‘Dunno who the fuck that is but okay knock yourself out.
Oh, she should have just arrived. She’s one of the newer kids. I’ll see you all at the fireside tonight – I’m working in a camp near the mountain so I’ll be coming back with no problem. *he frowns, realizing something* You… have a mouth on you… you know?
What’s that suppost to mean?
You’re using the f-word so freely – I’m not your parent, but
it’s a little concerning.
‘Dunno who the fuck that is but okay knock yourself out.
Oh, she should have just arrived. She’s one of the newer kids. I’ll see you all at the fireside tonight – I’m working in a camp near the mountain so I’ll be coming back with no problem. *he frowns, realizing something* You… have a mouth on you… you know?
Catch me at the campfire bURNING this dress
Kid, you shouldn’t play with fire. You don’t know what that dress is made of – it could just melt and hurt you or will cause a lot of fumes that you can choke on.
Does it look like I care about that?
You should at least have a face mask. Oh, and adult supervision, too. I guess.
This camp is too shitty to have that stuff.
Well, there is me. An adult and scientist who totally knows how to supervise a fire. We can jury-rig up something to keep from breathing in too much smoke. If you’re gonna burn something, at least be safe.
Can’t I just, k’now, fuckin burn it?
You can… but then maybe an accident will happen and you get hurt. You should do it right – and if we’re lucky, it’ll make pretty colors while it burns.
I can literally just throw it in the fire when David or Gwen aren’t looking and no-one will know.
But I’m looking. Right now. And I’ll know, since you told me. It’s really not hard to take safety precautions, buddy – we’ll just grab a couple handkerchiefs, have some water on hand and a stick to put the dress in with. It’ll be fun!
Fine. Only if you don’t tell David or Gwen.
*smiles a big, dopey, nerd smile* Great! And if they find out, I’ll let them know that I was there to supervise. I got some handkerchiefs at my camp – when do you think is the best time to do this so you’re still participating in your camp activities?
We have the fire at 8 usually. *he ignores the part about his activities*
Ah! I can pop in then – a fireside would be fun anyway! I can visit with Angie and the rest of you kids too.
Catch me at the campfire bURNING this dress
Kid, you shouldn’t play with fire. You don’t know what that dress is made of – it could just melt and hurt you or will cause a lot of fumes that you can choke on.
Does it look like I care about that?
You should at least have a face mask. Oh, and adult supervision, too. I guess.
This camp is too shitty to have that stuff.
Well, there is me. An adult and scientist who totally knows how to supervise a fire. We can jury-rig up something to keep from breathing in too much smoke. If you’re gonna burn something, at least be safe.
Can’t I just, k’now, fuckin burn it?
You can… but then maybe an accident will happen and you get hurt. You should do it right – and if we’re lucky, it’ll make pretty colors while it burns.
I can literally just throw it in the fire when David or Gwen aren’t looking and no-one will know.
But I’m looking. Right now. And I’ll know, since you told me. It’s really not hard to take safety precautions, buddy – we’ll just grab a couple handkerchiefs, have some water on hand and a stick to put the dress in with. It’ll be fun!
Fine. Only if you don’t tell David or Gwen.
*smiles a big, dopey, nerd smile* Great! And if they find out, I’ll let them know that I was there to supervise. I got some handkerchiefs at my camp – when do you think is the best time to do this so you’re still participating in your camp activities?
Catch me at the campfire bURNING this dress
Kid, you shouldn’t play with fire. You don’t know what that dress is made of – it could just melt and hurt you or will cause a lot of fumes that you can choke on.
Does it look like I care about that?
You should at least have a face mask. Oh, and adult supervision, too. I guess.
This camp is too shitty to have that stuff.
Well, there is me. An adult and scientist who totally knows how to supervise a fire. We can jury-rig up something to keep from breathing in too much smoke. If you’re gonna burn something, at least be safe.
Can’t I just, k’now, fuckin burn it?
You can… but then maybe an accident will happen and you get hurt. You should do it right – and if we’re lucky, it’ll make pretty colors while it burns.
I can literally just throw it in the fire when David or Gwen aren’t looking and no-one will know.
But I’m looking. Right now. And I’ll know, since you told me. It’s really not hard to take safety precautions, buddy – we’ll just grab a couple handkerchiefs, have some water on hand and a stick to put the dress in with. It’ll be fun!
Catch me at the campfire bURNING this dress
Kid, you shouldn’t play with fire. You don’t know what that dress is made of – it could just melt and hurt you or will cause a lot of fumes that you can choke on.
Does it look like I care about that?
You should at least have a face mask. Oh, and adult supervision, too. I guess.
This camp is too shitty to have that stuff.
Well, there is me. An adult and scientist who totally knows how to supervise a fire. We can jury-rig up something to keep from breathing in too much smoke. If you’re gonna burn something, at least be safe.
Can’t I just, k’now, fuckin burn it?
You can… but then maybe an accident will happen and you get hurt. You should do it right – and if we’re lucky, it’ll make pretty colors while it burns.
