Main Campfire [evening]

[thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com]

After trying marshmallows the day prior, Katniss was drawn to the main campfire again tonight -- this time, with food of her own in tow.

She had made a stop in town, using a small chunk of the money she'd brought with her to purchase as many different kinds of food as she could. So, while she had several bags of marshmallows and even a box of Twinkies (they were growing on her), Katniss had bought quite a few moddable things that one might not normally see at a campfire.

While roasting marshmallows proved easy, she soon regretted the decision to try to roast a cupcake. As well as the piece of pizza she tried to hold out over the flames on the end of her stick.

Katniss had never really had enough food to experiment with cooking before. She dutifully ate everything she put out into the fire -- even if it was charred -- but she was well aware there was far too much for her to eat alone.

[open like a campfire!]

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[squire-hand.livejournal.com]

"You need a stick with a forked branch at the end," he said, eying the pizza-and-fire combination. "Or a pan."

Yes, the city boy was offering campfire tips.

"Is this taken?" he asked about the log sitting nearby.

[thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com]

"Yes. By all the invisible people," she replied, arching an eyebrow. Because really. As though she, of all people, needed campfire tips. She had figured that out already, thank you.

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

"You're not planning on trying to roast that fruit pie, are you?" Peter asked, more sort of curious than accusatory. It'd be interesting to see what would happen, at least.

[thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com]

She paused, eyeing the pie. "I was more considering trying to wrap it and put it at the base of the fire to heat it," Katniss said thoughtfully.

[squire-hand.livejournal.com]

"Oh, then--ah. Very funny." He sat anyway, invisible people or no.

He matched her eyebrow. He added a nod towards the fire and the non-standard-campfire fare. "Why?" he asked simply.

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

"That's actually a fairly decent idea," Peter said. "What kind is it, anyway?" He tilted his head.

And then he remembered his manner. "Nice seeing you again, by the way."

[thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com]

"Because I wanted to try," she replied simply. "Why not?"

[thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com]

"Strawberry," she replied. "We don't usually get them at home, unless we find them wild. Seemed appealing. And, er -- you too."

It was the reply Effie would have wanted her to give. Or at least the Katniss version of the reply Effie would have liked.

[squire-hand.livejournal.com]

"That's as good a reason as any," he said, looking through the stash. "How fire-worthy is a...pop tart?" he asked, looking at it.

Not that he knew what a toaster was, less a toaster-friendly foodstuff.

[thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com]

"I have no idea," she replied, barely glancing at the pop tart. "I've never had one."

[squire-hand.livejournal.com]

"Well, then, a new experience for us both," he said, opening the package to find...more packages.

And inside that package was a flat breadlike thing the size of his hand, a hard frosting on one side. He offered it to her. "Lady's honor."

[thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com]

Katniss hardly thought it was her honor as a lady to take one, considering they were hers. But then again, the only chivalry she ever saw was from Peeta or the over-the-top ministrations of Capitol men. "Thank you," she said, taking it. "I don't think it'll roast. It's too thin and hard to put on a stick well."

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

"You want unusual, you should try the snozberry," Peter joked. He sat down at the campfire and rubbed his forehead with a hand. "Are you actually planning on eating this entire smörgåsbord yourself?"

[thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com]

"I don't know that word you said," Katniss admitted, but she was able to piece it together enough to add, "but as much as I want to try to eat it all, I know I can't. I'm trying a little of everything. Help yourself."

[squire-hand.livejournal.com]

"Tie a spatula on a stick, place it on that?" he suggested. He looked at the other one in the package; it had crumbled at the corner.

"This does not seem like good travel food. It would fall apart in a saddlebag."

[thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com]

"You would just have to wrap it well enough," Katniss replied, shaking her head. "And not put it at the bottom. It's a cold, fruity bread, and I doubt it'd spoil. It'd do quite well if you packed it correctly."

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

"It's Swedish, I think," Peter said. "Like a big feast where there's not courses but everything's just laid out." He nodded in thanks. "And thanks."

He reached over to snag a cupcake to nibble on.

"Always good to try new things. Just be ready for a sugar crash."

[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

"Do you terribly mind sharing?" Rilla asked as she approached the fire. "Whatever you're making smells so interesting."

[squire-hand.livejournal.com]

"It would probably keep for some time; everything in this place lasts far longer than it would otherwise." He shrugged and tried a piece.

"It's good. Very sweet."

[thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com]

She almost smiled, just a little. "I don't have anything to do for the rest of the evening. And there's just so much food here. Every time I think I recognize the sorts of food eaten here, there's something new and surprising. Like these," she said, selecting a sprinkled doughnut. "I don't understand why it's so colorful. Everything here is so colorful."

[thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com]

"By all means," Katniss assured her. "I won't be able to eat it all, as much as I want to."

[thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com]

"There isn't much to the bread," she observed. "But it would keep you alive, in a pinch." She'd keep these pop tarts in mind for the future.

[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

"What's your favorite so far?" Rilla asked, peering at the pile of food.

[squire-hand.livejournal.com]

"If you like field rations," he said, putting down the fancy hardtack...after having another bite.

"Have you tried this?" he asked, gesturing at the box of mini-donuts.

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

"When there's so much," Peter mused, "color can get a foodstuff to jump out at a buyer. It attracts the eye. Kind of like fashion, in a way. The better dressed food will get noticed."