Squirrel Campfire - Sunday Morning

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi is lounging by the unlit fire ring for what is probably the last time this year.

Perhaps later she'll go down into town for brunch or something.

Right now she was just enjoying being out in the woods singing softly to herself.

What's that playing on the radio,
why do I start swaying to and fro
I have never heard that song before,
but if I don't hear it anymore
It's still familiar to me, sends a thrill right through me
Cause those chords remind me of the night that
I first fell in love to
Those magic changes my heart arranges
A melody that's never the same,
a melody that's calling your name
It begs you please, come back to me
Please, return to me, don't go away again,
oh make them play again
The music I wanna hear is once again,
you whisper in my ear
Oh my darling, aha I'll be waiting by the radio,
you'll come back to me someday, I know
Been so long since our last goodbye, but I'm singin' as I cry
While the bass is sounding, while the drums are pounding
Beatings of my broken heart will rise the first place of the charts
Oh my heart arranges, oh those magic changes,
oooh yeah

[[OOC: Open.}}

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[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip yawned as he stepped out of the cabin, a mug of water in one hand and the other brushing his teeth.

"Morning," he mumbled.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Um... That wasn't me yesterday if you hadn't figured it out. Well, it was me, but not me me. I thought that I was somebody else. Or she thought she was me. But, she didn't say anything I wasn't planning... Maybe differently..." She stopped for a moment.

"Morning."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip took a sip from his mug, swirled it around in his mouth, and spat it out into the woods. "You were Jan, Ivanova was Rizzo, and everyone was singing. I gather that cookies were the culprit or something."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Well, I'm sorry she scared you."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip shrugged. "Eh. No worries. Wasn't you. And honestly, it was less scary and more weird for the while I thought I was the only person who hadn't changed."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Is that why you ran away?"

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip blinked. "It wasn't running away. It was.... a strategic retreat while I tried to figure out what had happened. But... yeah. It was kind of scary thinking that I might be the only person who hadn't changed."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Oh, 'cause it looked like you wanted to get away because I... Uh, she was coming on to you."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip thought about this for a moment. "Well, that was partially it. I didn't like the idea of what was basically a stranger using your body to come onto me. It felt too much like the whole thing with that fairy."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"So if I used my own body to come onto you, would you leave?"

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip blinked. It was way too early for conversations like this.

"The problem wasn't the coming on, the problem was that it wasn't you, it was someone I don't know using your body. If you follow me. I don't like the idea of someone else using your body for their own sexual pleasure. You're the only one who should be able to use your body for sexual pleasure." He tilted his head to the side slightly. "I think that made sense."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Sure." she said not really understanding at all.

Because it sounded like he was telling her that she should do things, you know, alone.

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip shook his head. "It's too early and I haven't had my coffee. I'm not even entirely sure I understood the question."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"There's coffee in the Common Room." she said motioning to the cabin. "Help yourself. I need to take the cooking rig back to my boat soonish. We're supposed to be moving out of the cabins today."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip nodded. "Pain in the arse. I think I will get some coffee."

He walked towards the door and was half way up the steps when he turned around and said, "To answer your question more simply. Probably not."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi smiled as she watched Pip go back into the cabin.

Food for thought.

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras came out of the cabin and flopped down near the unlit campfire.

"Morning," she said, "Still happy with your jacket?"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Jacket? Jacket. Jacket... Oh yeah!

"Oh yes. It's a great jacket! But it's a bit hot out to be wearing it right now. I'm all ready when it gets cold again!"

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras nodded.

"Good. I'm glad."

She stretched out her legs and took an appreciative breath of fresh air.

"So, any plans for today?"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Thought about going down into town for brunch." she said. "It's at Cafe Fina this week."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

"Hm...a Cafe Fina brunch might very well be worth getting up and walking for."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Yup." Pippi said not moving to get up.

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras wiggled her toes in her runners.

"Wonder what sort of things Alfred would have for brunch...'

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"I'm sure there's mountains of proper English sausages not dirty."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

"Ooh...yes. And lots of egg and chips. And homemade marmalade for the toast."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"And tea... Great big vats of hot Earl Gray."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

"And buckets of cold milk and barrels of sugar..."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Don't forget the river of honey butter."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

"Yes, we'll paddle down it on huge slices of toast with sausages for oars."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Yup, I sure do love going to Cafe Fina for brunch.""