BWI Airport Portalocity Lounge, Saturday morning

[notanaxemurderer]

Kiem had no idea where he was. Well, he sort knew, he was in the Portalocity Lounge, waiting for a shuttle to take him to his new school, which seemed to be as far away as the Emperor had been able to send him.

It could be worse, he supposed. He tried to hold on to that thought.

A large, glittery sign said FANDOM HIGH. It was hard to miss. Kiem sat down on a seat next to him and let the hoverchest that had floated next to him lower on to the floor.

He looked at his wristband. There was no connection, just some stored data available. We wasn't even going to be able to check the dartcar results.

[Newbie shuttle! After some OCD that is now up]

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Wait for the Shuttle

[notanaxemurderer]

You can talk to Kiem if you want to.

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[sword_chocobro]

Despite having visited the island a few times back when Prompto was an actual student there, there had been an insistence that Gladio actually portal into the airport and take the shuttle, just like Prompto and Ignis had before him and uphold the grand tradition. Well. Far be it from him to go against something like tradition, but he hadn't exactly needed to be convinced, either.

He'd seen all those pictures of what Prompto and his sister did to that poor bus.

The chance to get to witness it with his own two eyes was an opportunity he was not going to pass up!

In fact, he couldn't help be a little amused by all of this as a whole, which was evident even as he found that glittery banner that denoted the waiting room, found a place to sling his bags (not that he would have minded lugging his sword around, but the nice thing about being able to magically summon your weapon is that you didn't really have to, and it saved a lot of trouble when dealing with airport security, too!), and then slung himself into a seat where he supposed he could just people watch and wonder if any of the students clamoring around today might wind up in any of his classes.

He definitely had a book close at hand in case his presumptions had been wrong and waiting for the shuttle actually got kind of boring, but he doubted, with this place, it would be needed.

He'd actually be disappointed if it was...

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[notanaxemurderer]

Kiem glanced at the stranger who had just taken a seat next to him, and after just a brief hesitation said:

"Hi, so are you going to Fandom High too?"

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[sword_chocobro]

Gladio huffed out a small laugh and briefly considered telling him that, yeah, he was enrolled up as a freshman, but let's be real, Gladio would have difficulty passing as a teenager even when he was this kid's age, forget about it now.

"That's the plan," he said instead. "You about to start up there yourself?"

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[notanaxemurderer]

"That's the plan," Kiem returned. "Or the Emperor's plan, and I suppose I have to go along with it. I'm guessing you're not a student. Unless people there study for a long time. Or you're younger than you look. Not that there's anything wrong with either of that."

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

The Entities had pulled Jon through into nothingness and the edges of infinite worlds. He didn't know how long it lasted. Then he found himself...

In an airport?

He looked around, blinking and bewildered, and stumbled in the vague direction that seemed to be pulling him.

So please don't mind the scarred, disoriented man in the torn and bloodstained shirt wandering into the lounge.

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[sword_chocobro]

Well, that was...not exactly what Gladio was expecting to see around here, and his head tilted a little with guarded intrigue as he watched the other man for a moment.

He'd be willing to go out on a limb and guess this wasn't a student, but whether or not he was someone else that should even be here...

"Hey, man," he finally said, getting up enough to approach with a black cloth held out, "looks like you may have gotten a little something on you there..."

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

"I...what?" Jon looked up (and up) at him, down at the cloth, and then seemed to register what he was saying. "Oh, um...thanks? There was a...well...I...thanks."

He took the cloth and scrubbed his (also bloody) hands with it, then futilely tried to get some of the blood out of his shirt. "I, uh...heh. I don't think there's any saving this."

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[sword_chocobro]

Gladio shrugged. It was just one of many tank tops he had with him, and believe him when he said he woildn't be in the least bit heartbroken about having one less shirt to be worn.

"Pretty sure I passed a bathroom just down that way," he offered. "Might do a little more than that rag. But you alright, there? Need anything? Water? Food? Potion?"

A fucking phoenix down??

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[onlyajones]

Jo lugged her trunk and suitcase over, feeling rather awkward as she approached.

“Uh … hello?” she stammered, she was not expecting to see so many guys. Someone had missed the memo that Fandom High was co-Ed.

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[notanaxemurderer]

"Hello!" Kiem greeted her with a smile. "You're going to Fandom High too? Please, have a seat. It must be heavy to carry those bags."

Now that he thought about it, he seemed to be the only one with a hoverchest.

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[onlyajones]

“Thank you,” she said, rather relieved to not have to carry her luggage around for the time being, that was one thing she was going to miss about Malory Towers, “I’m Jo,” she said as she sat down, “well my names Josephine but I go by Jo,”

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[notanaxemurderer]

"I'm Kiem," he said. "Nice to meet you. Where are you from? You're a student too?"

Trip to Fandom

[notanaxemurderer]

After the shuttle and its driver shows up.

Re: Trip to Fandom

[sith_happened]

The Cup Noodle on Wheels bus pulled up in front of the airport.

So. Enjoy the dignity of your ride, everyone. At least the seats were comfortable?

Anakin was continuing his futile one-sided war with the hat that had stuck itself to his head as soon as he sat in the driver's seat.

He was going to kill himself a Prompto and a Nina, ohhh yes he was. "FANDOM HIGH!" he yelled, looking more than slightly murderous.

Re: Trip to Fandom

[notanaxemurderer]

That was... unexpected. Kiem was going to go with unexpected, which wasn't bad, really.

"I'm going to Fandom High," he said, raising one hand while pushing a button on the hoverchest with the other to make it rise from the floor.

Re: Trip to Fandom

[sith_happened]

Anakin pulled out a clipboard. "Which one are you?"

Re: Trip to Fandom

[notanaxemurderer]

"Kiem Tegnar."

He tried not to stare at the hat.

Re: Trip to Fandom

[sword_chocobro]

Don't forget the lovely shrimp aroma that was added at the last minute, either! In fact, the rumble of Gladio's stomach noticed that even before the bus, and when he caught sight of it?

He was going to need a moment, clutching his side and pretty sure he might die of laughter before making it anywhere near the island.

Re: Trip to Fandom

[sith_happened]

Anakin sighed. "Yeah."

Re: Trip to Fandom

[onlyajones]

As someone who was used to being chauffeured to school in her fathers expensive cars, Jo was staring at the bus and forgetting herself for a moment, went, “oh my gosh!”

Then she was promptly mortified, “Um..,I’m Jo, er Josephine Jones, I’m going to Fandom High?”

Re: Trip to Fandom

[sith_happened]

Anakin consulted his list and nodded. "Welcome. Do you prefer Jo or Josephine?"

Re: Trip to Fandom

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

Jon had managed to work out that he was in the States, and that this Fandom High place was some sort of odd place with people from different worlds. Given a choice between the two, maybe he could get a ride to Fandom. He could do this. He was prepared.

He was...not prepared for Cup Noodles.

He eyed the shuttle in mingled amusement and horror, then glanced at Anakin with something almost like relief, which disappeared when he saw the hat.

"I...um. Hello? Is this...that is...I was hoping to get a ride? If this is...is really a bus, that is."

He wasn't sure what else it could be, and it had just driven up, but...Cup Noodle.

Re: Trip to Fandom

[sith_happened]

"It's a bus," Anakin said, sounding so tired. "A bus with noodle seats."

OOC

[notanaxemurderer]

Why do I have a cold?