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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.

Seriously Fandom, wtf flower crowns?

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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"Do I?" He tried to take it off again and it just reappeared. Theo sat down beside her with a sigh and tried to adjust it again. "Can you tell I'm not really used to wearing stuff like this?"

"I never would have guessed," Raven said dryly. She reached over to adjust it a little. "I think it's cute. The itching isn't any good, though. Is it a real itch, or just a 'I'm not used to things resting there so it feels weird' itch?"

"...the second one," Theo said after thinking about it. "It's like when you wear a tie and you just constantly pull at it because you're not used to it being around your neck."

He was not a fan of ties. "Ange, she likes it. Thinks it makes me look cute too."

"Ange has good taste." Raven leaned back on her hands, crossing her legs at the ankles. "You know, I've never worn a tie. Not a real one. I've turned into men wearing ties. . . ."

"Well, you're free to borrow the one tie I have," he laughed, rubbing at his neck just in memory. "I bet you'd look better in it than I would."

He nodded. "Yeah, I'm pretty sure of that, in fact."

"Or I could look exactly like you would in it," Raven said. Because, well. It was true. Not that she'd morph into Theo without asking him first. Probably. He was all nice and sweet and roommate-y. It'd be rude. "The crowns are a nice touch, I think," she said. "Gives the new students a harmless little introduction to just how strange things can be around here."

"Oh, don't morph into me," he joked with a laugh. "It'd be like looking into an ugly mirror. No one else needs this mug."

He gave his cheek a pat and snickered.

"But yeah, it's a nice touch. Good thing none of the crowns look like they're about to come alive or are made of poison ivy."

"I hadn't thought of that," Raven said. "Talk about itchy, if they were." She wrinkled her nose. "That would just be mean."

"Yeah." Theo nodded. "But, it looks like it's just nice flowers, some bigger than others."

Theo reached up and adjusted his. Again. Because it was phantom itchy and he wasn't used to things being on his head.

"Mine doesn't fit." It fit fine.

"It'll probably stop bothering you if you stop fiddling with it," Raven said. "Relax and enjoy the day. You look cute."

"Easier said than done," Theo said, making a face at himself before pulling his hands away and sitting on them. "You've got permission to smack my hands if I try it again. I'll try to relax and continue to...look cute."

Yeah, that made him laugh quietly.

"Don't think I won't," Raven teased. "And I bet Ange and Dev are on my side."

"Oh, they are but for different reasons," Theo told her, shaking his head. "Ange agrees because she thinks the flower crown is cute and doesn't want me to take it off. Dev agrees because seeing someone smack at me would be funny for him."

"That's what I would have guessed." It didn't take long to get a basic grasp of the personalities of Theo's alien friends. "They must be a delight during classes."

Theo groaned dramatically. "They're the two most opinionated people I have ever known which is probably why I have to see a therapist just to deal with them."

That wasn't all the way true. He saw a psychologist for a few different reasons. "They both have their opinion and they both want me to listen to them."

"That must get really irritating, sometimes."

"It's...tough," he said for lack of a better word. "I mean, I've gotten used to it and sometimes I can tune it out but they're loud sometimes. And it gets crowded in there and on a bad day, I feel like a puppet."

"Do they ever go away for awhile, or are they always around, even when they're quiet?"

"Always there," he said and tapped the side of his head somewhat fondly. "They were gone for a little while but there were circumstances and they weren't supposed to be gone so I think we're together for the duration."

"I can't even imagine. My brother's telepathic, so he hears other people in his head, sometimes, but he can at least turn it off."

"My brother -- "

Well, that was his first mention of Mitchell out loud.

"This runs in the family. He had it too."

"I didn't know you had a brother," Raven said. She'd noticed the past tense, but wasn't sure if she should comment on it. "Older or younger?"

"Older," Theo said and looked down. But, he smiled, at least. "So, just to get the sadness out of the way, he's dead. Uh, no one else here knows that. Sorry, don't mean to dump it on you. Just -- it would be hard to talk about him without telling you."

"I'm sorry," Raven said. "And I don't mind. I like that we can tell each other things."

"Yeah." He thought about it for a second and actually liked that they could too. It was nice to have someone to talk to since Thom and Kiori weren't here. "No, yeah, you're right. It's a good thing. And I'm always afraid I'll forget him if I don't talk about him."

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