fandomhigh | Welcome Party for the Summer Students and Staff

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Welcome Party for the Summer Students and Staff

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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More blinking.

"You mean there are people here who think vampires are real?" Marie asked skeptically.

"They're real," he said. "Trust me, I got more up close and personal with them than I would have liked."

"Have you been eating cafeteria food?" Marie asked, wondering if this boy was on drugs or something.

Cameron chuckled. "No, but apparently they've already warned you about that one. I know it all sounds pretty incredible, Fandom is just weird. Not always in a bad way either. I never thought I'd actually have aliens as my best friends."

"You just warned me about it," Marie reminded him. "And I'm guessing by alien you mean from outer space not in this country illegally?"

"D'oh, sorry. Already have the cafeteria food conversation with someone else," he rubbed his forehead. "Old age. Yeah, aliens as from way out there. Pretty cool. Some just look exactly like us."

"That's weird," Marie said. "And I feel like a broken record. But none of that was in the brochure."

Cameron grinned. "I know, I think they make a parent safe version. There's no way my folks would have allowed me to come here if they knew."

"Is it safe here?" Marie wondered.

That was a trick question, but Cameron didn't want to complete scare the new girl. "Yeah, it's safe. We've got excellent security which comes with a Mountie hat."

"Mountie? You mean, like the Royal Canadian Mounted Police?" Marie perked up.

"I've read a lot about them. I'm hoping to travel across Canada to Alaska some day."

"Counstable Fraser is a Mountie," Cameron nodded and smiled. "Sick of the heat? You're from the South, right?" He asked, basing himself on her accent.

"A little," Marie admitted. 'And, yes, I'm from Mississippi. But it's more because Alaska has always seemed so exotic to me."

She looked down. "You probably think that's silly though."

"No," he shook his head, still smiling. "It's something different from the South. It doesn't have belly dancers, but I think I can see what you mean."

Marie smiled. "Well, it was nice meeting you, Cameron. Thanks for all the good advice, but now I think I'm going to try to get to my room. I'll see you around!"

"Sure," he nodded. "Have fun and if you need a hand with something you can usually find me on the 2nd floor. I'm in room 223."

"I'll try to remember that!"

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