Catch me at the campfire bURNING this dress
Kid, you shouldn’t play with fire. You don’t know what that dress is made of – it could just melt and hurt you or will cause a lot of fumes that you can choke on.
Does it look like I care about that?
You should at least have a face mask. Oh, and adult supervision, too. I guess.
This camp is too shitty to have that stuff.
Well, there is me. An adult and scientist who totally knows how to supervise a fire. We can jury-rig up something to keep from breathing in too much smoke. If you’re gonna burn something, at least be safe.
Catch me at the campfire bURNING this dress
Kid, you shouldn’t play with fire. You don’t know what that dress is made of – it could just melt and hurt you or will cause a lot of fumes that you can choke on.
Does it look like I care about that?
You should at least have a face mask. Oh, and adult supervision, too. I guess.
“I see everything around
here kid,” Max replied with a proud, smug grin. “And I happened to
notice Gwen sneaking around, so I investigated. It just took a few hours
to catch her sneaking off and I just followed her.”He stopped in
front of a log, half covered with a tarp. “Followed her right to here.”
He added, and lifted the tarp to reveal a small cluster of cola cases.Angie couldn’t help letting out a little gasp. “Oh, there’s
a lot of them!” She knelt down and reached out to pick up one of the cans. “Oh –
and it’s cool! The surrounding dirt and the log must be acting as a sort of refrigerator,
keeping the sun off and insulating a cool temperature. That’s really nice!”Max grabbed a can for himself and cracked it open. “Yeah,” he agreed, nonchalantly leaning on the log, “but I don’t think that was intentional. Just convenient.” Grinning, he took a gulp of the soda, and seemed to relax immensely doing it.
Angela stood up, still clutching the soda can, and put the
tarp back in place. She wiped off the top with her sleeve before opening it and
taking a drink. She didn’t usually drink cola, but it was better than the juice
that got served to them. She looked at Max with a smile, holding the can to her
with both hands. “Thank you for showing me this,” she told him. “I felt like I was
never going to have soda again.”Max nodded with a grin. “No problem; I know how that is.” He took another big gulp from his soda, wincing as his swig was too big and stung a little on the way down.
“Oh, and by the way, I need the can when you’re done. I’m providing Neil with scrap aluminum for some nerd project he’s working on and he promised not to ask questions on my sources. ”
Angie perked up at that. “Oh yeah?” she asked him. “What
project is it – do you know?” Angie was also there for Science Camp, but with
her experience outside of… the ‘real world’, as her Dad once called it, Neil
was incredibly suspicious of her and wouldn’t let her near his projects.Max shook his head. “Nah, no clue. I don’t understand half of the shit he does to be honest.” He replied, shrugging apathetically. “I’m just his metal dealer, which sounds dope but is actually kinda lame, but hey he’s gonna owe me later. ”
Angela nodded. “Oh, okay,” she said, taking another drink. “Maybe
look in the trash cans around – find the cans Gwen drank as well,” she
suggested, wanting to be helpful. “And we can look in the kitchen too and see
what the Quartermaster threw away while cooking.” Some canned goods were
packaged in aluminum cans, she thought. It’d be fun – doing some recycling. Then maybe Neil wouldn’t be such a butt-head.
“I see everything around
here kid,” Max replied with a proud, smug grin. “And I happened to
notice Gwen sneaking around, so I investigated. It just took a few hours
to catch her sneaking off and I just followed her.”He stopped in
front of a log, half covered with a tarp. “Followed her right to here.”
He added, and lifted the tarp to reveal a small cluster of cola cases.Angie couldn’t help letting out a little gasp. “Oh, there’s
a lot of them!” She knelt down and reached out to pick up one of the cans. “Oh –
and it’s cool! The surrounding dirt and the log must be acting as a sort of refrigerator,
keeping the sun off and insulating a cool temperature. That’s really nice!”Max grabbed a can for himself and cracked it open. “Yeah,” he agreed, nonchalantly leaning on the log, “but I don’t think that was intentional. Just convenient.” Grinning, he took a gulp of the soda, and seemed to relax immensely doing it.
Angela stood up, still clutching the soda can, and put the
tarp back in place. She wiped off the top with her sleeve before opening it and
taking a drink. She didn’t usually drink cola, but it was better than the juice
that got served to them. She looked at Max with a smile, holding the can to her
with both hands. “Thank you for showing me this,” she told him. “I felt like I was
never going to have soda again.”Max nodded with a grin. “No problem; I know how that is.” He took another big gulp from his soda, wincing as his swig was too big and stung a little on the way down.
“Oh, and by the way, I need the can when you’re done. I’m providing Neil with scrap aluminum for some nerd project he’s working on and he promised not to ask questions on my sources. ”
Angie perked up at that. “Oh yeah?” she asked him. “What
project is it – do you know?” Angie was also there for Science Camp, but with
her experience outside of… the ‘real world’, as her Dad once called it, Neil
was incredibly suspicious of her and wouldn’t let her near his projects.
