((Well, you shouldn’t outright throw food away. If possible, you should save it for someone who would eat it. You could make suggestions for dinner sometimes like “Hey, spaghetti sounds pretty good one of these nights”. You could also request that your portion not be made with beans but rice or potatoes instead. Or, if you’re able to, make yourself some eggs or something else for dinner when the beans are being served.
I can’t say much about the relationship you have with your mom, since I don’t know either of you very well. These are just some suggestions. I hope it helps.
“Superheroes everywhere were just offended. I hope you’re proud of yourself.”
“Sorry, sorry.. I’m not wearing my glasses, my vision is awful..!“ Maven chuckled awkwardly, scratching the back of his neck.
Carlos grinned. “I was teasing, buddy. Where are your glasses?”
“I have.. no idea.“ A slightly nervous grin formed on his face, “I bet one of the campers hid them somewhere.. again.“
“Oh boy… well, do you want help looking for them? Do you have back-ups?”
“Yeah, yeah I have back-ups.“ Maven sighed, absentmindedly glancing left and right. “I bet Nikki took them… I mean, she also stole most of David’s money to buy Barbie dolls just to burn and break them while yelling ‘I am your god now!’…!“
“Well, okay… um. Let’s get one of your back-ups so you can see. Any idea where she might have taken them? I’ll help you look.”
“She could’ve taken them anywhere, really… but most plausible would be the cave she found the camp’s mascot on. She takes a lot of stuff there.“
“Okay. Well, we’ll go ahead and go there first. Nothing lives in the cave now, I’m assuming?”
“Well, apart from a few strange bugs it should be empty.“
“That’s good. Alright – Lead the way, Maven.”
Maven nodded with a grin, hiking to where the cave was. He was slow enough for Carlos to catch up, but not too slow.
Carlos didn’t have any trouble keeping up with Maven as they hiked. He looked around at their surroundings, trying to memorize where they were going in reference to the camp.
“Your daughter goes to camp, right? She’s a real sweetheart.“
“Oh – do you know her?” Carlos asked, looking at Maven.
Carlos wandered through the forest. He knew he’d seen a cave somewhere – it looked like an old bear cave, though he hadn’t gone in it before. He wanted to be as far away from his camp and the summer camps, in case the children had an idea to wander around at night to hunt for snipes. The full moon would make visibility perfect for it, so it was a reasonable concern in Carlos’ mind.
He finally came across the cave he was looking for. And not too soon either – the moon would rise probably within the next ten minutes. Carlos ventured forth, holding his flashlight up to search the inside of the cave. Hopefully it was empty. Could a werewolf beat a bear? Maybe?
he moved to his side, curiously sniffing him though he did seem concerned
Carlos struggled a bit, but was finally able to push his arms through the sleeves and smooth down his shirt proper. He took a deep breath, but then regretted it when the musky, sickening smell of the leg was detected.
“Oh god… that’s… that’s rank…” He futilely covered his nose, trying to block it out.
he sat down, glancing at the leg before giving him a confused look
Carlos tried to breathe through his mouth, calming himself. He then looked at Drake. “Um… thank you… but really, I’m okay. I shouldn’t eat things like this. But… I appreciate the gesture?” He was aware that Drake might not understand him, but what was there for him to do?
he tilted his head slightly before licking the side his head, making some his hair stand up in odd directions
This shocked Carlos. He was frozen as the affection was given to him. “Uh, o-okay. That was, um… nice. Thanks…?” He reached up and pet the side of Drake’s head.
he purred loudly again, rubbing his head on the others hand til he fell over with a soft huff
“Well, he’s 10 so he doesn’t have as much life experience as you or I might have. And it’s really only stupidity if you don’t learn from your mistakes.”
“Superheroes everywhere were just offended. I hope you’re proud of yourself.”
“Sorry, sorry.. I’m not wearing my glasses, my vision is awful..!“ Maven chuckled awkwardly, scratching the back of his neck.
Carlos grinned. “I was teasing, buddy. Where are your glasses?”
“I have.. no idea.“ A slightly nervous grin formed on his face, “I bet one of the campers hid them somewhere.. again.“
“Oh boy… well, do you want help looking for them? Do you have back-ups?”
“Yeah, yeah I have back-ups.“ Maven sighed, absentmindedly glancing left and right. “I bet Nikki took them… I mean, she also stole most of David’s money to buy Barbie dolls just to burn and break them while yelling ‘I am your god now!’…!“
“Well, okay… um. Let’s get one of your back-ups so you can see. Any idea where she might have taken them? I’ll help you look.”
“She could’ve taken them anywhere, really… but most plausible would be the cave she found the camp’s mascot on. She takes a lot of stuff there.“
“Okay. Well, we’ll go ahead and go there first. Nothing lives in the cave now, I’m assuming?”
“Well, apart from a few strange bugs it should be empty.“
“That’s good. Alright – Lead the way, Maven.”
Maven nodded with a grin, hiking to where the cave was. He was slow enough for Carlos to catch up, but not too slow.
Carlos didn’t have any trouble keeping up with Maven as they hiked. He looked around at their surroundings, trying to memorize where they were going in reference to the camp.
Carlos wandered through the forest. He knew he’d seen a cave somewhere – it looked like an old bear cave, though he hadn’t gone in it before. He wanted to be as far away from his camp and the summer camps, in case the children had an idea to wander around at night to hunt for snipes. The full moon would make visibility perfect for it, so it was a reasonable concern in Carlos’ mind.
He finally came across the cave he was looking for. And not too soon either – the moon would rise probably within the next ten minutes. Carlos ventured forth, holding his flashlight up to search the inside of the cave. Hopefully it was empty. Could a werewolf beat a bear? Maybe?
he moved to his side, curiously sniffing him though he did seem concerned
Carlos struggled a bit, but was finally able to push his arms through the sleeves and smooth down his shirt proper. He took a deep breath, but then regretted it when the musky, sickening smell of the leg was detected.
“Oh god… that’s… that’s rank…” He futilely covered his nose, trying to block it out.
he sat down, glancing at the leg before giving him a confused look
Carlos tried to breathe through his mouth, calming himself. He then looked at Drake. “Um… thank you… but really, I’m okay. I shouldn’t eat things like this. But… I appreciate the gesture?” He was aware that Drake might not understand him, but what was there for him to do?
he tilted his head slightly before licking the side his head, making some his hair stand up in odd directions
This shocked Carlos. He was frozen as the affection was given to him. “Uh, o-okay. That was, um… nice. Thanks…?” He reached up and pet the side of Drake’s head.
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