BWI Airport Portalocity Lounge, Saturday morning [05/04].

[howareyanow]

"What the ever-loving fuck is a Portalocity Lounge?"

Apparently, it was precisely the place where Wayne was standing, squared shoulders, thumbs in his belt loops, frowning up at the softest, most sparkliest banner he had ever seen...and he'd een to at least a baker's dozen of Dary's traditional soft birthday parties, so he knew a soft fucking banner when he saw one.

"That," he stated, to no one in particular, especially since he seemed to be the first one there (if you're not five minutes early, you're five minutes late, bud), "is fucking 10-ply."

But it was what it was. No going back now, ain't no reason to get excited, he supposed. Pitter-patter. So he turned his head sharply to one side of the lounge, eyed the chairs against the wall, and went to have a seat, one hand on his knee, tohe other around the smallest cup of coffee he could get, and settled in to wait.

[[ and the ocd is incoming has landed! Let's get at 'er. ]]

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Trip to Fandom - [05/4].

[howareyanow]

Trusting the transportation and the teachers to be tried and true for travel and toting tenacious teenagers toward tumultuous training

Re: Trip to Fandom - [05/4].

[sith_happened]

"Everyone heading to Fandom!" Anakin called from the doorway. "Bus is leaving in ten minutes! Move it!"

Just your normal, everyday pick-up for school from a guy dressed in black leather and a dark brown floor length robe. Noting to see here!

Re: Trip to Fandom - [05/4].

[following_my_fishie]

Delirium peered up - way up- at Anakin. She smiled. "Your dress is very nice!" she chirped, "All browny and flowy and long and I bet it swishes really really good! Do you ever do spins to make it swoosh out like a wave only if earth could do a wave and not just water?"

Barnabas wished his forelegs were hinged correctly to facepaw.

Re: Trip to Fandom - [05/4].

[sith_happened]

Anakin had been doing this a long time. If he didn't get at least one bathrobe reference when he picked up the new kids, it meant he had a bus load of people from the galaxy far, far away, and that was generally a bad sign.

"It's a robe. Dresses aren't open up the front like this," he said. "I'm Anakin Skywalker, the dean of students." He glanced down at his clipboard. "You seem like a...Delirium."

Re: Trip to Fandom - [05/4].

[following_my_fishie]

"But do you?" she asked, since that was an explanation but not an answer to the question.

Barnabas answered for her, "This is the Lady Delirium, yes." He nudged her leg. "She's pleased to meet you, Dean Skywalker."

"I am," Del confirmed absently, "But do you?"

Re: Trip to Fandom - [05/4].

[sir_zapsalot]

It would be totally understandable for Billy to do a double take when he spotted Anakin, considering Anakin's aesthetic was a little bit reminiscent of Dr. Sivana's, right? Just for a second though, and then he was shouldering his bag and boarding the bus. He was pretty sure Eugene or Pedro would have mentioned something if there was an actual risk of him going to supervillain school by accident.

Re: Trip to Fandom - [05/4].

[sith_happened]

Anakin stared back.

Politely-ish.

"May I help you?"

Re: Trip to Fandom - [05/4].

[sir_zapsalot]

"No, sir, that's fine, thanks, everything's just fine, sir," Billy blurted out in a sliiiiiiightly high-pitched squeak. "That's a really dramatic, uh . . . Outfit you have there?"

Re: Trip to Fandom - [05/4].

[overparented]

Janet blinked when she actually saw what he looked like, but to her credit, she stuck with, "Nice look."

Because now she was wondering if she was somehow not dressed right, which raised all sorts of questions.

Re: Trip to Fandom - [05/4].

[sith_happened]

"Thank you," Anakin said. "I can get you one too, if you'd like."

Itchy brown robes: all the rage in Fandom! Really!

Re: Trip to Fandom - [05/4].

[overparented]

"Um, you know, that's okay. It's not really my color," she tried. "Thanks, though!"

Re: Trip to Fandom - [05/4].

[howareyanow]

Ten minutes gave Wayne more than enough time to go have a dart, and, while he was enjoying that smoke, he was contemplating whether or not to say something about the bus driver's outfit. He wouldn't, ultimately, because it seemed mostly just a waste of breath, but, fuck, bud, don't know if you got the memo, but it's a bus, not a bathroom.

Bed, Bath, and Beyond called, and even they think you've gone to far.

Fuck a duck.

Re: Trip to Fandom - [05/4].

[solarhippie]

Karolina was worried about Beau, and about some of the students and how this past week had affected them. But new kids were coming in today, and they hadn't yet been traumatised by vampires. And also she didn't want to crowd Beau with her fussing. So. Here she was!

And since Anakin was taking care of the more order-y bellowing, Karolina could instead beam and call out, "Come get your welcome packets!"

Because yes, she had paper bags for each of the students. Inside, they'd find a map of the island, a chocolate bar (Fair Trade, of course), and a $5 gift card to the Perk. And also a little card that said Karolina, Fandom High guidance counselor along with her contact info.

