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

[bigdamnprincipal]

Okay, admittedly, having a picnic at the beginning of January wasn't the best idea the school had ever come up with. Thankfully, the weather was sort of agreeable today - it wasn't too chilly, the sun was out, and there were still pretty pockets of unmelted snow on the lawn.

In the middle of the lawn, a bonfire had been set up for warmth and light--mostly the warmth--and the tables and chairs had been set out to mostly be in the sun. There was a long table with a variety of moddable warm foods, and there was the usual table of nametags and lists to help folks find their siblings and roommates. With everything set up, it was time to welcome the new folks!

[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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Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Spring 2016]

[bigdamnprincipal]

Leave any actual family drama out of things!

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Spring 2016]

[fckedupx5000.livejournal.com]

With a flash of blue light and the taste of peppermint and pine needles lingering on her lips, Velma appeared on the lawn outside of the school. "Nice and subtle," she muttered.

Traveling by Jackie's magic mirror might have been less ostentatious than arriving in Santa's sleigh or on the Princess's magic carpet, but it was a flashier entrance than Velma would have liked to make. It was her first day of attending a normal school since sixth grade and she'd been hoping to keep a low profile. So much for that.

Slinking over to one of the tables, she eventually found her nametag and stuck it on her chest. She would have found it sooner, but she'd been looking for one that read Velveteen rather than Velma. Weird. She hadn't been out in public under her real name since the sixth grade, either.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Spring 2016]

[crimson_sister]

It had been a strange arrival to a strange place, and it had left Lucille more unsettled than she would like to admit. Added to this, she was cold; her winter coat, it had turned out, had suffered a severe attack during the past year, and was not in a state fit to wear. At least cold was something she was used to, but after picking up her nametag and looked through the lists she kept close to the bonfire.

So, she had been assigned a big sibling. Why she would need one was a mystery, but she wasn't going to object.

Jalian d'Arsenette y ken Selvren was a strange name, however. It must be foreign. Perhaps she would at least be able to answer a few questions Lucille had, like the shimmering portal through which she had arrived, and why the people here were wearing the oddest clothes.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Spring 2016]

[oldstrongest1.livejournal.com]

Skaar was built on family drama! Don't tell him what to do!

Anyway, Skaar put on his nametag which gave the full designation, "Skaar, Son of Hulk." Then he waited. He didn't know what an Ada Miller looked like, so he figured it would be easier for her to find him. Because even if you didn't know what "Skaar, Son of Hulk" looked like, you could probably put two and two together.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Spring 2016]

[halfaclink.livejournal.com]

While Frank waited to meet this Laura person he was supposed to boss around or whatever the goal of the sibling program was, he prepared a couple of drinks. After drinking them both, he prepared another one for his new little sib.

You couldn't say he wasn't thoughtful. Well, you could, but you would potentially be wrong.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Spring 2016]

[thatwaslucky]

Rey had not expected to be here. One moment she was looking through a ship, and the next she was some confused girl in a mask with a bo strapped to her back in the middle of... what was this, anyway?

So... have fun with that, big sibling!

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Spring 2016]

[tigerundercover]

Raven had her mimicked name tag prominently placed, and she scanned the crowd, checking out all the new students and trying not to guess which one might be her new little sib. Sure, you always ended up with a mental image from a name, but she knew as well as anyone that that was pretty meaningless.

Meet Your Roommate [Spring 2016]

[bigdamnprincipal]

Current students who had been assigned new rooms and/or roommates had been handwavily informed of the change, but the list had been posted for everyone to see at one of the tables:

212: Lucille Sharpe and Raven Queen
216: Eric Bittle and Rey
304: Laura Kinney and Kaylin Neya
320: Skaar, Son of Hulk and Velma Martinez

Re: Meet Your Roommate [Spring 2016]

[fckedupx5000.livejournal.com]

Skaar, Son of Hulk, huh? That was a name. That was a name that wouldn't be out of place in The Junior Super Patriots, West Coast Divison lineup. Velma looked around the lawn to see if she could spot anyone who looked like a Skaar, Son of Hulk.

And if that didn't work, that's what the nametags were for.

