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 Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:51 pm
 Serena looked at him. "Something on his chest?" She found it hard to believe someone who was so into their looks would allow anything to happen to their body that would even leave a mark. She then looked at Ravyn. "Your arms?" she asked. She was curious now. "Your arms seem very nice." SUCH an innocent statement she meant, but could be taken very wrong. When he tapped her nose, she wiggled it and stuck out her tongue at him playfully. But she smiled at him. She felt better when he would talk with her. He had a very calming effect.
At his words, Serena looked a little flustered. "I..." her voice fell quiet and she looked away. She was not going to talk about that. It was probably the first thing she had really kept to herself beside her feelings about other people. She shook her head. No that would go unsaid. Blue eyes returned to him. "Doesn't sound very nice. How did a skunk get in your cabin?" Those animals were typically not very social with other species. She looked down at the tray of food. "I think I'm going to give up trying to talk to Chris. Why should I bother anymore when he's already made up his mind?" It was a darker side of her, a defeated nature.
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:10 pm
 "It is possible.." Not everyone makes good choices all the time, young or old. "I will show you in a week.. Or two.." After they were scabbed.. If he could control his urge to cut.. Shaking his head mentally, Ravyn smiled. "Feel better?" He asked, looking at her seriously.
He let her fall silent, he did the same so often. "I do not know. I think Axel provoked it or something..." That was usually how a person got skunked wasn't it? Whatever the cause Chris and the Chef had 'cleansed' the cabin of the skunk smell. "Because you should not give up regardless of what it is."
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:41 pm
Serena just thought about it for a moment. "I thought it was a fear of exposing his manboobs to the sunlight." She shrugged at that. Oh man, she was innocent. She curiously stared over to Ravyn. "A week? Or Two? Why the wait?" She wanted to understand. Seeing his smile made her smile more. "Mhm." She hugged him tightly. "I like seeing you smile." Hearing Ravyn talk about Axl, she sighed. "I would hope everyone would know to be a little more careful then to provoke something that sprays from its butt. Especially since its more then just him in that cabin." She looked at Ravyn curiously, "So.. you think I should still try to apologize to Chris?"
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 6:21 pm
"That may be the case." He figured otherwise but if she thought that was what it might be why not let her thing that. He coughed some, averting his gaze at her question. "Personal reasons..." Or he just didn't want her to see the fresh wounds and thing he was getting hurt or something..
He blushed some, wrapping another arm around her to hug the female. "Your smile is far prettier." Ravyn smirked, only to wince. "You would think, but he does not seem the brightest bulb sometimes..." Ravyn had only seen him while he was in the cabin being silent. He hadn't actually spoken to anyone before Serena.
"It might be a good idea to wait. At least until he has had some time to cool down.. Then take him cookies or something." Cookies were usually the direct way to someone's heart. Though this female seemed to have found an even more direct way to his own surprisingly enough.
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 6:55 pm
Her ears flattened behind her and she almost tried hiding her face, "I know it may seem silly to think that. But he was so scared." Now she was feeling a little stupid. Hearing the personal reasons comment, she looked up at him worried but she left it alone. "Okay." She hoped he would tell her if he was alright. Serena released Ravyn from the hug and looked up at him curiously, "Do you think he is at least nice?" If someone was nice it would make up for the lack of brains, at least in her mind. She looked at the tray of food she had gotten earlier. "I don't know. I mean he did get to keep the three batches of brownies with chocolate fudge icing I made to apologize with. If that didn't do the trick I don't think cookies will." It seemed like a step down. "I could always make a huge cupcake but.. I don't know if he likes cupcakes." She sighed. "This is really complicated to just apologize to someone."
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:41 pm
He shook his head. "No, it is a defiant possibility that he did not want his moobs seen on national tv or by anyone for that matter.." He tried to reassure her. It really was a possibility. Ravyn blinked, almost amazed that she didn't ask questions about why he hadn't told her. "Are you really curious?" He would tell her if there was something wrong, but he didn't classify straight lines as wrong anymore.
"Who, Axel? I cannot tell you for sure. I do not really speak to him often enough to be able to tell." Ravyn admitted, rubbing the back of his neck with a paw. "Maybe Chris will forgive you when he eats them?" He suggested, trying to make her feel better. "At the very worst you could just wait a few days or weeks until he feels better about things and try to apologize again."
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:57 pm
Serena felt better to know he had not thought any less of her and smiled at him. Hearing him ask that, she gave a nod. "I didn't want to pressure you into telling me, but I do worry about you, including your arms." Her blue eyes looked down at his arms. What was it he was trying to hide from most people? "I tried to talk to him once. He ignored me." She rested her head on his shoulder. "I guess I'm kind of tired, emotionally. It took all the courage I had to try and face Chris to begin with. And I spent all morning long baking for him." Her eyes closed. "I don't think I'm prepared to go through that again just to be rejected. Since he seems the kind of guy to do that."
