Chupacabra campfire: Saturday morning

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal stumbled out of the cabin. His head was pounding, his stomach was rolling, and his mouth felt as it had been stuffed full of cotton. It was not a good morning.

He collapsed in a little heap of misery next to the campfire and tried to hide from everything in the world that made noise. Including the sun. No, the sun can't actually make noise. Yet there he was, huddling in the cabin's shadow.

"Oh, Sunlord. I will never drink again." It was a fervent vow, and to it he added a silent wish for willowbark tea.

Your first hangover is always a startlingly memorable experience.

[ooc: very open, yes!]

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[1ordinarygirl.livejournal.com]

Buffy wandered over to him from Curupira. "You look like you need glitter," she commented.

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal curled up a little more, arms wrapped around his legs, and pressed his forehead against his knees. "Will glitter make me feel better?" he asked miserably.

[1ordinarygirl.livejournal.com]

"It might." She pulled the glitter she'd gotten from Rory a week ago, and blew some in his direction before sitting down. "So I hear there were some really good movies at the festival yesterday..."

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

He looked up hopefully, wincing as the movement made his head pound more, as the glitter settled over him, then slumped when it made no difference. "Yes, they were interesting." It was the best he could manage.

[1ordinarygirl.livejournal.com]

"Awww," Buffy said comfortingly since Karal managed to seem miserable even while glittery. She was secretly a bit impressed. "It can't have been that bad. ...Can it?"

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"Gavin and I went to the tavern." He lifted his head and tried to smile at her. She was being so nice, he had to try. "There were many coloured drinks."

[im-fullmetal.livejournal.com]

Looking just as miserable, Edward came out of the cabin followed by a demanding cat and flopped at the campfire.

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal winced and put his hands over his head. Sunlord, his head hurt. "A cat is following you."

[im-fullmetal.livejournal.com]

"He's my brother's," Ed said a bit disgruntedly. "I guess I ended up with him." He eyed Karal. "What's up with you?"

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"The tavern, there were brightly coloured drinks. I think we should not have had the purple one," he said and groaned quietly as his stomach protested the reminder. "Your brother doesn't want it anymore?"

[im-fullmetal.livejournal.com]

"Al went home," Edward said, throwing a stick into the fire with more force than was necessary. "And yeah, I don't think alcohol's supposed to be brightly coloured."

[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

Gavin walked-no, stumbled- out of the cabin and he flopped down near the fire, holding his head.

"Ow."

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal made a noise of complete and total agreement, and then flinched when it hurt his head. "Is this supposed to happen?" he asked plaintively, peeking out through his hands .

[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

"Maybe?" Gavin shook his head very gently. "I don't know. It's never happened to me before."

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"Nor to me." And he never, ever wanted it to happen again. Ever. "I think the colours were a mistake," he mumbled.

[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

"Probably," he agreed, scrubbing at the throbbing coming from his temple. "Not like they tasted all that good anyway."

[im-fullmetal.livejournal.com]

Edward raised a hand as Gavin came out. "Hey."

[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

"Hi Edward," Gavin said, waving. Well, trying to wave. He moved his arm, okay. "You're up early."

[im-fullmetal.livejournal.com]

"Couldn't sleep," he replied. "You look like you fell off the same wagon as Karal."

[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

"Probably because we were together," Gavin said, smiling weakly. "How're you doing?"

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

Since no one was at her campfire, Molly wandered over after Buffy. "You don't look so good," she commented to Karal.

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"Molly, good morning." He smiled up at her, but it was pretty pathetic, and he had to close his eyes briefly. "There were these coloured drinks and they don't like me."

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

Molly bit her lip to keep from laughing at his pain. She sat down next to him. "You need sunglasses," she said. "Then you wouldn't have to squint."

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"I think I should not have drunk something which was purple," he said ruefully, rubbing his temple. "The tavern here, it serves much stronger drinks than the ones at home. Are you well this morning?"

[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

"I'm good," she said. "Kinda sad that we might be moving back to the dorms soon though."