Re: Meet Your Roommate [Spring 2016]

[crimson_sister]

Raven Queen? The students here had strange names indeed. Lucille wore her nametag, in case the girl was paying attention to that. If not, they would anyway meet later in their room, no doubt. Not that she cared much either way, it wasn't like she expected to make friends with her. Politeness would have to be enough.

She pulled her wool shawl tighter around herself, not wandering far from the bonfire.

Re: Meet Your Roommate [Spring 2016]

[thatwaslucky]

Rey had only come over here out of curiosity, and now she was trying to figure out why her name was on this list.

Also she did not think this roommate thing would work out well anyway.

[ungue.livejournal.com]

Laura wasn't new to roommates. She wasn't new to the disappointment and awkwardness that usually came after spending enough time around someone about her age in a closed space. Had she known, she would've asked to be put somewhere on her own, but it was too late for that now.

Better keep her expectations low. Harder to get disappointed that way.

Meet Your Teachers [Spring 2016]

[bigdamnprincipal]

They're so excited to be here, really.

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Spring 2016]

[suitably_heroic]

Atton had only limited usage of his left arm, including the hand, but he had the kolto patches tucked underneath the sleeve of his jacket. Nobody was going to notice but the people who knew how, and that had the bonus effect of letting him know who knew how.

Anyway, he had a glass of juice in his right hand and he was eyeing the crowd.

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Spring 2016]

[saddeserthermit]

Obi-Wan had been on Tatooine for several weeks now; he had, as such, missed a great deal.

He was merrily oblivious - and coated in a thin layer of sand - of any crises that may have occured, and looking rather calm and collected with his hands tucked in his sleeves.

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Spring 2016]

[weetuskenraider]

With a semester of teaching under her belt by now, Tahiri seemed much more at ease than she had at the fall picnic. She'd taken a quick trip home to check in, then returned in her X-Wing -- she couldn't be sure if her Sekotan fighter would do well this far away from the planet, being a living ship and all, and didn't care to risk it for that reason. Said X-Wing was now parked back in its old spot at the junkyard, her few necessary possessions were back in her room at the Arms, and Tahiri was standing near a tree, occasionally nibbling something from the plate of snacks in her hand while she looked over the picnic area.

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Spring 2016]

[electrocynic]

Electroclash (in full superhero uniform, because it was tradition) was standing with a drink in hand, looking... mildly approachable? Something like that.

She'd looked grumpier at these things before, okay.

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Spring 2016]

[thisguyright.livejournal.com]

This guy, right?

Just showing up on the island in full Boomerang gear, ready to mingle, meet people, and scope things out. He needed to know if anyone knew him at all because of the whole alternate reality thing going on, and if so, whether they thought he was a D-word, a different D-word, a C-word, a MF-word, a BAMF-phrase, or just a cool guy. It paid to figure these things out before you got too far into things.

Honestly, he was betting on something between nothing and second D.

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Spring 2016]

[wrongkindofsith]

Couldn't you just feel the excitement radiating off Cara? Couldn't you?

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Spring 2016]

[living_endless]

Didi actually was excited to be there --but she was usually excited to be anywhere. She nibbled from a plate of fruit as she watched the crowd, curious as to what she'd learn about them in the coming months.

RE: Meet Your Teachers [Spring 2016]

[throughaphase]

Kitty had two fewer jobs these days, so she was back to teaching and trying to get some sense of normalcy and routine back. She was actually pretty glad to be here, aside from the whole picnic in January thing. At least she looked cute bundled up.

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Spring 2016]

[vdistinctive]

Eliot had been planning to take a break this semester. But then he'd gotten news from the school that he'd been sighed up to teach a travel class with the pony.

Because apparently he just didn't get to have any control over his own life ever again.

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Spring 2016]

[locointhecoco]

This was Pinkie's favoritest time of any semester! What a wonderful way to start a new adventure than with a great big picnic party?

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Spring 2016]

[never-dull.livejournal.com]

Hannibal was wearing a lovely three-piece suit and tie and a wool overcoat and...yes, was likely the best-dressed person here.

He had his own coffee to drink (and an extra carafe, in case of Eliot or anyone else who might truly appreciate the stuff) and some gourmet sandwiches in his bag, and was mostly people-watching.

OOC [Spring 2016]

[bigdamnprincipal]

Wheeeeee!