Precocious Ponies campfire, Wednesday evening

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

After hearing the radio broadcast the night before, Dean had headed over to the seniors cabin and had found Meg the barbie doll just as the radio had said. And unlike his own stint as a doll, she didn't seem capable of independent movement so he felt it behooved him to keep her safe when she couldn't do it herself.

And since it seemed somehow rude to leave her alone in his alcove which explained why he was out here sitting by the fire with various campfire junkfood on one side and Meg the barbie doll sitting on the log beside him on the other.

"So," he said as it fell on him to carry the conversation since she couldn't talk. "Fandom sure is weird isn't it?"

[ooc: open as campfires are.]

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[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

Helen was stomping passing by on her way to the Elegant Emu, when she saw Dean talking to a doll.

"Is this common behavior for you?"

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Only when my girlfriend turns into a barbie," Dean said.

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

She looked around for a grill. "Where?"

Her eyes went wide. "Oh no! How terrible!"

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"It's Fandom," Dean said with a shrug. "It happens. At least she's not leaving hoof prints all over the furniture."

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

Helen blinked at him. "Hoofprints?"

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Alec turned into a goat last year and I couldn't keep him off the furniture," Dean explained.

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

Helen couldn't help the smile that spread across her face. "Alec was a goat?"

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Yep. You haven't lived until you've seen a goat use a straw to suck up a milkshake."

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

And she was laughing then, the image firmly fixed in her mind. "Oh, I wish I had seen that! I take it he likes milkshakes then?"

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean grinned. "As far as Alec is concerned they might as well be catnip."

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

She smirked a little. "Catnip, hmmm? I'll have to keep that in mind."

Yes, she might have been thinking about... things.

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Alec's really like a little kid at times," Dean said fondly.

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

She looked away to hide her wistfullness. "That can be a nice way to be."

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Just got to let yourself be it," Dean said. "I mean, my childhood probably would be considered pretty sucky and Alec had it a helluva lot worse than I did. But that doesn't mean we can't have fun now."

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

She wrinkled her nose. "It must have been very hard for both of you."

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean shrugged. "Stuff is rough all over. You get through it alive and sane, you're doing okay in my book."

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

"Alive I am," she told him with a half smile. "Sane... some people might quibble over that, but that's only because they don't like me."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn wandered by the campfire and stopped when she spotted Dean. "Hey, have you seen Meg? I have a hair question I need her opinion on, but I can't find her."

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean let his gaze go to the doll sitting beside him.

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Please tell me that's a present for Grace."

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Nope. She's still too young for barbies anyway."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Not that I'm arguing with that, but, um, seriously?" She leaned down to look at Meg. "Any idea if she can hear and understand us?"

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean shrugged. "Don't know. I'm assuming she can though just in case."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Okay, then, remind me to ask you something later," Dawn told the doll before turning a sunny smile on Dean. "So. What's up? Anything interesting going on?"

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"My girlfriend's a doll."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"I figure it's your turn," she gave a decisive nod. "I mean, you and Sam were once."

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, but we could move around and talk. Also, we thought we were always dolls and were in some freaky alternate universe of giants. Totally different."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn was already giggling at Dean's description. "Yep. That sounds even more nuts than usual."

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Winchesters always go above and beyond," Dean teased.

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Oh my god, Meg, why can't you talk?" She kept giggling, shooting her a look. "I so need you to be able to make faces about this. Even the ego's above and beyond."

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Tell me a time where we didn't go above and beyond," Dean challenged.

[likethegun]

Sam was heading back to his cabin when he spotted Dean with the doll, and watched him for a moment. "Dude. Do I want to know?" he asked.

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Meg's a barbie doll."

[likethegun]

Sam stared back and forth between Dean and the doll. "What did you do?"

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"What do you mean what did I do?"

[likethegun]

"Why is Meg a doll? What happened?" Sam asked.

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean shrugged. "Haven't a clue. Heard it on the radio last night and went and found her like this in her alcove."

[likethegun]

"Dude, that sucks. Are you sure she's okay?" Sam asked, leaning down a little. "Do you think she's even in there?"

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"I'm assuming she is," Dean said. "Safer that way."

[likethegun]

"This place has been reaching new heights of weirdness lately, I swear," Sam said.

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Seriously. Maybe it's something to do with all the travelling the island's doing stirring up the weird vibes or something."