Benjamin Harrison Cabin Campfire - Late Saturday Evening

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

If you had asked her four days ago, Rose would never have guessed she'd be on some little island in Maryland tonight.  She should have been tired after a long series of days, but the cabin seemed too stuffy and hot, and she found herself outside at the campfire.

She surprised herself by managing to light a fire in the pit, and Rose sat just to the side of it, poking at the fire more to soothe her frustrations than actually help the fire.  Which became evident as the fire started to sputter and smoke into the night.

Rose paid no attention to that though, too busy glaring at the cabin or the sky to notice something silly like the actual campfire.

[OOC:  Campfire = open.]

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[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

Edmund was returning to his cabin from a walk through the woods when he came across Harrison's campfire. He thought about walking on and going to bed, but when the hairs on the back of his neck stood up and the word 'wolf' popped into his head, he quickly changed his mind. "Might I join you?" he asked politely as he approached.

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

Rose jerked out of her reverie, dropping the stick into the fire and frowning after it. "Sure. Can you make a fire burn better?"

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

Ed looked at the fire and gave a brief nod. He set down his gear and canteen and picked up a stick to handle the fire with. "I'm Edmund," he said as he adjusted the frame and added some more smaller fodder for the fire to use inside. "I don't know you."

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

"You're very observant," she told him, beginning to smile. "I just got here today."

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

"That would certainly explain it." He poked at the fire and it started to get larger, latching onto the food he'd given it. "Does the lady have a name?"

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

Rose looked around for a moment, not sure who he was talking about. "Oh." She coughed, feeling like an idiot. "I'm Rose Hathaway. Good to meet you, Edmund."

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

He was only partially successful at hiding his grin. When the fire was set, he took a seat a little around the fire from Rose. "Good to meet you too. I don't think we get late students very often. Did a portal drop you somewhere else by accident?"

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

She stared at him, and now she was pretty sure he was trying to pull her leg. "No, a car dropped me off at the causeway..." Finally she had to ask. "Portal?"

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

"You are new. They normally cover all of this at the welcome picnic. Same conversations every time without fail." He was more talking to himself now. "Er, do you really want to know or do you want to find out about the aliens, magic and gremlins on your own?"

[morpherboy.livejournal.com]

Marco half-stumbled to his cabin's campfire before he spotted the new girl. "Hi?"

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

"Is that a question or just a possibility of a greeting?" Rose asked curiously.

[morpherboy.livejournal.com]

"Both." Marco said, deciding and plopping down on the ground. "Marco."

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

"Rose," she answered, unable not to be amused. "And hi."

[morpherboy.livejournal.com]

"What brings you to Fandom High Rose?" Marco asked, reminding himself not to stare at her chest.

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

"Well, a car," she deadpanned. "I hear that's unusual."

[morpherboy.livejournal.com]

"We prefer the more dramatic entrances here." Marco informed her. "Sky diving out of a plane for instance."

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

She sighed heavily. "And so I've lost my chance to make my reputation immediately. How sad."

[morpherboy.livejournal.com]

"Well, I think you can get another chance. Dive off of the roof?"

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

"Evening," Ed said, raising his water canteen in greeting.

[morpherboy.livejournal.com]

Marco nodded back. "Hey. Do I know you?"

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

Edmund considered this for a moment, knowing he knew Marco from somewhere, but not entirely sure where at first. Then it clicked and he nodded. "Magical Creatures class."

[morpherboy.livejournal.com]

Marco raked his brain for a while. "...Right. I didn't do it, but if I did, I'm sure there was a good reason for it."

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

"Actually, I meant we were in that class together, but I'm sure whatever it was that you didn't do had a perfectly good explanation. I'm Edmund. I don't remember your name."

[morpherboy.livejournal.com]

"Marco. And it would definitely hold up in a court of law."

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

"I don't recall anything exploding or going missing during that class."