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

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

He'd found his roommate, but there was food to be had, so 494 grabbed a couple snack-type things and wandered a bit. The girls so far? Were pretty hot. This would be a good summer.

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[multiplez]

Z noted the obvious family resemblance and said, "Hi, you must be Sam."

And thanked her lucky stars Cruger had sent her here.

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

"I'm who now?" 494 turned, less confused and more curious. Ooh, hey, pretty girl - so he grinned, as one does when being charming. "I could be Sam, maybe. Depends on who you are."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[multiplez]

"Sam, Dean's little brother? You look just like him, so I figured..." Z trailed off. "Was I wrong? Oh, and I'm Z. Hi."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

"Dean?" 494 pursed his lips slightly, brow furrowing. "I guess I'm kind of the younger one, if you wanna be picky, but I think he was called 'Ben' or something." He shrugged. "Either way, good to meet you, Z." He grinned again. "I'm 494. You can call me Sam, if it makes you feel better."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[multiplez]

"Well, if your name's 494, I guess I'd better call you that. But I just met this guy named Dean, and he said--I'm so confused."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

"Not a name, just a designation," he said, shrugging. "What'd this guy - Dean? - say?"

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean noticed a guy with a very familiar looking face. It was familiar because it looked just like the one he saw in the mirror.

He walked up to the guy and opened his mouth but couldn't actually think of anything to say.

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

494 saw him coming and wondered immediately if genetics determined migration, as well as incredible good looks. He frowned a bit as the other guy stopped and stared, open-mouthed, and wasn't that embarrassing? "That is not our best expression, man."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean shut his mouth with an audible click of his teeth. "Who are you?" he asked, wondering if maybe the question should be what. "You a shapeshifter or something?"

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

494 popped a piece of trail mix in his mouth and chewed slowly before he answered. Who was this guy? His clone? "Hey, I've always looked like this," he said, arching an eyebrow. "What's your excuse?"

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Me? I've always looked like this too." Dean paused. "Well, y'know, 'cept younger. You always looked like that?" He peered closer. It was kinda creepy seeing your face on some other dude.

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

494 frowned, leaning back slightly. "Yeah. This-except-younger, I mean, 'cause I did grow up even if it wasn't much of a childhood-- hey, can you maybe not stare?"

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

"Hey there, new person," Molly said as she approached 494 after seeing the obviously mind bending meeting of doppelgangers. "How is it going so far? Brain break yet?"

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

"Glad to see a marginally friendly face that's not mine," he said, with an edge of exasperation. Then he smiled, almost sheepish. "Sorry, not broken but definitely a little bent. I'm 494. You?" She did seem nice, yeah, but a little young for him maybe.

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

Molly looked at him oddly for the number-name, but gave him a grin. "I'm Molly," she said and held out her hand. "494, was it? Nice to meet you. Welcome to Fandom High. And if it makes you feel any better, you're not the only person here with an unrelated duplicate."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

"Really? That happen a lot?" He looked a little relieved, glad he wasn't the only one to suffer, and took her hand to shake firmly. "So you're not a new student, I take it."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

"I've been here since January. So, I'm newer, but with you all here now, no longer a newbie," Molly said with a grin.

"And, yeah, the duplicate thing is not new. There aren't as many as there used to be because some people have left. I think there's only the one set left now."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

"I'm not exactly new to cloning, but the completely unrelated doppelganger thing? Way different." He wrinkled his nose slightly. "Plus, two of me is kind of interesting, but I'd rather people didn't get tired of seeing my face around twice as much, you know?"

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

A guy. What would probably pass as attractive. Possibly more attractive.

Time for Joxer to assert his dominance.

"Joxer, Joxer the Mighty," he says, walking up. He holds out his hand, ready to give that hurtful firm handshake Jett always pulled on him.

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

"494 the Awe-Inspiring, if we're going for descriptors," 494 said, taking Joxer's hand bemusedly. He was going for a normal human-strength grip, but if Joxer was gonna pull something, he'd squeeze back harder.

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

Joxer tries to do that hard squeeze. But it's not exactly hard. More like... sweaty.

"It's, uh, part of my name, actually. But it is an accurate description."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

"Suddenly I don't feel alone in the unique moniker department," 494 said, making a face as he attempted to rescue his hand. "Are you new, Joxer the, ah, Mighty?"

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I'm new," Joxer says. "I'm guessing you might be, too?"

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

"Shiny and, yep." 494 looked at Joxer a moment before frowning, just slightly. "Are you actually wearing armor?"