Scorpius Campfire, Saturday afternoon

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Rodney got hit in the head with a gumdrop as soon as he walked outside. He frowned at the sky for a moment before shrugging and going back inside.

A few minutes later, Rodney returned to the campfire armed with a large beach umbrella, a bucket, and a laptop. He set up the umbrella over a seat and placed the bucket just outside the covered area. After settling himself as comfortably as possible, he popped open his computer and began working. Periodically, he reached into the bucket and ate a random piece of candy. He wasn't all that picky about sweets so he really only paid enough attention to what kind of candy it was to make sure he didn't accidentally eat a lemon drop. That would be bad.

[Yes, Rodney does actually live here. His mun's He's just been antisocial. Campfire is open!]

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"There's candy falling from the sky," Toby said dumbly, watching milk duds bounce off his bare chest.

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Rodney briefly glanced up at the intrusion. "Oh, thank you. I hadn't noticed," he stated sarcastically.

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Toby was so glad he could help a dude out. "You're welcome!" He smiled and took a seat near Rodney's bucket. "Dude, you think it's safe to eat?"

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Rodney rolled his eyes at the earnest response. Then, he paled at the thought that the candy could be poisonous and started to check his face for any swelling. "So far, so good," he answered weakly when there didn't seem to be any immediate signs of an allergic reaction. "But if it's not, at least I'll die happy."

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"Good thing someone's happy around here," Toby sighed. Empty sex always left him feeling...empty.

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"Right," Rodney said skeptically. Deciding he didn't feel like looking gift candy in the wrapper, he popped another piece in his mouth. "Help yourself," he said while gesturing at the bucket. It was free, after all.

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Toby picked a jujube off his shoulder. "It doesn't seem very sanitary." Which he should be so concerned about given his lack of clothing in general.

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"Would you mind if I took a corner of the umbrella?" he asked carefully, not wanting to offend. He hadn't had much luck with that of late.

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The umbrella was big enough to cover the seat on the other side of Rodney's so he had no objection. "Go ahead," he said. "It's a free campfire."

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"But the umbrella, I would assume, is yours," he said with a faint smile. He looked around thoughtfully.

"I'm certainly glad it's candy and not those desserts from the last time. Less mess, at least."

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Rodney nodded his agreement. "And it's in convenient bite-sized pieces," he added as he ate another one out of his bucket.

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"I haven't tried much of it. I'm not familiar with what might be inside some of the chocolate."

He leaned over a little to look at the bucket.

"Would you know?"

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"Well, that's the thing about chocolates: you never know what you're gonna get. And I cannot believe I just quoted that," Rodney shook his head in a gesture of self-disgust. "Anyway, the point is, unless you have any food allergies, you just have to try them and see."

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"None that I know of, but anything with coffee might produce interesting results," he admitted before pulling his own bag around and opening the flap to look at what he'd gathered. He pulled a few from it before lining them up on his thigh.

"You're right, though. I'll just have to see."

He turned from the chocolates to offer his hand.

"Liir. We were in Inventiontronics together."

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Thinking it never hurt to be friendly, John inclined his chin in Liir's direction. "Hey."

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Sweet Ozma, John.

He'd been so worried how Ino might react to the whole thing and now?

Damn.

"Hello," he said, friendly as well. He'd react however John thought it proper to act with him; after all, as far as he thought, he hadn't done anything wrong.

And John had been understanding before.

"How have you been?"

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"Candy's falling from the sign, I can't complain," John said, trying to keep things light.

"How've you been?" That was the real question.

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Wasn't that a loaded question?

Oh blast it--

"Myself, generally. Alive, mostly. I'm glad you're well. The candy has been... interesting, to say the least."

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"Glad you haven't changed into anything other," John replied. "You never can tell when that'll happen here."

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John was feeling very pleased with himself. He plopped down by Rodney, gnawing on some gumdrops and stared for a moment.

"You're seriously going to mess around with a laptop when it's raining candy?"

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"You think it's a better idea to frolic in the fields and risk losing an eye to a stray candy cane?" Rodney asked.

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"Yes." John replied, holding his hand out to catch a stray piece of chocolate.

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"So you're here instead because..." he trailed off expectantly.

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"I already went for a run today. I'm all frolicked out," John explained, peering at Rodney's computer. "Tell me you're not doing homework."

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"Well, then, I'm happy for you," he said as earnestly as he could. Rodney frowned at his screen. "I'm not. None of my classes this session actually require homework," he explained with a hint of disappointment in his voice.