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

[bigdamnprincipal]

So, the heat meant that many of the tables and chairs had been set up in the shade, and someone had found outdoor table umbrellas in blue and gold, god help us all. But hey, a little heat never hurt anyone who wasn't a vampire, right?

Ahem. The picnic was open for warm, sunny business.

[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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Re: General Mingling [Fall 2016]

[thewrathofkaan]

"Wow, what the fuck," Roscoe said. "That seriously sucks. So this is like the only place you're safe."

It really put his whole why-he-came-to-Fandom story into perspective, to be honest.

"Well, I'm glad you're here now," he said decisively. "And thanks for telling me all that. I won't, you know, tell anyone or whatever."

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2016]

[boneyard_girl]

"'M eighteen now, so I could drop out an' go home if'n I wanted an' Child Services can't say boo," Ada said with a shrug. "But 'm gonna be at th' carnival th' rest of m' life, it's m' entire future. Why not spend a year with m' friends instead?"

"My ex-roommate knew, kinda hard t' hide th' fact I shed scales when I sleep, though I managed for about six months," she continued, making a face. "Though she was cool with it. Dante, 'Bela, an' Hya know, too. If'n anyone else suspects, they ain't said nothing t' me."

She grinned and spread her fingers wide to expose the webs between them, showing it to Rosoce. "Glitter hides a lot of things, rest I just rely on slight-of-hand an' people not payin' th' best attention."

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2016]

[thewrathofkaan]

Wow. The webbing looked obvious now that he saw it up close. Roscoe couldn't believe he'd never noticed before.

"It doesn't have to be your future, though, right?" he said hopefully. "I mean, if you wanted to live somewhere else, there's Portalocity and everything. There has to be a place where you wouldn't be... like, weird or whatever."

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2016]

[boneyard_girl]

"Mermaid, Roscoe," she said gently, the word sad. "There's only so long we can manage t' stay out of th' water, no matter what I want. Better a tank with m' family than an ocean alone."

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2016]

[thewrathofkaan]

"Oh." Well, that was... actually really sad. He didn't like the thought of Ada having to choose between life in a tiny tank with people jeering at her or an open ocean with no one for company. "And your family wouldn't go with you? If you went somewhere else?"

His eyes were bright with empathy and, yes, sadness. Ada deserved a better life than that.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2016]

[boneyard_girl]

"I can't ask hundreds of people t' leave behind decades of work an' their home just so I can maybe find a world with people like me," Ada said, shaking her head. "Millers ain't a small family, an' we've been part of the tour circuit for almost a hundred years."

"If'n I decide I don't wanna tour, I'll stay at th' ranch with th' year-rounders. But there ain't nowhere else t' go in th' end, and 'm okay with that. Really." She smiled softly, shaking her head. "I love the carnival. 'S probably th' only thing I know how t' love. I don't want t' go anywhere else."

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2016]

[thewrathofkaan]

"Oh." Now Roscoe kind of felt like a jerk. "Yeah, that makes sense. Even though I totally can't relate to having a family that you actually want to be around," he joked. If Ada was good with the whole situation, he figured there was no point acting like it was the end of the world. He adopted a much lighter tone and even cracked a smile. "Just promise you'll invite us all over to hang out with you at the carnival and party with the carnies."

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2016]

[boneyard_girl]

There were other reasons it was, actually, the end of her world, but Ada wasn't going to get into it at the welcome picnic of all places.

"Pretty sure m' cousins will let you come as often as you like, if only sos they don't have t' entertain me constantly," Ada laughed. "An' they'll probably try t' seduce you t' stay. They like new faces."

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2016]

[thewrathofkaan]

"Well, so do I," Roscoe said, grinning a little. It wasn't a huge smile or anything, but he was feeling better now that he'd made Ada laugh. "I've never even been to a carnival, so I bet it'd be fun. Especially if they're anything like you."