Fandom High Welcome Picnic, Front Lawn of the School, Saturday, All Day

[bigdamnprincipal]

It was the start of a new term, and there were some new people around, so it was time for a picnic! The sun was shining and the last bits of summer weather were still upon the island, so a few of the lawn's sprinklers insisted on doing their spraying duty no matter how much Zoe tried to turn them off. In less frustrating news, the food was ready, the nametags were out, and everything was set up for a lovely picnic day!

[Flying OCD-free, have at it!]

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[somethingwithturquoise]

After a couple of nights partying in Seoul to help avoid being suckered into radio (which might not be much of a problem anymore with Graham apparently back, but she figured Thursday night trips might need to still be a thing, just in case), Summer was definitely wearing sunglasses and clinging to an absurdly large coffee drink at the picnic today.

Not because she was hungover; Stark actually helped her out with all of that because she remembered he could just do that these days. It was just, you know, all about putting out a certain vibe...

[despisestheforce]

Her body was giving up on her. After all this time, her death lay before her, reflected in the eyes of her greatest student; she spoke her last words, promises to guide her into the future.

Rest, Meetra had said.

And Kreia had, for a moment. Truly. As the Academy crumbled around her, as the wound that laid at its core... closed, a peaceful silence settled over her--

--then whisked violently away. She opened her eyes, and found herself still crumpled. Not on quaking stone, but on green grass, a blue sky above her. The sound of birds.

The Force.

As Kreia sat up on the lawn, she felt confusion, then despair, then anger. Foiled, even in this? What a travesty.

[slothbabyproductions]

There were no new students for Kamala to scope out this year, but that didn’t matter. This picnic wasn’t about the usual back-to-school welcome. Nope! For her, it was a chance to celebrate the summer she’d just had—one of the best ones ever.

So, she settled in with a plate full of food and (of course) a squishy in hand, ready to enjoy every moment.

[single_man_tear]

Dean hadn’t learned he was going to be attending a class yet, but honestly, if anyone thought he’d pass up on a chance to eat pie they’d be fooling themselves.

[pun_king]

Even if Graham had wanted to skip the picnic (which he absolutely did not), there was no way Triumph would let him allow for them to miss out on it! Triumph was, of course, most interested in the food, which he happily chirped and squeaked over as Graham set him up with a very loaded plate, and Graham was definitely here for that, too, but he was mostly here to take a deep breath of that nice Fandom air and look around happily with the excitement of being back again...well, at least until he graduated!

He was also going to miss his fellow knights back in Daventry, too, but, well, they'll (hopefully...eeesh) be there for him when he had that degree, so it was all good. Balance! Or something!

[the_best_sister]

There’s only so much time a girl can stay in a hotel without getting a little stir crazy. So Yelena was taking Fanny for a walk when she stumbled on the picnic. Fanny immediately started going for the sprinklers so Yelena let her off leash and kept a close eye on her as she picked out food from the buffet that she’d never tried before.

[what_big_teeth]

Eleanor had a feeling she was going to be doing far less sitting on the sidelines than she usually did at these sorts of things, but she was getting herself a plate of food and scoping out any new faces with the sort of mild curiosity for fellow misfits that still hadn't quite left her from her St. Brigid's days.

[stykera]

Unlike some people Stark could not easily pull off sunglasses as part of his look. So he was just clutching a coffee as he looked around. For the vibes, apparently, and because he really did run on excessive amounts of sugar and caffeine.

[wildgalegirl]

Charlie was here, guitar slung over her back, and two plates of food in her hands - carefully charmed to be sure none of it spilled off!

[mylandmyrules]

Nell decided to stop by the picnic today and see what was going on. It was a lovely day and she wouldn't object to some delicious food that she didn't have to make herself.

[napking]

Gray was here, of course! With glitter stuck to one side of his face. Listen, it was the welcome picnic. Falling asleep in glitter at some point had probably been bound to happen.

(Actually, he had been working on an arts and crafts project this morning and fallen asleep in that, but, details.)

[beautiful_boc]

Maybe Boc was a little more emboldened by Arden's beach birthday party earlier that week. Or maybe Boc just felt a little more comfortable with the picnic because the excuse of needing or wanting the free food was always there, so he could try to just be quiet and steal away a bit of it and if anyone said anything, he could just apologize and scamper off, but with a nice meal for the day in his paws.

