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

[bigdamnprincipal]

Thankfully, the weather on the island today was fairly nice for the tail end of December, but there was still a medium-sized bonfire going in the middle of the lawn, partly due to tradition and partly due to the potential for shirtlessness (which, Zoe supposed, was also tradition.)

The usual tables were set up with warm foods, nametags, and lists for the new and old folks to find each other. Once everything was set up, it was time to celebrate a new year and the start of a new semester!

[OCD is up! I'm consolidating this down to one post, so bring all your new and old folks over here! Since it's outside, the picnic is open to all students, teachers, and townies!]

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Re: General Mingling [Spring 2017]

[soniaroadsqueen]

Ringo blinked, then shook her head. "No. I just, I mean, I guess I'm just used to seeing more new faces and I thought there had to be a reason for it."

And while there had been some scary things since she'd gotten to the island, nothing quite at the level of the monsters and the familiar old faces who had gone through so much change.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2017]

[not_every_mage]

"There are bad things every year, though," Anders pointed out. "Not to mention that half the people fall through a portal and get here by accident."

He thought about it a moment. "But maybe the island wanted to give us a little time to heal without throwing new people into the mix."

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2017]

[soniaroadsqueen]

"Maybe," Ringo allowed with a thoughtful nod. "I mean, yeah, bad things have happened here, but this time felt different."

It wasn't, really, but it felt different to Ringo, at least.

RE: Re: General Mingling [Spring 2017]

[not_every_mage]

"A lot of people had a worse time of it than I did," Anders allowed. "I stayed out of the way as much as I could."

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2017]

[soniaroadsqueen]

"I'm glad it wasn't so bad for you." Ringo knew a lot of people had had it even worse than she had, but she was still glad that it sounded like Anders hadn't had it even that bad.

Or, at least that's what she hoped.

RE: General Mingling [Spring 2017]

[not_every_mage]

Anders shrugged. "I decided a while ago not to let Fandom's whims hurt me," he said. "They come and go, and as long as my mind's my own through it all, that's all I care about."

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2017]

[soniaroadsqueen]

"That makes sense," Ringo agreed with a nod.

Then she frowned slightly. "You, um, ever get caught up in those times when it, you know, isn't?"