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]

494 blinked. "Shit." Then he grimaced, realization setting in. "Is this what they meant by weird? Because this is from heading away from weird and straight into bizarre. So you're from when, exactly?"

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Nineteen-ninety-fo-seven," Dean replied, wondering if he'd ever manage to get the year right without stuttering. "And bizarre doesn't even begin to cover it. That guy from 1944? Told me they were invaded by dancing bunnies at Easter."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

"Dancing bunnies." He sighed, lifting a hand to run through his hair in frustration. "Okay, so. You're not my clone. There's the vague possibility of me being your clone, maybe." He didn't mention that if he was, they'd obviously improved upon the original material. 494's mouth quirked in a wry sort of smirk. "This could be an interesting summer."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Yeah interesting is one word for it. Completely whacked might also work" Dean looked over his double, still finding the whole experience on a totally different scale of weird. "So do you have an actual name or just the number?"

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

"Number is my designation, no name." He shrugged, taking the opportunity of being looked over to do so in return. "They kind of discouraged familiarity."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean didn't ask who "they" were; he had the feeling he wouldn't get an answer, and even if he did, he didn't think he'd understand it.

"Well that sucks out loud. So what do I call you then for short? X? I met this girl named Z earlier... could have a whole alphabet theme going here."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

"Nah, 'X5' is what I am, so 494 works better," he said. "Even if it doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. And which one were you, anyway - Dean or Sam?"

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"I'm Dean, he's," he jerked his head towards his brother, "Sam. Winchester." He added, "We're brothers," not sure if it was needed, but hey the guy didn't have a name so he might not be able to make the same last name means related connection.

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

"So I can expect to hear 'Dean' a lot this summer," he noted dryly. "And Z mentioned you and Sam - she thought I was Sam, actually, given the resemblance."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Really?" Dean shot his brother a look and chuckled. "Guess it's a logical mistake to make. She just expected my brother to be as good looking as I am."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

494 spread his hands, grinning again. "Can't exactly fault her for that," he said.

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[likethegun]

"Hey!" Sam said, rolling his eyes. "You know, having one of you around is bad enough. I don't know what I did to deserve two equally arrogant versions."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean grinned at his little brother. "It's not arrogance if you can back it up, Sammy."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

"Girls like self-confidence," 494 agreed, grinning at Sam as well.

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[likethegun]

"Oh yeah? Well I have a female roommate, so I don't need self confidence."

In retrospect, that sounded so much better in his head.

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean snorted a laugh. "No, huh? Already made your move have you?"

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[likethegun]

"Dawn and I have just discovered that we have a lot in common, being the amazing, taller younger siblings of two crazy older siblings," Sam explained.

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Two long suffering older siblings you mean, assuming Dawn's is like me."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

"You guys make me glad I don't have an actual sibling," 494 said, shaking his head.

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Aw, it's not that bad. It's just..." He gestured at Sammy, "...he's my little brother. Being a pain in my ass is part of his job description."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

494 glanced at the taller Winchester, somewhat dubious. "Maybe it's the familial bonds I'm lacking, but I don't see an upside."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[likethegun]

"I get to be a pain in the ass, and he gets to brag about getting to do things a year or more before I'm allowed to," Sam explained.