BWI Airport Portalocity Lounge, Saturday Morning

[notaweenie.livejournal.com]

There was a crackle of energy before reality split and portal opened up into the Portalocity Lounge. A few seconds later a figure popped through the portal wearing what appeared to be an environmental suit attached to an air supply hose going back into the portal. He then pulled out a tablet device and took some readings before stripping off the environmental suit revealing the teenager known as Barry Ween.

"Okay, Jeremy. I'm here and the atmosphere is breathable. Send the rest of my shit through," Barry said into his comm headset. "No. Just push it into the portal and pull back the suit. Jesus Christ! How fucking hard is it to push it through numb-nuts? Just fucking push it!"

Three suitcases and a large crate appeared through the portal. "About fucking time. Okay, now press the button to close the portal. Which one? The big fucking button that has a label on it that says 'PRESS THIS FUCKING BUTTON AND NOTHING ELSE.' Are you fucking kidding me? No. No. No! Just fucking forget it! Don't touch anything I'll shut it down remotely."

A couple of taps on his pad and the portal disappeared with a "plip." "All right it's done. Don't touch any of my fucking stuff while I'm gone, Jeremy. You hear me? All right. I'll check in with you later."

Barry looked up at the glittery sign bearing the name 'Fandom High' and grunted before going back to his tablet and taking further readings; muttering to himself occasionally when he found something of interest.

[Woo! Newbie Shuttle!]

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Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[notaweenie.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, sure, okay it's a compliment," Barry said with a shrug. "So what are you teaching at Fandom?"

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[vanillajello]

"Being awesome," she said. And then considered something for a secong, before adding, "Which... I don't know how aware of Fandom's curriculum you are yet, but it's actually a pretty run of the mill kind of workshop for this school."

Just to get that out there before any wisecracking.

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[notaweenie.livejournal.com]

No wisecracking? C'mon. Barry lives for that.

"All I know from the podcasts I've heard is that this place is truly fucked up reality wise," Barry said with a shrug. "I didn't listen closely because I was hacking JJ Abrams laptop to read his Space Battles script. "

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[vanillajello]

"Oh, God, I bet there are lenseflares in the script itself," Kate replied with her eyebrows raised way up high.

Then she caught herself being... un-teacherly. "I mean, um. Yes, that sounds like you're off to a pretty good start in getting Fandom."

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[notaweenie.livejournal.com]

"Does that mean I'm on my way to being awesome?" Barry joked. "How does that class work?"

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[vanillajello]

"It works by way of making students see the potential for awesome within themselves," Kate intoned. Because maybe she'd thought about it once or twice... in the last week or so, after she'd decided to do this. "Of course, some may already have a head start."

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[notaweenie.livejournal.com]

"Well I'm sure you'll do fine bringing out everyone's... awesomeness," Barry said trying to think of something complimentary. "Have you taught before?"

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[vanillajello]

"I've substituted before."

Kiiiind of a lie. Since really, she'd just taken over as a TA a few times.