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Jackson Whittemore ([personal profile] nomoresportscars) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2014-01-04 01:44 pm

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

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!]
ultron_junior: ([neu] bright)

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2014]

[personal profile] ultron_junior 2014-01-05 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
"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]

[identity profile] iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com 2014-01-05 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
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?"
ultron_junior: ([neu] interested on red)

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2014]

[personal profile] ultron_junior 2014-01-05 01:48 pm (UTC)(link)
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]

[identity profile] iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com 2014-01-05 02:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"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.
ultron_junior: ([neu] against a wall)

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2014]

[personal profile] ultron_junior 2014-01-06 03:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"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]

[identity profile] iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com 2014-01-06 03:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"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.
ultron_junior: ([neu] bright)

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2014]

[personal profile] ultron_junior 2014-01-06 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"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]

[identity profile] iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com 2014-01-06 10:04 pm (UTC)(link)
"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..."