Dorm Roof, Friday Night

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Never mind that Anders only has classes on Mondays and Tuesdays, or that spring break isn't all that far away. He and Bridge have decided that school is stressful (yo), and that this definitely calls for a vacation. Of sorts.

Which is why the two of them have trekked up to the roof with two folding lounge chairs, sleeping bags, a cooler full of drinks and cold cuts, a portable heater, and s'more makings. The lounge chairs are set up in the emo garden corner with the sleeping bags rolled out on them, the heater is cranking out heat, and they're lying there. Under a tarp roof. With sunglasses on. Yes, at night.

It's totally a vacation. Or . . . a staycation, if you will.

[OOC: First thread is for Bridge, but otherwise totally open! If you talk to the guys, they won't actually acknowledge your existence as such. They'll talk to you as if they were writing you a postcard from some exotic locale.]

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[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

Bridge has a can of Coke that he's sipping through a bendy straw.

"This? Is so totally the best idea ever," he remarks, completely seriously.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders stretches out and gets more comfy on his lawn chair, holding his own can of Coke as if it's some tropical drink in a coconut shell.

"Gotta love the beach in Barbados in the middle of summer," he agrees. "It's bright, it's warm, it's awesome."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Not a cloud in the sky," Bridge says, tilting his head up and glancing at the... well, the tarp. What? It's blue!

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"It's perfect," Anders says happily. "You can hear the sound of the waves on the sand and everything."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"It's really too bad everyone back in Fandom is missing out on this vacation of a lifetime," Bridge replies.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Except that the point of a vacation is to get away," Anders feels obligated to point out. "If we brought everybody with us it wouldn't be a vacation."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Point," Bridge admits. "Still, I feel kind of bad for not inviting Xander along."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"We could've had it on the MCA roof, that is, if we were actually still in Fandom and just pretending to be on vacation, even though we really are," Anders says, scrunching up one side of his face.

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal's day had been absolutely surreal, so he made his way up to the roof in the hopes of clearing his head.

When he saw he wasn't the only one up there, he waved a greeting. "Good evening."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Oooh," Bridge nods. "If we *were* just pretending to be on vacation, like in that one episode of Intersection Petrol, I'd totally remember that for the next time we decided to pretend to be on vacation. But since we're not pretending, I guess it's a moot point."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders didn't move or make any sign that he'd noticed a newcomer.

"Dear fellow Fandom High student," he said in a calm, cheerful sort of monotone (as cheerful as a monotone could get), "it's nice to hear from you while I'm on vacation. I hope it's a nice evening back on the island. Here in Barbados it's warm and sunny and I'm having a fantastic time relaxing on the beach. Wish you were here! From Anders."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Totally moot point," Anders agrees, and points out past the edge of the roof at a particularly funky-shaped cloud. "Wow, that surfer just wiped out bad."

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal stared. "Ummm..." He started looking around for evidence of gremlins. "Are you quite well?"

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Dear Karal," Bridge says, in a tone much like Anders'. "I hope your library shift went well today. There isn't a library here on the beach in Barbados, but the weather absolutely makes up for that unfortunate lack. From, Bridge."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

From behind the sunglasses it wasn't too obvious that Anders was actually squinting into the darkness to get a better look at who was talking to him, but now he recognized the boy from Bart's memorial service.

"Dear Karal," he said in the same cheery monotone, "I'm doing great. Vacation is really relaxing, did you know that? I'll bring you a seashell from the beach when I get back! From, Anders."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

Bridge winces. "Ooh, dude," he says sympathetically. "And he was doing so well, too!"

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Yeah," Anders says with a grimace. "But the waves are getting kinda nasty out there -- wow, look at that guy go!"

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"...I'm going to take that as a no." Karal waved his hand in front of Ander's face. "Hello?"

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Anders still made no sign of having noticed the gesture. "Dear Karal," he said, "it's kinda flattering to know people wish we were home, but we aren't scheduled to get back for another week. After Barbados we're swinging by Mars before we go home. We'll send another postcard from there. From, Anders."

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"Oh, glory." he said tentatively. "It did, yes. Bridge? Are you all right?"

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"I so need to learn how to surf one of these days," Bridge says. "I mean, you'd think growing up in California I would've had the chance, but surprisingly enough, the Academy doesn't consider surfing a worthwhile sport to pursue."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Dear Karal: The weather here is far more than 'all right'. In fact, I'm pretty sure I haven't seen a cloud in the sky since we arrived. If only you were here to see it. Oh well. We'll be sure to take lots of pictures. From, Bridge."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Gah," Anders says, frowning. "We should totally go visit Tori. I bet she'd teach us both."

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

He sighed. "You're on the roof," he told him without much hope. "Not Barbados. You're not going to jump off are you?"

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Dear Karal," Anders said, unperturbed, "The only jumping I plan to do is into the water when we go scuba diving. I hear the coral reefs here in Barbados are fantastic. There's caves and underground lakes too, and hopefully we'll get to those before we go, but right now tanning on the beach is just fine. From, Anders."