Chester A. Arthur Campfire, Thursday Evening

[icecoldfrost]

Emma was bored. Staying in the cabin for more than a few hours was making her twitch; she'd the close quarters made things too loud, even when she was at her most focused. After being on her own for over a year, and just Hank for company for the last month or so, so many people was making her almost physically ill.

Which is why she was lounging out by the campfire in defiance of the glitter that still occasionally drifted down from the sky. Sunglasses on her face and idly flipping through a magazine while she sucked on a popsicle she'd found somewhere, letting her mind streach and wander about as she relaxed the tight hold she'd been keeping over herself since this morning.

Bored. For a school supposedly full of people with powers, so far, most of them were startlingly dull. Emma was starting to despair.

Maybe some of their thoughts would be more entertaining than the students themselves seemed to be.

[Open as campfires be!]

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[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

Fiona was feeling somewhat better after a bit of violence and it had come to be second nature to head for a fire when she saw one next to a cabin, regardless of which one it was near. When she saw the other girl, she gave a respectful nod before sitting down and watching the fire.

[icecoldfrost]

The corners of Emma's mouth twitched with amusement as she recognized the girl that had spat with Ms. Mode during class.

"Edge," she drawled, curious to see what sort of reaction she'd get. "How did the rest of your classes go today?"

[gods-gymnast.livejournal.com]

"Fiona, right?" Maron asked, grinning over at her. "I didn't mess up the name?"

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

Hey, someone was at his campfire. That just meant he didn't have to go far tonight. He ventured outside took a seat and gave the other girl a lazy wave.

"Hey there."

[icecoldfrost]

"Hey," she echoed, glancing up from her magazine. He looked vaguely familiar - one of the people from her cabin. "Willing to risk the glitter for some fresh air?"

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

Another boy, and one she hadn't seen before. She peered at him in the firelight for a minute before finally fluttering a wave.

[puppy_fair]

It wasn't that Zack was lost. Oh, no, not in the least. It was a relatively small campground, after all. And he'd been here for a few days, now.

No, it was more that Zack was boooored, and being cooped up in his own cabin alcove was driving him batty. That was what had him out and braving the glitter showers this evening, all the way out and around some other cabin's campfire.

He was... decidedly sparkly by the time he'd found his way there.

"Shiny," he decided, as he zeroed in on the first fire he'd seen.

[icecoldfrost]

Emma didn't even blink. "Yes, yes you are," she informed him as she took another lick of her popsicle. "Much like a disco ball."

"Try spinning. I want to see if you make anyone dizzy."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"That glitter really likes you," Hannibal said, snickering.

[gods-gymnast.livejournal.com]

"You look so cute!" Maron said, clapping her hands together.

[weetuskenraider]

"That's an understatement," Tahiri observed.

[youcantfollow.livejournal.com]

Taking a seat at the campfire, Griff pulled his hood up over his hair. "Falling sparkles weren't what I expected when I heard the weather in the states was mental."

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

"It isn't usually like this," came the voice from not far on his right.

"At least not in California."

[icecoldfrost]

"If you think this is bad, darling, be glad it's not a nor'easter," Emma answered. "A glitter blizzard with hurricane winds would be even worse."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"New kid with a neat accent!" Hannibal greeted.

[momslilassassin]

Ben, covered in a light dusting of glitter, approached the fire. "Hello," he said with a small smile.

[icecoldfrost]

Emma clapped her hands in delight. "Another disco ball!" she proclaimed. "Spin about, let's see if we can light up our humble gathering!"

[weetuskenraider]

"Hey, you," Tahiri said when she spotted him.

[gods-gymnast.livejournal.com]

"Freedom!" Maron said cheerfully, perfectly happy with the glitter in her hair. "And people! Hi!"

[icecoldfrost]

"Are we ever truly free, darling?" Emma sighed, flipping through her magazine. "For a 'free' market economy, I'm feeling quite tied-down."

[kickyouinthe.livejournal.com]

"Man, this stuff is everywhere." It was a painfully obvious comment, but a good a topic to start off with as ever, right? She brushed some off her sleeve. "Where did it all come from?"

[gods-gymnast.livejournal.com]

"The sky?" Maron teased, grinning. "Isn't it pretty though?"

[icecoldfrost]

"The glitter fairy," Emma answered innocently. "She comes around, rewarding all the good boys and girls with clouds of these little shiny things that are going to be in our clothes for weeks after this is done."

[weetuskenraider]

Tahiri came back to her cabin after spending most of the day training, and waved to one of the cabinmates she hadn't actually gotten around to meeting yet.

There wasn't a whole lot of glitter stuck to her, but she was a little annoyed that it had managed to stick to her forehead in just such a way as to accentuate the scars there.

"Hi, person I should've introduced myself to before this."

[icecoldfrost]

"Hello girl I do not know," Emma answered as she looked up. "Which one are you?"