Main Campfire [Sunday Afternoon]

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There was no fire, but there was a Joan with some snacks and sodas and a wee piglet running around and exploring the campground.

She also had a small battery operated radio playing oldies music.




[open like a campfire post]

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Hurley sat down at the non-fire and stretched out.

"Hey Joan," he said.

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"Hi, Hurley, how's it going?" Joan asked.

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"Pretty good," Hurley said. "I mean, you know, stuff is pretty okay and all."

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"That's good," Joan said. She gave a tiny glance in the direction of the piglet. "So what's up with you and Penelope?"

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

The music was what drew him to the fire tonight, as well as a few familiar faces and...

A piglet.

Liir looked a little nervous about the piglet, but he sat either way and gave Joan a smile.

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"Hey, Liir," Joan said with a smile.

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"Uhhhh, nothing?" Hurley said. "I mean, uhhh, we haven't really, uhhh, made anything official or anything."

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He bowed his head in greeting.

"Someone or a new pet?" he asked, pointing to the piglet. It wasn't that he was nervous it would jump up and bite off his nose or anything; it was just a reminder of something unpleasant and he did his very best not to grab up the poor little piglet and watch over it to make sure nothing bad happened.

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"Oh? Is there anything that could be made official?" Joan asked.

The piglet came over and nudged Joan's leg with its nose.

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"Ummm, I wouldn't jump the gun or anything," Hurley said. "I'm staying on the side of... playing it safe. And stuff."

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The piglet wandered over to Liir and blinked cutely.

Joan chuckled. "It's Penelope."

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Joan nodded and decided to stop asking questions. "What workshops are you taking this session?"

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"Ummmm," Hurley said. "That being awesome one, the survival thing, and the, uhhhh, sexual anthropology one."

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OhsweetLurline. He was relieved as much as a boy could be, and reached down to pat her little piglet head ever so gently.

"Good to know."

He peered down at Penelope.

"I hope you're enjoying it at least. It's best if you relax and have fun with it."

Then he lifted his head to Joan.

"You're watching over her like this then?"

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"Oh, I took sexual anthropology last session," Joan said. "It was... interesting."

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Joan nodded. "Yeah, I was with her when it happened so I figured I should keep an eye on her."

Penelope let out a delicate snort and wandered off to explore again.

"How've you been?"

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"Yeah, it's different," Hurley said. "It's tamer than I thought. Which is good."

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"Dr. Brennan has some different ideas about things," Joan said.

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"It's all scientific and stuff," Hurley said. "Hard to argue with it."

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He shrugged.

"It's... been, mostly," he had to admit with a hand through his hair.

"I've been keeping to myself a lot, I suppose, but I'm trying to fix that. And classes are classes. You?"

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Joan shrugged. "But sex shouldn't be scientific. At least I don't think so."

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"It's been okay," Joan said. "I think I'm getting more used to being here. The singing the other day barely affected me."

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"UHhh, I wouldn't, uhhh, know," Hurley said.

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"It left me alone for the most part. I just hummed most of the day."

His smile was a little sad as he thought about Glitch, the song he'd sung. And, of course, the only person who'd really heard him singing much was gone.

"Possibly as an apology for the musical number from last time."

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Joan chuckled. "There was a group of us that had a whole song and dance thing around the campfire."