Welcome Party for the Summer Students and Staff

[bigdamnprincipal]

Despite the slightly overcast sky, the weather is still good for welcoming all of the new arrivals for the Fandom High summer session. The graduation decorations (and gremlin debris) have been cleared from the front lawn, and replaced with tables of information packets, food, and drinks. A series of signs point the students to the information table first, where they can pick up their room assignments from the office drones, and then continue on to the food tables to mingle.

And no, there are no inflatable gremlins around today. It's far too early to start scaring the new folks. That's what the mingling section is for!

[OOC: All right folks, have at it!]

Comments

Security/Dealing with Weapons

[bigdamnprincipal]

Zoe's standing at the end of the information table, looking her most professional (and intimidating) in an effort to catch people before they can go any farther.

"Good morning. I'm Principal Washburn, and I'm here to remind you that if you have any weapons with you, you must put them in the weapons locker as soon as possible. As per the rules in your information packet, you are not allowed to carry weapons in the school or keep them in your room. You don't need to be concerned about locking them away; all of your belongings will remain completely safe in the locker. Thank you."

Re: Security/Dealing with Weapons

[multiplez]

Z came over. "Uh, I have this laser beam thingy Space Patrol Delta issued me. I guess I need to turn that over, huh?"

Re: Security/Dealing with Weapons

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn put her backpack down on the table with a thunk and started unloading it, a bit grumpily. "Did my sister know about this?"

She pulled out a small double-bladed axe and placed it on the table, then asked, "How do you feel about stakes? Weapons or not? They could be tent pegs, you know."

Re: Security/Dealing with Weapons

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

Peter stopped in front of the principal and bowed formally. "My Lady." With reluctance, he unbuckled his sword from its place around his waist and presented it to her. "Do you need my shield as well? It's not that it couldn't be used for a weapon, it just would be terribly bad form to do so."

Re: Security/Dealing with Weapons

[tyler-gone.livejournal.com]

Tyler just nodded in apparent agreement with Principal Washburn. He didn't need to bring a weapon; he was pretty sure he could get the stuff to make an explosive anywhere.

"Of course I'm not carrying anything, ma'am," he said. "But I appreciate your concern for the safety of all students."

Re: Security/Dealing with Weapons

[notafairmaiden.livejournal.com]

Gwynn was nonplussed.

Give up my sword?!

She stopped in front of the table and looked slightly confused. "M'lady," she started, then shook her head. She had told Froderick she would try to give this strange new place a chance.

She flipped her cloak back and unbuckled her sword, laying it down on the table. Then she also placed two daggers with the sword. She reluctantly swung her quiver of arrows off of her back and placed them on the table as well. When she was holding her bow, she looked at the lady in charge with some trepidation.

"M'lady... must I turn over the bow, as well? It is useless as a weapon without the arrows."

She was clutching the bow so tightly that her knuckles had turned white. "It was my mother's..."

Re: Security/Dealing with Weapons

[greenmagebriar.livejournal.com]

Briar smiled politely at Principal Washburn. "Of course ma'am." He quickly dug two daggers out of his bag. "Will I be able to pick them up when I'm off campus?"

Re: Security/Dealing with Weapons

[bigfat-peter.livejournal.com]

Peter took a twinkie out of his pocket and places it on the table. "This...is no mere twinkie. This...is a deadly explosive." he says, squinting his eyes for effect. "Be careful."

And thinking he has tricked the principal with the ol' "exploding twinkie" joke he runs off laughing.

Re: Security/Dealing with Weapons

[mutie-vor.livejournal.com]

Miles chewed on his lip. Good thing Bothari had been left on the mainland, to be close without being RIGHT ON the island. He would consider it morally necessary to arm Miles on a regular basis.

"Ah, Principal? I have... a ceremonial dagger." He pulled out the cloisonne his grandfather had given him before making this trip. "Any chance I can keep it? It's got... sentimental value."

Re: Security/Dealing with Weapons

[twohalvesofaphd.livejournal.com]

"Excuse me Principal Washburn," Zack raised his hand. "Did you say weapons?"

Re: Security/Dealing with Weapons

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Willow's bag contained holy water, stakes, and all kinds of magical books and ingredients.

