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

[bigdamnprincipal]

Picnic-ing in January - still not the best idea ever! But there were tables and chairs set up in the sun, and a nice bonfire going, and plenty of warm food for everyone to encourage socializing for as long as possible.

[OCD is up! This is the picnic post for general mingling. Roommates, fake siblings and teachers are all here. Since it's outside, the picnic is open to all students, teachers, and townies!]

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General Mingling [Spring 2016]

[bigdamnprincipal]

Food and fire, always a nice combination.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2016]

[smilestopscars]

Ezra had returned from his holiday trip last night. Sure, he'd meant to come back before New Year's, but then there'd been a party invite and, well. Ezra wasn't very good at resisting invitations.

So, he'd delayed his return. The picnic? A good place to start. He had a plate of food in his hand and a smile on his face. Ah, newbies. More pretty people.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2016]

[sampippy]

Xanthippe had spent the holidays with her mom's family in Connecticut.

Xanthippe, as a result, was horrified to find that she was just a little bit glad to be back here. Yeah. If anyone saw her physically shudder and make a face at the realization, she wasn't going to explain it. She just went to the food tables to see if there was anything on there she'd actually eat.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2016]

[rebelseekspizza]

Hey, Dante was definitely game for the food.

He put his feet up on a picnic table somewhere - don't ask how he managed that without slipping off the bench - and dug into a slice of pizza.

If his coat kept sipping off his shoulders, well, the cold didn't bother him that much.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2016]

[seeks_truth]

Last semester's picnic had brought more Thedosian mages to the island. So of course Cassandra was perched somewhere strategic, wearing her full armor (but the helmet) and keeping a narrowed eye on every face she didn't immediately recognize.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2016]

[doesnotkneel]

Edward was bright-eyed and looking fairly upbeat, for all that it was a morning and he was traditionally terrible at them. He was poking idly at a burger while he contemplated collecting even more food.

He was perfectly behaved.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2016]

[fckedupx5000.livejournal.com]

Oh. Oh wow. There was just so much to eat!

Velma looked at the tables of food and tried not to stare. Her mouth watered at the sight of it all. There were hamburgers. Cheeseburgers. Bacon cheeseburgers. Fried chicken. Potato chips. Cookies. Brownies. Cheesepuffs.

She used to love cheesepuffs.

Marketing would have a collective heart attack at the idea of one of their superheroes eating most of the food on offer here. Spandex was unforgiving of flaws and a few pounds could mean the difference between an endorsement deal that landed you on prime time commercials and one that sandwiched you in between infomercials and inspirational programming.

But she didn't have to worry about spandex anymore. Or endorsements or contracts or what Marketing thought of her dietary habits.

Velma helped herself to an entire plate of cheesepuffs.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2016]

[halfbad.livejournal.com]

Nathan had been keeping a relatively low profile for awhile and was determined to try and fix that at least today. His changes were happening more and more and while he still hadn't figured out what he was, he knew he was dangerous.

He was off to the side, drinking water and watching people mill about.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2016]

[crimson_sister]

The food was good, Lucille had to admit, and certainly a lot better than he had been used to lately, although anything would be an improvement to that. She had filled her plate and found a table all to herself, where she watched the people around her while trying out the assortment of dishes she had picked. She was hungrier than she had thought, and the food soon got most of her attention.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2016]

[rhymeswithtable.livejournal.com]

Yes, Mabel was here! Yes, Mabel's pig, Waddles, was also here!

And yes, it was entirely possible that she came to the picnic with a purse at her side that was stuffed full of puffy stickers to hand out to the new kids. All of them with terrible puns on them. Some of them with scratch-n-sniff scents for good measure.

Mabel liked to celebrate newbie day in style.

This was probably also why Mabel and Waddles were both wearing matching pink shutter shades.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2016]

[cuzfriendship]

It was an outdoor picnic in January, and April was wearing shorts.

Oh, don't look at her like she was crazy; at least she was perched kind of close to the fire, and she didn't look terribly cold.

She was munching on some pizza piled high with various forms of meat toppings while she eyed the new people (and the old people, for that matter), wondering who she could sneak-attack befriend before the day was up.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2016]

[gavegoodface]

It was a newbie picnic, so that meant Face was there to provide the mandatory beglittered shirtlessness.

The satisfaction of performing this community service kept him warm. That and the fire.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2016]

[good_for_six]

Looking thoroughly miserable despite the fact she was even wearing her jacket today, Isabela huddled near the fire, occasionally taking nips from her flask.

It should be illegal to be this cold for this long.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2016]

[not_a_moonie]

This was Alana's first and last picnic as StuCo President, and she was feeling pretty good about it. (And would swear up and down that she wasn't at all sad that this was also her last picnic as a student, even though she kind of was.) Her wings were covered by her cloak -- not to hide them, but because she was cold without it.

She spent most of her time hanging out near the fire, keeping an eye open for anybody who seemed interesting and/or attractive.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2016]

[not_every_mage]

Anders hadn't done much of anything during the break, and it was nice to have the picnic as an excuse to leave his room and actually be social. He took some hot chocolate and began to roam the crowd. It'd be nice to have some more people from Thedas, but he had no expectations.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2016]

[sciclone]

Cosima was fresh back from San Francisco and already wondering what kind of insane person came to the East Coast in January. But she'd deal. She wrapped her scarf tighter around her neck and plopped down at a table in the sun.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2016]

[boneyard_girl]

There was a nice big fire, which Ada always enjoyed, SO MUCH free food that there were actually vegetarian options, and she got herself a big-little-brother who she didn't have to warn about needing coats, since it was already January.

Ada was having a fantastic day, thank you, and she was going to eat all the food to celebrate.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2016]

[bestatmystery]

Lottie was no Claire Little, but she did enjoy her a good fire. So she grabbed herself a plate of food and wrapped herself up in a nice fuzzy jumper and found herself a nice spot for people- and fire-watching.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2016]

[tigerundercover]

Raven had decided to play nice for her new sib and worn her usual 'normal human' shape, complete with weather appropriate jacket and scarf. But when it was time to go relax in the crowd and enjoy the rest of the picnic, she let herself relax into her natural form, mimicking a simple tank top and shorts as a nod to modesty.

The new students might as well get used to the weirdness early, after all.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2016]

[omgnochecksyet]

Coming back to Fandom from Georgia was definitely a bit of a temperature shock, so yes, Eric was just going to grab some snacks and not drift too far from the warmth of the bonfire.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2016]

[thatwaslucky]

Rey watched the table for a while, wondering if all this food was for somebody. And once she realized that people were just taking it, she got started on building a plate. A very large plate.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2016]

[oldstrongest1.livejournal.com]

Sure, fire, whatever. Skaar barely noticed the elements. And he barely ate. Really, he was just hanging out as casually as a 7'-6" pile of hair and pale green muscles could. Suuuuuuper casual.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2016]

[soniaroadsqueen]

So apparently a week back home was just what the doctor ordered, and the weird mood that Ringo had felt hovering over her back in December was pretty much gone. So she was grinning and walking around and saying hi to people.

Of course she had a pair of AirTrek slung over her shoulder. Maybe some new people would ask questions about them!

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2016]

[stacyexperiment]

This was Gwen's last picnic, which felt weird. Not bad, per se, because then she'd be going back home and that wasn't a bad thing, but it was weird. So she was sitting by the fire, watching everyone, and thinking how little all the incoming new people looked.

Except the green guy, maybe.

OOC [Spring 2016]

[bigdamnprincipal]

Who's got two thumbs and remembered to put 2016 on everything? This lady!