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 Teachers [Spring 2021]

[firstofitskind]

Ignis was absolutely right about that sense of humor; though Liam's default expression being something of a scowl meant he couldn't really be faulted had he thought the opposite, either.

"Oh?" he asked. "Any pointers, then?"

Look, he knew Nina well enough to know there was an extremely high likelihood of her bolting at the first sign of disapproval. So, yes, he was genuinely invested in figuring out how to manage that whole 'discipline' thing in a way that she wouldn't take quite so personally.

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Spring 2021]

[chef_chocobro]

Ignis's mind took him, for a moment, to all the ways in which his carefully laid out meal plan for the weekend was going to be completely and utterly disregarded in his absense.

"If I come up with any that actually work," he quipped, "you'll be the first to hear of them. So far, all I've managed to come up with a patience."

A pause.

"Miles and miles of patience. And a firm stubborness of your own, with a willingness to bend, albeit slightly. Knowing when to pick your battles. And always...always being there, no matter what."

...huh. Apparently, he had more advice for it than he had realized...

Though that last one came with no small twinge of regret for where he stood right now.

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Spring 2021]

[firstofitskind]

"That seems doable," Liam agreed. "Though the trick with that last one and Nina seems to be in convincing her that I'll be there."

He was pretty sure she'd finally gotten the message after he'd, well, responded so quickly to her literal message when she'd arrived back on the island at the end of summer. But he also had the feeling that she still entertained some doubts now and then.

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Spring 2021]

[chef_chocobro]

Hmmm. Now who else did that remind Ignis of?

"Well," he offered, philosophically, with a small gesture of his hand, "if at first you don't succeed...try, try again."

Re: Meet Your Teachers [Spring 2021]

[firstofitskind]

Who indeed?

"I've no intention of stopping," Liam told him in all seriousness.