Fandom High 20 Year Reunion Brunch, The Park, Sunday Morning

[so_hawkward]

In case anyone hadn't gotten enough socialization in yesterday, brunch was set up in the park, complete with the... tasteful decorations from the mixer.

There was plenty of food, plenty of hot coffee, and plenty of tiny dinosaurs running around hoping to catch someone drop something tasty. What more could you ask for?

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Arrive/Mingle

[so_hawkward]

Make sure you have a nametag if your aesthetic has drastically changed in the last 20 years.

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[seveninchmotto]

Isabelle had a nametag, not that she thought she needed one. The people who were likely to recognize her by name would also recognize her by face. But she wore one anymore. It felt novel, somehow. Everyone tended to know who she was without one, in her normal life.

It was time to get some snacks and people-watch.

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[somethingwithturquoise]

You'd think after twenty years, Summer would have portal-proofed that apartment. You'd think after twenty years, Slthat apartment would have changed just a bit. So Summer was sort of wondering if this was more that juuuuust a reunion. It was Fandom; there was no way it was that simple.

Either way, she was bummed a Rick-related emergency (surprise, surprise, but, seriously, how did he just so happen to know the moment she was on Earth again??) kept her from the mixer last night,but she at least made it back in time for brunch!

It was kind of nice to be back again, though, and it would be interesting seeing who might actually be alive and not, you know, dead and stuff.

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[sharp_man]

Hannibal wasn't all about the food anymore (not that this was much to speak of anyway), but he still was interested in touching base with those he knew.

"Summer." He smiled and gave her a nod. "How have you been?"

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[somethingwithturquoise]

"Dr. Lecter!" Summer had to laugh a little when he showed up to say hello, and she was totally going in for a hug. She was a hugger now, deal with it. "Ohmygod, hi! Good! I've been good! Well, not bad, anyway. Not so good that I'd decide to skip out on this because I have better things to do, right? But how about you? What have you been up to? You still teaching?"

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[rebelseekspizza]

You know, with Anders and Kathy both here and accounted for, Dante could actually start enjoying this whole shindig.

... Not that he'd looked like he was anything less than casually into the whole thing before, but it was the thought that counted. He'd even... well, not shaved. The facial hair situation had never been this bad before. But the beard had been whacked down to something that looked vaguely presentable and intentional.

"Okay, brunch, how's your food situation?" he wondered aloud as he swaggered into the brunch.

Re: Arrive/Mingle

[in_sidon_we_trust]

Yeah, no one was wondering who Sidon qas; at most, they'd just wonder how he still managed to get taller. That didnt seem like any reason not to forgo the nametag, slapping it on almost proudly and grinning around for familiar (and maybe unfamiliar) faces!

And hopefully one in particular; maybe he'd missed her last night? He couldn't imagine how, but...maybe, just maybe...

Food and Drinks

[so_hawkward]

There were all sorts of brunch foods, and plenty of coffee. So much precious coffee.

Re: Food and Drinks

[special_rabbit]

Amaya hadn't really bothered with the mixer last night; not really her style. Brunch, on the other hand...

There was hardly a reunion aspect for someone who'd stayed on the island these past twenty years (sure, being Fandom's resident blacksmith had made her go a bit grey prematurely, but the business had never once stopped rolling in, so, with the exception of a few bold ventures here and there, she'd pretty much stayed put; she was, after all, just a small town gal trying to sell affordable shields, swords and maces at heart), but it would be interesting to potentially see some old friends and customers while also getting free food in the mix.

Re: Food and Drinks

[hashtag_chocobro]

Prompto's relationship with food jad... altered a little in the past twenty years. Instead of seeing everything and wanting to eat everything but abstaining out of self-control, he definitely saw everything, wanted to eat everything, and abstained due to complete lack of appetite. But he knew he had to eat something, especially if he was getting drinks with Sidon later, so he picked out a few things carefully that might not make him too sick later.

Soooooo tempted to grab a bottle of hot sauce, too, but, oh,man, the regret would be STRONG down that route....

Re: Food and Drinks

[cypher_can_fly]

"You've got a lot of nerve, showing your face here."

The cheer in Owen's voice was entirely mock, these days, even as it drifted in from a little while's away.

Re: Food and Drinks

[hashtag_chocobro]

Great. Just great. First Yang avoiding him, and now this. It almost was enough to make him wonder why he'd bothered coming...

...it almost felt as if he didnt have much of a choice, really.

"Oh, come on, man," Prompto groaned a little, managing just a sigh, keeping an eyeroll out of it. "I went to school here, too, you know."