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:15 pm
Ravyn shook his head, leaning away from her as he pulled his shirt up. He was muscular, but it wasn't clearly defined. There were many scars that ran along his body, though he wouldn't tell anyone what from. There was a reason he wore long sleeves even in the summer. Of course, it was his arms that would draw attention. One of the lines was bleeding some, fresh from being stuck to the fabric that had just been pulled off it. "That is why I do not show people my arms.. Even when I take my shirt off most of the time I leave my arm socks on to hide this..."
"Perhaps it is wiser to ignore some campers.. And hosts." the last two words were added as an afterthought. "Take a rest then, stay away from anything that could emotionally drain you Serena. Chris will most likely reject any attempt at an apology any time soon."
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:44 pm
The scars she saw, made her frown. "You've been through so much." Seeing his arms, especially the blood, Serena jumped up and ran to grab a glass of water, and a few napkins. She came back and dipped the napkin in the water, before wiping away the fresh blood. She looked up at him and asked him without any judgment in her voice, "Why are your arms so hurt?" She was truly innocent to the world around her. After carefully cleaning the wound, she used a dry napkin to cover over the newest incision. "Maybe.." her eyes were focused on his arm. "I do my best to treat others as I want to be treated. It doesn't always work out but at least I know I tried my best. That is why this thing that happened at the last challenge bothers me so; because I would never want to be undressed against my will and being caused fear." She smiled at Ravyn warmly. "Thank you I will definitely take your advice. I think a rest would be good."
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:32 pm
"Not really..." These were just reminders of his past. Nothing he was ashamed of or anything. "You do not need to worry about it.. These are self inflicted..." He murmured, embarrassed that she was trying to treat his wounds. "You do a good job of treating others how you wish to be treated. There are very few times that you slip up." He smiled, trying to encourage her. "A rest is always good." His smile stayed, pulling his arm away from her hand. "Thank you for trying to fix my arm Serena, but I do not need these wrapped. They will be healed soon."
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 6:15 am
"Self inflicted?" Her blue eyes turned to look straight into his red ones. "Why?" Her voice was gentle and curious. Her paw gently touched one of the older scars as she looked down at them. "Do they hurt you?" She was more curious then judgmental. Serena set down the napkin she had tried to use to help his newest wound. "Please be careful doing this outside in the woods. I would be very sad if it became infected." However, despite how innocent she seemed, she knew one thing: this was just a small glimpse at the pain within her friend. The idea, made her look up at Ravyn, pouting, before giving him a great big hug, hugging as tight as she could. Maybe if he saw he wasn't alone, maybe the pain would stop. It was a hope within her heart.
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:00 am
Ravyn sighed, looking at her. "Long story..." He muttered, probably the most he would tell her right now. If Serena really wanted to know, perhaps camp wasn't the best place to tell her. "No, they do not hurt anymore..." They did hurt at the time they were received, but now they didn't hurt. "If they became infected you would be the only person aside from me to know about it." He chuckled, she was the only one who would pay close enough attention to him for it. Though the pouting and hugging was a shock, no one had done that before, not even his parents. Ravyn blushed, returning her hug after a moment. There wasn't a need to mention that the pain within wasn't going to be easing any time soon.
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:10 am
She would not let go of him, not until she was sure he knew that he wasn't alone. "Well, when you have enough breath to tell that story, I'll always be around to listen." She smiled gently. Maybe that was why he did this? Maybe no one ever sat down to actually listen to him. "I'm glad they don't hurt anymore. They look like they were painful when they first got there though." She didn't get it: how could anyone do that to themselves? What would drive someone to that point? She wouldn't bother asking though. He would tell her.. if he wanted her to know. "Well, if they did get infected, I also know how to treat that using the plants outdoors for that." She had studied that just in case she had done something stupid to herself. She looked up at him, still clinging to him. "Ravyn.. I know you have lots of pain from past events.. and I know if you want me to know, you'll tell me about that when you want. But if you get any new pains... will you let me know?" If she knew she could do something to try and stop that.
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:30 am
"It is not that I do not have enough breath to tell the story, it is that Camp is probably not the best place to tell it. With all the cameras and all that." He rubbed his neck, that was his only reason for not telling her. "If we keep in touch after camp or if we both get voted off or something I will tell you then.." Ravyn offered, wishing he could put his shirt back on, but not making a move to do so at the same time. "They were not put there by me. Outside forces did, not I." He admitted, looking at her. "All the more reason to tell you if for some reason they do get infected." Not that that would happen, he was very clean about his incisions.
"I will try..." He murmured, not really used to people wanting to know about past pains. But on the bright side it was looking more and more like her concern wasn't going to waste.
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:40 am
Serena gave a nod, "To be honest, I think many campers here forget that there are cameras always watching." She glanced over at a corner wondering if that was where one was. She smiled at the dark-haired male, "Of course we'll keep in touch after camp! You're my friend, Ravyn." She beamed at him. She then blinked a little then shook her head. "I'm sure that will be part of the story after camp." This seemed like such a mystery and she wanted to know it NOW but she quieted her curious nature and gave chest one last squeeze before releasing him. "Trying is what counts." She smiled warmly. She glanced down at the food Chef prepared.. ugh. Did not look appetizing. Maybe she should have made their meals anyway. "Did you eat anything yet?" She had JUST thought about it now.
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