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

[nomoresportscars]

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 moddable 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 (if snowy) 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. 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 2014]

[livebytherules.livejournal.com]

"As of late? Wisconsin," Will told her, taking another few sips and letting it warm him up. "Before that, the Ojai Valley. And I'm definitely not from a few thousand years in the future."

That was a new one. He'd seen a lot lately, come to believe almost anything but still. "Guess the Earth hasn't been eaten by the sun in the future, huh?"

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Spring 2014]

[arsenicmauls]

She shrugged. "I think it's a dimension thing," she said. "Like people are from different universes with different... features and stuff? Stop me if this is too weird."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Spring 2014]

[livebytherules.livejournal.com]

"It's fine."

He could deal. One of his dad's rules (#72: WHEN IN A NEW PLACE, ACT LIKE YOU’VE BEEN THERE BEFORE) had floated to the forefront of his brain, giving him guidance.

"I read a lot of science fiction stuff," Will said. It wasn't a complete lie but it wasn't the complete truth either.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Spring 2014]

[arsenicmauls]

"So yeah, there's some diverse backgrounds in the people you'll meet," she said, relieved that he seemed to be taking it well. "You could probably use some evidence, I'm guessing, so..."

She whistled twice, and her seven-foot pet deinonychus trotted over. Gert looked sheepishly up at Will. "My pet dinosaur. Old Lace, Will; Will, Old Lace."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Spring 2014]

[livebytherules.livejournal.com]

For a second, Will thought the big dinosaur coming towards them was a creature from the Never-Was. His eyes briefly widened before Gert's words pushed into his head and settled him down.

Sort of.

"Dinosaur, huh?" He gave Old Lace a wave. "Hey, Old Lace. Gotta say, I've only seen you guys in textbooks and at museums."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Spring 2014]

[arsenicmauls]

Pleased to be appreciated, Old Lace gingerly nosed at Will's hand.

"OL," Gert cautioned, unecessarily but just in case. "Gentle."

Back to Will, she added, "Yeah, so there's weird stuff like that. I think there's a pony on the faculty? So just... keep an open mind."

She tapped her foot on the ground for a moment, thinking.