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

[bigdamnprincipal]

So this week had been... less than great overall, but everyone in town was okay again (as okay as they ever were, at least) and now there were new people to welcome to the island! Thankfully, the weather was warm and sunny, perfect for anyone who wanted to take part in some shirtless shenanigans, and the front lawn of the school was all set up for yet another tasty picnic. There were tables of blank name tags, lists of information, and enough food to probably feed two Fandoms. Time to be welcoming!

[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 Teachers! [Summer 2019]

[uncertain_dume]

So many Jedi. So many. Someday, Kanan would stop being surprised by that fact, but today was not that day.

"Well," he said, turning another little smile toward Val. "I doubt there's anything I can teach her that her great-grandfather can't do better. And probably with a dramatic shucking of a robe or something for added flair."

Re: Meet Your Teachers! [Summer 2019]

[endsthegame]

"It's the dramatic shucking I'm trying to avoid," Ender said dryly.

Re: Meet Your Teachers! [Summer 2019]

[uncertain_dume]

"Fair enough," Kanan replied with a little chuckle. "I suppose the dramatics don't play nicely with Tao philosophy, do they?"

But they were fun? Probably?

Kanan had never been much for dramatic flair, himself.

Re: Meet Your Teachers! [Summer 2019]

[endsthegame]

"I don't think much about Anakin Skywalker plays nicely with Tao philosophy," Ender said wryly. "Which is why it's always good to meet Force sensitives from your universe who've put some thought into their work."

Re: Meet Your Teachers! [Summer 2019]

[uncertain_dume]

"Well... I do my best with what I've got," Kanan replied, his own tone just as wry. "I'm not really the most..." He fumbled for a moment, looking for the right word for it. "... Experienced."

That was the kindest one he could append to himself, really.

"Had plenty to think about, though."

Re: Meet Your Teachers! [Summer 2019]

[endsthegame]

"Going by what I know of your universe," Ender ventured gently, "That might not be an entirely terrible thing."

Re: Meet Your Teachers! [Summer 2019]

[uncertain_dume]

Another moment of silence, then.

"My universe... has definitely had its moments," he settled on. Which, incidentally, was also the kindest thing he could apply to it, right then. "But I'm here, now. So..."

Here, the island. Here, in general.

He was here to say he was here. That was a lot all on its own.

Re: Meet Your Teachers! [Summer 2019]

[endsthegame]

"Safe," Ender said, "To an extent."

It didn't sound like the GFFA was any safer in Kanan's time than in Ben's.

Re: Meet Your Teachers! [Summer 2019]

[uncertain_dume]

"To an extent," Kanan agreed. "I suppose 'safe' only goes so far when you go throwing yourself at whatever the danger of the week is even here, though."

He'd found the ferals to be horrifying and exciting by about equal measures, really.

Re: Meet Your Teachers! [Summer 2019]

[endsthegame]

"Does it still never stick?" Ender asked, mouth set in a distant smile.

Re: Meet Your Teachers! [Summer 2019]

[uncertain_dume]

Kanan's own smile was a touch wry.

"I could point out some of the people here at the picnic who were ravening half-vampires about three days ago," he offered.

So, yeah. It still never stuck.