Herbert Hoover Campfire-Wednesday evening

[solo_sword]

Jaina still didn't want to be in the cabins. She'd gotten too used to privacy, too used to being able to spend time alone with her boyfriend, too used to having the time to get work done on her own schedule.

But she wandered out to the campfire when she had some free time anyway, figuring that at least radio would say she tried. Because she had no idea yet that she was doing it. When she saw no one out there, she considered for a moment going back inside, but she wasn't really capable of half-assing it that much, and tried to get the fire started anyway.

See? Totally trying.

[Open campfire is open!]

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[pastmewrong.livejournal.com]

Effy had so far failed epically at cabin living, by not even speaking to any of the people she was living with. This didn't particularly bother her in the slightest, but that said, she wasn't quite antisocial enough to ignore the fact there was one sitting out there.

Maybe she's growing as a person.

... Or not.

Probably not.

Whatever, at least she sat down on one of the logs around the fire, and stretched out to watch this girl's attempts at firestarting. She might even offer to help. In a minute.

[solo_sword]

Jaina watched her for a moment through the corner of her eye, surprised that there wasn't an immediate greeting from someone she didn't know. It was sort of refreshing.

"It's probably wrong that I haven't met you yet," Jaina said.

[pastmewrong.livejournal.com]

"I am living with you." So yes, it was probably a little wrong. But as usual, Effy could find a way around saying that outright. It was implied. "For now."

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

Turtle seemed to be running into Effy at these things enough that Turtle was probably mistakenly thinking she might be a social person. She waved, of course.

"Hey again, Effy."

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

She hadn't exactly introduced herself to her cabinmates, but she knew what they looked like. As such, she nodded in greeting.

Keeping it nonvocal helped with awkwardness.

[sonofmogh.livejournal.com]

And look. There was Worf.

Glaring at Effy.

Apparently someone forgot the promise they made. Or Worf was rather naive.

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

Leda lit up a cigarette and lounged nonchalantly (trying to ignore that her back was to the woods) on a stump. If only she had something stronger.

"Ain't we supposed to be roasting something?"

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

Turtle was killing her mun heading out for her usual campfire visiting, and it looked like it would be Hoover tonight.

"How's it going?" she asked the general public as she took a seat.

[solo_sword]

"We're halfway through the week, I'd say it's going well," Jaina decided. "Where'd you come over from?"

[ancientbschamp.livejournal.com]

Gabrielle was humming to herself in her usual awful, tuneless way as she wandered through the campground, and couldn't help spotting someone having trouble with the fire.

"Do you need any help with that?"

This could either go really well, or really badly. Who knew, with her?

[solo_sword]

Jaina had no doubt she could get it in time, but who was she to turn down help from someone who might be better at it? She offered the stick, saying, "If you want to help, knock yourself out."

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

"Hey, there, Gabrielle!" Turtle was obligated to wave to newbies, of course, but she remembered that she liked this girl at the picnic, so it was good to see her again.

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

Gabrielle got a wave from Fiona, but that was all. She wasn't quite up to warmly greeting anyone.

[armybrat-lois.livejournal.com]

Lois plopped down next to Jaina, bag of marshmallows in her hand. "I wonder how long it's gonna be before I get tired of s'mores."

[solo_sword]

"Just in time to leave the cabins, so you can get sick of them all over again next session?" she guessed.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John reached for Lois' marshmallows. "I'm so glad you're the sharing sort, Lois."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Hoover, huh?" John remarked, taking a seat. "Think they'll make you vacuum?" It was lame, but then, so was he.

[solo_sword]

"Are you going to be surprised when I say you totally lost me on that one?" Because Jaina had had absolutely no reason to vacuum here.

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

Fiona took her place at her own cabin's fire this time, only realizing today how very much free time she had. It was almost sort of disturbing to realize how much time had been taken up with cleaning and studying and her various chores.

She could have gone back to the cabin and read the book she'd gotten earlier, but she was content to enjoy the fire and perhaps see if she could talk to more people. She'd had a few hits and a few misses, but she figured the more she did it, the better she'd get.

[solo_sword]

And here was another one. Maybe Jaina should start rethinking her non-existent social life. "I don't know you either," she stated.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John waved at the new girl. "Hey new girl! Don't worry, you don't give off a vibe, I've just been around long enough to know the difference."

[cataclysmicluck.livejournal.com]

Zayne was out for a walk when he noticed a bunch of people around the Hoover campfire and decided to stop by to be social.

"Good evening," he said as he took a seat.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Another guy at the campfire! You looking for a vacuum, too?" John asked.

[solo_sword]

"Welcome to campfire season," said Jaina, not caring that everyone else had probably gotten a jump start on her there.

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

Where there were people, there were none of the noises of the woods that were creeping her out.

So Leda was perfectly happy to hang out at the campfires.