Outside Kazakhstan yurt, Friday evening

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Only a couple more days in the yurts! Hanna was back from feeding and playing with Velcro, who wasn't best pleased about being on his own. She had a campfire going, and was humming along to one of the songs on her player.

Also, there were marshmallows to roast.


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Kathy ducked her head out of the yurt. She'd been trying to nap before heading out to Baltimore sometime after mindnight, but it was too hot to sleep. So when she heard someone singing, she gave up on singing and went out to see who was out there.

"Hey Hanna," she said, with a wave. "What're you listening to?"

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Hanna took an earbud out, and the sounds of Waterloo floated out into the air. "ABBA? Have you heard of them?"

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"Of course!" Kathy said, smiling. This was definitely worth coming out of the yurt for. "I mean, Dancing Girl is iconic. But I've always been a huge fan of Winner Takes it All."

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"Dancing Girl I have heard, the other I have not," Hanna admitted. "But I am only partway through this download. Lottie made several recommendations of music to me - this was not among it - but I have also been purchasing random albums off the computer." She paused and added, "I am trying to catch up."

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"Hang on," she said, darting back into the yurt to grab her music player and bring it out to Hanna, scrolling through her music. It was a good thing she was so organized, with the vast amount of music she had. "Wanna listen?" she offered.

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"Yes, please. You can listen to mine, if you wish?" Hanna offered in return, and started to smile and sing along when she heard it.

"The winner takes it all
the loser has to fall..."

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"I have all of ABBA on my ipod," Kathy explained. Because she seriously had a ton of music.

"It's simple and it's plain,
why should I complain." Sorry, Hanna. When this song came on, it was impossible for Kathy not to sing along.

Funny. It just seemed so right to sing this song with someone else.

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"The gods may throw the dice
Their minds as cold as ice
And someone way down here
Loses someone dear... This is a very sad song for something that sounds so happy," Hanna pointed out when she caught her breath.

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"I think that's one of the reasons I like it so much," Kathy admitted. "If you're not paying attention, you think it's a pretty upbeat song. You have to pay attention to realize what's really going on."

[soniaroadsqueen]

The Yurt hadn't really been bad, Ringo had to admit, but she was glad they wouldn't be out here much longer. She was a city girl at heart, and being away from the comforts of things like air conditioning was not high on her list of fun activities.

But at least she'd been with fun people!

"Hi!" she called, waving as she walked up.

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"Hi Ringo," Hanna said, breaking off her singing for a moment to wave. "Would you like a marshamallow?"

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"I would love a marshmallow," Ringo exclaimed. "Mind if I join you?" she asked, walking over to where Hanna was seated.

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"Not at all." Hanna handed over a nicely roasted one, and put another towards the fire. "I think I will miss this. A little. But I would rather have my own yurt to myself."

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Ringo juggled the marshmallow in her hands, letting it cool off a bit. She giggled. "Really? Because all I want is air conditioning again." She reached up and wiped the back of her hand across her forehead as if there was sweat there.

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"I think I like the heat," Hanna confided. "But then, when you grow up in Finland..." Yes, heat was not a thing you had much of there. "But I miss Velcro. And my privacy. But perhaps I will build a tent on the dorm roof."

That class with Hardison had made that seem possible!

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"Oh, I don't mind the heat, I just like to be able to decide when I'm done with it." Ringo grinned, fanning at herself with her hand. "Though a tent on the roof might work for that. You could always come back inside whenever you want."

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"Very true. And to watch Dancing With the Stars." Hanna might have become a little addicted to that. "We should go Air Trekking again, when we are back in the dorms, with easy access showers."

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"We should!" As if Ringo was going to give any other response.

"Because it's kinda inconvenient showering all the time out here," she griped. It wasn't like she was going to give up daily runs or anything.

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"Hey, Ringo!" Kathy called from where she was lounging on the other side of the fire. "There's a toll to come hang out with us--you have to sing before you can sit down."

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"Kathy!"

Then Ringo stilled and blinked. "I, um, don't know what to--" Wait a minute! "You're teasing!" She laughed. "Just for that, maybe I will sing. That'd teach you!"

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"Go ahead!" Kathy dared, laughing. "We were already singing Abba! I'm waiting to see if anyone comes out and yells at us for it."

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"Fine, but I'll need a second to get the music," she pulled out her phone. "And then you have to sing for me!" So take that!

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"You think I won't?" Kathy challenged, with a laugh. "Bring it, Ringo."

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"Then it is on!" Ringo found what she was looking for, tapped her phone, and once the music started playing, started to sing. She even tossed in some dancing.

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Oh it was on now. They were apparently going to have a sing-off! Or something!

(Most likely, they were going to end up singing until they collapsed laughing.)

She didn't dance, no, but she did sing.