fandomhigh | BWI Airport, Portalocity Lounge

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BWI Airport, Portalocity Lounge

It was That Time Of Year again. At BWI airport, they knew well that this was not the kind of thing you wanted to be asking questions about. So when a teenage boy showed up wearing a ratty long red-and-black coat, an expression that blazed hell and a large series of bleeding scratches on his face, well, they didn't ask. About anything.

Dante didn't mind. It meant he could walk into the nice warm Portalocity lounge and crash on one of the benches. Had to sleep off the day he'd had... yesterday? Was it yesterday now? Who cared.

By the time he jerked back awake about an hour later, the scratches had vanished and his expression had gone sleepy, though the ratty coat remained. He sat up, rubbing at his eyes. Guess he wasn't alone anymore, huh? Fine, whatever. "Who knew the public still showed up for transport?"

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It's coming any minute now.

Or bother your drivers, when they ping in.

Look, it's imperative I link to that scene whenever possible.

For all of her agreement to go to the boarding school, Maria was still a little unhappy as she disembarked her plane from New Mexico and found her way to the Portalocity Lounge. She had a rolling dufflebag and her mom said that anything else she wanted could be shipped to the island.

Island. She, girl from the arid desert was about to start school on an island. This was almost too bizarre for words.

She entered the lounge right as a boy around high school age -- she was bad at ages -- seemed to wake up from a nap and ask about the public transportation.

"I'm guessing it's because it's the only way to get to this school we're going to?"

Blame the sleep-groggy face on... well, the fact he'd been sleeping two minutes ago. Dante squinted at her. "Wait, what?"

There was an airport, and he figured this was the bus section or something. (Okay, so maybe he hadn't figured a whole lot of a lot besides the fact that he needed to sleep off busting out of that last place.)

"You asked about public showing up for transport," Maria said with a slight shrug. "I'm assuming people show up because this is how we were told we'd get to the school."

Because Maria was helpful.

Eggsy was feeling fresh as a fucking daisy after a trans-Atlantic flight to get here. So. There were now two surly teenage boys who wanted sleep in the lounge.

He adjusted his hat before settling into one of the chairs to get in a bit of people watching before everything inevitably went to shit.

Though he did spare a nod at the other guy there.

"Right," Dante said. "The school."

What school? He sure as hell wasn't going to ask - itch on his abdomen said he could use at least another half-hour of sleep, so he didn't exactly want to give someone a reason to kick him out. "Yeah, you're totally right."

He was not a fantastic liar.

Why hello there, equally friendly-looking teenage boy!

Dante would return your nod with a vaguely slasher-esque smile and a raise of his eyebrows. As one did, when complete strangers nodded at you.

Maria had met some fantastic liars and knew immediately that this guy was not one of them. She wasn't going to say anything, though. He probably had his own reasons for being here.

"I'm Maria," she offered with a smile. "I'm new to this whole thing, too."

In horror movies, sure they did.

Eggsy rolled his eyes in response, slumping back in his seat with his legs spread in typical dudebro fashion. But he at least looked amused rather than tired.

The whole she could get my ass kicked out thing prevented Dante from being an ass, the way he kind of wanted to kneejerk. Like, new to what? What stupid play was this, this time?

"You have any idea what's up with this set-up?" he asked, instead.

"All aboard for Fandom High," Eliot called as he swung the door to the shuttle open. Pardon the resting grump-face, kids. At least he wasn't wearing full body armor or something, like a complete weirdo.

Plus, you know, he was humanoid. Which they'd eventually realize was reassuring.

"You bored or what?" Dante asked.

He looked like he was either bored, or trying to start shit. And Dante really didn't want to get kicked out of this lounge.

"Nah, bruv. Looking forward to learning. Honest."

Maria shook her head before finding somewhere to sit and dropping the dufflebag to rest at her feet.

"Nope. I was told to get off my plane in the main airport and head to this lounge to wait for the shuttle to Fandom."

She rotated her head to ease the straining muscles in her neck. She felt like she had been travelling forever. The humidity here was already making itself known to her.

"Yeah, you look like a real egghead from here," Dante said. "Professor material, top grade."

Hey, if this guy was going to talk shit, he was going to amuse himself.

And Wash was not a weirdo for wearing his armor. He was merely thinking ahead to the safety of the incoming class.

You're welcome, kids.

He was also less surly looking by virtue of no one being able to see his face. So. Go him.

Fandom? There was a school called Fandom? Seriously?

She had to be kidding.

"Fandom, huh? And here I thought you could get there just sitting your ass down in front of a computer."

Okay, so a school. Called Fandom. Apparently people were going there, or something.

Dante squinted up at this guy and tried to figure out whether he liked the look of him. (Probably not.) "Who pissed in your coffee this morning?"

Dante, no.

"Apparently not or we wouldn't be here waiting for a shuttle to the island." Maria leaned back against her seat. "I'm guessing that you didn't get a lot of information before you were sent here?"

"Not really a brochure kinda guy," Dante said. "Trying to save a rainforest worth of paper."

Not really.

Maria broke into a grin at that explanation. She was so not buying that, but he was at least fun to talk to.

"Do you have a name I can call you because I'm known for making up nicknames for people. You mind end up as Cute Snarky Guy."

That got Eggsy to make a face that was equal annoyance and amusement at the 'egghead'.

"What? That a hint of doubt I hear?"

Yeah, because that armor was totally reassuring.

"Swear to god, you even look like you might point a weapon at these kids and I'm throwing you into the harbor."

The harbor was nowhere near BWI. This would not stop Eliot.

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