Jackalope Campfire, Friday Evening

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

After John managed to stop gaping at the wall cutting A-3 off from the cabin and unpack his things, John drug a couple chairs out to the campfire and lit it.  It wasn't dark yet, but a fire was good ambiance for people watching.  At least, he thought they were people.  John sat down and opened War and Peace to page three.  He was right on schedule.

[OOC: Open to all!]

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[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

Alec had dropped off his things in the cabin, then wandered outside to where the fire was, dropping down onto a seat and glancing at John quizzically. "Hey, are you in side A?"

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John looked up from page three, "Why yes I am! I take it you're one of my cabinmates?"

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

Leaning over to offer a hand, Alec nodded. "Alec, I took A2," he said in greeting.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

Taking Alec's hand, John replied, "John, I nabbed A-4 after our other roomie put up a magic wall." John considered Alec for a moment and cocked his eyebrow, "Are you magical, too?"

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

"Ugh, no," Alec said, shaking John's hand and then sitting back, making a face. "I'll stay away from magic whenever I can. Is said roommate inside that weird barrier thing or just paranoid about his things?"

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John smiled, relieved. "He's inside it. Not the happiest dude, but nothing a little...social interaction won't cure," John chuckled. "You been here long?"

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

"Since last summer began," Alec said, smirking. "It's a good place, if completely weird and wacked out."

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

Katara and Molly had been making the rounds of the campfires looking for their little siblings and Chad's little sibling.

They wandered up to this campfire. "Hi!" Katara said with a wave. "I'm Katara and this is Molly. We're looking for our little siblings."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John smiled broadly, "I don't know we're related, but you're more than welcome to join me here." He gestured at the chairs around the fire.

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

"Thanks!" They'd been walking around for a while so Molly was totally ready for a break. She accepted the offer of a seat without hesitation. "I'm looking for someone named Bail or Ball or something like that."

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

Sitting was definitely a good thing, and Katara took one fairly far away from the fire. "I think my little sibling is a girl," Katara said. "And unless we're getting very different new students, I doubt you are."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John was pleased to have so many lovely people at Fandom. "Sadly, not a girl. I'm John, by the way."

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

Molly looked over at Katara quickly. "John Sheppard?"

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana wandered out of Minotaur and made her way towards the campfire she could see nearby. When she saw who was sitting there her jaw dropped and her eyes went wide. "Shep!"

She could feel her heart pounding like crazy. When did he come back? Why didn't he tell her he was coming? But over all that was just a huge feeling of joy. She flung herself towards him, just wanting to go into his arms. "Oh my God, I can't believe you're here!"

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John was taken aback. Who was this girl, and why was she attacking him. How did she know his name? John figured he ought to play along in case she was magical like his roommate. "Uhh, yeah, I just got here," he said.

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

She wrapped her arms around him, hugging tightly. "Why didn't you tell me you were coming?" she asked. "God, I've missed you so much. How did you get them to let you come back?"

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Them who?" John figured playing along was not going to work out with this chick. He tried to disentangle himself from her arms.

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

She pulled back and looked at him oddly. "Is this because I'm dating Jim?" she asked. "You were the one who said that because you were so far away you didn't want me to wait for you - told me to get on with my life. But we promised we'd always be friends, even if the other one was involved."

She felt an ache inside. "Or was that all just a line?"

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John felt badly. He knew he hadn't hurt this girl, but she sounded so sad. "Um, miss, I don't think I'm who you think I am. My name is John Sheppard, what's yours?"

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean got Hunter settled in and the rest of his stuff dumped in the cabin, took a moment to blink at Ronan's barrier, then headed out to the campfire. "Let me guess," he said. "By process of elimination, you've got to be John Sheppard."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"I most certainly am. And by the same you are Dean." John peered at his roommate. "Has anyone ever told you how much you look like Alec?"

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean grinned. "Yeah, we get that a lot. You know how they say everyone has a double out there somewhere? Well at Fandom, the odds of you actually running into your double are a lot higher."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John smirked, "Yeah, apparently I missed mine by a year or so."

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"See," Dean pointed at him for emphasis. "That's what I mean. Alec and me, we both arrived at the start of summer school last year. The whole double thing was what got us talking in the first place. Hell of an ice breaker. He's my best friend now."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John laughed, "When I woke up this morning, I didn't think the most normal conversation I'd have all day would be about doubles. You paint a pretty picture of doubles done right."