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

[bigdamnprincipal]

The weather had turned out absolutely lovely for today's picnic, through no interference of dark magic (as far as anyone knew). The bonfire had been scrapped for the season, replaced with more blue and gold chairs and tables for people to sit at. The usual buffet was out, and this time there were plates and to-go containers, because really, no one should have to resort to the unsanitary measure of pocket food in the 21st century.

Happy picnic day, everyone!

[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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Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2018]

[always_someone]

To his credit, Norman actually stopped to consider that question for a few moments before settling on, "Not really, no."

So, that was helpful.

"There are little rodents that take notes on things people did each day, and then someone reads those notes over the radio. Sometimes, little kids from the future show up to pester people, calling them their parents. I haven't seen it happen yet, but apparently sometimes girls turn into boys and boys turn into girls for a few days... It's all pretty weird."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2018]

[seriesofbaddecisions]

"Okay," she said, taking that in. "Can we go back to the spying rodents?"

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2018]

[always_someone]

"Squirrels," Norman supplied, looking around for a moment, and then pointing to one up in a tree, steadfastly taking notes of the picnic, puncutated with the occasional drink of rum. "I don't know why they do it. Maybe because it's something they're good at and they need money for their drinking habit. But that's a thing they do."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2018]

[seriesofbaddecisions]

Sabine looked up at the squirrel, and she was forever going to be confused by the drinking. "That's going to be a problem. Is there any way to get them to stop?"

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2018]

[always_someone]

"I've heard you can bribe them with rum," Norman offered. "I've never tried it before, myself, but if you want privacy that's probably the only really reliable way."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2018]

[seriesofbaddecisions]

"I'll keep that in mind." Would the liquor store sell rum to a fifteen-year-old? We'll find out! "Should I ask if there's more to tell me? I feel like there's a lot more to tell me."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2018]

[always_someone]

"There's always more," Norman replied, "so it's probably a good thing you seem to be taking this so well."

He tilted his head a little bit.

"There are people with powers," he offered. "Who can do magic or see things other people can't," ahem, "or do other stuff that most humans can't. Local law enforement is... weird, but kind of harmless. I don't think I've ever seen them actually upholding the law."

He paused for a moment.

"I'm not entirely sure if there are laws."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2018]

[seriesofbaddecisions]

She was going to have to cycle back on the powers thing in a moment, but first... "How is local law enforcement weird?"

She liked that they slacked off, though, especially if she was going to have to steal rum/pay for it later to bribe squirrels.

Ugh, this place already.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2018]

[always_someone]

"They seem way over-equipped for people you never see out and about in a crisis," Norman offered. "Armor from head to toe. Sort of like yours, I guess, but all white? Less fun looking, more utilitarian."

Or totalitarian? Or just plain overdone? Practical, with a side of possibly-impractical-for-here and a dash of 'how do they even drink coffee?'

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2018]

[seriesofbaddecisions]

She had a bad feeling about this.

"Troopers? Do you have stormtroopers here?" she asked.

Because that would just figure.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2018]

[always_someone]

"I... guess so? They do get called 'troopers' on the radio." Norman wasn't sure, but given how certain Sabine seemed to be... "You're familiar with them?"

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2018]

[seriesofbaddecisions]

"We're not friends," Sabine said, folding her arms over her chest. "Figures, I bop around all over and still end up dealing with the Empire."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2018]

[always_someone]

Norman blinked at that.

"The Empire?" And now he was just genuinely confused. "I don't think there's any Empire here. There's a mayor, I think? But it isn't like she does any real running of the town, either."

Fandom just sort of did its thing.

"And the troopers. Who don't do anything but just kind of hang around."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2018]

[seriesofbaddecisions]

"You have stormtroopers here, but they're hanging around and not subjugating the masses?"

THIS PLACE.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2018]

[always_someone]

Norman looked around at the welcome picnic attendees.

"I mean, I would hardly even say we have masses," he pointed out.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2018]

[seriesofbaddecisions]

Sabine looked around, too. "True," she conceded. "I'm not sure what they'd get out of a place like this."

Unless they were sitting on some valuable resources, but then the troopers would actually be doing something. All right, she might feel a little better about this.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2018]

[always_someone]

"Probably decent benefits and free coffee at the station," Norman guessed. "And the cost of living seems to be really low here."

... That was a boringly practical answer. Sorry, Sabine.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2018]

[seriesofbaddecisions]

Sabine opened her mouth to reply to that, and then realized that was boringly practical, and she couldn't argue it.

"Okay, so back to the powers thing."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2018]

[always_someone]

"Back to the powers thing," Norman replied, nodding a little. And here he'd thought that maybe she had brushed that bit off. No luck. "What about it?"

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2018]

[seriesofbaddecisions]

"People here can do magic?" she asked.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2018]

[always_someone]

"Some people can," Norman agreed. "I work in the magoc shop in town, actually, but I've only been there a few weeks. And most people don't really show it off, but I figured it was worth warning you, since a lot of it gets pulled out during invasions."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2018]

[seriesofbaddecisions]

"What kind of stuff do they do?" It wasn't like she had a basis for that, personally.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2018]

[always_someone]

"Um..." Norman paused for a moment, trying to think of some of the things he'd heard about on the radio. "There's super strength, and making things levitate. Some people breathe fire, or have telepathy, or see ghosts."

Just slipping that last one in there, all super casual. He was a smooth customer.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2018]

[seriesofbaddecisions]

"Some people breathe fire?"

Yep, the ghost thing was not even on her radar after breathing fire, what.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2018]

[always_someone]

"There's a guy running the music shop who might be made out of fire," Norman confirmed, thankful that there was where the focus was going. "I... never really asked. I thought it might be rude."