BWI Airport Portalocity Lounge, Sunday Morning.

[outofthequiver]

Oh, praise Jesus, she'd finally found it! Libby felt the most immense sense of relief wash over her when she spotted that large, glittery banner hanging over the waiting area for Fandom High, like a shining beacon, and not a moment too soon! This was the first time she'd ever really been anywhere entirely by herself like this, and it had been incredibly overwhelming. Exciting, yes, but it was a lot to take in! The only thing she could really think to compare it to was when they all packed up to go out to the Wal-Mart for groceries, but even then, she had her whole family with her. And now it was just her and a single suitcase and a pamphlet clutched in her hand, and she thought she'd get lost entirely in such a big place all on her own, but she found it! This was the place!

And she was apparently even a little early, since it looked like she might be the first one there? And even that was a little bit of a relief, because that meant she could just move away from the crowds moving around the airport into the quiet little space under the sparkly banner, have a seat, and just sort of breathe again before the next leg of her journey. An actual high school! Well, a little bit different, she supposed, because it was a boarding school, but as she took her seat, she started to feel that terrible and wonderful nervous turning in her stomach again, and she closed her eyes and she breathed out and she put her hands together to say a little prayer for strength and guidance, and couldn't help smiling a little as she felt a sense of serenity settle her nerves again.

It was scary, being out here by herself like this, but it was also thrilling, and she'd made it this far already, she was halfway there! Now she felt relaxed and ready, opening her eye and looking around for a clock, fussing a little with her long skirt and buttoned-up blouse and wondering if she should have worn more worldly jeans after all, to fit in better, but she didn't need to make herself feel more awkward than she already did with unfamiliar clothes. She just hoped it wouldn't be too much longer for the shuttle to arrive to whisk her away to the next part of this adventure.

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Wait for the Shuttle

[outofthequiver]

Be dazzled by the banner, have a seat, and wait for the long-anticipated trip to your totally normal new school!

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[furrybluefreak]

Kurt was a little bit annoyed that Scott and the Professor had opted to bring him to the airport themselves, but at the same time he knew it was easier to just take the team's own jet than to try and juggle the ummm delicate task of him traveling anywhere among 'normal' people. It was bad enough that he was walking through the terminal wearing a hoddie pulled up over his head. He knew that was invitation enough for suspicious stare and glances but it was still MUCH better than the alternative at that moment.

He made his way down the seemingly endless terminal hallway, looking for the place he was suppose to go to meet up with everyone else. Mentally he was cursing the fact he had to walk the entire way, but he knew his powers wouldn't work in a situation like this. And he needed to blend in as much as possible, and so he trudged on, a backpack slung over his shoulders and a small suitcase in his hand.

Subconsciously, Kurt kept tugging at the hoodie, trying to keep as much of himself hidden as he could and pulling the sleeves down to cover his hands as much as possible. As he walked on, he thought about what the Professor had said to him before they parted ways just a few minute ago. How this was a big opportunity for him and he wanted Kurt to learn to see the world from a different vantage point... whatever that meant.

And then, just when he thought he might not find it at all, he saw it. The hard-to-miss once-you-saw-it banner for Fandom High. That was where he had been told to go. And so Kurt made his way through the crowds and took a seat, setting the suitcase and bag at his feet, looking around to see if anyone around was also here for the shuttle ride to the school or if they were all just mulling around waiting for rides of their own.

"Well, the adventure begins" he muttered to himself, his Germanic accent quite apparent, as he tried to get comfortable in the seat.

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[outofthequiver]

Libby had just been thinking about digging through her suitcase to pull out her prayer book to help fill some of the time before the bus arrived more productively when the boy in the hoodie showed up, and her head tilted cruiously at him as he went to take a seat. There was definitely something in his demeanor and the hoodie in general that was a little standoffish. Perhaps he didn't really want to be bothered, or he was tired from an even longer trip than she had (she'd heard that people came from all over to this school!), but it also seemed a little rude to just ignore him, so she added in a nervous but hopefully open kind of smile as she tried to get better look at him.

