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

[bigdamnprincipal]

There were chairs and tables set up all across the lawn; some were by the bonfire, for the people who wanted to be warm and central to everything else at the picnic, and some were set farther away from the action, for the people who wanted more peace and quiet.

There was no escaping the glitter though. Sorry, but not really.

[OCD is 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 2015]

[elated-or-gassy.livejournal.com]

"Reserved," Anna said quickly, feeling a rush of relief swill through her. "That's exactly it." Reserved sounded stately, and busy, not anything bad. Just someone who edged back a little in front of others. "Plus she's kind of bad with germs. Or people. Maybe both."

She hadn't decided yet if it was some kind of clean freak status or social anxiety, but those were her two best guesses right now.

"Corona?" she added, reached out to clasp the other girl's forearms. "Oh! I know where that is!"

Nobody all day had mentioned a place she knew. This was wonderful news.

"You have that light thing every year! The candles? I've never seen it but I've heard it's beautiful."

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2015]

[likes-ducklings.livejournal.com]

"Candles?" Rapunzel's eyes went huge. "It's candles? I've always wondered what it was. You mean -- you mean the thing in the summer, right? With the -- with the floating lights?"

This was clearly really, really important to Rapunzel -- sorry, Anna, she was going to freak out a little over this.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2015]

[elated-or-gassy.livejournal.com]

Anna bit her lip uncertainly. "I don't know for sure that it's candles," she admitted. "I -- I never went, but Mother mentioned it once. She -- she called it candles, but I don't know if she ever went, either. Maybe she did? Maybe she knew someone who had, or -- or maybe she just thought it was candles, from what other people said about it."

She gave the other girl a wistful smile. "I'm sorry. I wish I knew for certain. I -- I'd tell you, if I did."

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2015]

[likes-ducklings.livejournal.com]

"No, no, it's okay," Rapunzel rushed to assure her, grinning beatifically at even that much information. "It's okay. I've -- I've never seen them in person? But those lights always happen, um, on my birthday, actually. And I've always wondered what they were, but I was never allowed to go, and...and it's just good to have some idea of what they are, at all. Mother told me they were stars, but I knew that was wrong."

She shook her head, sighing happily. "They're candles. Floating candles. That's amazing." And then she shot a look at Anna, guiltily, and added, "Sorry, you probably don't care about the floating candles so much, huh? Are you like, completely freaked out by this place yet? We're not all bad, I promise. Most of us are pretty nice and not crazy at all, no matter what anyone's told you."