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 Teachers [Summer 2015]

[vdistinctive]

"Oh my god," Eliot groaned. "And I thought your British accents were bad."

RE: Re: Meet Your Teachers [Summer 2015]

[geniuswithasmartphone]

"Like to hear you do an accent," Hardison grumbled. "I mean, one you ain't grown up with."

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Summer 2015]

[vdistinctive]

"What, you mean like this?" Eliot asked, southern accent completely drowned out in the bog standard "American" accent.

RE: Re: Meet Your Teachers [Summer 2015]

[geniuswithasmartphone]

"Man, everyone can do that one."

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Summer 2015]

[vdistinctive]

Eliot pouted scowled. It taken him years in the service to perfect dropping his accent completely. "I can speak Arabic, Hardison, I don't need to do accents."

RE: Re: Meet Your Teachers [Summer 2015]

[geniuswithasmartphone]

"An' I speak Perl, BASIC, C++, COBOL, FORTRAN, Ada, Python, and Pascal," Hardison said, trying not to grin at that pout. "You don't hear me bragging about it."

EXCEPT FOR HOW HE ABSOLUTELY DID.

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Summer 2015]

[vdistinctive]

"No, you write those." COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LANGUAGE CENTER, HARDISON. "You speak English. Barely. I'm conversant in six different Middle Eastern and South East Asian languages and can get by in most Eastern European ones."

By 'get by', of course, he meant that he knew basic pleasantries, numbers, how to order some one to drop their weapons, and how to hit on people.

RE: Re: Meet Your Teachers [Summer 2015]

[geniuswithasmartphone]

"What you mean, 'barely'?" Hardison demanded. "An' telling a girl that you wanna meet her in a bathroom in ten minutes don't count as getting by."

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Summer 2015]

[vdistinctive]

"Maybe it wouldn't for you," Eliot said.

RE: Re: Meet Your Teachers [Summer 2015]

[geniuswithasmartphone]

Hardison was just going to roll his eyes, okay? Roll them really hard.

"Only cause if I wanna tell a girl to meet me in the bathroom, I can just do tell Parker in English."

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Summer 2015]

[vdistinctive]

"Yes, Hardison, we're all very proud of your progress."

RE: Re: Meet Your Teachers [Summer 2015]

[geniuswithasmartphone]

"Dammit, Eliot! I keep tellin' you, man, I was not a virgin when we met!"

SAY IT A LITTLE LOUDER, HARDISON. NOT ALL THE STUDENTS HAD HEARD YOU.

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Summer 2015]

[vdistinctive]

"No, you just had no idea how to ask a woman out."

RE: Re: Meet Your Teachers [Summer 2015]

[geniuswithasmartphone]

"I didn't wanna rush her!"

Also that.

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Summer 2015]

[vdistinctive]

"Or a man, for that matter," Eliot continued as though Hardison hadn't even spoken.

RE: Re: Meet Your Teachers [Summer 2015]

[geniuswithasmartphone]

"...You don't know that."

Except for how he very much did. Because it was obvious.

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Summer 2015]

[vdistinctive]

Eliot just looked at him.

Really, Hardison should have way more practice resisting judgmental silence, by now.

RE: Re: Meet Your Teachers [Summer 2015]

[geniuswithasmartphone]

He was getting a lot of it today, it was true.

"Well how many dudes have you asked out?" he asked. "Invitin' 'em back to their own place for a threesome don't count, either!"

Again, Hardison, maybe with the volume control?

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Summer 2015]

[vdistinctive]

Eliot made a show of counting on his fingers. ". . . Does hookin' up in a foxhole after a bombing count?"

RE: Re: Meet Your Teachers [Summer 2015]

[geniuswithasmartphone]

"...if I say yes, can I hear this story?"

For science and not any prurient reasons, really!

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Summer 2015]

[vdistinctive]

"Well, see, you remember Shelley, right? We were outside of Belgrade, see, and -- actually, you wouldn't like this story much." It got kinda violent in parts. What with it being a foxhole. After a bombing.

RE: Re: Meet Your Teachers [Summer 2015]

[geniuswithasmartphone]

"Okay, new question. How many of your hookups come immediately right before or right after somethin' violent?"

He was counting the tentacle monster, Eliot!

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Summer 2015]

[vdistinctive]

Eliot opened his mouth to answer, then paused and frowned.

"How soon is 'immediately'?"

He and Mikel had totally gotten a good couple hours in after their fight before they hooked up. . . .

RE: Re: Meet Your Teachers [Summer 2015]

[geniuswithasmartphone]

"Directly relating to the aforesaid violence."

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Summer 2015]

[vdistinctive]

". . . Like, sixty percent?" Eliot guessed.

He was probably underestimating.