Millard Filmore Campfire - Monday lunchtime - 5/18

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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.

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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.

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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."

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

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"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."

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"That was clever of you," Shilo replied. "And I'm just... not used to dogs. I'm sure she's fine, but I'm scared of being tackled."

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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."

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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."

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"She won't. I promise. I'll keep her here, though, until you get settled into it."

He slid down off the log and crossed his legs, using the log for a backboard instead.

"I'm sorry, but I don't think we've met. My name is Liir, and this is Makejoy."

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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?"

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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.

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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.

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"I'm Shilo. It's nice to meet you both." She decided on a beef sausage, taking a stick with red tape on it. After a nibble, she said, "Is cooking a hobby of yours?"

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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?"

[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.

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He nodded in the affirmative.

"I tend to cook more often than I eat, as I've noticed that dealing with people is easier once you've fed them. I never really got to meet many people growing up."

He tipped his head behind himself.

"I've got some drinks as well."

Jars of lemonade.

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"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."

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"I've been remiss in f-forcing myself to socialize," she said ruefully, as Yei chased after the tail. "So other than class and the store I have l-little to talk about. Well enough, though, beyond that personal failure."

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"I can relate- to the not meeting a lot of people part, I mean," Shilo replied, reaching for a jar of lemonade. "I was sick for a long time, and my father was very, very protective of me."

She took a careful sip from the lemonade. "This is all very good, Liir. Thank you again."

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"I'm about the same, though apparently I managed to irritate someone at one of the parties the other day. So double failure."

He picked up one of the bluetaped sticks.

"I'm glad to see you didn't head home for the summer."

Makejoy made her tail a bit of a challenge. This was fun!

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"You're very welcome. If you're ever hungry when we're back at the dorms, feel free to ask me for something."

He grabbed one himself, unscrewed the top, and took a sip.

"Sick? Are you better now?"

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"Hello, Makejoy," Karla crooned, reaching out to pet her. "You are very pretty. Yes, you are. Yes."

If anyone mentioned this conversation to Karla, they were going to get hit.

"A dog, rather than a Dog, you said?" Karla asked, in between making noises at Makejoy. "She is not kindred, you mean. Just a regular old furball who is so very cute, isn't she? Why yes, that's right, she is!" The last part of that hadn't been directed at Liir.

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"Getting better, slowly," Shilo answered. "It's a problem with my heart. If I get overexcited, my blood pressure and pulse get too high, and I faint."

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He winced.

"Then you might want to be careful if something comes up around here. Generally, the dorms is a safe place to go."

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He figured.

"Yes. She's sweet, and very smart, but she can't speak. I'm assuming that Kindred is the same thing we'd call Animals back home."

The capital letter was rather pronounced.

"If you see any glitter, feel free to scritch it out. I got most of it, but she has a lot of hair."

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"You m-managed to irritate someone?" she asked curiously. "And no, I wouldn't go home for the summer unless my father said I must."

Yei was in complete agreement that this was fun!