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

[bigdamndean]

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

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Re: General Mingling [Fall 2015]

[soniaroadsqueen]

"I hope you brought enough sunblock," Ringo teased when she spotted Kathy. "I might need to borrow some."

Because maybe that teasing would hide the way she was kind of staring through her eyelashes.

And maybe her slight flush would just be attributed to the heat of the day and not the fact that Raven had convinced her to dress for the occasion, too.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2015]

[spin_kick_snap]

"Ringo!" Kathy said, delighted to see someone else in a swimsuit. "You look so good! And I love that color on you!"

And she didn't even have a color preference for it the way Raven did!

"Did you just decide to wear a suit today? Or did my devious roommate catch you, too?"

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2015]

[soniaroadsqueen]

"Thanks," Ringo giggled. "And she may have had something to do with it?"

She glanced up at Kathy, then her eyes jerked away again with a blush.

"And, um, yeah, it's a really nice color, isn't it?" That was a safe topic, after all, right?

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2015]

[spin_kick_snap]

"Of course she had something to do with it, she's Raven," Kathy said with fond exasperation. "Why do you think I'm in this?" The oversized shirt notwithstanding, of course. That had been all Kathy.

"And yes. You should absolutely wear that shade more often."

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2015]

[soniaroadsqueen]

"Um, I don't know?" Ringo was still blushing a bit. "Maybe you just wanted to show off before the summer was over?" And she had a lot to show off, too!

"And maybe I will," she allowed, sounding only a little bit awkward. "Also? I wasn't totally kidding about the sun block. I was in a hurry and didn't grab any when I changed."

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2015]

[spin_kick_snap]

"I'm not good at showing off, at least when it's not something like gymnast--ohmigosh, Ringo, of course!" Kathy dug into her bag, pulling out a nice big bottle of SPF 45. "Use as much as you want. I can get your back, too, if you'd like?"

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2015]

[soniaroadsqueen]

Actually, Ringo hadn't thought about her back. She really should get Kathy to do it. "That'd be great, thanks," she declared with a grin. She took a deep breath and resolved to think of Kathy as just a good friend.

But first she needed to do everything she could reach. Ringo took the bottle and quickly smeared the sunblock on her shoulders, arms, face, stomach, and chest.

"I mean, getting burned wouldn't be the worst thing, but," she made a face, "it looks so gross if you start peeling."

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2015]

[spin_kick_snap]

What else could Ringo be thinking of, having Kathy rubbing lotion into her back? Just gals bein pals over here!

"It's also not exactly the best thing, either," Kathy said sternly, reaching for the bottle to squeeze sunblock into her hands. Only a barbarian squeezed it directly on the other person. "Especially since it's so easily prevented."

Would Kathy cheerfully launch into a spiel about the dangers of skin cancer at the drop of a hat? Yes. Yes she would.

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2015]

[soniaroadsqueen]

Pals was good! Pals was definitely less confusing!

Ringo laughed at Kathy's tone. "And it ruins your complexion," she pointed out. "Which kind of messes up the whole point of doing this, right?"

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2015]

[spin_kick_snap]

Skin cancer, Ringo! Skin cancer!

"The important thing is that we're not going to let it happen at all," Kathy said, because who didn't need a friend-mom in their lives. "There will be reapplying and everything."

Re: General Mingling [Fall 2015]

[soniaroadsqueen]

Ringo couldn't help it. There was only one appropriate response to that tone of voice.

"Hai, senpai."