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

[bigdamnprincipal]

The weather was warm, the food smelled good, and there was a good chance the new folks were a little extra glittery. What else could go into a perfect day for the picnic?

[OCD is up! This is the picnic post for general mingling. Roommates, fake siblings and teachers are all here. Since it's outside, the picnic is open to all students, teachers, and townies!]

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Re: General Mingling [Fall 2019]

[crack_that_whip]

Trevor wrinkled his nose in completely disgusted agreement. "Like those awful vampire books with the bad romance."

That he totally just admitted to reading.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2019]

[always_someone]

Norman paused a moment.

"The sparkly ones?"

He hadn't read them yet. Zombies were way more his speed.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2019]

[crack_that_whip]

"They do not sparkle," Trevor said with so much conviction that it was precious.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2019]

[always_someone]

"Don't they?" Norman scratched his cheek thoughtfully. "Maybe you're talking about the ones with like the vampire bars and random fairies?"

A beat.

"I've only ever seen a bit of that tv show."

It was also not really his thing. The witchy stuff was... weird.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2019]

[crack_that_whip]

You know, it was a sort of double-edged sword in literally no one knowing the Belmont name here.

"That's a show?" Show it to him, Norman. He'd cry.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2019]

[always_someone]

"Sure," Norman replied with a shrug. "And the sparkly vampires are a movie. Everything's shows and movies these days."

This was going to end in someone commandeering a common room for a party, wasn't it?

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2019]

[crack_that_whip]

Well now they had to.

"Ugh." Just ugh.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2019]

[always_someone]

"Don't watch much TV, huh?"

TV was great, Trevor. It was so great.

Except when it was awful.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2019]

[crack_that_whip]

"Not as much as other people." He didn't get it and always picked the wrong channel. "It's always people yelling at each other."

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2019]

[always_someone]

"... Are you watching talk shows?"

That sounded like talk shows.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2019]

[crack_that_whip]

"I don't know what those are." He was indeed watching talk shows. Or maybe Fox News.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2019]

[always_someone]

"It's shows where... people talk," Norman ventured. "Sometimes they throw chairs."

This could still be Fox News, really.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2019]

[crack_that_whip]

"That happens," Trevor admitted. "But sometimes it's people sounding like the shitty priests back home."

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2019]

[always_someone]

"... Ew," Norman replied. And now he was wrinkling his noes. "Talking about sinners and how we're all blemishes in the eyes of God or whatever?"

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2019]

[crack_that_whip]

"It's like you're from back home," Trevor drawled with a little bit of humor.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2019]

[always_someone]

"I've had my fair share of flaming torches and pitchforks shaken in my face while angry mobs scream 'necromancer,'" Norman noted, hiking his shoulders up in a shrug. "People are..."

Awful?

"Awful."

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2019]

[crack_that_whip]

"Fucking awful," Trevor agreed. "Never come to Wallachia."

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2019]

[always_someone]

"That bad, huh...?"

Well. That was worrisome.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2019]

[crack_that_whip]

"The Church likes people stupid and pliable." Which did not bode well for anyone smart or different.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2019]

[always_someone]

"... And this is why I'm glad my parents never really bothered taking me to church," Norman hedged.

That would've been awkward.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2019]

[crack_that_whip]

"Smart parents," Trevor said, pointing at him like he'd hit the jackpot there.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2019]

[always_someone]

"Mmm...."

Norman was going to just kind of hum and wave a hand around in a so-so gesture.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2019]

[crack_that_whip]

"Smart enough to avoid that nest of bug-fucking crazy?" Trevor corrected slowly.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2019]

[always_someone]

"Lazy enough that they only bothered with it around Christmas and Easter," Norman clarified, sighing.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2019]

[crack_that_whip]

Trevor made a face. "Worst time of the year. Everyone pretends to be extra pious."

Liars.