Aye Aye Campfire, Friday Afternoon (After Morning Workshops)

[actingltcrumpet.livejournal.com]

Not wholly thrilled to be back at the cabins after a night in the dorms with Veronica, Archie was sitting outside at his cabin's campfire putting the rigging on his new model frigate.

Laid out on a piece of cardboard beside him was the carefully carved and painted binnacle that, per the odd superstition he'd developed, would be the last piece to get attached to the ship. As soon as the rigging was complete, the binnacle would get glued on and his miniature HMS Mars would be done.

He thought it might make a nice birthday present for Veronica.

[OOC: Here for several people particularly, but open!]

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[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

And because she didn't have anything better to do, Veronica was sitting watching him work.

"I'm not bothering you by watching, am I?"

[actingltcrumpet.livejournal.com]

"Do you ever bother me by being nearby?" asked Archie, looking over and smiling at her. "I'm surprised you find watching that interesting, really."

Swearing a little under his breath, he reached in with a pair of tweezers to disentangle a bit of rigging that had gotten snagged on a yardarm, then carefully re-rigged it and tied it off properly.

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

Veronica shrugged. "I don't have anywhere else to be. I'd rather spend time with you."

She tilted her head as she watched him. "I don't think I'd have the patience to do something that precise."

[demonbelthazor]

On his way back from the Doctor's workshop, Bel passed by the Aye Aye cabin. Firmly believing that neither Veronica or Archie would try to kill him in broad daylight in front of the cabin, he paused to greet them. "Hey."

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"I was going to look for you today," Veronica said.

[demonbelthazor]

"I hope the reason why doesn't involve a taser," Bel said warily.

[actingltcrumpet.livejournal.com]

"And I don't have the patience to put them in bottles," Archie replied. "That takes far more care and patience than I'll ever have."

He set the ship down long enough to lean over and give her a kiss. "This time last week we were leaving for Washington, DC, weren't we?"

[absolutesnark]

Piper happened to be wandering by the Aye Aye campfire, so she stopped by and waved. "Hi."

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"Yes we were," Veronica sighed wistfully. "Too bad we couldn't go back this weekend."

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"Nah, but remember how you agreed you owed me a favor?" Veronica asked.

[actingltcrumpet.livejournal.com]

"What were our chances of getting that suite again, do you think?" Archie asked, running a tiny Union Jack up the mainmast of the ship.

[actingltcrumpet.livejournal.com]

"Hello, Piper!" Archie greeted her warmly.

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"Highly unlikely unless we paid an arm and leg for it," Veronica decided. She peered at the flag critically. "It needs glitter."

[actingltcrumpet.livejournal.com]

"Well, damn. I wouldn't have said no to another go at that hot tub." Archie sighed and shook the tweezers at her. "You and your glitter."

[absolutesnark]

Piper smiled. "Hey Archie. How are you today?"

[actingltcrumpet.livejournal.com]

"Busy," he replied, indicating the model ship. "But quite well, thank you. I hope all is well with you?"

[absolutesnark]

"Still hate me for the whole baking thing?" Piper asked, giving Bel her most innocent smile.

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"Me either," Veronica agreed. "When I'm rich and famous some day, I'm building a hot tub in my house."

She smirked. "What's wrong with glitter?"

[demonbelthazor]

Bel narrowed his eyes at Piper. "You should have to eat everything I make," he said.

[actingltcrumpet.livejournal.com]

"I just don't understand the fascination with it," Archie said. It's Conner and Anders who have the problem with glitter.

"Will you invite me over to use that hot tub?" he teased?

[absolutesnark]

"I am well," Piper said. "I'm looking forward to going away this weekend."

She watched him work on the model ship. "Seems like that takes a lot of patience."

[absolutesnark]

"Is that how you plan on getting revenge?" Piper asked, snickering.

[actingltcrumpet.livejournal.com]

"Oh, it's your turn to take a weekend away, is it? Where are you off to?"

A little obsessively, Archie rearranged several tiny belaying pins in the starboard side railing. "It does, but nothing compared to building a ship in a bottle. This way, at least, I have all the room I need to work."

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"It's pretty," Veronica replied. "And it allegedly leads to boykissy, which is also pretty."

She grinned. "I might be able to be convinced."

[demonbelthazor]

"Seems suitable to me," Bel grumbled.