"Hello!" she said, her own accent with a particular twang to it as well. "Are you heading on over to Fandom High School, as well?"

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[furrybluefreak]

"Oh, yeah" Kurt said simply. "Just got in. Wasn't sure how many people to expect to be honest." There was a slight pause before he continued. "I'm Kurt," he said with a slight nod, which caused the hoodie to slip back a bit, revealing his definitely unique features.

Well so much for staying under the radar for a bit longer. Guess this was as good a time as any to test the Professor's theory that Fandom High was going to be a better experience for him than the last school he had just left. He gave a shy smile, trying to keep those intimidating fangs hidden best that he could.

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[outofthequiver]

When the hood slipped back, Libby's eyes went wide for a moment before they blinked rapidly a few times. Her hand almost moved to rub them, and she glanced up toward the lighting overhead, because she was pretty sure they were trying to play some sort of trick on her. Because if she wasn't mistaken, Kurt almost looked like he was...

...but that wasn't possible. It must have been...

She realized she was probably staring, or worse, gawking, and he probably thought she was terribly rude and so she shook her head and tried to keep her eyes lowered. "I...my name's Liberty," she offered. "Or Libby...for short. You, um, you have an accent?"

Sure, Libby, that was the thing that was different about him!

But to be fair, she was almost as unfamiliar with different accents as she was with...blue skin!

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[guillermothegreat]

Guillermo was intrigued when he spotted the new kid arrive, especially since he seemed to be trying to keep himself hidden.

“Hi,” he figured this might be the only chance he had to talk to new people before everyone realised how uncool he was and it would be like his other school, “I’m Guillermo,”

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[furrybluefreak]

"Nice to meet you, Guillermo" Kurt said, admittedly stumbling over it a bit with his accent. "I'm Kurt. Nice to meet you" he said with a grin. "You going to Fandom High too?"

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[guillermothegreat]

“It’s nice to meet you too Kurt,” he grinned back, “yeah I’m going to Fandom High, first time going to boarding school actually,” he admitted.

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[guillermothegreat]

Guillermo was a bundle of excitement and nerves as he walked over to where he was supposed to go for the bus to Fandom.

He had one suitcase full of clothes and a duffel bag full of dvds, books and action figures.

“Oh good I’m in the right place,” Guillermo breathed a sigh of relief when he read that glittery banner, he spotted the other girl who was already there.

“Uh hey,” he gave an awkward wave and pushed his glasses back up, “I’m Guillermo,”

He did not have a lot of experiences talking to girls … well to anyone really. He had not exactly been popular at his last school.

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[outofthequiver]

There was a very good chance that Guillermo had more experience talking to girls than Libby had talking to boys, actually, with the distinct exception of her brothers, but they hardly counted. And that certainly wasn't going to let that...or anything she'd heard that might not have been flattering about more worldly teenagers, especially boys!...hold her back. He looked nice enough, anyway, and almost as nervous as she felt.

"Oh," she smiled, with a duck of her head, her only consession to her nerves and tucking her long hair behind her ear. "Guillermo?" She had to admit, the name felt a little tricky on her tongue. "Hello. My name's Liberty." There was an uncertain pause before she added, a little sheepishly, "Most people call me Libby, though. It's nice to meet you!"

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[guillermothegreat]

“It’s nice to meet you too,” he tried not to seem too excited that someone was willingly talking to him who wasn’t Jeremy or his mum.

Well he figured she was being polite, it would probably change by the time they got to the school and she figured out how uncool he was.

“I’ve never been to boarding school before,” he revealed, “actually this is my first time being out of New York,”

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[outofthequiver]

"I've never been to a school before," Libby offered with a small smile and a shrug of her shoulder; she figured it wouldn't take people too long to figure out that she was a bit odd, so it would make sense just to come right out the gate with it. "And it's my first time being out of Tennessee, so guess we've already got a few things in common, Guillermo."

