fandomtownies | Graduation Brunch: The Park, Sunday, mid-morning to mid-afternoon

A banner, the letters wrapped with fresh spring flowers, hung from the trees, spelling out CONGRATULATIONS, CLASS OF 2009! No missing letters or anything.

Spread out across the park were plenty of tables and chairs, some under the shade of picnic shelters, some out on the grass in the sunshine. For those who felt like getting back to nature, there were even red and white checked blankets spread out in a few areas for old-fashioned picnic-y goodness. Lack of ants not guaranteed.

The long table that ran along next to the picnic shelters was laden with a vast ~~moddable~~ array of traditional brillig-y food, including fruit, veggie snacks, breakfast pastries, sandwiches for the especially hungry or those who arrived more toward the unch end of brunch, and a wide variety of J,GoB-catered desserts. Drinks included coffee, tea, juices and soft drinks, and while there were plates provided, there were also wee picnic-basket-shaped trays for carrying things back to your seat, wherever that might be.

A space had been cleared for dancing, if people cared to do more than just listen to the light music being played through the speakers, and there was also an area set aside for outdoor games of croquet, horseshoes, or frisbee.

Everybody's welcome. Come celebrate with the Class of '09!

[OOC: ~~Wait for the OCD. Don't make Eliza Doolittle have to cut a bitch.~~ OPEN! And no one had to get cut! It's a good day!]

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"Whenever you're ready," Jimmy said, shrugging. "I don't know what your schedule's like, if there's anything you still have to do for school, if you've got to pack, or whatever. You do still need a place to crash, don't you? Or..." he trailed off, looking in the direction that Liz had gone. "If you wanna go back with your mom..."

"No, no way," Jess said quickly. He'd figured that out long before now, but as for the rest... "I'm not sure what I need yet," he said weakly. "I mean, I don't have to leave until the end of the week."

"Hey, that's cool, there's no rush." Living in California had taken all the rush right out of him, and Jimmy wondered if that would work on Jess too. "I just wanted to let you know that the space is there if you need it now."

"Uh, thanks," Jess said, unsure of what else to say. This wasn't a conversation he'd ever expected to have, and it made him feel uncomfortably lost.

Partly because he could sense the discomfort, and partly because he knew they were on a tight timetable, Jimmy managed a weak smile at Jess. "I'd better let you get back to Liz before she sends the great flannel giant after me," he said, standing up. "For the record? I'm really proud of you for finishing school. You looked good up there on stage."

If anything else, that made Jess even more uncomfortable, and he scrambled to get up from the table faster than necessary. "Thanks. I should...you know."

"Yeah, go on," Jimmy said, getting serious for just one more moment. "Hey, tell your mom I'm sorry?"

All Jess could do was nod before heading out of the park as fast as he could. Distance was probably the only thing that would help him now.

Graduation Brunch: The Park, Sunday, mid-morning to mid-afternoon

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