Leery's River Campfire [evening]

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

Tonight, Sookie didn't even have to think about what she might be toasting over the campfire.

It was raining down on her.

So, being reluctant to stay inside even during a...storm of Pop Tarts, Sookie set herself up outside with a bucket in front of her, and an umbrella.

She was outdoorsy, not stupid.

When Pop Tarts landed in the bucket (or, in a few cases, in her lap), she speared them on a stick and toasted them over the fire. It was either sad or very beneficial, how a good number of the pastries were landing in the fire itself. It kept the fire going, anyway, even if it was a waste of toasted breakfast foods.

[open like a campfire! watch your head!]

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[cataclysmicluck.livejournal.com]

"Once again, you bring food," Zayne said, walking over to the campfire. "I think you've overdone it this time, though."

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"Psh, I wish I could make it rain Pop Tarts. Got a favorite flavor? I think I got most all of 'em at this point," Sokie said, peering into her bucket.

[cataclysmicluck.livejournal.com]

"I've never had one before, so just let me have one of your favorites," Zayne said.

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"Never?" she asked, wide-eyed. "Oooh. Then you should start wiiiith...."

She considered before selecting a sprinkled white one. "Strawberry. They're the best."

[cataclysmicluck.livejournal.com]

"This better not be a trick," Zayne said, taking it cautiously before spearing it on a stick.

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"I would never lie about Pop Tarts," she assured him. "But if you don't like that one, you can always try other flavors. Cross m'heart."

[cataclysmicluck.livejournal.com]

"Okay, but only because you sound so sincere," Zayne said. He felt like the food had probably had enough time to cook for him to give it a shot.

"It really is pretty good," he concluded.

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"You can make 'em with a toaster, normally," she told him happily. "Kinda skimpy for a breakfast, by my standards, but they make due. An' they're yummy. Even if I did get hit in the head a couple times, earlier."

[cataclysmicluck.livejournal.com]

"This is breakfast food?" Zayne asked. "I usually think of breakfast as less sugary than this."

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"Sure is. It's supposed to be like eating toast with jam, or...something. No worse than most cereals, I guess," Sookie said thoughtfully.

[cataclysmicluck.livejournal.com]

"I've mostly stuck to the less sugary cereals, too," Zayne said. "It just seems weird to me to start the day on a sugar high."

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"When we're back in the dorms, some morning, I'm going to make breakfast the way we do it at home," Sookie decided. "Not much of sugar, but a lot of food. And probably better for you than a ton of sugar. As good as these are."

[cataclysmicluck.livejournal.com]

"I'd like that," Zayne said. "We tend to have decent sized meals at the Academy, too, so that will kind of be like back home for me, too."

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"Do y'all have pancakes?" she wondered.

Because that was a whole other thing, if they didn't. She was prepared to feel very sorry for him.

[cataclysmicluck.livejournal.com]

"Yes, we do," Zayne said. "Why? Is that a big deal?"

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"No, I just really like pancakes," she assured him. "And syrup?"

[cataclysmicluck.livejournal.com]

"We have that, too, but I don't think it's made from the same stuff as Earth syrup," Zayne said.

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"Not 'less y'all have maple trees," she said thoughtfully. "An' I bet you have eggs, but probably not grits, since that's pretty South-specific. And I'll have to make bacon. And sausage."

She paused.

"I have no idea why I don't weigh five hundred pounds, the way I've grown up eating, I swear."

[cataclysmicluck.livejournal.com]

"Exercise?" Zayne suggested. "All of that is only part of a balanced diet?"

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"Either that or some kind of skinny fairy is watching out for me."

Sookie, if only you knew.