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

[bigdamnprincipal]

The weather was lovely, the newbies had survived their shuttle, and yes, all the holes in the lawn from graduation had been filled and covered with new grass so everything looked normal and pretty. Well, pretty, at least.

[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 [Summer 2018]

[futurespacemom]

Hera grinned and walked over, a plate full of her own food in one hand. "Hi, Peebee! I haven't seen you in a while. How has Fandom been so far?"

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2018]

[onefootoutthedoor]

"Hera, hey." Peebee waved at her with a celery stick, which she then took a bite of and used to indicate the display on her omni-tool. "According to my data so far? Totally unquantifiable, but we kind of already knew that, right?"

She took another bite of celery, with an expression like she wasn't entirely sure why she was eating glorified crunchy water, and shrugged. "No, really, it's been fun. More fun than you'd expect such a tiny place to be."

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2018]

[futurespacemom]

"It definitely hasn't been boring," Hera agreed. She ate a fry off her own plate and offered some to Peebee. "You figured out humans yet?"

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2018]

[onefootoutthedoor]

Peebee snorted. "You know, I'm starting to think that's never going to happen? They're just . . . weird. That's not a bad thing! Not great for nice, tidy academic conclusions, though."

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2018]

[futurespacemom]

"That sounds about right," Hera agreed, grinning. "And this is just one planet of them."

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2018]

[onefootoutthedoor]

"Wait, there are more?" Peebee asked, her eyes comically wide. "But they haven't even figured out space travel yet, how -- right. Different universes. Right. See? This is why I could write ten theses on this place and not even scratch the surface."

She sighed, but a slow grin spread across her face. "It's so cool."

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2018]

[futurespacemom]

Hera laughed. "Enough to keep you happily busy for a while?"

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2018]

[onefootoutthedoor]

Peebee opened her mouth, shut it with a snap and a frown, then shrugged. "Surprisingly, yes. Have to say I wasn't expecting that, but . . . well, once in a lifetime opportunity, and all."

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2018]

[futurespacemom]

Hera nodded. "They're all over my galaxy, but I can imagine what it must be like."

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2018]

[onefootoutthedoor]

"It's just --" Peebee jumped to her feet and started pacing back and forth, gesticulating wildly in her excitement. "So. Many. Different. Universes! Represented right here on the island! So much to find out! It's like the galaxy's biggest gift basket, personalized to me."

You know. If she could focus on any one aspect of it long enough, which was doubtful.

"But that's my thing. What keeps you sticking around?"

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2018]

[futurespacemom]

"My galaxy is a bit of a mess right now," Hera said. "It's good to have a place away from that sometimes."

Where the Empire, with any luck, couldn't find them.

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2018]

[onefootoutthedoor]

"Eesh." Peebee grimaced. "Sorry to hear that? Good enough reason as any, though. Lots of worse places you probably could've ended up."

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2018]

[futurespacemom]

Hera nodded. "That's true enough. I've been very glad for Fandom."

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2018]

[onefootoutthedoor]

"Can't say I have any complaints myself," Peebee admitted, then glanced about quickly. "Not that I'm, you know, getting attached to the place or anything, because I'm not --" uh huh, sure, Peebee -- "and it's not your kind of situation or anything, but I'm not in any hurry to go."

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2018]

[futurespacemom]

"What is your home like?" Hera asked, curious. "I remember you saying something about it being boring?"

Re: General Mingling [Summer 2018]

[onefootoutthedoor]

"Oh, Hyetiana? It's a rural ball of ice, and it's mostly research scientists," Peebee said, shrugging. "I appreciate the science part, mind you, but socially? Not the most exciting folks to be around."