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

[bigdamnprincipal]

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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Re: General Mingly Mingling [Fall 2013]

[solarhippie]

Karolina's lips twisted. "I know, I'm sorry. I meant to come back sooner, but then Xavin showed up and we had to go to Majesdane to try and stop a war." She paused, realizing that was probably just confusing. "Uh, she's a Skrull? And her people were at war with mine."

She hadn't even had 'people' when she'd been in Fandom last.

Re: General Mingly Mingling [Fall 2013]

[pursuedthestars]

Jim blinked a few times.

"Sounds like quite the story," he said and decided he didn't really want to be angry. And she sounded like she had good reasons to be gone. "Did the war end?"

Re: General Mingly Mingling [Fall 2013]

[solarhippie]

Karolina shook her head, a little sadly. "It looked like things were going well enough but then at our wedding, one of the Skrullos guests insulted one of the Majesdanian bridesmaid's dresses." It was the most ridiculous thing, yeah. "And all hell broke lose again. I don't think any of the adults there actually want peace."

Oh yeah and she'd almost gotten married.

Re: General Mingly Mingling [Fall 2013]

[pursuedthestars]

"Your...wedding?" Jim was frowning at her again. "What now?"

Re: General Mingly Mingling [Fall 2013]

[solarhippie]

"Oh."

Yeah, maybe she should've led with that.

"Xavin and I almost got married. She's a prince, technically, and it was my parents who made the Skrulls so angry at Majesdane, and they'd kind of promised my hand to Xavin. We thought going through with it might stop the war."

Re: General Mingly Mingling [Fall 2013]

[pursuedthestars]

"That would have been...crappy," Jim said, making a face. "I mean, I get the reason why but you'd be unhappy."

Re: General Mingly Mingling [Fall 2013]

[solarhippie]

"It wouldn't have been so bad," Karolina said because they were canon soulmates or something. "She's a wonderful person. A good person. But adults are... Well, it wasn't going to work."

Re: General Mingly Mingling [Fall 2013]

[pursuedthestars]

"So, why are you back if everything still isn't good?" he asked.

Re: General Mingly Mingling [Fall 2013]

[solarhippie]

"Because we barely escaped intact." There'd been antimatter missiles involved. "We don't even know if anyone else from our system survived."

So, she was here because things weren't so much 'still not good' as they were just completely beyond repair.

Re: General Mingly Mingling [Fall 2013]

[pursuedthestars]

"Karolina, goddamn," Jim said, staring at her. "Are you being hunted or anything?"

Re: General Mingly Mingling [Fall 2013]

[solarhippie]

Karolina shook her head.

"I... don't think so?"

Because she didn't know about volume three, yet.

Re: General Mingly Mingling [Fall 2013]

[pursuedthestars]

"I'm sorry everything sucked," he said and nodded. "And I'm glad to see you."

Re: General Mingly Mingling [Fall 2013]

[solarhippie]

"I'm glad to see you too."

And he didn't even know all the sucky parts yet.

So she was going to try hugging him again now.

Re: General Mingly Mingling [Fall 2013]

[pursuedthestars]

They could definitely hug it out, now. Jim even participated this time, embracing her tightly.

"Hey, you know, you were gone and missed me sort of dating someone," he teased. "You'll probably never see that again."

Re: General Mingly Mingling [Fall 2013]

[solarhippie]

Karolina laughed against his shoulder, surprised. "What?"

Kar, you almost got married. These things happen.

"Who did you date?"

Re: General Mingly Mingling [Fall 2013]

[pursuedthestars]

"A girl."

Please, you expected him to give it up that easy?

"A pretty girl. Good in bed."

Welcome back, Karolina.

Re: General Mingly Mingling [Fall 2013]

[solarhippie]

Yeah, Karolina was going to blush a bit now. Still laughed, though. He hadn't changed a bit and that was comforting.

"Was that all there was to her?"

Actually, that was probably plenty. If you weren't as utterly romantic as Karolina.

Re: General Mingly Mingling [Fall 2013]

[pursuedthestars]

"No, there were other things but why should I share that with you?" he asked, chuckling. "It'd ruin my mystique as not being one to date."

Re: General Mingly Mingling [Fall 2013]

[solarhippie]

"You don't need that mystique with me, I'm not going to date you so you don't need to be mysterious!"

She thought she had a solid point there! Although mostly she was just arguing because this was probably the lightest conversation she'd had for weeks, if not months.

Re: General Mingly Mingling [Fall 2013]

[pursuedthestars]

"She was an egotistical jerk," Jim told her with some fondness in his voice. "So, a female me."

Re: General Mingly Mingling [Fall 2013]

[solarhippie]

"Awwww." That totally merited an 'awwww'. She'd heard the tone of his voice. "I'm happy for you."

Re: General Mingly Mingling [Fall 2013]

[pursuedthestars]

"Why? It's over now. She's gone," Jim said, shaking his head. "Probably won't happen again."

Re: General Mingly Mingling [Fall 2013]

[solarhippie]

"That doesn't matter," she told him, shaking her head. "You had her for a while and you don't sound heartbroken. That's good enough for me."

Re: General Mingly Mingling [Fall 2013]

[pursuedthestars]

"Yeah, yeah," he said, shrugging. "It wasn't a bad summer. Could have been better but I won't complain."

Re: General Mingly Mingling [Fall 2013]

[solarhippie]

"It was better than mine." Hers involved a lot more death and a lot less kind-of dating. "I'm sure it was good enough."