Granted, he was starting to feel more comfortable with the idea that no one would say anything (except for maybe a hello or other pleasantry), but you never knew! Sometimes, all it took was just the one!

[mustbeawitch]

Had Lydia thought to wear one of her fall dresses to the welcome picnic? Yes. Had the weather cooperated? Of course not! She did think the dress she was wearing was quite nice, though, and she was quite happily looking about for her friends, or for anyone who looked particularly lost and like they might need someone to teach them how toilets worked.

[x_wondrous_x]

The way Stewart was sort of squinting at everything when he came out for the picnic was a good indication of either that he really did need to go out into the sun more often, or he'd sort of...pregamed with some illicit material. Possibly both! Either way, he wound up having to move from his spot by a shady trees when one of the sprinklers got him, and wound up perching on top of a picnic table with his plate of food instead and feeling that the daytime and the sun was definitely overrated.

[carbsliftthespirit]

Raiden still didn't think of himself as a teacher, but he was teaching again, so he figured he'd better show up at the welcome picnic. Yeah, that was it. And now that he was here, well, all this food wasn't going to eat itself!

Was he going back for seconds? Thirds? Better not to ask.

[hashtag_chocobro]

Prompto was in a pretty reflective mood, especially coming right off of the fishing trip for Noct's birthday, straight into a welcome picnic that still sometimes gave him that nostalgic twist in his gut for that bright-eyed, bushy-tailed sixteen-year-old whose whole life was completely blown open when he started at this school, with his daughter in tow...

It was kind of a lot, man, you know? But it was good. It was really good. It was...

"Noctra! No!"

Pretty much as soon as he set her down, the little lady was making a mad dash for one of those sprinklers, and Prompto, who had fought gods, thank you, did managed to catch up with her and scoop her up before he had a soaking wet baby on his hands. When he picked her up, he sort of flipped her over upside-down, much to her delighted shrieking, and then put her upright against his hip with a stern look.

She just giggle at him, and that sternness faltered.

"Okay," he said. "You can play in the sprinklers after we eat something, but then it's straight home to change into dry clothes, you hear me? Okay. Good. Come on."

[ifwebeworthy]

At some point early in the afternoon, a freak bolt of lightning struck somewhere near the park (but people were probably getting used to that by this point), and then Don came strolling up to the welcome picnic, grumbling, "I really don't think it matters that much."

It might, Thor argued, unreasonably, like the very unreasonable god he was.

Don was surprised when he looked around the picnic to be hit by almost--nostalgia. Had it really been just a few months ago that he was brand new and confused? Weird.

[sword_chocobro]

You know, Gladio didn't even really know about any sort of shirtless traditions at these things, no matter how many times he inadvertently seemed to carry that tradition on. He just sort of liked taking any chance he had to not bother with wearing a shirt if he could help it, and if one wasn't going shirtless at an end of the summer welcome picnic, than what was one even doing with their life?

It wasn't like it was a formal party or anything.

[chef_chocobro]

Ignis was, in general, less enthusiastic about these welcome picnics as his comrades, although he had to admit, he did usually find himself surprisingly impressed with the food they always had on offer. The sheer variety alone was usually quite the impressive feat.

He didn't exactly appreciate having to avoid the sound of the sprinklers, though they were easy enough to keep out of the way of. He just hoped they didn't ruin his shoes; he hadn't been aware that something more waterproof would be necessary...

[noonedecidesmyfate]

Belle, wondering if the sprinklers were somehow related to the waterfall in the library earlier in the week, was trying to stay dry.

She was succeeding, at least while she ate. She'd care less once her plate of food was finished though.

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

Jon was here, in nice slacks and a button-down (though not a jacket, in deference to the weather), and fairly recently fed, looking as good and professorial as he could.

[unusual_sith]

Lana had hurried in from home, thrown on slacks and a tunic, and headed out, so here she was, dressed for Earth and happily munching a hamburger.

[pocketpretzels]

Following services on the mainland, Watts and Steven whose player would ping in later made their way to the school grounds and the welcome picnic, complete with comical dodging of the lawn sprinklers and all.

Watts, of course, immediately set about going over the food tables, picking out items to stuff in his pockets and other things to eat right away.

[hasaknightjob]

Steven had absolutely gotten hit by the lawn sprinklers on the way in. So he was now looking around for napkins or a paper towel to dry himself off.