And her curiousity sparked a little more as she had to follow it up with, "Is that New York the state, or New York the city?"

Trip to Fandom

[outofthequiver]

For when the bus and its illustrious driver arrive to whisk you away!

Re: Trip to Fandom

[sith_happened]

Anakin, in a surprisingly normal, non-flamingo-infested bus that didn't smell like cup noodle (and he wouldn't admit under torture that he missed it), pulled up in front of the airport and strode inside.

"FANDOM HIGH IS LEAVING IN THREE MINUTES," he bellowed.

So. Hi, newcomers.

Re: Trip to Fandom

[outofthequiver]

Even with having spotted the bus showing up, Libby jumped a little at the shouting; she definitely wasn't expecting that, but she had always heard that the secular world was more harsh and brash than she was used to, so maybe she shouldn't have been surprised. But she definitely didn't want to miss her ride, so she very quickly got to her feet, adjusted her skirt, gathered her meager belongings and hurried forward.

"Yes, hello!" she said, her excitement and her dread all tumbling around in her stomach like Jacob wrestling with the angel. "I'm Liberty. Liberty Hazlett. I'm supposed to be going to Fandom High."

Re: Trip to Fandom

[sith_happened]

Anakin absolutely didn't need a clipboard to remember the students' names but he consulted it anyway. "Ah, yes, here you are," he said. "Welcome."

Re: Trip to Fandom

[outofthequiver]

Libby felt an odd nervousness creep over her when the man looked at the clipboard. What if something went wrong, and her name wasn't there? Or she was in the wrong place? She had been so excited for this opportunity, but it did almost seem too good to be true, so would it be that surprising if it turned out that something had gone amiss? So when he confirmed it, she breathed out with relief and shook her head, feeling silly for having doubted it for even a second.

"Thank you, sir!" she said, trying to keep her nod small and polite, but she couldn't help beaming.

And she supposed she should have just gotten onto the bus at that point, but he was having a lot of trouble just keeping everything inside and just burst out, "I'm very excited, this is my first time going to an actual school!"

And she instantly regretted saying it, because, at this point, she was just going to blurt it out to everyone and brand herself as the weird homeschooled kid before she even got to her first class!

Re: Trip to Fandom

[guillermothegreat]

Guillermo jumped rather noticeably at the shouting, hoping no one had noticed that and he picked up his luggage and made his way over.

“Um…hi I’m Guillermo?” he said awkwardly, “Guillermo de La Cruz? I’m going to Fandom?”

He hadn’t meant for all of that to sound like questions.

Re: Trip to Fandom

[sith_happened]

"Are you sure?"

Anakin, be nice.

Re: Trip to Fandom

[guillermothegreat]

“Er…uh…yes?” he managed to get out, wincing a bit when he realised how uncertain that still made him sound.

He was off to a great start here.

“I mean …ye…yes,” it wasn’t much better but at least it had stopped sounding like a question.

Re: Trip to Fandom

[furrybluefreak]

Kurt glanced up at the shouting and stood, gathering his bags up. He walked over and gave a slight smile.

"Yes, headmaster?". That was what they were called right? "I'm Kurt Wagner. Here to attend Fandom High."

Re: Trip to Fandom

[sith_happened]

"Dean, actually," Anakin said. "I'm Anakin Skywalker, the Dean of Students."

Re: Trip to Fandom

[furrybluefreak]

"Ah of course"Kurt said with a slight head drop of respect. "Nice to meet you. I...I am very grateful for the opportunity to attend Fandom High."

OOC

[outofthequiver]

Newbie Shuttle/Welcome Picnic is the real most wonderful time of the year, suck it, Christmas.

Re: OOC

[furrybluefreak]

Would have to agree with that 100% XD