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 Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2019]

[overparented]

"It has to be, right? The school is a castle," Janet said, which was really the coolest thing she could think of right now.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2019]

[always_someone]

"The school is totally a castle," Norman agreed, nodding a tiny bit. "And... it's probably nothing like you're expecting, really."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2019]

[overparented]

"What, like are there actually suits of armor in there, or something?" said the poor new girl who just had no clue.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2019]

[always_someone]

"... Sometimes?"

Norman, stop dancing around it.

"This place is kind of weird," he hedged. "Not, like, 'they have Taco Tuesday on Wednesdays,' weird. Actual weird-weird. Like, some of the teachers are superheroes weird."

A pause.

"If that's weird where you're from."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2019]

[overparented]

Janet paused, and by her headtilt he should probably have his answer to that last part.

"By 'superheroes' do you mean they're just really good at their jobs?"

The alternative was... it was something.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2019]

[always_someone]

Norman made a face.

It was the face of a guy who knew exactly how crazy he sounded.

"... If their job is saving the world...?"

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2019]

[overparented]

"...from having more dumb adults...?"

Yeah. Pretty crazy.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2019]

[always_someone]

Norman actually cracked a little grin at that.

"Oh, no, nothing can save the world from that."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2019]

[overparented]

"Okay. Because I'm sure if the world actually needed saving, aside from like, from climate change, I think I would have heard about it by now," she stated.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2019]

[always_someone]

"Fair enough," Norman allowed. And then smiled wryly. "I guess the whole 'other worlds' thing is going to sound even more crazy, then, huh?"

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2019]

[overparented]

"Yeah, kinda," Janet nodded, a little worried now.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2019]

[always_someone]

Norman scrubbed a hand through his hair. It bounced back into shape the moment he moved his hand away, and he sighed.

And then he raised a hand and pointed a finger into the space in front of him, and in a faintly glowing green light, backwards, so it read properly to Janet, he just wrote, Hi.

Thanks for that trick, Bob.

"I swear, I'm not crazy," he added. "You've just signed up for a really weird school."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2019]

[overparented]

"Okay what was that."

She'd seen the Disney Channel and understood the effect but she also knew those actors were faking making those ears.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2019]

[always_someone]

"A magical glowing light suspended in midair," Norman supplied. "I'd say I take requests, but I'm really a lousy artist."

He swept a hand through the 'hi,' and the light dissipated and faded away.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2019]

[overparented]

"Okay then how was that," she pressed.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2019]

[always_someone]

Norman just raised his eyebrows and smiled wryly.

"Have you got any theories?"

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2019]

[overparented]

"I've suffered a stroke," Janet replied.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2019]

[always_someone]

"Just wait until your first class in the Danger Shop," Norman offered. And paused. "Or until you meet Beaker."

Either/or.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2019]

[overparented]

Janet's eyes went wide.

"There's a classroom called The Danger Shop?"

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2019]

[always_someone]

"It's not actually dangerous," Norman said quickly. "It's more like an interactive virtual reality setup. Most teachers use it for things like simulating cars or weird animals or kitchens..."

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2019]

[overparented]

"So where does the danger come in?" she had to ask.

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2019]

[always_someone]

"Um," Norman replied. Because he really hadn't thought that far ahead, admittedly. "I guess... maybe it's called that because it can simulate some things that are</em. pretty intense, even though the safeties in place mean nobody gets hurt?"

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2019]

[overparented]

"Okay. Next question. Can I go into debt by buying a same-day plane ticket back to Toronto?" she asked. "Like, will the airline let me pay them back?"

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2019]

[always_someone]

"I'm pretty sure that's not how airlines work," Norman noted, a little dubiously. "But the Danger Shop is actually pretty fun... And harmless."

Oh no. He couldn't warn her about gremlins yet. And especially not invasions....

Re: Meet Your Big/Little Sibling [Summer 2019]

[overparented]

It was going to be a rough couple weeks.

"You're sure? Because if I get hurt I'm pretty sure I'm allowed to kick your butt."