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

[bigdamnprincipal]

So, it wasn't Fall yet by a long shot. The temperatures were still high, the leaves were still green, and the calendar still said August. But the calendar of consumerism didn't care about reality and thus, the welcome picnic was decorated for fall. The tables were covered in reds, oranges, and yellows, there was apple cider in the punch bowls and, of course, if the food on the table could come in pumpkin spice form, it was here in pumpkin spice form.

Enjoy your basic seasonal welcome picnic, everyone!

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Re: Mingle Time

[stringstothesoul]

"Something about...the island is weird, right? So she said that instead of magic it might be evolving, or something, and then when I was like, 'Rocks don't evolve,' she was like, 'What if the whole universe was made of shrimp? Ha, checkmate,' or whatever."

That was not how that had gone.

Re: Mingle Time

[mindofageneration]

Riri sighed. "Well, she said the island is weird. Like. New York weird."

Somewhere, a bunch of Marvel folks couldn't even counter that assessment.

"But an universe made of shrimp sounds like a thought exercise on how infinite it could be if we assume there are alternate timelines based on every choice starting from the beginning of measurable time."

You asked the scientist this one, Erasmus.

Re: Mingle Time

[stringstothesoul]

Erasmus nodded at the first part. "I've always heard that New York is weird. And yeah, I think that was what she was trying to get at, but...I don't know. It was a lot. This place is a lot." And he'd known he was coming here.

Re: Mingle Time

[mindofageneration]

"Maybe we can regroup and figure out what's real and what's just people messing with us," she suggested. "See if they can all keep their stories straight."

Re: Mingle Time

[stringstothesoul]

"Once we've settled in a little bit," Erasmus suggested. "I'm pretty sure the part about the squirrels was true." He peered speculatively into a nearby tree.

Re: Mingle Time

[mindofageneration]

"Squirrels?" Look, Riri had spent a lot of time questioning the legality of this place.

Re: Mingle Time

[stringstothesoul]

"Okay, so apparently the squirrels are reporters," Erasmus explained. "And they do have little tiny notebooks. See?" He pointed to the squirrel he just spotted. "It's adorable, if kind of...weird. I asked if it was an enchantment, but Professor Atreides didn't know. She said she's from a universe without magic. I can't even imagine. That sounds so boring."

Re: Mingle Time

[mindofageneration]

"Maybe Billie got that explanation?" Riri suggested. If they put their heads together, this could work out! TEAMWORK.

Re: Mingle Time

[stringstothesoul]

"Or maybe Henry knows! He's my roommate," Erasmus explained. "From 1403. And Bohemia, wherever that is." Europe, Erasmus. It was in Europe. He'd told you so.

Re: Mingle Time

[mindofageneration]

"Maybe we mention vaccines to him,"Riri suggested immediately. Just, you know, first thought.

Re: Mingle Time

[stringstothesoul]

"Oh, that's...that's a really good idea. I hadn't even thought of that. We should do that."