Camping

[daringyoungman]

Dick and Cat wanted to go camping. Dick asked Bonnie. Dick asked around, then somehow the word got out and it was a CAMPING TRIP.

Which he's okay with, really. He doesn't get much chance to hang around with other kids.

They pick a spot a good distance from the bar, near enough to the lake that washing and swimming can happen, not so close to the forest that demon bunnies are a severe threat, and set about pitching a camp for the weekend, or whenever they all get bored...

Comments

Re: Campfire's burning

[herr_bookman]

"Maybe," Autor says, browning his marshmallow carefully. "Do you have any plans to memorialize the date with them?"

Re: Pitching Camp

[herr_bookman]

"I imagine so," Autor says, nodding. "Not sleeping shouldn't prevent you from earning a badge. But I do hope you can sleep, Fry. Sleep is important."

Re: Campfire's burning

[street_sparrow]

"We probably ought to", he says with a nod. "But I haven't even seen some of them for a while. I should go and see if I can dig Grantaire out of his room."

Re: Campfire's burning

[herr_bookman]

"Most definitely," Autor says, brightening. "Isolating oneself is generally a bad thing. You should go and see him."

Re: Campfire's burning

[street_sparrow]

Gavroche grins.

"Occasionally he surfaces. I think when the rats stop bringing food to him there. Or he might see the others more often."

Re: Pitching Camp

[fry_sandhu]

"I'm not good at sleeping."

Re: Pitching Camp

[herr_bookman]

Autor rests his hands on the canvas. "Are you not? What prevents you from sleeping?"

Re: Pitching Camp

[fry_sandhu]

Shrug. "I usually sleep from ten until five or six."

Re: Campfire's burning

[herr_bookman]

"Well, go see if you can dig him out, and maybe throw a party for your friends," Autor says, beaming.

Re: Pitching Camp

[herr_bookman]

"That's about seven or eight hours," Autor says, shaking his head. "That should be enough sleep for someone your age, I think. Right?"

Re: Campfire's burning

[street_sparrow]

"...you know, I should. For all of us, in one of the rooms at the House."

Re: Campfire's burning

[herr_bookman]

"There you go," Autor says, losing another marshmallow to the fire. "Oh, shoot. You can throw a party here or there, and truly memorialize the sacrifices you all made."

Re: Pitching Camp

[isawit]

"Hey, Fry. Have you read the instructions enough that you can tell me what to do? I've never set up one of these."

If any kid here will have read the directions, Selina is pretty sure it's Fry.

Re: After hours

[isawit]

She shrugs.

"I don't know. Lots of neighborhoods have bad street lights. What city are you from anyway?"

Re: Patrol 2

[isawit]

"Our fearless leader," Cat says with a smile. "Nice to meet you. What other votes do we have for an animal?"

[street_sparrow]

"Yes, we can. And knowing them, get very, very drunk." He eyes the sad remains of Autor's marshmallow. "I wonder if the demon bunnies like burnt sugar."

Re: Campfire's burning

[isawit]

"I thought you looked familiar, Artor" she replies, adding an R by accident (silly Americans) and wagging a free finger from a fist full of marshmallows. "I think the trick is to not get the marshmallow too close to the fire. Unless you like crispy marshmallow, then go for it."

[herr_bookman]

"They probably like it better than I do," Autor says, flicking his charred, crispy marshmallow into the dirt. "Will you provide alcohol or will they bring their own?"

[street_sparrow]

"Oh, I should think they'll bring their own. Except Enjolras, he doesn't go so much in for that."

Re: Campfire's burning

[herr_bookman]

"I don't," Autor says, curious as to why she changed his name. He lowers the skewer near the fire. "I haven't seen you since the roller skating rink. How have you been since then?"

[herr_bookman]

"Well, this should be a fun party regardless," Autor says, cheerfully affixing another marshmallow to his stick. "And if people get maudlin, well, you can deal with that, too."

Re: Campfire's burning

[isawit]

"Pretty good. I did get into some trouble with these bad guys who were kidnapping kids off the street but a police detective showed up and arrested everyone. I was about to get out o there but I'm glad all the other kids were taken care of too."

Just in case, she adds, "This was back home and not here."

[street_sparrow]

"Comes with the day", Gavroche says with a nod. "And if anyone gets too maudlin, the others will mock them out of it."

All done with love.

[herr_bookman]

"I'm jealous that you have such a tight-knit group of friends," Autor says, smiling a little. "But happy for you, too."

Re: Campfire's burning

[herr_bookman]

"Oh, goodness," Autor says, blinking. "That's so dangerous. But you're safe now, right? Do you live on the streets?"