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

[omgnochecksyet]

Sure, someone could question just how all that ice cream was staying cold and not-melty without any immediately apparent means of refrigeration?

But really, of all the should-be-impossible things Fandom makes possible on a near-daily basis, this one at least was fairly benign. And delicious. So shh, don't question it, just enjoy it.

[OCD 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 [Fall 2017]

[omgnochecksyet]

So... who's lost their shirts already?

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2017]

[justice_undone]

She was hungry, she had to admit that, so Breq had filled a plate of mostly things she didn't recognize and found a table to herself. Pretending not to, or at least trying not to be too obvious about it, she watched the people around her.

This was definitely far from Radch territory.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2017]

[revengenotebook]

"Right, so this place is completely weird," Paris said. "Right?"

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2017]

[soniaroadsqueen]

"Hi!" A too-cheerful girl with her hair pulled up in pigtails waved too enthusiastically when she passed nearby. Breq might have noticed her coming, given just how, well, bouncy, Ringo could be.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2017]

[revengenotebook]

Paris made a beeline for the coffee because the day had already been much.too.long.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2017]

[soniaroadsqueen]

"Oh, yeah, the coffee here is pretty good," came some totally unsolicited advice that Paris was probably really excited to get. "They've also got a ton of those flavored syrups you can put in it."

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2017]

[era_two_triangle]

Joke was on this place. Peridot wasn't even wearing a shirt!

Or clothes.

Not that you could tell, mind. She'd been naked since she'd lost her limb enhancers, and most people hadn't noticed yet.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2017]

[somethingwithturquoise]

Of all the scans she had done so far, this was easily the one with the most information coming her way, and it became very clear to Summer that this was a very important interaction to have. "Peridot!" she visibly brightened when she spotted and accessed the familiar face from her database. "Like, hi!"

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2017]

[not_of_the_nora]

It wasn't so much the nudity as... the shape.

And the gem.

Aloy came to a complete stop, tilting her head warily. Was it a human? A machine? A machine that looked like a human?

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2017]

[kenselvren]

"Peridot." Jalian nodded at her. "Hello."

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2017]

[not_of_the_nora]

Was this the Old World?

Aloy had only just come stumbling through the portal into this place... the green grass looked like it always had, but she'd never seen buildings like the ones on this island before. At least not intact.

She frowned thoughtfully at... everything. What was that food? What were those tables made of? And how did something that cold just sit out in the warmth without melting?

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2017]

[rebelseekspizza]

Half the people Dante knew had left yesterday, and that was fine.

So fine he was spending today sprawled in a tree again, a drink in hand and sunglasses perched on his nose. He'd keep an eye out, sure.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2017]

[somethingwithturquoise]

So Summer was, like, so totally excited to be back in Fandom, if you couldn't tell by her happiness percentage turned up nearly to the max, and her dynamic movement amped up to sorta bouncy. She was excited to meet the newbies, too, though she knew her main operative for the majority of the day would be to locate those that her database recognized, establish a main contact, and confirm a positive passing with them that would ensure the security that everything was totally fine and she was not, in fact, a robot version of the Summer they all knew and loved.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2017]

[in_sidon_we_trust]

Sidon (who already had no shirt to lose) had been reaching excitement overload at the blasted airport; actually arrive at the island had him feeling like a hatchling again. He had to admit, as thrilling as it was to be meeting so many new people in such a strange land, he had been most excited to see all the beautiful water that surrounded the place. Why, the ocean seemed to stretch out forever! He did not often make it to the Akkala region, but it certainly reminded him of that lovely place, and without any pesky Lizalfos or Moblins! And the food! Sidon sort of boggled at the arrangement of food, most of which he didn't recognize, trying to figure out if he should stick with something more common and familiar to his palette or be adventurous and try something completely unknown.

"I will truly be sick from overconsumption by the end of this day!" he remarked to no one in particular. "But I imagine it will be quite worth it!"

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2017]

[spell_chucker]

Khadgar had never expected to still be on the island this long, but he couldn't bear to miss these picnics now. It was always nice to see new people, and he'd put on his cleanest robes for the occasion. Now, he just had to not get food on them as he searched through the ice cream flavors.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2017]

[merchant_of_miracles]

Like the Merchant of Miracles was going to pass up an opportunity to fill his gut with free food and feed the 'unicorns' on the school's dime! Ignoring the fact, of course, that the 'unicorns' didn't really cost anything to feed when they existed mostly on a diet of grass and trash. Still, they weren't ones to turn down a mess of pizza and ice cream and cupcakes all jammed together on a plate and set before them on the ground.

The Merchant himself parked nearby on top of one of the picnic tables toward the edge of the picnic, hot dog in one hand, ice cream cone in the other, kicking his little toesies in the air a little as he scanned over the crowd for the newer faces, trying to pick out the suckers among them.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2017]

[misshapen_spark]

"Aw yeah, lunch time." Was Yang filling up her plate to ridiculous proportions and then eating it with a speed that defied physics? HECK YES.

Look, it took a lot of calories to power this much fabulousness.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2017]

[firstofitskind]

This was the first Welcome Picnic since Liam had arrived on the island, so he felt he ought to swing by and check it out.

That there was free food he could avail himself of was certainly a plus.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2017]

[redhairgoldheart]

Mary was not shirtless, but the low-cut bustier top and skinny jeans didn't hid a whole lot. It was a completely appropriate daytime outfit for Las Vegas. She'd more or less adjusted to living on the island, but her fashion sense had never changed.

Since Gunther was still not cooking for her, Mary loaded up her plate all sorts of things that were not burgers. If she had enough room left, she was going back for ice cream later.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2017]

[that_oldsaying]

Alluka was never, ever losing her shirt, thanks. Though technically she wasn't wearing a shirt, since she was fully decked out in a new dress.

She held her her bunny under one arm as she found a plate and went looking for at least one of every chocolate thing at the picnic.

Alluka had priorities at these things. Chocolate first, people after.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2017]

[intotheout]

Tip had a plate of food and found herself a spot by the edge of the picnic to perk, and snack, and take photos. She hadn't gotten her camera out properly in ages, and it was always fun to get shots of the new students.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2017]

[2_old_for_this]

Peter might not be with the school, but hey, it was a chance to socialize.

So he was here, trying to be social, and looking around for people he knew, people he might want to know, and anybody who looked dangerous.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2017]

[kenselvren]

This was the last picnic Jalian would be at, so she thought she might as well come for one last hello and goodbye.

She wasn't shirtless - stupid modern sensibilities - but very nearly so, in the skimpiest top she could get away with and short denim shorts, a long knife strapped to one leg and her skin getting chalky white in the sun.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2017]

[futurespacemom]

This looked kind of fun, and it was good to meet new people, so even though she wasn't teaching now, Hera showed up to eat food and hang out.

OOC [Fall 2017]

[omgnochecksyet]

You always want to check your noodle regularly. Doctors recommend that you check your noodle.