Phoenix Campfire, Sunday Afternoon.

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

Cally had her feet kicked up, a book in her hands, and was lounging, listening to her iPod.

Camping wasn't so bad, right?

[ooc: So very open!]

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[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"That," Conner said as he wandered by, "is so not the proper definition of roughing it."

Because he was so good at the whole camping thing. Right.

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"Okay, yeah, after two weeks of basic? I never want to 'rough it' ever again," Cally said.

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

". . . basic what?" asked Conner, thereby proving yet again that it was a good thing he was pretty.

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"Basic training," Cally said. "As in military."

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"You? In the military?" Conner had to stop and boggle at that. "I so can't see that."

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"Well, I couldn't see you scraping up the grades to graduate, either," Cally said, affronted.

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

Ow, touché. "Yeah, I'm still trying to figure out how that happened, actually," he admitted.

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"That's Fandom for ya," Cally said. "How long you not growing up and moving on for?"

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"The next seven weeks or so," Conner replied. "Sticking around for the first summer session, and then I'm heading home to Reefside to get my kids' soccer camp started up."

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"You're teaching kids' soccer?" Cally said.

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

Conner nodded. "It's something I've been wanting to do for a long time, yeah. Give them something constructive and safe to do after school. Valuable cooperation and teamwork skills, staying in shape, all that."

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"Wow," Cally said. "That's... actually pretty cool."

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

Conner grinned. "I kind of like to think so, yeah."

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"Guess you're gonna do some good, after all," Calyl said.

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"I do kind of like to try," Conner replied. "No more evil aliens or monsters in Reefside now, so I've gotta do something to keep doing the protector thing."

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"Hope you didn't just jinx yourself," Cally said.

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"Eh, if I did, I'll just call some of you guys in to help," Conner decided, shrugging. "It'll be just like old times and everything, just with different teammates. It's all good!"

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"Yeah," Cally said. "I guess it's nice knowing you'll be able to reach people when you go back home."

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

Conner had to pause at that. "Well. I've sort of been assuming I can . . . what if I . . . oh, crap."

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"Well, no one else really has had problems," Cally said. "I've got the whole 'military and another planet' issue."

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"I've got the three-years-ago issue, and the girlfriend from centuries ago issue." Conner ran a hand through his hair, worried. "I better ask around about this."

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"Fun times," Cally said. "Yeeeeah."

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"Oh, yeah, party of the millennium." Conner whistled. "This calls for a consultation with Bridge."

Wow, two words in as many sentences, containing more than three syllables, from Conner McKnight.

The world might just end now.

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"He might be able to help," Cally said.

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"'course he can. He's Bridge!"

And now he's back to monosyllables. The world is safe again.

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"Last time I checked," Cally said.

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"Yeah," Conner said. "I'm gonna go do that. Have fun not-roughing it."

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

"Already am," Cally said.