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Fandom High Welcome Picnic, Front Lawn of the School, All Day: Part II

Aug 29, 2015 02:53

There were tables and chairs set up all around the lawn. Some were in the sun, where folks could work on their tan while they ate, and some were in the shade where folks could stay cool and non-crispy ( Read more... )

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Re: General Mingling [Fall 2015] cracksmostly August 29 2015, 16:52:25 UTC

There were so many people, all of them that she'd seen human, and while no one had tossed any slurs at her yet this still didn't do much to make Merrill feel more comfortable; she honestly expected that to happen any second now.

Because so many people. (This might be an ongoing mantra in her head for a while.)

She had a muffin in her hands and was nibbling anxiously at it from as close to the edge of the lawn as she could possibly get.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2015] goodforsix August 29 2015, 17:05:21 UTC

Isabela was doing another scan of the crowd for more cute, shirtless boys when she saw the girl. Oh dear.

Just because this place seemed nice enough, it didn't mean she trusted it not to eat elves alive. So she swaggered over, showing not a hint of concern. "Hello, kitten."

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2015] cracksmostly August 29 2015, 17:20:32 UTC

"Oh!" To her credit, Merrill didn't jump, at least. "Hello?"

So far this girl seemed nice enough, but the Dalish didn't exactly grow up with a favorable impression of humans. Honestly, the longer she went without any sort of incident, the more she expected one to occur any second now.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2015] goodforsix August 29 2015, 17:36:30 UTC

Isabela's thoughts were actually running much along the same lines, which was why she'd stopped just far away enough not to be crowding her.

"This place is a bit much, isn't it?"

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2015] cracksmostly August 29 2015, 18:02:59 UTC

"I wasn't expecting anything quite like this," Merrill said plaintively. Then again, odds were good that she just hadn't been paying attention when Keeper Marethari told her. "I don't even know what to expect -- this isn't Ferelden any more, and do they really just feed total strangers like this?"

Who did that?

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2015] goodforsix August 29 2015, 18:16:38 UTC

This place, apparently.

"I gather they do this on special occasions," Isabela said, then lowered her voice conspiratorially. "I'm not really sure what to expect either."

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2015] cracksmostly August 29 2015, 18:28:53 UTC

"Then you're new here, too?" Merrill looked a little bit relieved to hear that. "I'm not even sure where we are, exactly. You don't know, do you?"

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2015] goodforsix August 29 2015, 18:43:23 UTC

"Just got in today from Rivain, kitten," Isabela told her, making it sound like she'd done in on purpose. "Some country I've never heard of. Though there's at least one other Ferelden about."

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2015] cracksmostly August 29 2015, 18:54:49 UTC

"I've never been to Rivain," Merrill said thoughtfully. "But I've heard of it, at least! Oh, I'm glad. I won't feel quite like I'm the only one out of place, then."

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2015] goodforsix August 29 2015, 19:30:15 UTC

Oh, Isabela was judging whoever decided to let this one off on her own, hard. "Don't worry, kitten, I'm sure you'll adapt in no time."

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2015] cracksmostly August 30 2015, 00:17:30 UTC

The Keeper had meant well! If that counted for anything.

"I hope so," said Merrill, although she didn't look like she believed it. "Probably not as well as you will, though."

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2015] goodforsix August 30 2015, 05:54:57 UTC

"In that case, just stick with, me kitten, and you'll get along fine." If only because she'd be more than happy to remove the gonads of anyone who gave her trouble.

Shh, Isabela, people are are going to talk, you don't even have Hawke and Varric to blame for this yet.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2015] cracksmostly August 30 2015, 18:57:51 UTC

Yes, but if you decided to blame Hawke and Varric retroactively someday, you could probably make a pretty solid argument for it.

"Really? But you don't even know me," said Merrill, in a tone that was not so much skeptical as it was incredulous and grateful. "But it'll be good to know someone almost from home."

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2015] goodforsix August 30 2015, 19:10:43 UTC

She could try blaming Zevran, but even Isabela was aware just how unconvincing 'I'm looking out for the tiny kitten because of my former lover the teenage half-Dalish assassin' sounded.

"Well that's exactly it, we girls from Thedas need to stick together," she said instead.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2015] dwarvenswagger August 29 2015, 18:19:56 UTC

Once Thorin noticed the strange girl at the edge of the picnic and the her ears, he had to pause. Because for one, ELVVVVVVVVVVES and for two, she looked a little more socially awkward than any elf he had ever seen. Ever.

Which would be why he was just going to stand around and frown at her. Because reasons.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2015] cracksmostly August 29 2015, 18:32:17 UTC

Because she was the most socially awkward elf to ever awkward, that was why.

". . . why are you looking at me like that?" she asked finally, when she actually figured out that frown was directed at her.

Thedas had never gotten the memo about dwarves and elves not getting along.

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