Also, it might've looked like the summery pastels of her outfit were a deliberate counterpoint to what Anakin was wearing. But, nah, that was just how she dressed.

Re: Trip to Fandom - [05/4].

[following_my_fishie]

Delirium skipped over to pick up her welcome packet. She opened it right then and there because presents were the best ever, ok?? She took a bite of the chocolate bar, then curiously took a bite of the map and the gift card and the business card. Those were less tasty but she read the business card anyway.

"Oh!" she gasped in delight, "You're like Barnabas! Barnabas! This is a guidance counselor!"

"I am not," Barnabas said with dignity, "a guide dog. I am a service dog."

"You provide guidance sometimes," Delirium said, "When I'm all lost and need help finding my way to a somewhere from a nowhere. This is a counselor who does that so this is a person type of Barnabas."

Re: Trip to Fandom - [05/4].

[solarhippie]

Karolina almost pointed out only the chocolate was really meant for biting into, but then decided not to. It could've been a cultural thing and she didn't want to be rude - and anyway, as far as ways of interacting with the world went, it wasn't the worst she'd seen.

The talking dog didn't seem to faze her much. Chalk that up to her lengthy history with Fandom. "I suppose so," she agreed with only a touch of hesitation. She offered Barnabas a nod of greeting. "Hello, Barnabas." Then, to Delirium, "And hello and welcome to Fandom to you too! And you are ...?"

She'd looked at the list Anakin had, sure, and so she had a guess. But she always felt weird about going places and having people know her name in advance, so she didn't really want to do that to others.

Re: Trip to Fandom - [05/4].

[following_my_fishie]

"Hello," Barnabas said in a stately, dignified voice, "This is the Lady Delirium."

"Right now I'm a girl person," Delirium said after she'd thought quite seriously about the question, "and a student. Or I will be a student once we're at the school so right now I'm kind of Schroedinger's Student where I am but I'm not but I probably will be soon." More thinking. "Am I still a student when I'm butterflies? Sometimes I like to be butterflies. Today might be a butterfly day. I'm feeling a little fluttery inside."

Re: Trip to Fandom - [05/4].

[sir_zapsalot]

A few weeks ago, Billy might have just immediately rolled his eyes at the welcome packets and this whole setup, honestly. Too many foster homes where the warm welcome had been an act would have that effect.

But now? It just made him think of Darla and the glittery Welcome Home poster she had made for him on his first night at the Vasquezes' house, and he smiled as he headed over. He'd been a jerk about it then, and he felt like he had to make up for it somehow.

"Thanks," he said, failing at not lighting up at the sight of the chocolate.

Re: Trip to Fandom - [05/4].

[solarhippie]

That was exactly the chocolate's intended effec, and so Karolina was super pleased.

"You're welcome," she said, smiling brightly. It was sort of her thing. "I'm Karolina. Welcome to Fandom."

Re: Trip to Fandom - [05/4].

[sir_zapsalot]

"Billy," he replied, already unwrapping the chocolate bar because he was an adolescent boy. "Are we really going to need a map?"

Re: Trip to Fandom - [05/4].

[overparented]

This was way less worrying than black leather and robes!

"Thanks, this looks super helpful," Janet said gratefully, even before looking to see what was in it.

Any amount of welcome helped here.

Re: Trip to Fandom - [05/4].

[solarhippie]

While it hadn't been deliberate, the longer Karolina stayed within close proximity to Anakin, the more she realized she probably looked really normal to most of the new students.

She was pretty glad she'd opted not to float and glow for this trip.

"There's a map of the island," she said helpfully, smiling at the girl. "Hi, I'm Karolina. I'm the guidance counselor at your new school."

Re: Trip to Fandom - [05/4].

[overparented]

"Good to meet you, Ms..."

And then Janet stopped, because years of her upbringing meant she absolutely could not call her guidance counselor Karolina.

Re: Trip to Fandom - [05/4].

[howareyanow]

Wayne figured it worked out well to have the other students get their welcome packets while he finished up a dart. Once it seemed everyone else had gone and got theirs, he flicked the cigarette away, grabbed his bags, and headed over to collect his with a stern but grateful sort of nod of appreciation.

Re: Trip to Fandom - [05/4].

[solarhippie]

Karolina was going to be the opposite of stern. Contain your shock, everyone.

"Hi!" she said, smiling brightly as she handed him the packet. "Welcome to Fandom High. I'm Karolina, the counselor. And you are?"

Re: Trip to Fandom - [05/4].

[howareyanow]

Well, Wayne could say one thing about his experience with this school so far, and that was that there was certainly no lack in diversity of personalities. The chipperness here might have made his squint go a little more squinty, sure, but he supposed it was only to be expected out of...a counselor.

"Wayne," he offered brusquely, taking the bag with one hand while holding out the other to her, might as well do this greeting thing right. "How are ya now?"