Graduation Brunch, the Park, Early Sunday Afternoon

[endsthegame]

It was a Fandom tradition that went back... well, at the very least several years: graduation brunch, offering visitors and locals alike the best food available on the island.

There was a banner that stretched from tree to tree declaring CONGRATULATIONS, CLASS OF 2013 in big glittery letters. There were tables full of moddable food and drink.

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Food and Drink

[endsthegame]

There's a lot of it, for anyone who might be starving.

Re: Food and Drink

[nomeatvirgin]

Ron had taken up near the back of the food and drink section. He had a great deal of fresh pork meat that he was now cutting up and tossing onto the barbecue that he'd brought.

Would he let you have any? It was a fifty-fifty chance.

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[hatesmoststuff]

April was here for one reason and one reason only, and that was the pork meat. She had with her a small plastic container, in which she planned to store said pork meat until she could take it back to her apartment and stick it in the fridge to enjoy after she napped.

She watched Ron grill silently until it looked like he had finished a round of meat, then approached and extended her Tupperware out to him to put food into without saying a word.

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[nomeatvirgin]

"Hello," Ron said.

The way he said it, it sounded more like a statement than anything that required an answer.

He eyed her Tupperware. "You've come here to get some meat."

Re: Food and Drink

[hatesmoststuff]

That was good, because if April could avoid saying hello back, she was going to.

"Yep," she confirmed.

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[nomeatvirgin]

"Normally, I would insist that you slaughter your own pig before taking part of this barbecue," Ron said. "But this is a festival dedicated to food, and you are the least annoying person I have met while on this island."

He took the container with gravity.

"Please take good care of this meat."

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[hatesmoststuff]

April gave him an appreciative nod, even as she regarded him with curiosity. This was a man who was clearly quite protective of his food.

"Thanks," she said. And, "I wasn't gonna, like, throw it in the ocean or anything."

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[nomeatvirgin]

Ron plucked several pieces of meat off the barbecue and put it in the container. "Don't," he said, offering it back to her. "The ocean is full of fish."

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[hatesmoststuff]

That was... an accurate statement, Ron.

April accepted the container. "And fish don't get barbecue," she summarized. Because fish were a vegetable. Why would you feed a vegetable delicious pork meat? "Got it. It's going in my fridge."

Re: Food and Drink

[nomeatvirgin]

See, he didn't have to elaborate on his accurate statements, because she understood.

"Enjoy your meat," Ron said. "Good day."

This was the best kind of social interaction. Short. And full of meat.

Re: Food and Drink

[vanillajello]

Oh please, like Kate would be anywhere but here? Rule number one of visiting Fandom during big evente: you stay for the food. She had vague Cinco de Mayo plans for later, but for now?

You wouldn't think a girl so skinny would consume as much as food as she was loading up her plate with.

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[lockestheway]

Contain your shock, everyone - Peter was hanging around the tables of food, and he didn't even have his phone on him.

Instead he had a plate on which he was loading vegetables and meat in equal measure, squinting a little. He'd been spending a lot of time indoors and the sunlight was kind of messing with his head.

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[whenshewasnice]

"I see you haven't burst into flames yet," Natalie noted as she came around to the food table for a refill.

Montreal had food, but after yesterday she wasn't sure she trusted Portalocity not to strand her somewhere.

Re: Food and Drink

[lockestheway]

"My family doesn't burn, they tan," Peter said - with slightly less distraction than usual, but barely. "And good afternoon to you too, miss Valedictorian."

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[whenshewasnice]

"Good afternoon, person who was probably emailing throughout the ceremony," Natalie replied. "For the record, I'm not going to ask what you thought about my speech."

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[lockestheway]

"I can send you my notes if you decide you want them later," Peter said merrily. "How's freedom feeling?"