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

[bigdamnprincipal]

The lawn was arranged with tables and chairs - some near the food, some not - and there was plenty of food to go around. The school had even wised up and put to-go boxes by the plates, so people didn't have to put food in their pockets to take it with them for later. No one was gonna judge you for making some pocket bacon, but at least now it wasn't a necessity.

[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 [Spring 2019]

[thishouseishaunted]

"I'm cool with no math. No homework would also be nice."

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2019]

[myownface]

Sparkle paused for a moment, considering that.

"Does taking care of a screaming baby robot for a week count?"

Because that was pretty much the only example of homework he could think of from his own student days, and he didn't even know if Skywalker was teaching a 'surprise robobaby' class this semester.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2019]

[thishouseishaunted]

"Wow. Cheap school's got money. Back home they don't even bother doing an egg anymore."

People tended to eat the eggs.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2019]

[myownface]

"I don't know if it's that the school has money, or if the Ethics teacher is just really devoted to making his students suffer."

Probably both. Sparkle suspected both.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2019]

[thishouseishaunted]

". . . I feel like that is maybe the opposite of Ethics?"

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2019]

[myownface]

"I mean, there's definitely an ethical code of some sort involved," Sparkle replied.

It was, in Sparkle's estimation, perhaps a shitty one.

... He was still holding a grudge over that exercise with the line and the stepping forward or backwards to check one's privelege. Being at the back of the damn room had a funny way of doing that.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2019]

[thishouseishaunted]

Mae had two parents and a house to go back to if she had to. Otherwise, she'd probably not make it very far in that exercise, either.

"Isn't ethics supposed to be, like. Doing good things? Not deliberately making people suffer."

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2019]

[myownface]

"Yeaaaaah," Sparkle replied, lifting a shoulder. "I didn't say he was a good ethics teacher. But he is an interesting one."

If you enjoyed suffering.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2019]

[thishouseishaunted]

"He sounds like a dick."

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2019]

[myownface]

Sparkle shrugged. And then made a so-so gesture with his hand. And then nodded his head. And just held out both of his hands and continued nodding.

"And," he offered, "he's the dean."

Sparkle would never, ever deny that he often came from a place of deep bias and long-held grudges.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2019]

[thishouseishaunted]

". . . Yeah, that scans," Mae decided. "People in power are usually dicks."

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2019]

[myownface]

This kid was smart and Sparkle approved.

"Goes right to their heads," he agreed. "Every single time."

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2019]

[thishouseishaunted]

"That's why I plan never to be in charge of anything."

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2019]

[myownface]

"Solid life choice," Sparkle replied, nodding solemnly. "It's way easier that way, trust me."

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2019]

[thishouseishaunted]

"Don't you run a store?"

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2019]

[myownface]

"Yyyyyyyyyyyup," Sparkle agreed, popping that 'p' sound and then shrugging his shoulders. "Which sounds like it's all fun and games right up until you have to argue with the insurance company about whether or not falling sharks constitute an act of god. Fuck store ownership anyway."

... But also it was his and he was never letting it go. So.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2019]

[thishouseishaunted]

"There's a whole . . . shark theme to this place, isn't there."

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2019]

[myownface]

"It's rained them fucking twice," Sparkle bitched. "My heart wants to say no, but the weather says yes."

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2019]

[thishouseishaunted]

"Also, there's the giant shark guy."

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2019]

[myownface]

"Also, there's the giant shark guy," Sparkle agreed, smirking. "Who is fucking adorable when he wants to surprise his girl with clothes, let me tell you."

Because he didn't wear any himself, and so he was kind of a lost cause.

"So he's a good giant shark guy, at least."

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2019]

[thishouseishaunted]

"He thought maybe I was his new little sister. I'm not, but he seemed friendly enough anyway."

Even if he did seem to think Baltimore would be too racist for her.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2019]

[myownface]

"Huh. I guess from that high up, maybe everybody just kind of looks the same," Sparkle offered.

It was a weird mistake to make. Unless you knew the name of the girl he'd actually been looking for, anyway.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2019]

[thishouseishaunted]

Really? Mae didn't think she looked like a "Kat" at all.

"I didn't have my name tag on. It was a valid question."

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2019]

[myownface]

"Fair enough," replied Sparkle, who really hadn't managed to get the names of all the students out there yet, and wouldn't be able to guess about it anyway. "Well, he must've gotten it sorted out, then. Your actual sibling assignment give you the run-down about this place?"

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2019]

[thishouseishaunted]

"I guess? I wouldn't know if she didn't."