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

It was unseasonably warm in Fandom today, which was good news for anyone who didn't want to have to worry about bundling up, and bad news for anyone hoping for a snowy picnic. Traditions were traditions though, so there was still a bonfire going and plenty of supplies for s'mores and hot chocolate among the variety of foods and drinks that had been prepared for the new folks.

Once everything was set up and un-tasteful amounts of glitter had been brushed off of everything, it was time to be welcoming!

[Have at it, everyone! | Siblings | Roommates | Teachers | General Mingling | OOC]

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"Oh, you sweet new child." Illyana pulled her iPhone 12 out of her pocket and held it up. "Behold. Not the newest and fanciest phone, but you can watch television on it. And send emails. And I guess regular text messages and calls too, but who calls people? Not me. I just send my dads strings of emojis that they have to translate."

It shouldn't have been possible for Guillermo's eyes to go that wide with excitement, "this is future technology?" he was amazed, "you can watch television on it?" someone didn't yet know about streaming, "so you don't need a tv now to watch movies and shows, are dvds still a thing?" he found himself babbling.

It was cute. "Televisions are still a thing," she said, bemused, "--because big screens are good. People tend to get the dvds for their favorite shows, in case the internet decides 'oh, I am not going to have this available anymore,' because sometimes the media companies get in spats, or decide to create scarcity, but most people just do streaming. Which is different from torrenting. Torrenting sites are still a thing, but not, like, a big thing. Streaming from particular paid sites is legal and encouraged. Torrenting things gets you viruses and fines."

"Oh," Guillermo was actually a bit relieved since he had basically bought most of his physical media collection, "is ... how many streaming sites are there?" he wondered, "I bought my movies and tv shows," he revealed, "I guess I have a couple of decades worth of tv shows and movies to catch up on don't I?" he paused, "any recommendations on where to start?" not to mention comics and books, he wondered how many new vampire related movies and tv shows there were now.

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"I will make you a list of the streaming options," she promised. "Honestly, they should start putting that sort of information in the handbook. If there is even a handbook at all."

"Oh! And speaking of the handbook that may or may not exist, I did make a list of other important things the last time I had a new Little Sibling." Illyana quickly pulled it up on her phone, silently reading it over quickly before nodding to herself.

"Okay, it is still up to date. Fandom Island Survival Tip Number One - Do NOT pet the gremlins. If you see a gremlin, leave as quickly and quietly as possible. Their bite makes you hallucinate and do ridiculous things."

"Oh ..." Guillermo blinked a little at the warning, "does that ... how often has that happened to be considered the most important survival tip?"

"They really like biting people," she said bluntly. "They seem to have a particular taste for Dean Skywalker and his family, from what I've heard, but they're an absolute pest and will nip anyone they can catch."

"Second, assume you have zero privacy. There is a radio station on the island. The reporters are sentient squirrels, so they're everywhere. If you want a private conversation to stay private, you have to bribe them with rum." Illyana made a face. "I am aware how ridiculous that sounds, and I wish I was joking."

“Okay, avoid gremlins, got it,” he nodded to show he understood and then he listened to the next tip, “the squirrels are alive here?” He may have excited by that prospect, “oh wow … and they do radio?” He blinked a little and looked around to see if he could find a squirrel, “are they listening in on our conversation right now?” since he didn't have rum on him, he was kind of impressed by that idea.

"Are they undead where you're from?" she asked, amused. "But yes, they're sentient."

"We do also have undead. The band at Caritas is made up of zombies, the bar that doesn't serve 'minors,'" yes, you could probably hear the air quotes there, "--is owned by a vampire, and I think the librarian is some sort of warlock? He's undergone at least one dark resurrection magic on him that I can sense. But I think that just makes him stupid, non undead."

"Well no they're ordinary squirrels where I'm from ... my world is quite boring," it wasn't he just didn't know it and then his expression lit up when he heard the rest of her sentence.

“There’s a vampire here who owns a bar!” he let out a squeak and was already majorly fanboying, it was possible if Guillermo’s eyes were any wider they’d fall out of their sockets, “an actual real vampire? I’ve always wanted to meet one!”

That was clearly the most important thing to focus on and not anything about zombies or warlocks or that there was a bar that did cater to minors.

"His name is Eric, he is an actual Viking from what I've heard, and for an immortal he is awfully hung-up on things like drinking laws," Illyana complained, rolling her eyes. "Even if you are of legal drinking age at home."

"Apparently being a business owner can make you boring, even if you are a vampire. Kitty's bar, Caritias, is much more fun."

“Eric the vampire,” yes Guillermo was still in awe and figuring out a way that he could actually meet him and possibly ask him a million questions - “oh that is so cool, I love vampires - ever since I saw ~~meta for~~ Interview with a Vampire when I was kid, I didn’t think I’d be going to a school where there’s a local vampire,”

Then he seemed to register the rest of what Illyana had said, “they’ll really serve you anything? At Kitty’s bar?” Guillermo was intrigued, he admittedly didn’t have much experience with drinking and socialising since he didn’t actually get invited to those kind of events.

"Because Katya -- Kitty -- is a good an sensible person, even if she's too old and has a kid," Illyana answered. "...sorry. I know a version of her who's MY age at home, and possibly my best friend there. So an adult-version here is weird, even after two years."

"But yeah. If you can walk and talk, you can order a drink. The bar also has a really cool no-violence spell on it, so anyone who gets too drunk and tosses a punch gets teleported into the duck pond. It's an amazingly complex piece of magic, I'd really love to take it apart and study it someday."

"...and put it back together. I wouldn't leave her bar without its protection spell. I'm not that bad a friend."

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