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

[bigdamnprincipal]

There were plenty of chairs and tables by the bonfire, and some further out on the lawn for anyone who might want to enjoy their food alone, or just gaze at the new folks and try to figure them out. All of these potential activities were valid!

[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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General Mingling [Spring 2021]

[bigdamnprincipal]

Sure, it was a little chilly outside. But what would be a better way to spend a Saturday than with some warm food and old/new friends?

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2021]

[firstofitskind]

Liam wasn't teaching this semester, but he had signed up for Nina's community center class, so he figured that was a nice, handy excuse that allowed him to drop in on the picnic and get a feel for this semester's new arrivals.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2021]

[crimson_sister]

Lucille had found a place by the fire, cradling a cup of tea in her hands, occasionally finding more biscuit crumbles to wipe from her skirt.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2021]

[1000yearstoolate]

Seivarden had brought her own tea, just to be on the safe side, and avoided the table where people picking food with bare hands still made her lose her appetite. She found a table and took a seat, sipping her tea and looking around to see who was here.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2021]

[grayskollar]

Once Adora had realised there was a picnic going on, she made tracks for the food.

She was a growing girl, after all.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2021]

[weirderthanthou]

Jesse was still not exactly a large groups of people person, but... well, the picnic was a good opportunity to keep an eye on people, right?

She picked up a glass of juice and some sandwiches and settled at a table near the outskirts of the picnic. Just watching.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2021]

[rebelseekspizza]

After spending some time boggling at the whole 'teacher' thing of the equation, Dante strolled out to the rest of the picnic - way more his bag - grabbed a not-inconsiderable amount of food, and sat down somewhere, stretching his legs out so he could drop his feet on the bench on the other side.

"Perfect."

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2021]

[amitragic]

Ulysses was around, mostly for the food, trying to juggle a plate of food on one hand while still scrolling through his phone with the other.

(Okay, sure, he was also here to see if any of the new kids looked interesting. So sue him.)

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2021]

[okteiviakom]

Octavia hadn't really bothered with these things since she'd returned this past summer. But she was still reeling from the holiday trip, and the Samsara felt claustrophobic today. And, well, either the Cape Rouge or the mansion in town felt -- just seemed like everything could do with a little bit of breathing room.

So she was here. Loading up on food like she had all those years ago, only... a little more selective, now.

No meat on her plate.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2021]

[legionqueen]

It had taken some wrangling, but Juillenne had a plate full of food, a decent spot not too far from the food tables should she decide to go back for more, and Cam sprawled out beside her.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2021]

[howareyanow]

Wayne had just gotten back down from a nice extended break up at the farm with more'n enough time fer the welcome picnic, glad to see that the place was still standing after his absence. So he grabbed some food, found a place to settle down to enjoy it, and watched the crowd fer a bit, to pick out some of the newer faces, mostleh.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2021]

[apocalypsehow]

Five realized that his teenage metabolism was back the moment he saw the pile of food. Which was why he teleported around the table to grab enough to build a disgusting sandwich that would only appeal to a growing teenage boy.

"God, I missed donuts," he mumbled to himself around a mouthful.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2021]

[thatwaslucky]

'A little chilly' for Rey meant she was wearing layers and had her top/big coat, but there was free food, so she had a plate and a seat where she could watch people.

Honestly it was her preferred way to do picnics.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2021]

[white_oleander]

The chill and the appeal of the bonfire had Astrid settled a little closer to the thick of things than it usually might, though she was still settling down with her sketchpad, eyes roaming around the park in batches to look for interesting and new people to draw as they went about their business, a little disappointed that there didn't really seem to be anyone new who really stood out, like a Mae or a Sidon, a Vette or a Freya...

But there were more subtle bits of interest here and there, at the very least in some of the way some faces were dressed, that she was more than happy to challenge herself with.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2021]

[sharp_man]

Hannibal had shown up with his usual insulated bag and thermos, bearing enough gourmet sandwiches and good coffee for anybody that asked politely or that he wanted to get to know.

He was dressed in a nicely tailored wool suit, and was sitting at a table and people-watching.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2021]

[utterly_alone]

The chilliness was how Lydia liked it, and it just meant that her many, many black layers didn't look too out of place.

Aside from how they were all black, anyway. And the veil might have been a bit much, but at least she'd lifted it and pulled it back so she could eat while she people-watched.

This was...not really what she'd expected out of boarding school. So far no one had given her a plaid skirt or sorted her into a house or anything. And it also didn't mesh with her normal public high school experience, either, so...Lydia was pretty okay with all of this. Expecting the unexpected from here on out.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2021]

[flourish_or_perish]

Faye would have been here for the free food anyway, but the fact that she was joining with a bunch of other teachers to run a long con to get free vacations was just the icing on the cake, here.

She perched on a table, legs be-stockinged and crossed to keep warm, as she kept her eye out for people she didn't recognized.

She wasn't the newest anymore! She'd be grateful enough for that alone, but the prospect of new people was also always exciting.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2021]

[defenderofdesmoines]

Annie was going to try to people-watch as she sat here, furiously typing on her phone as she made notes for the upcoming semester.

The cup of coffee she'd snagged was helping her keep warm - as was her I'm-from-the-Midwest giant puffy coat.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2021]

[x_discospider_x]

Loaded up with as much warm food and drink as he could managed in one go, Troy found a place to sit near the fire where he could enjoy and sort of gloat a little, even if only to himself, about no longer being one of the New Kids and for having survived his first semester away at boarding school and his first Christmas!

These were hardly small accomplishments, people!

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2021]

[stykera]

The weather was colder than Stark would like so he found himself, eventually, moving to a chair near the fire after filling a plate with a variety of foods.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2021]

[that_oldsaying]

Chilly was great because it meant s'mores!

So that was were Alluka could be found, right near the fire, wearing an outfit that kept her warm mostly because she was right by the fire, and she had an absolutely ridiculous pile of graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate.

Yum, yum, yum!

Never mind that this was a high school picnic and she looked like she was eleven, tops!

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2021]

[snowdroplace]

Elli had a cup of cider (non-alcoholic) and was bundled up enough that she was comfortable even when she wasn't near the fire, and she looked around the picnic with bright eyes.

Oh, but it was fun to see everyone gathered like this!

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2021]

[what_the_shock]

Hey, so Miguel was sort of teaching this semester, so he was curious who might show up at this.

Which meant he was eating food like he had a super metabolism, drinking a ton of coffee, and looking around at people.

Re: General Mingling [Spring 2021]

[unusual_sith]

Lana didn't mind the chill; it just meant she was wearing boots, warm trousers, and a jacket over her tunic.

At least by now she knew which Earth foods she liked, so she was having a burger and some hot tea while she waited to see who showed up.

OOC [WP 2]

[bigdamnprincipal]

Now I want hot chocolate, hmmm.