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

[bigdamnprincipal]

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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Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2015]

[iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com]

It was actually an intriguing idea. Elsa nodded a little as she mulled it over. It sounded like Thorin's kingdom to be was a sort that was far more likely to see battle than her own. Arendelle... was not big on war. Which didn't mean there was no threat of it, of course. She couldn't account for the actions of the rest of the world.

"I've been picking up a bit, here and there," she noted. "Reading about strategy, mostly. There haven't been many opportunities for me to safely practice the more hands-on approach."

Safely for other people, more than herself. Funny, that.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2015]

[dwarvenswagger]

"A blunted training sword wouldn't do more than a few bruises," Thorin replied, totally not getting what the problem was.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2015]

[iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com]

Well, at least that was through no fault of his own. It wasn't as though Elsa was announcing to the picnic at large that she was an ice princess.

"That's true enough. And I have a friend who was going to show me my way around a knife, as well," she allowed. She was maybe going to sit on that 'ice princess' thing a little longer. "I don't know many people who could teach me how to properly hold a sword, though. There's a wider variety of weapons in this place than I ever thought possible."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2015]

[dwarvenswagger]

What, that wasn't something that came up in the first conversation? Weird!

"Oh?"

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2015]

[iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com]

Right? Elsa was admittedly still getting the hang of this 'conversations with strangers' thing, of course.

"Swords made entirely of light, and projectile weapons a hundred times more destructive than an arrow or a crossbow bolt," she offered, frowning a little. "To name a few."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2015]

[dwarvenswagger]

Thorin frowned a little at that. "Interesting."

Damn it, Elsa. This could only end in trying to fight Smaug with a bazooka.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2015]

[iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com]

... That would probably work out better for them! So long as they didn't miss.

Oh god, don't miss.

"It's... different." Elsa's tone made it fairly clear that she wasn't certain if it was a good different or a bad different, and she was erring on the side of 'bad, probably.' "I think that actually took more getting used to for me than the strangeness of the island itself. Just... how far everything has come. How different people themselves are."

How many more ways they had to make other people stop moving.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2015]

[dwarvenswagger]

"I'm starting to see that," Thorin replied, looking at the crowd. He skipped over Pinkie out of sheer self defense of his sanity.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2015]

[iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com]

That... was a normal reaction to Pinkie, wasn't it?

"I want to tell you that you get used to it, if you end up spending any amount of time here. And getting used to the unexpected is rarely a bad thing, either. But there are some things you never quite do get used to. I'm not sure any sane person would want to be."