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

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

Cedric might be trying to escape the crowd just a bit and he might accidentally bump into Rory's shoulder.

"Excuse me. I'm very sorry."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Oh, totally okay," Rory said, looking down to make sure she didn't trip. She barely had time to note the accent before looking up and immediately blushing. "Oh. Oh. Um. Hi."

[MWAHAHAHAHA.]

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"There's a lot of people around and I didn't see where I was going," he explains. "Hello. New student?"

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Nope. Old student. I'm Rory," she said, finally remembering her manners and offering a hand.

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"You don't look so old to me," Cedric says, taking the offered hand. "Good to meet you, Rory. I'm Cedric."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Where are you from, Cedric?" Rory asked, totally trying not to stare too much. "England?"

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Yes." Cedric smiles, dropping his bag near his feet. "People seem to have an easy time guessing where I'm from."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"It's the accent," Rory said helpfully. You know, in case Cedric hadn't picked up on this development. "Um, what brings you to Fandom?"

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"The accent?" He smirks. "I hadn't noticed," he says coyly.

"Transferred from my other school," Cedric supplies. "Reasons aren't really known to me but I suspect I'll find out as the summer progresses.

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Always fun," Rory said, grinning like a dork. "What year are you, then? I'm going to be a senior in the fall."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Second year. Sophomore, I believe. I'm not entirely familiar with this way of sorting students," he relpies.

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Oh, so I'm two years ahead of you," she replied, biting her lip. "Huh. Are you just staying for camp? Or sticking around through fall, too?"

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"I'm honestly not sure," he responds. "I was transferred quite suddenly without a lot of explanation so, for all I know, I could be here for just the summer or through the fall. Two years ahead of me would make you a fourth year?"

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"We call it a senior, but yeah," she said, nodding. "Um. So...what do you do for fun?"

Yes, she was making small talk.

Yes, it was because he was cute.

Look, her boyfriend had left this morning for God knows how long. Let the girl enjoy her eye candy.

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Sports," Cedric answers. "That makes me sound quite dull, doesn't it? I lik sports and that's it. I'm honestly not that dull, I promise."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory shrugged. "I'm a bit of a bookworm and really bad at sports, so I guess I'm more dull."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Perhaps you just haven't found the right sport?"

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory giggled.

"Well, I fence? But not particularly well. I'm kind of clumsy."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"I think you're being too hard on yourself, Rory." He smiles at her again. "Sometimes clumsiness is an asset. Fall right into something good, you know."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Um," she said eloquently. "No, I'm really, really clumsy. Really. My mom says it's because my legs are too long."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

Of course, that only draws Cedric's attention to her legs.

"They look perfectly normal to me."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory shuffled her feet.

"So...how old are you, anyway? If you're a sophomore, you've got to be like...fifteen?"

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Sixteen," he corrects. "And yourself?"

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Seventeen. Eighteen in October," she replied shyly. "So I'm like, way old."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"I don't think you're old at all," Cedric replies, shaking his head. "Old is my father's age. Old is grey hair and wrinkles. You're young and I see no sign of grey hair anywhere."