meet-and-greet | January 2016

[governors]

The Governors do this, sometimes; they hold a meet-and-greet for the new arrivals to help them get acclimated, and also to distract them from destroying their rooms. A message goes out to all the new arrivals informing them of a party with free food. Everyone likes free food, right?

In one of the recreation areas - sadly, not one of the ones accessible by slide - there are some chips, dip, some sodas and Solo cups, several large pizzas, and a surprising amount of Oreos.

Party.

Comments

[dragonaught]

Casey just gave half of a smile for the advice. They knew that much, and it wasn't as if they had been an antisocial child... just so much change in their life, and figuring themself out better, it all made it harder to be open and confident with people. Even still, it was less like living wrongly somehow; they just needed to find a new balance all over.

"Like a class?" they asked, more teasing than serious about that part. It was a good sign that their sense of humor was still there.

[aquilawful]

"That's one way," Jack chuckles, shaking his head. "But people-watching is cheaper. Theatre isn't a bad option either - I think they've got a library around here somewhere. Read a little Shakespeare," he suggests.

Not exactly standard CIA reading material, but it came in handy from time to time. Plus, it was guaranteed to never end up in Daniel's hands so it would stay his book.

[dragonaught]

"What's Shakespeare?" Probably not the best question to ask, but without the context the two didn't quite make sense. He mentioned theater, so... a screenwriter, perhaps? Still, a library could be good just to learn what kind of stories people from other worlds might make. That would be the chance of a lifetime.

[aquilawful]

That gets a full-on laugh out of Metcalfe - it's amazing how easy it is to forget that people are literally from different universes or realities or whatever.

"He's quite possibly the greatest playwright in the history of the English language, where I come from," he explains, shaking his head. "Strange guy, lots of mystery around him. Damn good writer, though. His characters are complex, like real people, only everything they say is written down so you can actually study them."