Little Dipper Campfire [Sunday Evening]

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

So far, Ned hadn't changed into an animal. Or been bitten by a gremlin. Or had a run in with a vampire.

Instead, Ned had gotten lost on his own floor, had to fight his dog for space on his bed and had to re-pack everything to move down to a cabin. He hadn't been camping in...ever. His father had promised but then there was that postcard and the boarding school and everything else.

"It's rustic," Ned said quietly, looking over at Digby who was a safe distance away. "Right?

Digby didn't answer. "Right," Ned said, nodding and crossing his arms. "Rustic."

[Open campfire is OPEN. I love cabins.]

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[sonofmogh.livejournal.com]

Worf had joined the march over to the cabin in his usual stoic manner.

"Hello," he said gruffly as shifted his back over his shoulder. "Is this the Little Dipper cabin?"

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

Ned looked up, prepared to give a short, simple answer when he realized who had asked him the question.

He opened his mouth. Closed it again. Made some kind of noise that he couldn't define and then hurriedly pulled his eyes away. He'd just stare at Digby.

"Yep," he managed to say. He looked back over at Worf from the corner of his eye. Nope, he wasn't hallucinating.

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

The cabins were awesome. Even if Katara figured that this year's cabin couldn't be nearly as cool as last year's cabin. What with the glitter and all.

But she got her stuff installed in her cubicle and headed out to the campfire, waving to the new kid and the dog. "Hi! Are you a cabinmate?"

[sonofmogh.livejournal.com]

"Good," he said and then dropped his pack on the ground. "I am Worf. Son of Mogh. It appears we shall be cabin mates."

[sonofmogh.livejournal.com]

"Only if you are a member of the 'Little Dipper'," Worf said sternly. "Otherwise you are mistaken and must go elsewhere."

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

"I think so," Ned told the new arrival, managing a brief smile. "Unless I'm in the wrong place. Which is very possible. But I think I'm supposed to be here. I hope."

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

Katara blinked at the other kid then crossed her arms. "Who made you the cabin police?"

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

"Oh, that's..." Unbelievably terrifying. "I mean, I'm Ned. Son of...my father. Welcome."

That was right, right? Sociable and not too much with the internally flailing and wondering what in the hell type school he'd gotten sent to.

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

"It's okay even if you're not," Katara said with a grin. "It's not like you're not allowed to visit other cabins. I'm Katara."

[sonofmogh.livejournal.com]

"Thank you," Worf said in a way that really didn't seem that thankful. He did however take a seat on the ground. "I assume you are from the planet?"

[sonofmogh.livejournal.com]

"I am Worf," he said gruffly. "And a member of this cabin. Obviously if you do not belong the cabin then you are not a cabin mate and must live elsewhere."

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

"Ned," he said and pointed to himself. And then he pointed at his dog. "Digby. He's really nice, I promise. Won't make a sound. And he only chews my socks."

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

"I'm Katara," she said, still scowling at him. "And I'm in A3 of this cabin."

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

"Yep," he squeaked. No, said. It wasn't a squeak and no one could prove a thing. "Earth all the way."

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

"It's good to meet you, Ned," she said, taking a seat on a handy log and pulling some chocolate out of her pocket. "And Digby. Why does he only like your socks? Is there a special smell?"

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

"Um." He looked at Digby. Digby put a paw over his face. "No? I think it's just a habit. You know, like fingernail chewing."

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

Katara laughed at Digby. "I don't know. I've never had chewed on anyone else's fingernails," she teased.

[sonofmogh.livejournal.com]

"Then you are welcome to stay," Worf said dryly. "Sit. Enjoy the fire."

[sonofmogh.livejournal.com]

Worf nodded and evaluated the young man with a fierce look. "I assume this is the first time you have met a Klingon."

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

"Oh, me either!" Ned said quickly, hiding his own fingernails. Not that he bit them but there could be other things wrong. "I don't eat anything of anyone else's."

He knew that came out weird but anything further would've just made it worse.

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

She rolled her eyes. "You're allowed to visit other campfires, you know." Which she hoped he did. Often. "But I'm so very grateful for your welcome."

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

"Um."

Ned wondered if lying would work.

"Yeah."

He figured honesty would just be easier and he wouldn't have to make up any stories about his former best friend, Andy the Klingon.

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

She giggled and offered Ned a piece of the chocolate. "That's probably good. It'd be embarrassing to wake up eating someone's sheet."

[sonofmogh.livejournal.com]

"I meant no disrespect," Worf said gruffly. "I merely did not want you to waste time here if your cabin was elsewhere. Your sarcasm is unnecessary."

[sonofmogh.livejournal.com]

"We are an alien race from the planet Qo'noS," Worf explained. "However I was adopted and raised by humans. As long as you are not a terrorist or obsessed with world domination we should get along fine."