Parents Weekend Meet & Greet, Friday

[shapethecentury]

Clearly it was unavoidably fall now, because while the weather wasn't exactly chilly, Parents Weekend had rolled around once more - and with it, picnic tables and name tags and great potential for surprise/confusion/joyful reunions among residents and guests alike.

There was also a banner in Fandom's colors floating above the tables, of course:

WELCOME TO PARENTS WEEKEND 2025!

Come meet your people! Or just to grab some free snacks.

[ooc: All apps approved!]

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Registration [PW 2025]

[shapethecentury]

Go grab a name tag!

Re: Registration [PW 2025]

[gotthatphd]

"Awwwww, I'd forgotten how rinky-dink this lil' slab of middle-of-nowhere really was."

You'd be excused for mistaking this Harley for the other Harley from a distance. But up close? She was dressed in bright red-and-black, bows in her hair; she lacked any visible tattoos, with the two she did have hidden under her heavy leather jacket.

She drew a big smiley face with some hearts on a blank name tag and slapped it on. "Let's get our Red!"

If Side Quest could keep up, anyway.

Re: Registration [PW 2025]

[bigwalkingcarpet]

Don't mind the seven foot tall Wookiee standing at the table, holding a name tag and pondering what to do about it. He did not think this was going to work.

He looked down at BB-8, whose dome was swiveling as he looked around. Name tags were definitely not going to work.

Re: Registration [PW 2025]

[bprdfamily]

The idea of wearing a name tag was pretty amusing to Hellboy, so he found his and put it on, even though he was pretty sure he most likely didn’t actually need one.

Re: Registration [PW 2025]

[gothamists]

Cass would not be putting any name tag on herself, thanks! But she did swipe the one with her name on it from the table and stuffed it deep in her pocket. Not that she thought there'd be anyone around that would read "Cassandra Cain" and think anything at all about it, but better safe than sorry.

And now, to see if there were any other interesting pockets around...

Re: Registration [PW 2025]

[necromanticparents]

A couple seemed to be having an argument by the registration table. He was tall and imposing, dressed all in black, with more grey hair than the youthfulness of his face would indicate. His fingertips were stained black like he'd dipped them in ink, and he wore at least one ring on every finger. She was short, middle-aged, auburn-haired, and wearing pink. And she was scowling and saying things like, "If someone had told us about this place--"

"I didn't know about the artifact!" because Nikodemus Holland hadn't known about the artifact. He sighed. "If I had told you everything, Erasmus would have thought we were playing some sort of cruel prank on him, and he wouldn't have come...and if I had known about the artifact, I would never have said anything, and none of us would be here."

Lydia Boone considered this, accepted this as true, and stuck a nametag on her ex's chest. "It's freezing here." Nikodemus gave her a fond little smile and presented her with a small crystal: a warming charm. She mouthed, Thank you, at him as she took it.

Re: Registration [PW 2025]

[if_she_be_worthy]

Dr. Jane Foster stuck a nametag on her shirt and started looking around for a dead guy.

You know. Very normal way to spend your weekend.

Re: Registration [PW 2025]

[sinamor]

Namor studied the name tag with his name on it for a moment, debating between sticking it to his necklace or his skin, then realized he was being ridiculous, crumpled it up, and--carried it off to deposit in the nearest trash receptacle. What did you think he was going to do, contribute to you surface dwellers' ridiculous littering problem?

Re: Registration [PW 2025]

[calico_jack]

"Where the fuck am I?" Rackham asked the world at large, addressing the very heavens themselves. "And how did they know I was coming?"

A terrible thought occurred to him. "Anne finally poisoned me, didn't she," he said, also still aloud. "This looks much nicer than hell."

And he moved right past the name tags.

Re: Registration [PW 2025]

[notaqueenbutaking]

Know what this party needed? More comics characters! Which was clearly why Valkyrie was sauntering on in to snag the name card and slap it onto her armor.

Fully unnecessary, but why the hell not? She remembered the open bar, she was down for this place again.

Re: Registration [PW 2025]

[so_strange]

"A 'name tag.'" The white-haired woman who looked disturbingly like Lana looked almost amused. "Bats, do you require a name tag, or does your collar serve this purpose?"

Re: Registration [PW 2025]

[girlofgrey]

Chiana had done this a few times now and she was used to some of it but she was still looking around with a delighted look on her face.

She stuck her name tag on her chest haphazardly and then started checking the crowd for any familiar faces.

