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

As the heat continued to bear down on the lawn, many of the tables and chairs were set up in the spots where there was shade, so no one got overheated or anything. That would be very rude for the first day in Fandom, after all.

[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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Miles looked up from his book, a little wary after the bus trip and such.

"Uh, yeah," he said turning the book around so the girl could see. "Or at least I like to think so. I'm Miles."

And now that the book was turned, Astrid took it in with an interested, naturally critical but forgiving eye.

"That's not too bad," she said, and looked back over at the new guy. "I'm Astrid."

Then there was a moment of hesitation before she asked, "Mind if I sit?"

These things were still awkward for her, but knowing a new kid was probably even more awkward helped, especially if there was already a common ground. And as far as the usual run of people went, this guy...seemed pretty...normal.

Which for Fandom was actually little weird.

"Uh, yeah. Sure!" he said feeling a little relieved to talk to someone else who at least looked somewhat normal. "You new here too?"

Because maybe there was another bus? Or maybe people were just dropped off here?

Astrid set down her sketchbook and took a seat, wondering what it said about her that she could still get that question. But she shook her head.

"No," she said, "I've been going here for a while now," with a faint pause before she added, "on and off..."

She was mostly looking at the table when she said that, then looked up when she asked, "Where are you from?" Then a small apologetic smile. "You'll probably get that question a lot."

"Brooklyn. On Earth, I guess? Not that I'm guessing where I'm from but that's not just a simple question anymore," he said rubbing the back of his neck. "Someone said this school was non-traditional but I had no idea this is what they meant. How about you? Different planet? Another time period?"

"You catch on quick," Astrid noted. A lot quicker than she had, but to her credit, she was.going through a lot of stuff at the time. "Same planet, different coast. L.A. And different time, too. It's 1993 where I'm from."

"Whoa," Miles said blinking a couple of times before responding. "So this is the future for you then? I bet that was pretty wild."

At least he didn't have that issue to deal with.

"Wait. What year is it here?"

"2020," Astrid offered with a smile, "and still not a flying car in sight."

Har har, time traveller humor.

"It's definitely been a trip, but it's not really that different, either. It's mostly just technology and fashion and the environment definitely didn't much better, either."

“Well, I gotta say it’s nice to meet someone here who isn’t an alien or... something.”

He gestured to the art supplies she had. “So you do art too?”

"I dabble."

Astrid.

"Me and my roommate both, actually. Her name's Sabine, if you get the chance to meet her. You should. She actually is an alien, but not like a movie alien, she's still human, just from space. She wears this really cool armor and has short colorful hair, so she's pretty easy to spot."

She considered her sketchbook, and then slid it over toward Miles.

"You want to see?"

Which would crush her claim that she only 'dabbled,' but she half said that as a joke these days, anyway.

"This is the book I bring with me to the picnics, because I always try to draw the most interesting people. So there's..." She did the quick math in her head, "four different semesters in there, I think? Since...2018. But there's about three semesters missing.""

“Whoa! These are really good,” Miles said looking over them in amazement. “Dabble my ass, these are great!”

Astrid's smile at that was humble, but also back by the fact that she knew it was pretty true.

"Thanks," she said. "I've been drawing for a really long time. It's kind of just what I do."

“I can tell,” he said paging through them. “Much better than me. Though I’m much better on a bigger scale, you know? When I get the chance I usually like to find a wall and go to town with some spray paint.”

"You definitely need to talk to Sabine," Astrid emphasized with a grin. "She works mostly in grafitti herself. And ask your roommate if they wouldn't mind using your bedroom walls. They actually don't care if you paint on them, Sabine and I have murals on both sides of our room. She tends to just add more to hers, I like to change mine completely every month or so, or just whenever the inspiration strikes."

"Yeah. That might be a while for me though," Miles admitted. "My Dad refused to let me take my paint with me to school. He said I need to 'focus' on my studies. I'm lucky he let me keep my sketch book. I know he means well but he's such a stickler for the rules."

"We also have a ton of paint," Astrid laughed slightly. "And you'll probably have more than enough time to study here, it's not like a regular school at all. But we're in room 210. If you ever want to, swing by. We'll hook you up."

And she was all for promoting disobedience toward parents these days, anyway.

"I may take you up on that," Miles promised. "But I don't want to be total mooch on your supplies. I'm probably going to find a job someplace to pick up some extra cash if I can."

"Then you can pay us back when you do get one," Astrid offered, thinking it was like when Sabine shared her supplies with Astrid when they first got here, too. Paying it forward, almost. "And if you need help with the job thing, I've got an in at the general store and the flower shop, but there's lots of other places, too."

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