Pangolin campfire: evening

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker had started the fire outside her cabin, then brought out several books to read by its light. She is avoiding the impulse toward emo with the determination to think of *anything* else.

There are soft drinks behind one log, and several bags of different chips.

Parker might be staring into the fire more than she's reading.

[open to all, but Parker may, or may not, talk to you. Mostly okayish now.]

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[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Hey, dude." Bridge says, taking a seat by the campfire.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker tensed, then relaxed, giving Bridge a smile. "Hey, dude. How goes it? And when is the next time you do radio?"

She can hope it's tonight. Just to keep a few things less clear on the air.

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Thursday's my usual night," Bridge says. "Why? What's up?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

She shrugged. "More of the same. Argument with Anakin. No big. Just would rather avoid the questions."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Ah," Bridge says. "Can I ask what about? Well, I mean, okay, I just did, but you totally don't need to tell me if you don't want."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker poked the fire a bit, turning things over in her head, and then sighed. "It's okay that you asked, but I really can't get into it. Too personal. Neither of us is liking the other at all after this fight. Thanks for asking, though."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Does it have anything to do with why he asked me if I was afraid of him?" Bridge asks.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker winced. "Probably." She glanced at him, then looked away. "I don't always like being a bitch, you know."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"I do know," Bridge says. "Why do you think I do stuff like call you 'dude'? It gets a smile out of you."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker smiled, relaxing a bit more. "Yeah. It does." She leaned back. "Anyway. How goes your day? And how goes your thing with Xander? Distract me. Make me smile some more."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"My day was good," Bridge grins. "We did that 'two truths and a lie' thing in his workshop today. I actually managed to fool most everyone, which was kind of surprising, because I'm not so great with the lying."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Cool. What truths, and what lies? And was it because they didn't know you, maybe? I know more about you than the newbies do." Parker poked at the fire. "I never did get to do that game in Speech Class, I think I was absent."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Um," Bridge says. "I spent a day at the beach in the last week, I meddled in someone's love life, and my commanding officer is a 7-foot-tall bipedal talking blue dog."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Since I know your commander is a dog, then it's either the meddling or the beach that's wrong." Parker looked meditative. "I'm guessing the meddling. The beach is just so likely. Am I close?"

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Nope," Bridge shakes his head. "Though I did go to the beach. Just... not during the day."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker raised an eyebrow and gave him an amused, "Hmmm. So. Whose love life did you meddle in? I'm curious now."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

Bridge figures there's no real point in keeping quiet now, since Greg asking Isabel out had been reported on the radio.

"I... kinda told Isabel that Greg had a crush on her." He says. "Because it was pretty obvious that *she* was interested in being more than friends with him."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker considered that, then grinned. "Awesome. I gave Greggie the Breath of Life this morning. He seemed pretty happy about the upcoming date. So did Isabel, in archery. Good work, Cupid."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"I do try," Bridge says, grinning back.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"And succeed." Parker was becoming more mellow as they talked. "I heard from Xander's Willow, actually, over the weekend. She's a lot less uptight than the one we have here. She said to tell you hi."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"She did?" Bridge bounces. "That's cool." He grins. "So... since you've asked me about Xander's workshop, it's only fair that I get to ask you if you had fun doing the boating thing with Jarod."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker laughed aloud. "God, yes. Partly being able to introduce myself as his girlfriend and embarass him, partly messing around in the kayaks. And of course, there were the knots." She grinned. "He had to show me better ones yesterday. Yay."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Dirty?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker just grinned. Then her smile faltered a bit, thinking of Rory. "Kinda. Yeah."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Hey, none of that." Bridge says sternly, noticing the waver in the smile.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Right," Parker said firmly. "Anyway. Yes, I had a lot of fun being in Jarod's class. And more yesterday. And Archery was a trip today, too. Suction-cup arrows. I'm thinking a lot more practice is going to be needed."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Suction cup arrows?" Bridge laughs. "Well, that's one way to make sure no one gets hurt, anyway."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"That and having the ninja watch your every move." Parker rolled her eyes. "Still. It's good practice. Which I hope to get more of later."