The Roof; Sunday Afternoon (And BEYOND!) - 05/07.

[pun_king]

With the last party they had down at the pool, Graham had made a few hints and allusions to another, second party before the start of the summer session, and, well, now was the time! After mentioning it on radio and spreading the word at the picnic and of course spreading around handwavey flyers and texts, the circle was now complete, as they met the "End of the Semester" party with a "Start of the Semester" party! And while one was underneath the dorms, this one would be on top of it!

So, of course, the roof was decked out with decorations of a very summer-y nature, since that was the semester they were heading into, with music playing to match that vibe, a few beach balls and beach umbrellas floating around, too. And, of course, a table with a lot of moddable snacks, drinks, and Graham's proudest touch: a Neapolitan style sheet cake with the words "LET'S ALL HAVE A SUN-SATIONAL SUMMER!!" written on it, and, below it, in parentheses: "(Seas the Day!)"

So come on up, make the porg intern happy, and have a good time celebrating the start of the semester with a good party, a great view, and even better friends!

[[ and it's an OCD-free party weekend, y'all! ]]

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[what_big_teeth]

Yesterday had definitely given Eleanor a lot to process about this whole new school thing, the least of which was that she'd already been invited to a party. But, because that seemed so minute compared to the fact that she was in different century, that not being weird seemed to make you the odd man out, that so much about her life and especially the last few months would have been so completely different if she'd wound up somewhere like here before instead of St. Brigid's....well, that just made it easier to deal with. Handle the small things first, then tackle the bigger issues...

Of course, she hadn't really been to a lot of parties before, and the last one she did go to ended up in a complete disaster. Well, perhaps not complete, and it was a different kind of party, but still. She wanted to skip out on it, actually, stay in her room, read a little poetry, and not deal with having to go through all these social boarding school hoops all over again. But she knew doing so would probably set the tone of the rest of her time at this school, so she put on a nice dress and found her way up to the roof, where she had a drink in her hand that she barely touched and tried not to get too distracted by the view of the island from up here.

[scarlet_and_indigo]

"Okay, please tell me you're new and I haven't been that oblivious to miss you the last month or so," TJ opened with.

[what_big_teeth]

"I'm new," Eleanor assures her, with a small nod and a sort of smile to go along with it. "I only arrived just yesterday."

Having met Kurt yestersay had definitely helped her be a little less surprised about the blueness of it all, and she, somewhat awkwardly, offered out a hand.

"I'm Eleanor."

[scarlet_and_indigo]

"Oh, good." TJ grinned, shaking her hand. "I'm TJ. So on a scale of 'how boring' to 'utter freakout', how are you finding Fandom so far?"

[what_big_teeth]

"Somewhere in the middle, maybe?" Eleanor decided, after taking a moment to actually think about it. "It's a much better fit for me than my last school, but I'm just not...I'm not so used to people being so..." She frowned a little, hoping this was the right word for it, "comfortable...with who they really are..."

[scarlet_and_indigo]

TJ grimaced sympathetically. "I get that. My school back home was good, but some people came from places they got pretty traumatized. So what's your world got - mutants, magic, aliens, time travel...?"

[what_big_teeth]

"Werewolves, witches, and mysterious creatures from the deep," Eleanor offered, with a faint, marveling shake of her head that she'd even be saying that out loud to a near stranger, "plus a few other things, but that's what mostly runs in our family.

"And time travel now, too, I guess," she added. "This place is apparently the future."

[scarlet_and_indigo]

"Oh, yeah?" TJ asked, grinning. "When are you from? How far back?"

[what_big_teeth]

"About sixty years," Eleanor breathed pit a little, her already wide eyes growing a little as she shook her head. "Unless Gray was really dedicated to his prank, but he seemed sincere."

Eleanor did, however, tend to be pretty gullible, in that respect.

"And that phone he showed me definitely looked like something out of comic books or sci fi stories."

[scarlet_and_indigo]

"Whoa, that's a big jump!" TJ brought out her own phone. "Yeah, you definitely need to get one of these. You...wow, you won't even have had computers yet really, huh? I can give you a quick rundown, but you should see Ms. Smith at the T&C. She sets people up with modern tech, and she's not too old to know how to use it."

[wildgalegirl]

"Hello!" Charlie said cheerfully, "Welcome to Fandom and our little pre classes party. I'm Charlie Gale and I think you're going to like it here."

[what_big_teeth]

"Eleanor Zarrin," she offered back, the lift of her brow both skeptical and a little amused at this declaration. "What makes you think that?"

It wasn't that she outright disbelieved it herself, but Charlie didn't even know her. And who's to say here would even like her back, as well?

[wildgalegirl]

"Because it's an awesome school," Charlie replied easily. "Great people, fun classes, tons of food, lots of freedom... works for me."

[what_big_teeth]

Eleanor had to admit, all of those so far, except the classes, she could vouch for, and she smiled, just a little.

"We definately never had rooftop parties like this at my last school," she allowed.

Or, if they did, she certainly hadn't been invited.

"Or that picnic yesterday, either."

[wildgalegirl]

"See? Already awesome," Charlie said with a smile. "And we have pool parties sometimes too!"