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

[momslilassassin]

There were plenty of tables and chairs scattered around the lawn for anyone who wanted to sit down once they'd had their fill of the buffet, or to recover from starting to find out what this place was all about. No one would judge the need to take a mental breather.

Some of the tables were out in the open, for those who weren't allergic to the sun, and some of the tables were in the shade, or far from the rest of the crowd for those who needed a little more space to process. Wherever people decided to rest, there was space enough for everyone.

[OOC: This is part two of the picnic, separated in an effort to save our browsers for as long as possible. Part one, to run into siblings, roommates and teachers, is over here, though teachers are also welcome in this post, of course. Because the picnic is outside, it is open to all students, teachers and townies.]

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Lurk! [Summer 2013 - II]

[momslilassassin]

If you're not that into mingling. We don't judge.

Re: Lurk! [Summer 2013 - II]

[fewer_explosions]

Liara... was not at what anyone could describe as her 'best' today. She had half-considered simply not going to the picnic at all, but her growling stomach had eventually driven her out of her room.

She sat near the edge of it all, hunched, staring at her vegetable patty like it was trying to make her cry.

Re: Lurk! [Summer 2013 - II]

[arsenicmauls]

Gert might not have noticed the upset-looking asari if Old Lace hadn't sniffed in her direction like she was trying to investigate whether that patty was vegetarian or something she wanted, but now she had and she was coming over, looking unsure. Old Lace followed, but didn't seen interested in the patty anymore. (Sigh.)

"Hey," Gert said, "are you okay?"

Re: Lurk! [Summer 2013 - II]

[fewer_explosions]

"I..." That jolted Liara right out of her sulk. "...I will be fine. Hello, Gert."

Perhaps she should tell her.

Re: Lurk! [Summer 2013 - II]

[arsenicmauls]

"I don't want to be rude or anything, but 'will be' doesn't mean 'am,'" she said, a hint of her usual wryness lingering in what was otherwise a very gentle tone. For Gert, anyway. "You know you can leave if the crowd and the heat are bumming you out, right?"

Old Lace took a step or two forward, tilting her head at Liara inquisitively.

Re: Lurk! [Summer 2013 - II]

[fewer_explosions]

"I know," Liara said. "And I am grateful for your concern. I simply do not wish to bother you with my own problems. I am a relative stranger, after all."

... Sigh, Liara.

"I should however tell you that Karolina will not be making it back to school for the forseeable future."

There. That wasn't worrying at all.

Re: Lurk! [Summer 2013 - II]

[ultron_junior]

Victor almost certainly wouldn't have noticed Liara's mood, but he did notice that she and Gert seemed to be talking at some length and he could swear he heard his name in there a few times.

It did not take a brain surgeon to guess that whatever was going on there likely had something to do with Karolina and the rest of the team. Victor drew a deep breath, decided that of the two uncomfortable conversational options he'd go with the one with more direct knowledge, and shuffled over to Liara, pausing for a moment along the way to don his shirt again.

"Hey," he said awkwardly. "So -- promise I don't spy on you, but you were kind of talking to Gert for a while."

Re: Lurk! [Summer 2013 - II]

[fewer_explosions]

"Yes," Liara said. She was starting to regret her decision to go to the picnic. Surely she could have found some cereal in the cabinets in the common room. "I just returned from your world."

Re: Lurk! [Summer 2013 - II]

[ultron_junior]

"Oh." Victor's jaw set. "Guessing things kind of sucked there?"

He was trying, and sort of failing, not to jump to any conclusions from the fact he didn't see Karolina anywhere.

Re: Lurk! [Summer 2013 - II]

[sciencesalarian.livejournal.com]

Ah. There was a familiar species.

Mordin had made the long trip to Fandom specifically to leave his comfort zone and experience a new culture. But it was nice for his mind to be able to process something he knew.

He approached the asari and greeted her with "Hello. Mordin Solus. Sur-kesh native."

Re: Lurk! [Summer 2013 - II]

[fewer_explosions]

Liara blinked. Then she blinked twice. Then she felt terribly stupid for blinking because back home this would hardly be a rare occurrence.

"Hello," she replied. "Liara T'Soni, of Thessia. I... did not realize we were expecting any salarians."

She would have asked the Portalocity office how they got there and whether she could use that passage to get back.

Re: Lurk! [Summer 2013 - II]

[sciencesalarian.livejournal.com]

"Ah, yes. Did not realize I would meet an asari here, as well. Contact with humans so recent. You are a student here as well?"

Mordin hoped they had a class together. Working together to make sense of humanity would be beneficial.

Re: Lurk! [Summer 2013 - II]

[nottrivial]

Alec was going to drink one bottle of water, and then he was going to call it a day. Yes.

