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

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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"I kind of get the impression that's what most people do," she said. "But I can't say for sure."

Some people just made it look easier than others.

"Most people at least have memories of being a teenager themselves to fall back onto," Liam replied. Technically he did too, in a way, but there was still that sense of... removal, when it came to accessing his parents' memories.

Also, like, regarding Nina specifically, underneath that exuberance was someone who had a whole load of abandonment issues, and Liam just-

He just wanted to do right by her, okay?

Rey got it. Similar reasoning was why she felt a little weird about parenting kids for a weekend.

"You know her as a person. Isn't that enough?" she asked.

"It'll have to be," Liam decided. A beat, and then: "She does think it's hilarious that she's technically twice my age."

"It is very Fandom of you," Rey said with a smile.

"That was basically her response, yeah," Liam said.

"I suppose 'you're older than me, how is this supposed to go' is a good tension-breaker in the right argument," Rey mused.

"I hadn't actually considered that angle, but you might have a point," Liam said thoughtfully. "I'll have to keep it in my back pocket as an option."

"I'm learning things," she told him.

"Well, I'm glad you're willing to share what you've learned," Liam grinned at her. "I did also ask that she cut me some slack if I screw up due to the whole..." he waved a hand, "having no idea what I'm doing thing." Which went both ways, really, since having a family was new for her, too.

"I think it's good you can be honest both ways," Rey said. "Then you both know you're going to make mistakes. I think it'd take some of the pressure off."

“Yeah,” he nodded. “And- how are things going with you and John?” he asked. That was no longer all that new, technically, but they hadn’t actually talked about it any, so.

"Terrific," Rey said, smiling immediately. "He is great. ...That's probably not very helpful."

She was still pretty smitten.

"Ah yes," Liam said wisely. "I remember this stage of romance well."

As if he weren't still completely smitten by Verity. Shhh.

"It would be very easy for me to be completely ridiculous about him and I'm trying to spare my friends that," she said. Also she was still figuring out the rules of what she shared, but she was doing that on a case by case basis.

"I'm pretty sure I was off-the-charts ridiculous when Verity and I first got serious," Liam pointed out. "So turnabout would be fair play, really."

Though he wasn't going to ask if any of his warnings about sex and potential awkwardness had come true. He loved you dearly Rey, but he did not need those details.

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SHE WOULD DIE BEFORE GIVING THOSE DETAILS.

"It's good," she said after a moment. "We're official, I guess. And he's already met Master Skywalker, and some people from home."

"Ooh, that is official," Liam said. "Your whole face just- lit up when you started talking about him, you know?" he pointed out. "I'm glad. You deserve that."

"Thanks," she said. "I'm pretty happy right now."

Which was weird for her. She had moments of it over the last couple years, but this was consistent.

Which was one of the many, many reasons she deserved that aforementioned consistent happiness.

"The two of you should come over for dinner sometime," he said. "You do still need to meet the mice, after all."

"I do," she said. "I could see if he's up for it."

"Excellent," Liam said. "And if he says yes- let me know if there's anything he doesn't like to eat in particular? Same goes for you, for that matter."

Though he suspected Rey's answer would be along the lines that she'd eat pretty much whatever.

"I'll have to find out if there is anything," Rey realized.

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