Millard Filmore Campfire - Monday lunchtime - 5/18

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

Liir had been playing his usual game of avoidance for the weekend and thus decided to do something about it.

That was why he was out with a lit fire, putting sticks into the ground around the fire with a few different kinds of sausages, hoping to provide a little lunch and maybe, just maybe, see people. He wasn't worried about the sausages, even though he wasn't that hungry.

Makejoy, growing girl that she was, looked as if she'd eat every last one if no one came.

[open like a fire!]

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[17andinfected.livejournal.com]

Shilo followed the smell of cooking sausages pretty much the entire way from the drama class to the fire. She hoped that this wasn't a cabin-only cookout, since she didn't recognize the guy who was manning the fire.

"Hi," she said.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He smiled and Makejoy wagged her tail happily at the new arrival, but a subtly spread hand near the dog made sure she stayed put and did not go for scritchings just yet.

"Hello. Care for some lunch?"

He gestured to the sticks.

"They're all open."

[17andinfected.livejournal.com]

"Yes, please," Shilo replied, seeming a little wary of the giant puppy. "Are they all the same kind or are they different flavors?"

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"All different kinds. Some are chicken, some are pork, some are beef. If you look on the sticks, I wrapped tape around. The red ones are beef, the yellow chicken, the pork blue. The chicken one is a bit sweet but they're all good."

He leaned down to ruffle Makejoy's fur.

"Would you prefer she stayed away from you? She's well trained and very friendly, but she can stay here if you like."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

Yei was exploring. It was a Grand Adventure (with Mommy trailing behind her) and there was... that not-a-cat one.

Well! She would have to investigate. Especially the tail. The tail was interesting.

"Makejoy has a s-small friend," Hinata observed, smiling slightly while keeping an eye out on Yei. "At least she's gotten over her wariness. Hello, Liir."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

Makejoy stayed where she was but seemed enthused to play with Yei. She was a Newfie, though; she could be very careful when it was needed.

"Hello, Hinata. Care for lunch? You're both welcome to some of whatever you'd like."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

Yei was going to pounce on the tail. Mwahahaha. It was her tail now!

Hinata stifled a laugh as she took a seat. "I'm well enough for now," she said, smiling at him. "Thank you for the offer though. I'm sure Yei will l-love some, once she's done playing."

Or the food distracted her. It was hard to say which would come first.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

Makejoy turned around, keeping her tail in relatively the same place as she moved it around in a game.

Liir watched for a moment before nodding to Hinata.

"What have you been up to, then? All well?"

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

Robin waved happily to Hinata and Yei. "Hi! How are your classes going?"

[glacial_queen]

Karla was wandering back to the cabin, wondering if Dinah was home yet, when she got distracted by the scent of something delicious. Finding Liir roasting meat at the end was an extra treat.

"Kiss kiss," she said, coming around the campfire. "Food up for grabs?"

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He nodded with a brief chuckle at her greeting. Now that he knew it was just words, he wasn't so startled by it.

"Yes, very much up for grabs. I've got some drinks stashed here as well."

Makejoy peered at her from behind Liir's leg.

[glacial_queen]

Karla did not melt at the sight of the half-grown puppy. To suggest otherwise is slander. However, it is slightly possible that she dropped down to the puppy's height, cooed, and made all sorts of delighted and welcoming noises. "She's so cute! What's her name?" Karla asked. "Is she kindred? Can I speak to her?"

Just in case, she sent a thought along a kindred distaff thread. *Hello there! I'm Karla. Can we be friends?* As a rule, one didn't use baby-speak on the kindred. But this one was okay because she was clearly still only a little girl.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"Her name is Makejoy," he said, clearly amused at the reaction to the dog but unwilling to actually laugh since he was just as much of a fool about her as anyone else.

The puppy couldn't speak back but perhaps she heard something as she bounced a little and moved to lick Karla's hand. Animals, after all, had a sense about these things.

"You're welcome to speak to her, but she doesn't understand common Ozian or anything. She's a dog as opposed to a Dog."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

It was a stranger! Yei had to go investigate.

Which would be why a small white and very fuzzy cat was going to try and inspect Karla's feet. Hinata watched, smiling and amused.

[glacial_queen]

It should be stated for the record that, once again, Karla remained in full and complete control of herself. "Oh! A kitten! How adorable!" She squealed said in a completely serious tone. "You look just like a baby Arcerian cat, don't you?" Well, the claws and fangs were smaller.

The cat's owner wasn't hard to guess. "May I pick her up?" she asked Hinata.

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"Go ahead," she said, grinning a bit. "She's very affectionate. Her n-name is Yei."

For her part, Yei was investigating Karla's ankles and purring.

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

Robin was pretty sure he hadn't met this girl yet. "Hello, I'm Robin. Are you knew this summer?"

[glacial_queen]

Karla glanced down, blinked, and then blinked again. "Yes, I'm new." Karla said. "I'm Karla. I don't think I recognize you from any of my classes." Some of the other students had asked if she could turn people into frogs. Was there a connection?

Karla had never shied away from being blunt. "Are you why everyone wants to know if I can change people into frogs?" In her defense, she tried to ask it as kindly as possible. And 'for real' kind, not her usual half-assed version of kind. "Or are you kindred?"

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

"Do people ask you that?" That was a strange thing to ask. "I don't think so. I'm a Muppet."

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

Firekeeper and Blind Seer had entertained thoughts of going hunting for their lunch, but stopped when they saw a fire already going at one of the other cabins.

She gave a nod to Liir and a glance at the different kinds of sausages he'd prepared. "Is for sharing?" she asked, just to be sure.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He nodded.

"Certainly," he told her.

"Red is beef, yellow chicken, and blue is pork," he told her. "Lemonade's in jars behind me."

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

"No reading," she grinned. "Good." She appreciated a labeling system that eliminated that particular problem, and snagged one for herself and two for Blind Seer.

[glacial_queen]

Okay. A puppy and a kitten were one thing, but Karla was not going to believe that someone would be allowed to keep a regular wolf for a pet. Not unless the girl had a gift for taming animals. And as far as Karla could judge, the wolf didn't actually look tame. Well-behaved, certainly, but not tame.

No. Unless she was reading everything incorrectly. The wolf was kindred; or, as Liir put it, a Wolf, not a wolf.

Intrigued, she finished up her sausage and rose to greet the new arrivals. "I'm Karla," she said, with a small bow to the girl, and another to the wolf. Remembering what Jaenelle had said about kindred wolves, she kept her movements slow and steady, and did not make full eye-contact with the wolf. Karla had no intentions of fighting him for dominance juuuust yet.

*Can you hear me, Brother?* she sent on a kindred spear thread, while asking the girl aloud, "Does he speak?"

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

"Blysse," Firekeeper replied with a nod. Blind Seer offered a bow of his own, then went rigid as he heard the girl's voice without hearing it. It was a strange and entirely new experience, and he wanted to know what it was.

"Blind Seer speak, yes. In manner of beasts. He understand human speech, but his mouth not made for shaping such sounds. He wish to know what you just do, to make him hear your voice with no sound."

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

Classes done for the day, Robin set out to do some socializing. Hey it was Liir! And a dog he hadn't met before.

"Hi Liir! Who's your friend?"