Even after a year in Fandom, he still didn't like the picnics. Admittedly, his insistence on wearing a sweater with the sleeves only pushed up as far as his elbows probably didn't help.

Re: Lurk! [Summer 2013 - II]

[myownface]

"Guess whooooo."

Hey, Alec! Who was your favourite bleach-blonde raccoon-eyed punk kid on the island, coming up behind you to cover your eyes?

If you guessed 'Sparkle,' you would be allowed to keep your boyfriend, who would be horribly put out and might require some ass-patting otherwise.

Re: Lurk! [Summer 2013 - II]

[nottrivial]

"You've done this before, and you're the only one who ever does it," Alec remarked, dryly amused but letting Sparkle have his fun. "Sparkle."

Re: Lurk! [Summer 2013 - II]

[myownface]

"Maybe one of these days, it won't be me," Sparkle reasoned, dropping his hands so that he could drape his arms over Alec's shoulders from behind, grinning merrily. He was in a good mood today, dammit. "Maybe next time, I'll pay someone off to do it in my place, and then what'll you do?"

Besides be forewarned about it, and all.

Re: Lurk! [Summer 2013 - II]

[genesishero]

Evan really wasn't much of a mingler, even after being on the island for a year, now. He was, however, a big fan of sunny days and shade, and after he'd met his sibling (and ascertained that she was going to be just fine without him), he'd gone back to the dorms to pick up Ozzy, and had scouted out a spot in the shade of a tree.

Evan was content to read. Ozzy was content to gnaw on his squeaky pork chop, making a sound that Evan had perfected ignoring months ago.

Re: Lurk! [Summer 2013 - II]

[filleauloup]

In the battle between getting free food at the picnic and being far too jealous of the kids who got to keep going to school . . .

It was Éponine's curiosity that won that battle, actually, in the end. She piled up as much food as she could fit on her plate and retreated to the edges of the picnic area to eat, wondering what it would have been like if she'd gotten the chance to keep up with her studies in a place like this.

[OOC: Again with the SP disclaimer.]

Re: Lurk! [Summer 2013 - II]

[pulseof_life]

Yeul wasn't lurking! At least, she wasn't meaning to do so. It was just that she'd felt like sitting in the shade for a bit.

While she sat, she watched, and felt content.

Re: Lurk! [Summer 2013 - II]

[furnaceface]

Jono... wasn't exactly lurking. Lurking would be creepy, when a large blue-grey man in a long coat that had to be entirely too bloody hot for this weather was doing it on a day that new students arrived to the island, and all.

So no, definitely not lurking. But he was back on the island for another weekend power-pack recharge, and he'd become aware that new students were arriving today, and while he wasn't a teacher at the moment, there was always that chance that he'd be back again to teach... possibly in the fall. It really depended on how long the war for Glacia's freedom from Hobart dragged on.

So, while none of these students were going to be his students any time soon, he figured he ought to at least make the cursory effort to have a quick glance, make sure the island didn't end up with any more Magnetos or Dooms, and keep an eye out for those students that he considered his students whether he was actually teaching through the summer or not.

He was going to do that while clutching to a bottle of water like a lifeline, because it was entirely too hot for what he was wearing, yes. He'd grown up in London and had spent the last few months in a Territory named Glacia. The only thing keeping him from wilting right then was several years of experience with being on fire. Sort of.

Re: Lurk! [Summer 2013 - II]

[regretiz4suckas.livejournal.com]

Incoming! Because you are here, Jono!

"Bossman! How goes the war thing?"

Re: Lurk! [Summer 2013 - II]

[furnaceface]

"It's war," Jono sighed, turning to Kenzi and attempting a smile. Naturally it fell a touch short. Naturally. "We were hoping to avoid it, but of course we wouldn't be so lucky as that."

Because nothing in Jonothon's life was ever easy.

Re: Lurk! [Summer 2013 - II]

[regretiz4suckas.livejournal.com]

"Sorry, dude," Kenzi said, with some genuine sadness in there. Just because she'd expected it didn't mean she wanted him in something like that. She held out a root beer Beaver Buzz drink, and said, "You missed Canada Day. But I forgive you. How long are you sticking around for this time?"

Re: Lurk! [Summer 2013 - II]

[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

Rilla didn't mean to lurk--she was far too busy trying to stop almost two year old Jims from taking every single thing off of the buffet table.

Why did she ever allow him to learn to walk?

Re: Lurk! [Summer 2013 - II]

[dressedinblood]

Anna did mingle, really, she did, but there were times when she felt like it might be best to just sort of retreat to the edges and...it wasn't lurking. She swore. It was totally lurking.