making a note that if she ever had to do this again, she was never going to mention alots.

"The teal deer are regular deer, just teal?"

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Spring 2013]

[justbeingbay]

"Sure. Because blue fur is a thing." Bay was leaning heavily on the sarcasm -- not because she didn't believe Karla, but because she just had no idea how else to react. "Is there an alot of cake, or an alot of rainbows? I could deal with those."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Spring 2013]

[glacial_queen]

"On this island? Probably," Karla said with a sigh. "But let's leave the wildlife for later. You probably need to hear about turning into a boy, or a pony, or random animals first."

This was Karla breaking her in gently. Really.

"I put both boy and girl clothes in your basket, because I didn't know which gender you were to begin with. You should keep the male clothing, because you'll need it."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Spring 2013]

[justbeingbay]

"...No. I opt out."

Bay's identity was a work in progress to begin with. The idea of not being Bay-shaped was not something she could deal with right then.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Spring 2013]

[glacial_queen]

Karla had a boyfriend Bay could talk to about that...

As it was, she was giving Bay a sympathetic look. "It's not that easy, I'm afraid," she said gently. "I mean, you might be one of the lucky few that Fandom weird skips over, but odds aren't in your favor. If it helps, I still have a hard time adjusting to being male--and most people are usually going through it at the same time, so you won't be alone."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Spring 2013]

[justbeingbay]

"It's more that I don't want to be anything besides me at all," Bay scowled. "Seriously, you do not know the drama I've had lately. If my body changed too, I would completely lose my freaking mind."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Spring 2013]

[glacial_queen]

Yeah, there wasn't much to be done about that, sadly. Fandom did what Fandom wished. "If it does happen, it's the duty of a good big sister to take you out and get you too drunk to care," she offered. "And leave a decent hangover remedy for the next day."

She was just going to leave the crazy weekend explanation for another time. That seemed best.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Spring 2013]

[justbeingbay]

Bay smiled, though there was still something strained about her eyes. "It might take a whole lot of alcohol," she cautioned. "But -- thank you. Guess I just need to deal with it when it happens."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Spring 2013]

[glacial_queen]

"Not a problem," Karla assured her. "I'm not too proud to admit that a friend of mine ended up slipping me an anti-anxiety pill in my coffee the first time I changed into a male. Don't feel bad for freaking out. It's understandable. And, don't worry. I always get the good booze."