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

The last picnic for new arrivals had involved a bonfire, but there was no need for artificial warmth today. The weather outside was sunny, and just breezy enough that no one would roast, hopefully. There were tables and chairs arranged around the lawn, along with a long table of food, drinks, and desserts for anyone who stopped by.

There were stacks of nametags for people to label themselves with, and lists to help folks find their siblings and roommates. With everything in order, it was time to welcome some new people!

[OCD is up! This is part one of the picnic, specifically for meeting siblings, roommates, and teachers. The rest of the picnic is happening here. Since it's outside, the picnic is open to all students, teachers, and townies!]

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"What is this meant to be?" Thorin demanded of no one in particular.

His name tag had somehow migrated to the edge of his tunic. He hated that thing. Hated it so.

"Are you Thorin?" Blue asked. Yes, she'd checked the nametag, but it never hurt to be sure. "There has to be a mistake." She'd never shared a house with a boy, never mind a room.

"...yes, there must be," Thorin replied, eyeing her right on back.

Had they roomed the two shortest ones together? Ugh, that was probably it, wasn't it? How had they even known?

"Maybe they thought Thorin was a girl's name?" she said without much hope, because she'd seen the rest of the list.

That was just rude, Fandom. And he was even tall for his people!

"Or Blue was male," Thorin replied. Hopefully this would be cleared up. Soon. Maybe now. He would like a nice bed to sleep in tonight, after all.

Blue was definitely not tall for her people. Blue had never eaten her greens. "I guess we could complain, but from the rest of the list, I don't know how much good it's going to do us." To be fair, she didn't know whether half of those names were boys or girls, either.

Blue was clearly a dwarf at heart. No one wanted greens.

"Will you have a problem with this... arrangement until we can kind a solution?"

Kind of yes, but she thought, What, because I'm a girl? and bristled internally. "No," she said, folding her arms. "Why, will you?"

Well, he was going to go with 'because you're of the race of men and he the race of dwarves' but sure. Why not?

"I have a sister." Which totally gave him more experience with females than most dwarves just based on statistics.

Blue was pretty sure 'dwarf' was considered offensive, Thorin, but who was she to police what you called yourself?

"Oh," Blue said. "I don't have any brothers." Or other male influences at all.

It wasn't when he was literally a dwarf. Like, the actual race. Damn it, Blue. Don't introduce him to Tumblr, his poor head would explode.

"You're not missing out on much. I have one of those as well."

Awww, he'd regret that in about twenty years.

"Your poor sister," Blue said. She kind of meant it. "Maybe we can get a screen or something. Or a curtain?"

"That would suffice," Thorin replied with a nod. He could probably rig something up before they had need of sleep.

Dwarven ingenuity!

He looked awkward for a moment as he realized he hadn't properly introduced himself. "Thorin, son of Thrain. At your service."

"Blue Sargent," Blue said, a little bemused, "Daughter of Maura. At...yours...? Not that I'm going to do your laundry or anything." She just wanted to make that clear.

"I'm... not going to do yours either?" Okay, he was just confused now. What was wrong with people?

"Okay, good," Blue said. "As long as we understand each other."

"Agreed. I will search for suitable materials for the curtain." And get hopelessly lost on the way to town. Thorin. Thorin, no.

They were going to have to get him GPS. "I could help?" Blue offered. "I'm pretty crafty."

SHOW HIM YOUR CRAFTS, BLUE. HE MUST LEARN THEM.

"I would not be opposed. You would know better the fair rates for goods here."

Okay, the phrasing there was a little...odd. Rich people. Who knew with them? "Do you not do much shopping?" she guessed.

"Not often." Also, yes. Rich.

She definitely didn't want him to get fleeced, so, "Yeah, I'd better tag along." Also it would keep him from wandering into the preserve and never being found again. Then she remembered something that had been bugging her. "I noticed that your surname got left off the list somehow."

"Surname?" Ah, that wasn't something they did as much, Blue. "I'm of Durin's line."

"Of course," Blue muttered under her breath. Of course he was that kind of rich European. He probably even had a title. Well, as long as he wasn't insisting she use it. "Silly question," she said out loud. "Forget I asked."

Thorin shot her a look out of the corner of his eye. "I wouldn't think you would be aware of the name, so I omitted it. My apologies."

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