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

[bigdamnprincipal]

Whatever aspect of the island made sure the weather was nice on picnic day didn't seem to be able to control the temperature. It wasn't freezing, but it would definitely more comfortable out on the lawn with a coat on. Thankfully, the conditions were just right for a bonfire in the center of the lawn, so people could gather and stay warm once they'd made their introductions.

Once the tables and chairs were set up and everything was properly glittered, all that was needed were people!

[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 Roommate [Spring 2021]

[noonedecidesmyfate]

"It seems so," Belle said. Was she looking around for Five to glare in his direction briefly? A bit.

"My father decided sending me to another realm entirely was the safest course of action."

Re: Meet Your Roommate [Spring 2021]

[utterly_alone]

"Oh, see, I don't know if my dad knew he was sending me to another realm." Lydia liked that, she was just going to keep 'realm' as part of her vocabulary, now. "I think he just thought he was sending me to boarding school so I'd stop bugging my stepmother."

To be fair, nine times out of ten, Delia started it.

Re: Meet Your Roommate [Spring 2021]

[noonedecidesmyfate]

"Do you not get along? Stepmothers in stories always seem awful."

Re: Meet Your Roommate [Spring 2021]

[utterly_alone]

"I think they based all of those stepmothers in stories on Delia," Lydia told her, nodding seriously. "She's all right," such an admission, "but just can be - a lot."

Re: Meet Your Roommate [Spring 2021]

[noonedecidesmyfate]

"I see," said Belle, who had no experience in this area aside from stories. "I'm glad she isn't completely wicked, at least."

Re: Meet Your Roommate [Spring 2021]

[utterly_alone]

"Not completely," Lydia agreed. More irritating than wicked, at least. She mentally backtracked a little to what Belle had just said a moment ago, growing a little more serious. "Why'd your dad send you away?"

Because safety had been mentioned and that sure didn't sound...great.

Re: Meet Your Roommate [Spring 2021]

[noonedecidesmyfate]

"Ogres," Belle said. "There's been a war for hundreds of years but it's gotten worse recently. My mother..." Her voice trailed off before she started again. "There was an attack on the castle. I don't remember much of it. And after, Papa decided it wasn't safe for me anymore."

He'd also been trying to prevent her from having an adventure to recover her memories. But that could come in a canon catchup later!

Re: Meet Your Roommate [Spring 2021]

[utterly_alone]

"Ogres." Okay, she was pretty blasé about a lot of stuff, here, but ogres that necessitated the sending-away of people was actually kind of serious-sounding. "Oh, wow."

She'd get to the fact that Belle had lived in a castle before in a moment, instead offering a sensitive little, "Um - my mom is gone, too." Though it hadn't been ogres, but it had sort of started Lydia on the path to...you know, being Lydia. "Is your dad going to be okay by himself?"

Re: Meet Your Roommate [Spring 2021]

[noonedecidesmyfate]

"Papa will be fine," Belle said. "Although I'm not sure how I'm meant to contact him from here to be certain of that."

"I'm sorry about your mother," she added quietly to Lydia.

Re: Meet Your Roommate [Spring 2021]

[utterly_alone]

"I'm sorry about yours, too," Lydia said with a little inclination of her head. "But I'm glad you've still got your dad. We'll figure out a way to get ahold of him."

Maybe it was a matter of drawing a chalk door or something.

Re: Meet Your Roommate [Spring 2021]

[noonedecidesmyfate]

"Thank you. We'll figure it out."

Maybe they could research inter-realm communications while looking for books proving the existence of magic to throw at that terribly rude boy from earlier.