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

[nomoresportscars]

There was the bonfire for everyone who thought Maryland in January was a little too cool for their taste, as well as the moddable warm food and drinks, and chairs and tables in the school colors of blue and gold. Some tables were also set a little further away from the crowds.

Because there were always people who preferred the fringes.

[OCD up! This is the picnic post for general mingling. Roommates, fake siblings and teachers are all here. Since it's outside, the picnic is open to all students, teachers, and townies!]

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Re: General Mingling [Spring 2014]

[pasunereveuse.livejournal.com]

"Oh." Celia had no idea what that meant. "What sort of ranger? What do you...range?"

She didn't even know if that was the right term.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2014]

[jaegerborn.livejournal.com]

"PPDC Ranger," Chuck said. "Jaeger pilots...?"

Come on, Celia. Get with it.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2014]

[pasunereveuse.livejournal.com]

"Um. I don't know what that is?" she admitted. "What are you...piloting?"

Yagers?

It was bad enough to have time-traveled, apparently. Now she felt stupid for not knowing what people were talking about when she clearly should.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2014]

[jaegerborn.livejournal.com]

"Jesus christ," said Chuck.

It wasn't exactly an answer to her question, but at least it encapsulated Chuck's sentiments about today pretty well.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2014]

[pasunereveuse.livejournal.com]

Celia raised both her brows at that, straightening up after giving Max a final pet. "All right, I can see I've bothered you," she said, putting on her glove. "Sorry about that. I hope you settle in a bit better. Good luck with your yagers."

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2014]

[jaegerborn.livejournal.com]

"Jaegers," Chuck said pointedly. "How on earth do you forget about giant bloody robots?!"

... the management apologizes, Celia.

And Max looked rueful.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2014]

[pasunereveuse.livejournal.com]

"What is a robot?" Celia asked, shaking her head and finally showing a bit of frustration. "I don't know what that is, I woke up in 1884 this morning, so I'm still catching up a bit. Apologies for the slowness but I've apparently crossed a hundred and thirty years in the space of a few hours."

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2014]

[jaegerborn.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that facial twitch was definitely going to become a thing. "You're another one of those ren faire people," he said. "Of course. Stick your head in the sand, why don't you?"

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2014]

[pasunereveuse.livejournal.com]

Celia didn't want to admit that she didn't know what a ren faire was, either. "I'm sorry, your home sounds like something drastic is happening there, but I don't know a thing about it. We don't have yagers -- jaegers -- where I'm from, honestly. But it sounds awful, and I'm sorry to have upset you. I know how frustrating it can be when someone doesn't understand what you mean when you're describing something important to you."

She tugged on her glove, and smiled slightly. "You have a charming puppy. I hope your day improves, though." She tossed off a little wave, turning to walk off.