Compe Tent Campfire, Tuesday Morning

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For the first week, Juliet had firmly believed the tents were a joke and that at any moment, the school would come back to its senses and let everyone back into the dorms. Which were still a little basic for Juliet's tastes, but at least they had electricity.

It was now well into the second week, and she had to admit they were likely stuck for the duration. Juliet was just stubborn enough about being "real" that she hadn't yet followed through on her threats to get a hotel room -- which didn't, of course, stop her from whining every chance she got.

The bright side was that staying outside gave her an excellent excuse to work on a tan. She sprawled on her stomach on a towel set at one side of the unlit fire pit, notebook open in front of her as she worked on the monologue she'd promised Jono she'd write for the summer showcase. It was hard, communicating how dreadful camping was without sounding like you'd lost your sense of perspective.

[OOC: Open, of course!]

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"Oh, brie and bacon," Frank said. "I was trying to be fancy, which is... really hard when you're cooking over a bunch of logs." He grinned sheepishly. "I've never really cooked before. My mom pretty much handles it at home."

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"I don't cook either," Juliet said, leaving off the part where the Darlings had a cook. "Trying to ... well, it's brave, isn't it/ Adapting to the wild?"

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"That would explain why I'm so bad at it," Frank concluded with a grin and a snap of his fingers. "The wild and I don't tend to get along. Sweat and dirt... aren't really my things. Which is why these tents should be optional, for outdoorsy people and all that."

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"Are there any of those?" Juliet asked, sincerely curious. "And if there are, can't they vacation on their own and let us stay in buildings with roofs?"

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Frank laughed. "I wish," he said. "Or it could be an optional thing, like, half the school goes to the tents and the other half gets a nice hotel somewhere on a beach. Except it wouldn't really be half and half, more like... ninety-ten. But still."

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"We could check in at the Arms Hotel," Juliet mused. "I just don't want to look like I can't handle the tents. I am tough."

Like a creampuff.

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"I know," Frank sympathized. "I guess it's only a few more days, though. And after that, the dorms will look really nice when we get back." Pause. "Even though they're tiny."