Fandom High Graduation Ceremony, Class of 2019, Early Saturday Evening [Part 1]

[bigdamnprincipal]

Although there weren't as many sun-allergic people attending the graduation ceremony these days, traditions were meant to be upheld. As the sun went down, the finishing touches of decorations were made, and everything was finally ready. The lawn of the school had been lit up with blue and gold lights, and there were chairs set up for all of the graduates, along with plenty of seats for guests to come and watch. The weather was behaving itself, and it looked like it would be a nice, calm spring evening.

Congratulations, Class of 2019! Your big day is here!

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Re: Welcome! [Grad 2019]

[hashtag_chocobro]

And just when Prompto thought his brain couldn't break any more, here was some kid all stoked because he knew her name and thought that was cool. Surreal didn't even seem to cover it anymore, really.

But it would have been impossible not to grin a little crookedly at all that, especially since it seemed like she barely even noticed that Prompto was pretty much a teal deer caught it headlights just about then, and he chuckled a little. "Well, I mean, sure, she's mentioned you. You're her awesome little sis. It's, uhh...nice to actually get to meet you, y'know? You guys...you guys, uh, all come out for this thing?"

Dad. There was gonna be a dad. Even though he was pretty sure even little Ruby here could totally kick his ass with one hand tied behind her back, especially if she was even remotely like Yang, he doubted she'd be traipsing off to Yang's graduation all by her lonesome.

He was so not ready for Dads.

Maybe if he just said he needed to go get more film for the camera and then just hit behind Sidon for the rest of the time...

Re: Welcome! [Grad 2019]

[theydidwhat]

Actually, Ruby's hand-to-hand was toooooooootally shitty, and she needed two hands to work Crescent Rose. So the best (worst?) she could ever do was flail at him and be Ruby.

"OH MY GOSH YOU HAVEN'T MET DAD!" Ruby immediately went up on her tiptoes to look around. "Uhhhh... oh! He's the one over there, that looks like Yang but even taller and a guy! And the guy he's talking to is our Uncle Qrow!"

Re: Welcome! [Grad 2019]

[hashtag_chocobro]

Ruby, you were not helping here!!

Barely managing to keep down a groan and not wincing too much, Prompto worried followed Ruby's eyes around but, really, he didn't have too much trouble. "I don't know," he said. "They look like kind of busy." You know, super busy just being there and talking to each other, totally super way, way busy. "I'm sure it could wait for a better time."

When he'd had time to maybe properly get some freak-out about it out of his system. And with Yang there as a buffer.

Although Yang could also just make it worse.

There was no good option here, but at least if it was just Ruby, he felt he could handle it. He could handle little sisters; he practically had one himself. Meeting a girlfriend's dad was something he'd never done before, though, and he was pretty sure it was the single most terrifying thing he had and will ever encounter. Just throw him to the daemons now. At least with daemons he might stand a fraction of a chance at survival.

Re: Welcome! [Grad 2019]

[theydidwhat]

"Yeah, Yang probably wants to be there since I don't think she's told dad yet. I mean, she told me about the co-ed floors and rooms but not dad, 'cause he'd flip out, but I told Qrow, so, I think he knows by now but he probably wasn't thrilled, but you're not, like, her ROOMMATE, right???? That's Breq who seems really cool, that, like, she can deal with Yang. It's not like you're having sleepovers, 'cause you're not roommates!"

Sorry, Prompto. Ruby is... a very innocent fourteen. The concept of romance still has cooties and is very vague.

"Not, like, he's gonna be mad that she's got a boyfriend! Just that he makes this face--" Ruby scrunched up her nose. "--and goes 'Yaaaaaaaaaaaang' every time she's been leaving out mission-critical information."

"Qrow's just gonna cheer you on to rile dad up. He's weird. But awesome."

Re: Welcome! [Grad 2019]

[hashtag_chocobro]

"Breq is really cool," Prompto assured Ruby, because, really, that was the only thing in all of that that seemed even remotely close to anything he'd want to go near touching right now.

Was it a better thing for him if Yang's dad didn't even know? Or would that make it worse? He was pretty sure the uncle situation would not helping, though. His leg started bouncing a little, head bobbing, some fidgets settling in as he tried to make a strategy for an unexpected battle in very, very unfamiliar territory. He started chewing his thumbnail a little until he realized he was doing it, then promtply dropped his hand.

"But, yeah," he seemed to finally make at least some conclusion worthy of being spoken outloud, "probably best to let her lead the charge on that one..."

...or....should he go and introduce himself? Take the initiative? People were impressed by that, right?

Yeah, okay, sure, Prompto, 'hello, sir, I'm the dude your daughter's dating that you probably don't even know about.' That'll go just greeaaaat.

"Too bad," he found a faint smirk, "she's kind of busy at the moment, huh?"

Re: Welcome! [Grad 2019]

[misshapen_spark]

"I CAN FIX THAT." Ruby whipped out her scroll and yelled "YANG!" and it and it immediately auto-connected.

Yang's scroll was buzzing. She fished it out of a pocket in her robes only to have Ruby's face pop up in livestream.

"YangIfoundyourboyfriendhe'ssonicecanItakehimtomeetdadandUncleQrowpleeeeeeeeeeeease?"

"WHAT?" Yang craned her neck to try and see them in the crowds outside the grad area. "Oh gods, Ruby, leave Prompto alone. Sorry about her, babe, guess dad forgot to leash her."

"HEY."

"Hey yourself, sis. Quit picking on my boyfriend!"

Sorry, Prompto, siblings gotta fight.

Re: Welcome! [Grad 2019]

[hashtag_chocobro]

Although he felt the need to point out that no one was picking on him, Prompto honestly thought the sibling thing was great, and could they be any cuter right now?

Actually, yes, they could, because this adorable sisters things could be going on with something that had less to do with his impending doom.

"No, it's alright," he said. "She hasn't been too bad."

Hey, Prompto had bros, too; he just wasn't related to them.

"You look really great, by the way, Yang."

Yes, he had to sneak that in, shut up.