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

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"No, the washing machines chose to stop working for a few days," she explained with a perfectly straight face. "And when they started working again, they spent a day randomly magically vanishing the clothes people were wearing. I guess the figure the embarassment was a good payment."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[like-a-sponge.livejournal.com]

"Um. I don't...believe in magic?" Greg said tentatively. "So...there's got to be a normal explanation."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Do you believe in aliens?" Isabel asked. She was only smirking a little bit.

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[like-a-sponge.livejournal.com]

"Not really? But moreso than magic. I'll believe in aliens when I get a little more evidence," he replied.

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Does this count as evidence?" Isabel asked as she held out a hand toward the food table. An apple rose up and floated over, landing gently in her outstretched hand.

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[like-a-sponge.livejournal.com]

Greg stared for almost a full minute before walking the area between Isabel and the table, waving a hand around. "Okay, I give up. Where's the wire?"

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"No wire," she laughed. "Alien-fu. Fandom's a weird place. Not only do we have gremlins, demons, and a vampire. We have a few non-terrestrial students as well."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[like-a-sponge.livejournal.com]

"...okay, seriously, how did you do that?" he asked, boggling.

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I told you, alien-fu." Isabel pointed at the table. "Pick something out, it doesn't matter what. If this is a trick there's no way I could have rigged everything on the table."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[like-a-sponge.livejournal.com]

Greg frowned and looked at the table.

"Okay. A cookie from that plate," he said, pointing.

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Thirty seconds later, Isabel held out her hand and offered the cookie to Greg. "Cookie?"

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[like-a-sponge.livejournal.com]

Greg was staring again, and not just because he thought she was hot.

"...are you trying to tell me you're an alien?"

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I'm an alien-human hybrid," Isabel said with a small smile. "I'm not going to turn green or grow scales or anything. I just have a few extra skills to help me along."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[like-a-sponge.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I was going to say that you're awfully pretty for an alien."

And then he blushed dark, dark red, because wow, had he not meant to say that aloud.

"I just mean, um, based on what the movies show and stuff. Anyone's pretty next to ET, right?" Greg laughed nervously.

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel started to laugh and then stopped when she saw the blush. "Thank you," she said sincerely, blushing just a bit herself. "I do admit, it's much easier to get through life without looking like something that should be featured on the Z-Cases."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[like-a-sponge.livejournal.com]

"I'd guess as much," Greg nodded. "So, um. Are you like, a sophomore or junior or what?"

Segue? What segue?

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I'm a junior, how about you?" Isabel asked. Hopefully now Greg would be a little more prepared for the insanity that was Fandom after that display. "And did you find out who you're living with?"

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[like-a-sponge.livejournal.com]

"I'm a junior, too. And I'm rooming with a guy named Peter Parker, on the third floor?" Greg said, consulting his packet again.

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"You're rooming with Peter?" Isabel said with a bright smile. "You'll like him. He's probably my best friend here at Fandom."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[like-a-sponge.livejournal.com]

"Oh, cool," Greg said, grinning. "I've never had a roommate before. I'd hate for it to be someone uncooperative or whatver."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"No, he's great. He's also a big science guy himself. I think you'll get along just fine," she said.

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[like-a-sponge.livejournal.com]

"Ooh." Greg's eyes gleamed. "Fellow science geek. Good. There was some kid earlier who was all mad at me for being kind of into the whole jock thing. Hate for that to happen again."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Honestly? We don't have many jock types here," Isabel said. "A lot of folks hit the gym and work out but you won't find that football player herd mentality. So I don't think you have to worry about being stuffed in a locker. Well, unless the locker happens to be hungry."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[like-a-sponge.livejournal.com]

"...see, I almost believe that," he said with a smirk, quirking a finger at her. "I do some jock-type stuff, but my passion's science and that's what got me...well, yes, shoved in lockers. And then less pleasant things."

Re: Mingle/Meet the Newbies

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I haven't seen it myself. But I have friends that have spent time in it. Locker 327. Avoid it," she warned.

"I'm at the gym often enough. Aeryn's been teaching me to spar which is fun and I do some cardio work on the elliptical trainer. Although now that the weather's better I need to get out and run some. I think you'll be safe here."