Fandom High Graduation Ceremony, Class of 2014, Early Saturday Evening [Part 1]

[bigdamnprincipal]

Right after sunset, to make sure all types of guests could safely attend, the ceremony for graduation was ready to go. The lawn of the school had been lit up with blue and gold lights, creating safe paths for everyone to get to the seating area, and even in the fading sunlight, the graduates and their guests could likely see the beautiful job that the school's new gardening company had done getting plots of flowers and garden decorations set up around the stage. It might have been a long, cold winter, but there were no signs left of that tonight.

Of course, the pretty landscaping wasn't keeping the staff off of high alert, but hopefully the guests wouldn't notice as they were welcomed in.

Congratulations, Class of 2014! You made it! Now you just had to get through the ceremony. Maybe it would be quick and only slightly boring?

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Re: Welcome! [Grad 2014]

[whenshewasnice]

"Yeah, I hope so too," she said. Then she paused trying to decide whether she wanted to add anything after that.

She did. "It hasn't been the greatest week," she said, but kept her tone mild. Just had to share anyway.

Re: Welcome! [Grad 2014]

[necroslacker]

"Sorry," he said neutrally. "I know how that goes. Probably not a great idea to come to a graduation where something insane is bound to happen."

Re: Welcome! [Grad 2014]

[whenshewasnice]

Natalie exhaled some vague noise of amusement. Or something like it. "It's more likely to be a funny kind of insane than fleeing Brazil at dawn was."

Re: Welcome! [Grad 2014]

[necroslacker]

"Well, I'm sure most things are better than that," Sam said, curious but not enough to really pry.

Re: Welcome! [Grad 2014]

[whenshewasnice]

They hadn't even been a couple anymore at her graduation, and there was still some vague hint of sadness at him not asking about it. Sometimes she just missed him. As a friend.

But things were complicated and she knew it.

"Yeah, I suppose so," she replied, back to mildness.

Re: Welcome! [Grad 2014]

[necroslacker]

"Well, maybe the person you're here to see can help you make it better," he told her, shrugging. That obviously wasn't him anymore. "Celebrate and all that."

Re: Welcome! [Grad 2014]

[whenshewasnice]

Yeah, it wasn't him. Even though it had still been him a year ago when she'd graduated to find out her parents hadn't made it after all.

But that was then. So she just gave him a vague nod for that comment. "So... Happy other people's graduation day, Sam. I guess."

Re: Welcome! [Grad 2014]

[necroslacker]

"Sure thing," Sam said, nodding. "You too."

Re: Welcome! [Grad 2014]

[whenshewasnice]

Natalie nodded again, then turned to make her way... somewhere else that was not in his vicinity.

It was for the best.