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

[bigdamnprincipal]

In spite of the icon Wintertime had officially reached Fandom, and the chill in the air meant it was time for a combination picnic and bonfire! There might not be shirtless greetings today (or maybe there would be, such a diverse population was bound to have different freezing points), but there was plenty of warm food and drinks for everyone to indulge in as they welcomed the newest residents and celebrated the start of a new semester!

[Flying OCD-free since it's been working well. Have at it!]

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[mylandmyrules]

"There are more than one type of undead? Or two, I suppose. Vampires and your... assistant? At you house? I wouldn't have thought there were more." She wasn't sure she'd want to know more.

She smiled at her. "We can sit together," she said. "And quietly wreak havoc if we're so inclined."

Nell would never.

[deathsmajesty]

In almost every other case, Liliana would. Except this was school and she was absolutely enough of a nerd where she wouldn't cause problems in class.

And this was why Liliana had been a Witherbloom prefect.

"Oh dear one, see this is exactly why I'm teaching my class. Not only are there more than simply vampires and zombies, there are different types of zombies. It's vital to know the differences, too. If you're being chased by a mob of zombies, wouldn't you like to know what their weaknesses were? What to expect? How to best retaliate? Especially if you're, say, running through town here and weren't close enough to your woods for assistance."

[mylandmyrules]

In another time, another phase of her life or maybe another one altogether, Nell would be a member of an organization that would have her learning everything she could of every type of paranormal being. But here?

"Multiple types of zombies?" Nell said. "I hate to even imagine it. I don't think we even have zombies back home. I've never heard of them at least."

[deathsmajesty]

Liliana just raised an eyebrow at Nell. "I assure you, when it comes to it, the living are usually far less pleasant to deal with than the vast majority of zombies," she said. "The living have a penchant for cruelty that most ghouls lack."

[mylandmyrules]

Nell spoke calmly, but with a haunted look in her eyes. "I am well aware of the evil and depravity of the living. I'd just feel much better knowing that if they were to die they'd stay dead."

[deathsmajesty]

"There was one plane that I visited in my youth wherein zombies were created from the most egregious criminals," Liliana said. "For their crimes were considered too great to be redeemed within a single span of life and they owed their victims the fullness of their sentence, even after those victims had also passed."

[mylandmyrules]

Nell shuddered. "I'd never want to see them again."

[deathsmajesty]

"I don't know if any of them worked where they could be seen by their victims," Liliana said thoughtfully. "They were given the worst and most horrific postings, sparing actual living people from the work that was necessary but awful. Deep mines, the filthiest sewers, that kind of thing." She smiled in cruel satisfaction. "But we are different people. Imagining those who have hurt me toiling away in filth and misery for generations is something that delights me."

[mylandmyrules]

Part of Nell wanted to ask how they were ever to be judged by God if they never truly died, but her own relationship with God was a bit uncertain after all she'd seen done by those who claimed to be godly people.

Instead she just shook her head. "I guess I can see what you're saying, but I still don't think I'd like it."

[deathsmajesty]

Yeah, Liliana's relationship with 'gods' was a bit complicated as well. More importantly, however, it would lead right back to her point that there were different kinds of zombies and, with that, different interactions with the 'soul' involved.

Instead, she just reached out to pat Nell's hand. "And that's fine, darling. And if you're lucky, you'll never need to know what I'm teaching."

[mylandmyrules]

Nell gave her a sad smile. "That's the hope, isn't it. But I'm glad people like you know all about them."

[deathsmajesty]

"And I'll leave you to learn all about the great outdoors and whatnot," Liliana said with a small chuckle. "I'll protect you from zombies in case of an invasion, you can light fires for me if I'm ever trapped out of doors for an extended period of time."

Both seemed equally likely to Liliana.

[mylandmyrules]

"Sounds like a good plan to me," Nell said with a laugh. "It's a deal!"