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

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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"Only sometimes," Sparkle replied, giving his shoulders a dismissive sort of shrug.

You know. Whenever Kenzi wasn't around.

"Not so much, lately."

He was way better at not getting caught, these days.

Alec gave a sigh that was mostly for theatrical effect, running his thumb over Sparkle's cheek. "If you ever need someone to post bail," he sighed, "I'd be willing to do that."

"See, this is how I know you're serious about this relationship," Sparkle laughed, even as he leaned his head a little, against Alec's hand. "No lectures, no 'I'm so disappointed in you, Sparks, you're better than this.' Just an offer to post bail. Babe, you know exactly what kind of encouragement I need in life."

... The thing was, it was all true. Sparkle was less likely to try to get himself into shit if he knew there was an easy way out of it again. That was one of the many contrary little quirks that made Sparkle tick.

"Well, you didn't say you really did it," Alec reasoned. "And even if you did, it's not like I've never broken and entered before."

Robbery was another matter, but Shadowhunters did take weapons from churches, so...?

... Alec actually made a fair point, there. Sparkle pursed his lips for a moment, and then nodded, deciding that his logic was sound enough.

"Though you're probably not exactly doing it for kicks," he noted.

"Not really, no," Alec granted.

And he didn't think Sparkle should either, but he also didn't know that Sparkle had been doing it just for kicks. So.

Sparkle was a mystery, that way! An enigma! A big mess of trouble. Poor Alec for having to deal with him, really.

"And good job on that, by the way," he decided, giving Alec's shoulder a light clap with his hand, all while holding that same lopsided grin of his. "All of that 'doing the right thing' and all that. It's way harder than it looks."

"Thanks," Alec said, offering a little bit of a wry smile back. "It's... not really that hard, but maybe I've just had a lot of practice."

"Pretty sure you've had more than most people I know," Sparkle pointed out. "If it was so easy, I'm sure more people would take the time to try to do it, you know?"

Well. Maybe not Sparkle.

"You do too, you know," Alec pointed out. "Not with the stealing, I guess, but you don't go around attacking people for kicks."

"Well, no," Sparkle replied, raising an eyebrow. "Because that would be fucking stupid. Especially around here. I'd get totally creamed."

Okay, fair. "But, on top of that," Alec prompted, "you don't want to randomly hurt people, either."

So, good person.

"Well, no. Not unless they've got it coming to them," Sparkle replied with a shrug. "And I like fucking around with people's heads. Doesn't that count?"

"I don't know that that's necessarily a good person thing, but I don't think it's a bad person thing either," Alec said. "I think you balance out."

"So, you're telling me that, essentially, I'm actually chaotic neutral?"

Look, just because he didn't play Dungeons & Dragons didn't mean he didn't know a thing or two about it.

"I guess that keeps shit from getting too boring, at least..."

"I have no idea what that means," Alec said, "but sure, let's go with that."

"I love the way you humour me," Sparkle informed Alec, chuckling and wrapping his arms around his waist all over again. "You're not missing out on the nerd reference this time, at least. No worries."

"Lucky me," said Alec.

He paused, running a hand through Sparkle's hair gently before he asked, "How's Velcro?"

"He's good. Overheated, wilting little cat-blob back in my room. Being black in weather like this isn't so great for him, apparently, but I decided not to bleach him, too."

Because that would have been a bad idea.

[Gah, I lost the notif for this! Sorry!]

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