Main Campfire | Wednesday Night | 6.2.2010

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

Peter was technically tempting fate, lying down near the campfire. He made sure his feet were far enough from the fire that he wasn't in danger of accidentally setting himself on fire.

He was humming 'Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds' to himself, looking up at the stars. This totally beat random TV in a common room.

[ooc: Open!]

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[notmyownage]

Claudia wandered up. "You look comfy."

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

"You should try it," Peter said. "It's amazing, people have been finding the ground comfortable for centuries. And yet, some avoid it like the plague."

[notmyownage]

"Well, some of them don't want to get dirty." Claudia plopped down to sit by him. "Me, I mostly just don't wanna accidentally lie down on a rock."

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

"Well that's just a matter of checking before you lie down," Peter said. "Diligence is always a good idea. Unless you're in a hurry, and then, well, definitions and all that."

He sat up a bit. "So I heard about your trebuchet."

[notmyownage]

"Yeah? It's gonna be pretty sweet. And very shiny."

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

"How big are you building this thing, anyway?" Peter asked. "I ask mainly because of wondering what you plan to use as ammunition in case of one of these invasions I keep hearing about."

[notmyownage]

"I think livestock might be traditional. Or flaming balls of flaminess. I was thinking maybe giant water balloons, to start off with."

Look, she was having fun with this idea, okay?

"You know, for test runs. We can save the fireballs for actual invasions requiring fire."

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

"I'm not sure giant water balloons are exactly aerodynamic," Peter said. "I mean, getting something that can handle being flung at a great velocity and hold that much volume, but still breaks on impact? You've got your work cut out for you."

[notmyownage]

"True. But that just makes it more interesting."

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

"Could always try Jell-o," Peter said. "Just as non-lethal, and a little more solid."

[notmyownage]

"Plus it comes in bunches of different flavors. It would probably liquify before impact, so you'd get some good splatter." She tilted her head. "I should look up what paint ball shells are made of."

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

"Those hurt," Peter pointed out. "But I suppose you could bundle a bunch of them together, like scattershot."

[notmyownage]

"But they're at least non-lethal. Unless you're a hemophiliac." Claudia shrugged. "Really, the whole thing is more about just building it because than for serious defense."

[awesomebigsis.livejournal.com]

"Hey. We're in a few of the same classes, I think," Ellie said, making conversation.

[notmyownage]

"Probably." Claudia offered a hand. "I'm Claudia."

[awesomebigsis.livejournal.com]

"I'm Ellie," she replied, shaking her hand. "Nice to meet you. Officially. You've been here a few months now, right?"

[notmyownage]

"Since January, yeah. But it, uh, took me a little while to really get social with more than a few people."

[awesomebigsis.livejournal.com]

"That's okay. I've been here a year and still feel like there are so many people I haven't met, yet," Ellie said.

[notmyownage]

"It's a little overwhelming. I was kind of used to being the girl who sort of blended into the background."

[awesomebigsis.livejournal.com]

"Well, at least this place is pretty accepting," Ellie replied. "And pretty easy to make at least a few friends."

[notmyownage]

"That it definitely is. I haven't talked this much to the same people regularly for, like, five years."

[awesomebigsis.livejournal.com]

"I had a few friends back home, but I haven't talked to them much since I've been here," Ellie admitted. "In a way, I feel like this is my home now."

[notmyownage]

"You've been here awhile, then?"

[awesomebigsis.livejournal.com]

"A little over a year," Ellie confirmed. "It's definitely been a very interesting year."

[notmyownage]

"Yeah, everything I've heard has told me that things definitely don't get boring around here."