Main Campfire [Sunday Evening]

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Deciding he'd have enough of being cooped up in his alcove, Hannibal found his way out to the main campfire. Once he'd gotten a good fire going, he took a seat against one of the logs and kept a hand loosely on the bug spray he'd brought with him.

The fire seemed to do a pretty good job of keeping the creeping insects away but he was armed and dangerous if they decided to be brave little bugs and sacrifice themselves for the cause.

He had a very plain looking bottle in his other hand but wasn't drinking it just yet.

[Oooooooopen, yes. It's boring here tonight. Also, senor_chado pointed this out so now I must say, lookit the Cookie Monster stalking Ryan Reynolds in the icon!]

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Toby was trying to find someplace to hide from the bugs. People with fire and aerosol cans were people who could at the very least protect him. After yesterday, he was even wearing a shirt. Shocking, really.

He lucked out that it was Mr Eyecandy Hannibal. "This setup makes a nice defense against the bugs."

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"So far, it's working," he said, smiling up at Toby. "You have a bad experience with them?"

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"Oh my god, yes!" Toby said, finding a space to sit where he was sure there weren't any creepy crawlies. "A giant spider attacked me at work. It was emotionally scarring."

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"Attacked you?" Hannibal asked. "Did it bite you?"

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"It jumped on me from the ceiling and tried to eat my shoulder but I managed to get it off before it bit down," Toby explained, shuddering a little at the thought.

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"Eat your shoulder?" Hannibal winced and then looked at each of Toby's shoulders. "No wonder you're wearing a shirt."

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"Yeah, exactly," Toby said, tugging on the bottom. "It's weird."

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"I got bug spray," he said, shaking the can at Toby. "You'll be safe with me."

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"Gonna set them on fire?" Toby asked.

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"Well, no," he said. "I'd rather avoid getting arrested for arson. The bug spray should just kill them. If not, I'll step on them."

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Toby looked down at Hannibal's shoes. "Hopefully it won't come to that."

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"Like my shoes?" he asked, clicking them together.

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"I'd hate for them to get all messed up with bug guts," Toby said.

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Hoshi was carrying Porthos after he'd had a nasty run-in with something that looked very poisonous. "Does the fire keep the bugs away, or are they attracted to the light?" she asked.

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"So far, it's keeping them away," he said but held up his trusty can of bug spray. "This is also working. Bugs don't seem to like it when I poison them."

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"Well, we're going to stay here where it's safe from all the nasty bugs, aren't we, Porthos?" said Hoshi. She stopped just short of slipping into baby talk.

Taking a seat at the campfire, she said, "I don't think we've met. Hoshi Sato, junior, and I've survived this place for nearly a year now. And this is Porthos. He likes to take on creatures bigger than himself."

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"Hannibal King," he said, nodding. "Good to meet you, Hoshi. And Porthos. I'm a junior and going on a full month here! I feel so old now."

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"Nice to meet you, too," said Hoshi. "How are you liking Fandom so far?"

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"Well, the bugs are bit a unwelcome," he said and grimaced. "Other than that, I'm not complaining, not at all. I really can't when the island picks up and dumps me off the coast of freaking Australia."

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"It's been a really fun summer," said Hoshi. "I'm sure I could probably visit all these countries when I go home, but it's been more fun this way. And the insects are nothing compared to some of the stuff I've seen on this island."

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"Where's home?" Hannibal asked. "Somewhere out there?"

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"More like when than where," replied Hoshi. "I'm from Kyoto, Japan, in the mid-22nd century, quite possibly from an alternate version of Earth."

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"Uh huh." Well, that was different. "So, you're from the future and from a different Earth. What in the world made you come here?"

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"My parents," said Hoshi. "Some wacko convinced them that there was this awesome school for someone of my abilities. He picked me up at my house, dropped me off at the causeway, and let me discover for myself that I was in the wrong century."

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"...someone of your abilities?" Hannibal asked. "Are you...magic?"