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

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

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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It occurred to Billy that Sidon would have a field day with the rest of his siblings' names, too, and the thought entertained him enough that he was grinning as he replied, "Yeah, I don't have to do a whole lot of getting used to this time and place, at least. That saves you some work, and me some adjustment."

People deciding they were friends and then being affably talkative at him, he could roll with that now.

"Why, that's very excellent!" said Sidon, pumping his fist again with a laugh. "I should think I've barely got any job to do at all! Though, of course, if you have any questions, by all means, please do not hesitate to ask! Have you any that have surfaced so far? I know you've just arrived, so you've not had much time to really get your feet wet, as it were, but is there anything in particular you've been itching to ask so far?"

"I'm not sure I've even been here long enough to --" began Billy, but then he paused and shook his head. "Wait, I think I have one. The teacher who drove the bus here, the really scowly one. He's okay, right? He just looks kind of scary?"

Look, he had to be sure.

"Hmmmm," Sidon stroked his chin thoughtfully for a moment. "I'm afraid I don't know exactly who was the one to take a turn in driving the shuttle bus for this current group of new and incoming students, and, unfortunately, really scowly could refer to at least a few of the current members of our fine faculty. I may require a little more description."

Luckily, it was a singular enough outfit that Billy had no problem recalling what it looked like.

"Lots of black leather, this brown robe that looked kind of itchy, hair that's way too fabulous to be real?" he offered.

Oh, yes, that did the trick quite nicely.

"Oh, of course!" Sidon brightened. "That simply must have been Master Skywalker. Oh, yes, not to worry, Billy Batson, I can assure you that he is most certainly fine, and I would be willing to wager quite a good handful of rupees that a good part of it was all for show, just to keep the new students on their toes. He's rather fond of doing that; I've had him in many classes, most of them focused very intently on the art of diplomacy, and I've learned such a good deal from him. If I'm not mistaken, he is also the dean of students here at the school, though I'm not entirely sure exactly what such a title entails."

He laughed a little. "Maybe it is just scowling at the students. If so, he's absolutely marvelous at the job, isn't he?"

That was all Billy really needed to hear, and he exhaled a little sigh of relief.

"Okay. Okay. I guess he just likes to make a hell of a first impression, huh?" Which, hey. He could respect that.

Sidon had to laugh a little at that. "That sounds exactly like Master Skywalker, yes," he said. "I might recommend informing him that his efforts were most successful, but I would fear that such a compliment would only cause subsequent attempts to be even more filled with scowls and doubting new students."

"Yeah, no." Billy rubbed at the back of his neck for a second. "I think he's got that at exactly the right level right now."

Half under his breath he added, "Note to self, don't get caught by the dean of students."

. . . Not that he planned on doing anything bad, but.

"Most of the teachers here," Sidon offered, lowering his voice a little as he leaned forward in a nearly conspiratorial way, throwing out a wink for good measure, "act much meaner than they actually are. Generally, though, it goes well if you just let them think it's working."

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Billy didn't really bother to smother his little snicker.

"Yeah, that's a pretty solid approach with a lot of adults who act that way," he had to agree.

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