Re: Food and Drinks

[misshapen_spark]

After calling home last night and getting chewed out by WEISS of all people for avoiding Prompto, it was a semi-chagrined Yang that had her plate of food and sat down next to him.

"Cowboy, you know my dad isn't a fashion role-model, right?"

Tables

[so_hawkward]

Have a seat and get caught up with each other!

Re: Tables

[bookbeltof_love]

Nina was still probably the youngest person at this whole thing and probably shouldn't be around but it was way too interesting to not show up.

Since no one had kicked her out yesterday, today Nina was at one of the tables, scribbling notes in her diary and taking pictures of people she hadn't seen yesterday while keeping an eye out for people who were super old but who might be old versions of her current friends.

She also had a naked gremlin cat cuddled up on her shoulders. Nina's hair was not nearly as warm as Vette's leks but that wasn't stopping Miss Dozy.

Re: Tables

[hashtag_chocobro]

Honestly, at this point, Prompto would be double-taking at Nina so much that any subtly was non-existant and he was probably just coming off as pretty weird and a little creepy. But...well, this was kind of a big fucking mind trip right here, but there was no doubt in him anymore that this was definitely Nona.

The real question was whether he should say anything. He felt he almost owed it to her, considering....

"So that is you," he started, finally deciding to get up a d je'd over and gave her an awkward, apologetic, strangely grateful sort of smile. He wanted to add that it was good to see her again, but then he'd have to explain, and so he just rubbed his chin a little, shaking his head. "Man, this place. Can't even get timelines for reunions right...."

And, again, that awkward smile that seemed to be trying to apologize for the world. "Hey, Nina."

Nope. This wasn't totally weird at all!!

Re: Tables

[heroic_jawline]

Steve had found himself a nice spot at a table and was feeding the dinosaurs as they approached because he was a living stereotype of an old guy at a park. He even had a terrible khaki jacket! And hard candies in his pocket!

He'd still be able to lay out a dinosaur with a punch if it got too pushy, though, because Steve was still Steve, too.

Re: Tables

[imafuturist]

Of course he was.

Well, Tony had taken a little time to sort through some ~emotions~ and all that shit and was now going to be a real adult and not pick a fight as he sat down across from Steve. "Nice to see your fashion hasn't changed."

Re: Tables

[howareyanow]

It took Wayne, who just so happened to still be sixteen despite the ironically reuinion age-approprite icons, a bit to realize something was going on that weekend. He'd been sort of keeping to himself, for the most part, but it was hard not to notice something going on in the park. Who didnt love a good Sunday brunch? So he would be getting some food, finding a spot, and doing some people watching.

....people watching that caused more and more doubtful squinting the more he did it. He hadn't been here long, but he'd been here long enough to get that prickling at the back of his neck that something weren't... quite right with all this...

Re: Tables

[bookbeltof_love]

Oh my gosh! Okay, sure she was still the youngest at the brunch, but she recognized Wayne as her-Wayne, as in the one he was supposed to be.

So she was going to wave in his direction, as he people watched.

Hi, non-old buddy!

Edges of the Park

[so_hawkward]

Like a shadowy corner, but outside!

Re: Edges of the Park

[cypher_can_fly]

Owen was... still here.

He'd spotted a flash of familiar blonde hair the other day. That was enough... that was. He should probably...

Whatever.

He had a plate full of food and he was lurking near the edge of the park, badly missing the protection of his Javelin.

Re: Edges of the Park

[bookbeltof_love]

Yeah, so yesterday Nina had snapped a few pictures of the scarred-white-eyed-guy while she'd been snapping pictures of literally everyone else too, and it hadn't been until she'd been ambushed by Miss Dozy and they'd spent some time going through the pictures together that Nina had started having a horrible, horrible inkling of who the scarred guy was.

The white eyes were off-putting and the scars told an awful story, but when she'd matched up his other physical characteristics...

Well.

When she spotted him near the edge of the park, Nina gathered her nerve--no laughing and joking about having been forgotten for this one--and wandered over.

"Owen????????" she asked, a bit tentatively, because while she was pretty sure she was right... she didn't want to be right either.

What had happened to him?

Re: Edges of the Park

[crack_that_whip]

Trevor wasn't going to the edges of the park because he was a emo little shit. Because he wasn't anymore.

Much.

Look, he was nominally 'friendly' with Alucard and therefore couldn't be the most sullen person around. Such was life.

"Christ, I should have asked Sypha to come."

So he could hide behind her insatiable curiosity of this place.

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[so_hawkward]

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