Re: Registration [PW 2025]

[mtggarystu]

Look, not everyone who showed up in color-coded ensembles were comics characters. Some of them belonged to a different nerdy properly entirely.

A complicated crisscross pattern of blue light shimmered in the air a bit and then suddenly there stood a man, tall and imposing, his hair neatly combed, facial tattoos a bright white in the sun, wearing a blue cloak over an ensemble of even more blue. And blue eyes to match. You'll never guess what color mana he uses. Never.

His eyebrows rose as he glanced around the island. "This place is...charming, actually," he noted, sounding surprised.

Re: Registration [PW 2025]

[hailhailgangsallhere]

Natasha sauntered into park with a polite smile on her face and her head on a swivel for familiar faces, or those who might know hers.

Re: Registration [PW 2025]

[oldwifeoftheflesh]

While some people dressed all in bright colors so anyone at a glance could tell what kind of magic they used, other people were more subtle about it. Sort of.

A trio of women headed for the nametag booth. All three of them were in black, with tall witch's hats perched on their heads. They were all clearly related, with pale skin, bright blue eyes, and two of the three with long, dark hair. The third's hair was bright white, sitting on her head not unlike a wild bird's nest. They were different ages, however, the white-haired one skin and whipcord over bone, tall and lined, giving the 'old woman' vibe but with none of the physical failings that came with age. The middle one was lush and curvy, incredibly beautiful, with an aura of sensuality that contrasted with her maternal expression, like everyone present was welcome to come up and show her their crayon drawings before they got hung on the fridge. And the last looked young, young enough to be attending Fandom itself, looking ethereal and a little fragile, as if a sharp wind might just blow her away. Unlike her sisters, she wasn't making eye contact with anyone, her eyes were following the trajectory of a moth fluttering off in the distance.

Food and Drinks [PW 2025]

[shapethecentury]

Lots of fall-appropriate treats on offer, like various pies and cookies and PSLs. And picnic table seating, of course!

Re: Food and Drinks [PW 2025]

[sinamor]

Was that a faint sneer on Namor's face as he examined the human food? Probably.

Look, just try the PSL, sir. You might like it.

Re: Food and Drinks [PW 2025]

[mustbevisiting]

Wickham, with his slightly larger experience than her 'none' of the cuisine of the future, was helping Miss Lambe select some snacks as they waited for Lydia. A proper cup of tea, he was regretful to inform her, was going to be hard come by for the next few days, but they would endure.

Re: Food and Drinks [PW 2025]

[calico_jack]

Yes, this was definitely heaven, and Rackham was happily stuffing his face with all of the foods he'd never tried before (which was most of them).

Re: Food and Drinks [PW 2025]

[thatsmysword]

There was an event with food. Of course Henry was here, stacking his plate.

Re: Food and Drinks [PW 2025]

[flamesburned]

Liz wasn’t up for much standing around these days but she wanted to come out and spend time with Hellboy and Professor Broom and was taking advantage of sitting down at the picnic tables.

Re: Food and Drinks [PW 2025]

[so_strange]

Did Bats need to eat? No. He was a ghost.

Was he still a dog, and trying to sneak an entire pie off a table by floating up and grabbing it while no one was looking? Of course.

Re: Food and Drinks [PW 2025]

[the_gatewatch]

Chandra's plan of wandering around, calling for Liliana and Ignis, was going swimmingly (uh, no offense Namor), and wasn't the least bit impeded by her stopping by the snack tables to fill her plate up with...a lot of food.

"LILIANA!" she called. "IGGY! WOOHOO, WHERE ARE YOU?"

This was a flawless plan. 10/10, no notes. On an island this small, somebody was going to have to know who they were and where they could be found.

Mingle [PW 2025]

[shapethecentury]

Freeform milling about, also an option.

Re: Mingle [PW 2025]

[theotheridiot]

Hans Capon was hungover.

This was not a particularly odd state of being for him. In fact, waking up in the bushes with a crushing headache felt comfortably normal. Admittedly, he would have preferred to still be at the bathhouse, as he had expected to be, and not wherever he'd clearly decided to go wandering last night, but since he'd just woken up to the sun in his face and not to Hanush barking insults at him about how useless he was, he supposed it could be much worse.

He staggered to his feet and squinted against the sun.

"Right," he said, staring at the castle. "How far did I go? Sasau?"

OOC [PW 2025]

[shapethecentury]

*insert fall-themed gif I am too lazy to look for*