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!]

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Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"I've heard worst," Elizabeth said, grinning. "Where exactly in England are you from? I've spent some time there in the past, and really enjoyed myself."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Before I was transferred, I was going to school there," Cedric answers, careful to keep the name of the school a secret. Just in case. "My father has a high ranking government job," he says, which is almost the truth, "so we've been all over."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth laughed. "I know the feeling," she said. "Although we only did the one big move to DC. Um, Washington DC."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"I'm not familiar with that area," Cedric tells her. "In fact, I'm very unfamiliar with all of this."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"Is this your first time in America then?" Elizabeth asked. "You're not the first if it is."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"It is," Cedric confirms. "I guess I'll have a lot of adjusting to do."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"It shouldn't be too bad. As I said, there's a number of people who've already gone through it so I'm sure they'll be willing to help. And we're all pretty friendly, and none of us bite," Elizabeth grins.

Well. Angel bit. Or did bite. But he was leaving, so she didn't think she needed to scare the newbies with that.

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"That's good to hear." Cedric runs a hand through his hair, still not too comfortable with the situation. "My previous school was unique. Hopefully, that will help me here."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth nodded. "Hopefully, yeah. My previous schools have all been very normal and mundane, so I had no basis from those. Although Fandom's uniqueness?" She tilted her head, thinking. "Mmm, yeah. You'll probably see what I mean after a couple of weeks around here."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"That sounds almost ominous," Cedric says, gripping his broom tighter.

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"Wasn't meant to be," Elizabeth said. "I guess more of a warning that things here can be a bit odd at times."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"How odd?" Cedric asks.

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"Well, there's the gremlins. They're not quite as big a problem as they used to be, thanks to the extermination. There used to be a squid in the basement, and some people have had problems with some of the ducks in town before," Elizabeth begins.

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Oh." Cedric tries to sound casual, like all that's normal. "That doesn't sound too overwhelming."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"You'll also want to watch out for special odd events," Elizabeth nods. "They tend to happen on weekends. We've had zombies and snow monsters this year. And most of us turned into children a couple of weekends ago too."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

Those occurences are a little more unusual. "I'll make sure to keep a sharp eye out. Children?"

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"Uh hu," Elizabeth nods, pulling a face. "I was six. It was, uh, odd. Although we didn't think anything of it at the time. As far as we were concerned? We were supposed to be six, or whatever age."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"You...relived your childhoods, in a manner of speaking?"

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"Well, yeah in a way," Elizabeth nods. "Only not, because I think for most of us, our actual childhood was at home with family and being here at this boarding school seemed perfectly normal to us."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"What was it like, being that young again?"

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"It was... it's hard to explain. Afterwards, we were all pretty embarrassed... I mean, I helped to fingerpaint a teacher's wall! But at the time, we were just all about having fun and that was. Well, it was nice. I tend to be quite serious and probably don't play as much as I should."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"And things like that just occur? No reasoning or logic?"

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"Yep. It's very strange, but the most scary thing? You get used to it."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"I've had some practice with unusual events," Cedric says cryptically.

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"So have I," Elizabeth nods. "Well, had before I came here even. That does help slightly. Or at least that's what I found."