The Valley Campfire: Monday Afternoon

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Anyone coming across the campfire today would find Layla sprawled out on a blanket as she traced a convuluted route on a map of the Northeastern part of the United States. She was lying on her stomach with her feet up in the air as she munched on a snack of raisins and goldfish crackers

And while a fire wasn't lit in the firepit, there was a cooler of drinks and some goodies from J'GOB sitting on top of them for visitors to enjoy.

[Open campfire is open]

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[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Aww, he's one of the flaily guys?" he asked, amused. "I know a few of them. They're adorable."

[vanillajello]

"He definitely is, you should have seen him when I turned into a cat!" Kate laughed. "But you're right, it's adorable."

Was the penguin blushing?

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Why did you turning into a cat make him flaily?" Hannibal didn't have experience with the whole turning back naked portion of the situation.

[vanillajello]

When she turned back, Bobby was too freaked out to even flail.

"Because no one had told either of us that that was something that could just randomly happen. We'd heard about the zombies and the gremlins and other stuff like that but turning into animals? No one had mentioned it." She could laugh at it now. At the time, not so much.

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Aww, so he was just surprised," Hannibal said, having expected something worse. "At least you both are used to it now. Seasoned pros!"

[vanillajello]

"Yeah, well... At least I didn't flail when he turned," Kate said. "Of course, instead of flailing, I burst out laughing hysterically. And it lasted for a while. But that was mainly because he'd just jinxed us, and because he turned into a penguin."

She still wasn't over the choice of animal.

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Well, you can tease him about it forever now, right?" he suggested.

[vanillajello]

"Probably yeah," Kate smirked. "Right now I'm focusing on hoping for a more... graceful turning back than what I had, though."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"What happened to you?" he asked curiously.

[vanillajello]

Kate looked at him with a look of slight disbelief on her face. "You can't guess?"

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"I can but I've never actually had it happen to me," he explained. "I didn't wanna assume!"

[vanillajello]

"If you want to assume nudity, go ahead," she sighed. "Because that was definitely a part of it."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"That's what I assumed, yeah," he laughed. "Only part of it?"

[vanillajello]

"I was... kinda in his bed at the time. Like, right next to him."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Ooooh." Poor Bobby. Hannibal shot a sympathetic look at the penguin. "Awkward."

[vanillajello]

"Awkward," Kate agreed. "I'm glad he seemed sort of okay once I got some clothes on."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"If it's his first naked girl, there's usually shock," he said, nodding. "After that, it'll get easier."

[vanillajello]

"I hope I won't have to test that theory." A beat. "And I think I'm still going to go into a little shock if the timing of his turning back is as bad."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"You could always dress him in little penguin clothes to prevent that?" he suggested.

[vanillajello]

"Maaaybe," she said. "Although he'd probably just rip right through them. And it seems kinda cruel as well. Penguins are not supposed to wear clothes."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"True," Hannibal agreed, glancing down at Bobby. "Don't let him sleep in your bed?"

[vanillajello]

"Already taken care of. I handwavily grabbed his pillow and blanket when I went to get some of his clothes from his cabin. He's got a little nest on the floor now. He didn't seem to mind."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"See, even if he wakes up naked, at least he won't be right next to you," Hannibal said. "Kudos on that."

[vanillajello]

Kate smiled. "And I also hung up some of his clothes so that he can just grab them when he need them. Because my clothes were in a bag under his bed. That seriously slowed down the whole process of getting dressed."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Wow, you didn't even get a chance to unpack," he said and laughed. "You've had quite a few adventures since getting here."