Surely Principal Washburn couldn't mean any of that, right? How on earth would she even know about it?

Of course this didn't keep Willow from having a guilty look on her face as she tried to sidle by.

Re: Security/Dealing with Weapons

[just-add-starch.livejournal.com]

Fraser arrives just after the event starts and comes to stand next to Princip Washburn.

"Afternoon, Principal. Has everything gone all right thus far?"

Re: Security/Dealing with Weapons

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean stared open mouthed at the principal. No weapons?

First off what kind of school officially expects their students to bring weapons? That sort of deniability was the sort of thing Dean counted on.

Second, all his weapons? What if he ran into a poltergiest or a werewolf or something? What was he supposed to do, throw his school books at it?

He gave the teacher his version of his brother's puppy eyed look. "Can't I keep one knife?" he pleaded.

Re: Security/Dealing with Weapons

[enginegirl.livejournal.com]

Kaylee? Definitely not the weapons having type. However, she was very surprised to see Zoe. Did she say she was the principal? Huh?

Re: Security/Dealing with Weapons

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

494 pulled the one gun he was actually carrying from beneath his jacket, unloading it and pulling the slide back before putting it on the table. He grinned at the Principal disarmingly, taking a half step back before he spoke. "Anything else, ma'am?"

Re: Security/Dealing with Weapons

[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

Joxer laughs.

"My whole body is a weapon," he says. "Unless you're planning on ripping off my limbs, I'm going to have to live in that locker."

Of course, inside his head, Joxer is flailing like a flailing thing that flails.

Re: Security/Dealing with Weapons

[pitifulcatdemon.livejournal.com]

Oh, great....authority...

Shiro pulled his cap further down on his head, smooshing his cat ears agianst his scalp. Now all he was really able to hear was the sound of blood slogging around. Fainly he heard the woman saying something about weapons.

Weapons?

Shiro ducked his head down and attempted to slink by unnoticed.

Re: Security/Dealing with Weapons

[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River didn't bring any weapons. According to her plans they would not be needed here. However, she wonders what Zoe does with the ones locked away.

Re: Security/Dealing with Weapons

[smartestone]

"Excuse me," says Hermione. "I'm not sure whether or not my wand counts as a weapon. I can't even think about using it until I get approval from the Ministry."

Re: Security/Dealing with Weapons

[grand-fallguy.livejournal.com]

"Shit," Tim muttered. "Forgot about that." he approached the Principal only a LITTLE intimidated. "So, where is this weapons locker?" he asked.

Re: Security/Dealing with Weapons

[once-a-king.livejournal.com]

Peter Pevensie approached the Principal with Ainsley on his arm.

"Excuse me, ma'am? I think there might have been a mixup with the room assignments. This lady Ainsley and I have been placed together. That can't be correct."

Re: Security/Dealing with Weapons

[electric-sitar.livejournal.com]

Demyx looked at the weapons table and just held tighter to his musical instrument. Sure, it could be used as a weapon, but all he really used it for was focus; he didn't need it as a weapon. And he used it all the time just to play music. If they took it away from him, all would be lost!

Looking wide-eyed and nervous, he just moved away from the weapons table with his confusing packet of new-student papers, and kept his deathgrip on his sitar.

Re: Security/Dealing with Weapons

[blonde-elle.livejournal.com]

Elle paused in front of the scary but professional and well groomed dean. "Elle Woods, Bruiser Woods. We have nothing to declare, ma'am." she said with a nod and a confident smile.

Re: Security/Dealing with Weapons

[narglette.livejournal.com]

Eventually, Luna found her way over to the end of the table. She tilted her head and looked the Headmistress over. "Would you classify wands as weapons?"

Re: Security/Dealing with Weapons

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

For a moment, Sakurazaki looks up from her information to catch this announcement. She can't ignore it, if only for the fact that a new wave of anger and dismay hits her because, glancing over her shoulder, where her sheath would be straped, she's reminded that it's missing. It isn't as though she had forgotten....how could she?

...Yes, it would have been locked away. But at least, if Konoka had allowed her to bring her sword, she's have something to be locked away.