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

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

Throughout the lawn, tables and chairs had been set up and scattered, some out in the bright, sunny center of everything, and some in the darker, more remote areas.

Eat up, folks! Don't let that food go to waste!

[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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"No problem," Will said easily. "I think this amount of food is enough to make anyone a little distracted. I've been here for a little bit now and I'm still surprised."

"What is it like here?" Kaylin asked curiously. "It seems so completely strange. The..." she tried to remember what they were called. "The buses and the lights and - and nothing seems to run on magic and there aren't any door wards even that I've seen."

Not that she'd miss door wards if there weren't any here. She hated the things. They hurt.

"It's good." Will knew that wasn't going to be helpful but he was going to elaborate. "If that's what you're used to, the magic and stuff, you'll find that here but most everything is pretty technologically advanced."

He nodded. "It can take some getting used to but the exposure is pretty much unavoidable so you tend to have to get used to it quickly."

She wasn't sure what techno-whatever meant and she was pretty sure exposure was when you were outside too long, but he seemed nice and helpful, so she just nodded.

And then shook her head.

"I'm sorry, but what does that mean? That techno advanced thing and all?"

"Oh, uh -- " How to explain this? Will scratched his cheek. "Do you know what electricity is?"

He hoped that didn't make her feel stupid but he wasn't sure where he needed to start.

Her raised eyebrows were probably enough of an indication that she didn't know what he was talking about.

[ooc: And I'm off to do our matinee performance. SP?]

"Guess that means you don't," Will said gently. "I don't want to confuse you but electricity is basically what's making almost anything you see here possible. It's what makes things heat up without an open flame, it's what powers the bus you mentioned and the lights you'll see inside the dorms. It's not magic, it's science."

[Sure thing! SP is great!]

"Sounds a lot like magic to me," she said slowly. "Just a different kind from back home."

Do you use mirrors here to talk to one another and leave messages?"

Will shook his head. "We use telephones, for the most part. They're another thing made useful by electricity and technology. As far as I know, mirrors are just used to see your own reflection."

"Telephones..." Kaylin pondered this for a moment. "Huh. I guess I have even more to learn than I thought."

"Our mirrors can show our reflections as well, of course, not that I ever use them for that if I don't have to."

"What other things do you use mirrors for?" Will asked curiously. "They're a communication device where you're from?"

She nodded. "They can also call up data from the records if they're connected the right way. Mine at home can't, of course. Mine's the cheapest I could get. People can contact me through it and leave a message if I'm not there. At the Halls of Law, though, they can access records about almost anything. Images, moving pictures, data - whatever they need."

"Wow," he said, eyes widening just a touch. "That sounds like some of the most versatile uses for a mirror that I've ever heard of. I don't think you're gonna find anything like that here. Some of the mirrors might talk on the weird days this island has but they're pretty much just used to take a look at yourself in the morning and make sure your hair isn't sticking up all over the place."

"I brought one with me," Kaylin said, "Or it was sent here for me, really. So I can talk to people back home. I can show you how it works sometime if you want."

"Yeah sure," he said, nodding. "I'm Will West, by the way. I use a telephone and a computer to talk to my friends back home. Don't think too much about those right now. They're different kinds of communication devices to put it simply."

"I can see I'm going to need some help," Kaylin said with a sigh. "It's nice to meet you, Will. I'm Kaylin Neya."

"Well, I can definitely give helping a try," he said with a small snicker. "I just hope I don't confuse you more or anything like that. It's easy to do when I'm so used to everything."

Kayin shrugged. "I get confused a lot, but if it's important I'll learn. If you know how things work that can only help."

"I'm not the greatest teacher but I'll do my best to help when I can," Will promised. "You'll get it though. Once you start to get some things, the rest will flow easier."

"Probably," Kaylin agreed. "And I appreciate your help. In advance. In case I forget to say thank you along the way, you know?"

She knew herself very well.

"It's no problem," Will said with a shrug. "Just take a few days to get your bearings. I did that when I first got here and it helped."

"I will," Kaylin said. "And I'll have to thoroughly scout out the whole town and area around it, so I know - well... all the ins and outs."

And escape routes should they be needed.

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