The Deck, Late Wednesday Morning

[likethegun]

Ever since the whole wardrobe-turning-to-pirate-clothes thing, Sam had been a little nervous and careful every time he opened his closet. So, when he'd gone to get dressed in the morning and found his closet full of oranges, he was able to back away quickly enough to keep from getting pummeled too badly.

Not wanting to put good fruit to waste, and certainly not wanting it all to stay in the room, Sam headed out to the deck after his first period class with Scout, a book, and a basket of the oranges. He set the basket beside himself as he sat down and started reading, and kept an eye on Scout as he took advantage of the new location and stretched out in a warm, sunny spot.

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[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

It was lovely out, and Hinata was trying to get out more, and Yei was an excellent excuse so after her first period class she scooped up the kitten and headed for the deck.

And paused when she saw Scout. "A-Ano," Hinata asked tentatively. "I-Is he f-friendly t-towards c-cats?"

Yei, for her part, was squirming to be put down. And purring at the same time.

[likethegun]

Sam glanced up and smiled. "Yeah, totally. My brother bought him at the same time as his own cat, so he's good to them."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

That was enough reassurance for her to gently set Yei down. Yei skittered over to investigate the new people. Hi new people!

"S-She's very c-curious," Hinata explained. "A-And likes e-exploring."

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean smiled at the unfamiliar girl and the kitten. "Cute cat."pp

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

Yei most certainly agreed with that statement, and wandered over to the new person when Mommy's attention shifted to him.

She flushed a bit. "T-Thank you," Hinata said. "H-Her name is Yei. S-She's very f-friendly."

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

Helen watched the girl with the cat carefully, wondering what had caused her to be so nervous.

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

The kitten was cheerfully exploring, and started wandering in Helen's direction.

Hinata noticed the scrutiny and offered the girl a smile. "G-Good morning."

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

Meg enjoyed tanning on the deck yesterday and decided to do it again. She had a bag full of oranges with her and a book tucked under one arm. Meg smiled when she saw Sam and sat down in the lounge chair next to him.

"Hey," she said. "Enjoying the new deck?"

[likethegun]

"Very much so, yeah," Sam said, grinning when he saw what Meg was carrying with her. "I see I don't have to offer you any fruit."

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

"You were attacked by fruit too, huh?" she asked, taking out an orange and starting to peel it. "My dresser was full of them. Still, better than the rum shower I had yesterday."

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Now this is why we need things like this around here," Dean said, grinning at Meg. "Nice scenery."

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

"You know if you wanted to view my scenery all you have to do is ask," Meg said, smirking.

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

Helen was relieved to see that the other girl was wearing a similar bathing outfit. Which might have led her to smile a bit more widely than she might have otherwise.

"Hello," she said. "I am Helen Haras-Uquara."

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

"Hi! I'm Meg Manning," she said, always glad to meet a new person. "I love your bathing suit."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

A fuzzy white kitten padded over to Meg curiously.

Hinata tilted her head and watched. "S-She's friendly," she said.

[goodgirlmeg.livejournal.com]

"Awww. She's so cute," Meg cooed, leaning over to let the kitten sniff at her hand if she wanted. "What's her name?"

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn was thrilled that she'd been able to shower this morning to remove the lovely film of rum and sunscreen that had accumulated on her skin. Her nose had gotten a little pink yesterday, so today she was wearing a stolen borrowed baseball cap and a slightly more conventional bathing (http://www.speedousa.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/products.detail/categoryID/f3e81c61-835a-41b1-b061-c8831fac82b5/productID/9d785fd3-6c4b-4fff-81b0-f38d07a8b5ff/) suit (http://www.speedousa.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/products.detail/categoryID/f3e81c61-835a-41b1-b061-c8831fac82b5/productID/e3542b92-1dcc-42ca-88fa-12d78ebdddbc/) than she'd worn the day before.

"You have oranges in your closet," Dawn told Sam helpfully as she got herself situated.

[likethegun]

Sam glanced over at Dawn and, well, kept glancing. It might have been more conventional, but it was still a bathing suit. A very nice one, as far as he was concerned.

"I know," he said. "I tried to grab up as many of them as I could. I swear, they weren't in there last night."

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"So any post rum hangovers this morning?" Dean teased, grinning at her.

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

Helen gave Dawn a small smile. "Hello," she said. "I see you have changed from your pirate clothes."

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean had been meaning to check out the new deck and was amused to find Sammy already there. "Figures," he said as he bent down to greet Scout properly. "Outside in the sun and you're still being a geek with a book."

[likethegun]

"I'm getting sunlight. This isn't a bad thing," Sam said. "Don't make me sic Scout on you. He might lick you 'til you can't stand it anymore."

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

Helen made her way out onto the deck a bit tentatively. She had a bathing outfit, but wasn't quite sure about it so left the robe on as well.

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Hey," Dean greeted her with a smile. "Didn't get buried under closet oranges?"

[likethegun]

Sam glanced up and smiled when he saw Helen. "Hey. Ready to enjoy the weather?" he asked.