Curious Chicklet Campfire - Sunday Late Morning

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Ichigo was bored. Bored enough to attempt to make coffee over the campfire. He was going to blame Tyler's classes even if they hadn't learned how to do this. It did smell like coffee, if you asked Ichigo. It certainly tasted like it. Perhaps a little too much as it was very, very strong coffee. Maybe it needed some milk or sugar, but that required getting up and Ichigo was comfortable.

Sort of comfortable as Ichigo was engaged in a staring contest with the cricket sitting only an inch away from his foot. Ichigo wasn't all too bothered by bugs, but he did reach up to scratch the back of his neck for some reason.

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Angela was definitely not a fan of the creepy critters, and having discovered several seriously overgrown bugs in her cabin campfire, she went in search of someone else's to hang out near.

"This island is trying to kill us," she said to Ichigo as she cautiously made her way over.

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Ichigo glanced up, nursing his coffee mug and he grinned a little at Angela's expression. "So far I've more felt grossed out than in danger of my life," he admitted.

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"This big," Angela said spreading her hands like she was holding a small balloon. "How can mutant creepy crawlies like that not be poisonous in some way?"

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Maybe Ichigo had just been lucky in the variety of bugs he'd walked in to. There was a slim chance that playing something close to grim reaper had skewed up his vision of life threatening situations however.

"Point," he relented. "Just keep in mind that they're supposedly more afraid of us than we from them?" He somehow didn't think Angela was going to buy that.

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Yeah. Not so much. Angela shuddered slightly and nodded to the fire.

"Mind if I join you?" So much better to be near someone who obviously wasn't bugged by the eight legged creeps.

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"Course not." And maybe he read her mind as he continued; "I'll even squish anything offending."

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"Knight in shining armour," Angela declared, giving a log near the fire a good examine before considering sitting down there.

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"I have two younger sisters," he replied. "I'm used to bug killing." He watched her with some amusement check out the log, but didn't comment.

"I can offer you some coffee, but I'm not sure how drinkable it is. I think I overdid it."

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Angela sniffed carefully. If she could smell it from a few feet away... "Strong," she remarked.

"I'll pass," she continued. "Think I'm awake enough just from dodging my way over here."

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Jack was approaching his cabin with some friends in tow. Quite a few friends...all of the blue-tongued-skink variety. The good news is that they weren't afraid to snap at the giant spiders that seemed to be everywhere.

"Ooh, is that coffee?"

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"Something like it," Ichigo said with a grimace, his attention mostly on the lizard things behind Jack.

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"You got extra?" he asked. "For your Older Brother?" Yeah, so he hadn't really done anything Big Siblingly lately, but that Itchy guy was never around.

"Don't mind them," he said, jerking a thumb over his shoulder. "They're with me." One of the skinks did a very passable guy-nod at the big orangeyhead guy.

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"If you're the older brother, then you should be the one giving me coffee," Ichigo pointed out. He didn't really buy into that whole fake family thing. He had a family and he was the older brother, which meant that he was the one to protect. He didn't need anyone to protect him.

He jerked his head towards the coffee pot. There were a few clean mugs beside it. "Go ahead. It's pretty strong," he warned. 'Pretty' being an understatement.

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"Thanks!" he said, helping himself. He quirked his head at the first sip. "Nice! Just like dad used to make." He grinned. "So how's life here in Fandom treating you?"

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Ichigo shot him a look at the nice comment, but decided to each their own. It wasn't that bad really. "Not bad," he replied with a shrug. "I haven't turned into anything yet."

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Jack sighed. "It'll happen. Happened to me. Turned into something like one of these guys," he said, pointing at the skinks, "and it happens a lot. Not something you get used to."

It was gooood coffee. He drank it with a smile.

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"I'll believe it when it happens," Ichigo said, tilting his head to watch the lizards again. "Where did you pick those up anyway?"

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Teyla was taking a walk around the cabin area, trying to get some exercise without getting eaten alive, and was pleased to see that she wasn't the only one daring to go outside.

"I hope you've been keeping that well-covered," she remarked, motioning to the coffee.

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"Huh?" he glanced down at his coffee, and he might have been distracted that it took a second before he got her drift. "I think any bug insane enough to try to swim in there, will regret it. It's a bit strong."

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"It sounds as though you make your coffee the way I make tea. If it isn't strong, it isn't worth the effort to make it," she said, smiling.

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"Honestly?" Ichigo asked. "I don't much make it usually. It was just a first attempt to make it over the campfire. It's drinkable if you like the challenge."

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"I am always up for a challenge," she said. "Especially one involving trying something for the first time. I don't drink coffee very often myself."

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He wasn't all too sure if this was exactly the best introduction, but if she liked a challenge... Who was he to argue.

"Don't say I didn't warn you," he smirked and leaned forward, picking up one of the clean mugs beside the pot. He checked to make sure it was still empty before he poured her a cup.

"I'm Ichigo, by the way," he said as he held out the cup. "I figure it's only fair I give you my name before I attempt to poison you." He was kidding about the latter, really.

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"I am Teyla," she said, taking the cup with a smirk. "It will be good for you to know that if you need to take me to the clinic from the poison." She took a small sip, testing to see how strong it truly was.

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It was strong, but she wouldn't get poisoned by it but it was definitely bitter. "I'm a fast runner if that's a reassurance," he said with a smirk, impressed that she was actually going to try it.