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]

[ultron_junior]

"There are going to be a couple in any group," Victor told her. "You know, they think they can win a fight so they go off, don't bring back-up, and get their as-, um, their bottoms handed to them."

(Awkward, but Elsa had a strong don't say ass in front of me vibe that he was respecting.)

More slowly, he added, "Practically everybody here wants to be a hero, nobody thinks it through. To tell the truth, I can't say I'm totally innocent myself. But you don't sound like that's your problem."

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2014]

[iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com]

"No, I'm really not the sort to go running headfirst into anything," Elsa confirmed, a small smile at the corner of her mouth betraying her amusement at his near-slip. "I'm more the sort who would find all of this a bit overwhelming even if people weren't talking casually about potential mortal danger."

Just by virtue of there being people here at all.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2014]

[ultron_junior]

"Sorry," Victor said sheepishly. "We could talk about something else. Like ... cafeteria food. Or which common room has the best TV. Or ... anything that isn't going to make you feel like you might get killed tomorrow. "

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2014]

[iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com]

"Either of those things would be good," Elsa offered with a little tilt of her head and a shrug of her shoulders to go with it. "I'm not familiar with the food here yet, and I've never even heard of a TV before. I have a feeling that this island is going to be different on a few levels, people turning into animals aside."

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2014]

[ultron_junior]

"Probably, yeah," Victor agreed dryly. "Okay, so a TV is" -- and here he launched into a rather long, technical explanation, the gist of which was that it was a box that showed moving pictures -- "and there's one in every common room, which are like student lounges on all the floors of the dorms. Usually if you turn it on, at least a couple people will come on in to get food and make fun of whatever you're watching. Because most TV is amazingly bad."

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2014]

[iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com]

Would Victor forgive Elsa for staring a little wide-eyed during the technical explanation? She managed to catch the 'box with moving pictures' part, but the rest...

She was a little too 'pre-electricity' to really be able to properly appreciate Victor's working knowledge of visual broadcasting technology.

"But... why would people watch it if it's all so bad?"

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2014]

[ultron_junior]

Yeah, Victor would need to take his awesome knowledge of electronic engineering elsewhere for proper appreciation.

"I don't know," he said. "Brainwashing? Socialization? Even if it's the worst soap opera ever, it can be kinda funny if you watch with the right friends."

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2014]

[iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com]

"Oh. I..." Elsa bit her tongue, cutting herself off before she could say something that would sound utterly ridiculous, like, 'I don't have any friends.' She suspected nobody here needed to hear it. "... I might have to try that sometime. Back in Arendelle, there wasn't much to do but study."

Or, if she had been her sister, hang around outside doorways attempting to solicit company.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2014]

[ultron_junior]

"You'll probably get roped into the TV thing whether you want to or not," Victor predicted. "Arendelle sounds ... a lot quieter than here. Did you study anything special?"

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2014]

[iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com]

"Mostly just the usual," Elsa replied, deciding then and there that she wasn't going to let herself get addicted to this 'TV' thing.

It wasn't going to work. But she'd try.

"Arithmetic, history, a handful of other languages. Ethics, etiquette, law, foreign relations..."

And then a whole smattering of other things that were generally very future-queen specific.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2014]

[ultron_junior]

"Then the classes here are going to seem easy for you," Victor noted. "They're not exactly the most challenging for anybody."

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2014]

[iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com]

"They're not?" Well. That was baffling. Why did people go off to boarding school if they weren't getting an above-average education out of it? Or even an average one? "I have to admit, I was hoping to be challenged..."