Gobstopper Campfire - Sunday Night

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Tonight was warm, but Kyle still had a fire going. He had the makings for hot dogs - sticking to cook them on, the meat itself, buns, condiments and onions. He'd read that some places put a pickle on it, but that was weird. There was plenty to go around and he was already cooking his own.

[OOC: Open! Mmm hot dogs.]

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"That smells absolutely heavenly," Christian said as he wandered past. "Are you sharing with anyone, or is it a private event?"

His tone was utterly sincere.

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"Take a seat," Kyle offered. "The first rule of eating in a public place here is always bring plenty to share."

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"Quite true," Christian said. "But all the same, one doesn't want to barge into a gathering that breaks the rule and start talking. It'd be so awkward."

He started to fix himself a hot dog with all of the trimmings.

"I think I've seen you, but I'm not sure we've spoken, I'm Christian, and I live over in the Skittle cabin."

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"Kyle Reese," he replied with a friendly nod. "You came in at the beginning of summer, didn't you?"

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"That's right, Kyle," Christian said. "How long have you been here? I still find it quite fascinating. There's always something exciting going on!"

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"About a year now," Kyle said slowly, as if he had to count it out. A year Fandom time was right. "It's pretty incredible," he agreed. "I'm more used to it now, but all the lights and food and people? It's intense. Where are you from?"

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"Just London, but it's 1895 at home," Christian explained. "The technology and styles are the largest change for me. Are you from someplace quieter than here?"

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"Los Angeles, 2020." Well, outside of LA now, but as far as he was concerned most of southern California was LA now. "I travel a lot though. Only with a small group. We don't see many people. You're a long way from home, but you make a hot dog like a natural." Kyle's approximation of a natural anyway.

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"It's not hard to smear mustard on things," Christian smiled. "But thank you. I don't think I'd met anyone from the near future before -- it's good to know the sausage will last."

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"It doesn't in my universe, but I've worked my way through most of the major foods since I got here and got some practice in. What's 1895 like? A lot can happen in a hundred years."

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"It's dull and repressed," Christian said. Kyle was going to get a very interesting view of Victorian times. "All ... corsets and not expressing emotions. People don't appreciate the value of love and freedom there."

He gave Kyle an interested look. "They eat differently in 2020?"

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"Depends on the 2020 you're talking about. My universe is different to most peoples'. In mine, there's not a lot of food left. We eat mostly canned food or military rations, sometimes animals we can hunt. Depends on where we are or what supplies we've found. No one expresses emotions in the past?"

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"We aren't supposed to," Christian explained. "We're supposed to be manly and stoic, and not ... frivolous, I think, is my father's word for everything I care about."

He frowned at Kyle's explanation. "I am sorry. That sounds like a very hard way to grow up."

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"I don't know," Kyle shrugged. "Growing up with all of those rules doesn't sound too great either. You must have had it tough." Even though most people were manly and stoic and not frivolous where Kyle came from, he didn't really see it that way.

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"I had food in my belly and a soft place to sleep," Christian said. "I just always suspected there was more to the world than my parents wanted me to know about. As soon as I graduate, I'm going to go to Paris to live with Bohemians."

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"Who are Bohemians?" Christian seemed to have everything planned out and Kyle found himself intrigued.

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"People who believe the most important things in life are truth, beauty, freedom and love," Christian answered. "It's a group of writers and artists. They live the most scandalous lives."

He clearly approved.

[OOC: Night!]

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"That's a long way from your London."