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 Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:35 pm
Tent? Check. Sleeping bag? Check. Compass? Check. Fishing line? Check.
Riyo read off the list from her worn, decade old book on camping she'd picked up at the Bad Will store. She had followed the instructions to a T to ensure that nothing could go wrong on this trip of self-discovery and becoming 'one with nature'... Whatever that meant. Technically, she had sort of been camping before. That is, if you count sleeping in the alleyway for a night or two as a kid. No, it doesn't really count...
The one direction she had failed to meet, however, was the one this book listed as 'most crucial'. A friend.
Truth be told, Riyo couldn't deny that the book's suggestion was well-founded by the reasons it gave. Many things could go wrong during a run-in with the elements, and should you find yourself in a pickle, there would likely be no one to hear you scream. She saw where the book was coming from. The time the feline had picked, however, left little friends available. Prom. Blasted prom. Evil prom. She had purposefully set this little venture for such a time. This way, nobody would be able to ask her and she wouldn't be cornered into a yes. Last year left her with a bitter taste in her mouth, so what better way to deal with your problems than to run away from them?
Only one person came to mind when she scrambled to think of a partner for this endeavor, though it made her a little hesitant. Akubi, she imagined, wouldn't have a date for the prom. He seemed too aloof about relationships, at the very least. So perhaps, just perhaps she could convince the fat cat to tag along. What cat DIDN'T want the opportunity at the freshest fish they could get their paws on?
Slinging her oversized pack onto her shoulders, the demoness gave a farewell wave to her hoard of cats before practically banging on her neighbors door.
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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:08 pm
Akubi was aware of prom. He'd considered going.
Asking Siobhan or possibly Riyo.
Maybe both? He wasn't sure. What was the proper procedure for such things, was there a proper procedure? For him a 'date' didn't mean a relationship and even then going to a prom didn't mean a 'date'. Akubi was trying to figure out this little riddle when he'd accidentally fallen into nap-phase.
At least until there was a knock on the door. One lonely eye popped open and then followed by the other. The feline stretched and yawned as he crawled out of bed, going humanoid form as he reached the door and pulled it open, "Yes?" he stared blearily at Riyo.
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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:12 pm
As she was halfheartedly greeted, Riyo's eyes went wide as if trying to enchant the boil somehow. "Lets go camping." It wasn't a question. Questions left no for an option. It was more a suggestive 'you're going, you just don't know it yet'. "I finally got all my gear." Though the quality of such was... Shady at best. Good price didn't always equal quality, after all, and that much was obvious by how shoddy her backpack looked already.
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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:16 pm
Akubi stared at her.
"Cam..ping...?" His ears flicked a little as he stood up a little straighter, "Is that some sort of weird prom lingo? Or ..."
Wait. Wait.
Auntie told him about camping, some sort of dreadful business about sleeping outside for longer than just short naps. His ears flattened a little, "...Wait. What about prom?"
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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:23 pm
It looked like Riyo had been ready to debate the thought as soon as he said 'no', lifting a pointer finger and taking in a breath of air, but immediately deflated at the mention of prom.
Her brows furrowed and she shot him a look of distaste. "What about prom? It's stupid. You wear suits and dresses then act like you want to be around your date for the rest of the night." She paused. "... Or you don't and they feel worthless." That may or may not have sounded like she was speaking from experience, and the slightest hint of regret flashed past her eyes for a nanosecond. "Anyways, it's all bullshit and semantics. They want you to dress fancy and act like your having fun for the sake of the student council. I don't have the money for another dress and I pawned last year's off." She hadn't. That was a lie. She couldn't bring herself to sell something Lizzy had given her for free... But he didn't need to know that.
"So... Lets go camping."
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Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 1:48 pm
Akubi's ears went up again after flattening. Prom sounded like an event that was boring but on the other hand he wouldn't have minded experiencing it. Yet...
There was something about how Riyo talked about it and even the way she behaved that caused him a bit of pause. Riyo seemed lonely and now he had the task of figuring out how much he cared to let himself be miserable in the grand outdoors.
Outwardly he just kept his sleepy grin and staring blankly at her but inwardly wheels were turning.
He reached over and pulled her into his room and then began milling around in his room, "I'll make your life a living hell if this experience is unpleasant for me."
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Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 2:11 pm
Riyo didn't have any time to react as the sleepy-faced boil practically yanked her into his room. "Woah!" ohgodwhywouldyoutouch.
But... It seemed like she had managed to convince him. And momentarily, until she realized what was happening, Riyo might've looked... Happy?
"Well. My life is already Hell so there's not much to lose." A short laugh escaped the feline's mouth before she took out her book on camping and flipped to a page. "I've got most of this stuff, so I think the only thing you really need to bring is a frying pan and some spare clothes." ... Did he have any spare clothes? She wondered.
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Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 2:15 pm
There was a second of a pause as he went through his drawers.
"..Camping involves tents doesn't it? Or shelter? Are we sharing one?" Suddenly he was asking questions.
It was important to know these things, "Aren't tents small and enclosed?"
At least he was keeping in mind her certain quirks when it came to interacting with him and other boils. At least he cared enough to ask at least for now. It was the sort of caring that he worked up for friends and people he wanted to keep in his life.
At least for a small while.
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Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 2:22 pm
Riyo froze for a moment.
"W-well... Yeah." She removed her backpack and dropped it on the floor, searching through her pack for the tent she bought. "The ad on Scragslist said it was big enough to comfortably fit two. I imagine comfortable means there's enough space..." Surely she could deal with that. Surely.
The ghoul grimaced as she looked over the bag. The picture on the front made it look pretty large, at least. "I could only afford one, and the book said it's better to pack light anyways." Maybe... This would be good for her. Baby steps to overcome fears, right?
"A-and besides! I'm not afraid of sharing a tent with you." Admitting you were afraid of something might also help.
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Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 2:34 pm
It was fine that she could only afford one tent. He just wasn't sure she would be entirely fine sharing that tent with him. Yet, he wasn't going to question her on what she felt ready for and what she didn't feel ready for.
Riyo was a grown a** ghoul, she knew what her limits were.
Akubi finished putting some clothes into a small bag and then wandered over to his kitchen area and pulled out a small frying pan. "...Well alright."
He wandered over to her and then waited to see what was next.
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Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 2:44 pm
"H'okay, We've got everything." Riyo stuffed the tent back in the bag before awkwardly returning it to her shoulders. "I did some research on good camp sites around Amity, and I think I picked the best one." With pride in her work, the ghoul turned on her heel to exit Akubi's room. It was the start of their journey. "Some of the sites had restaurants that will cook the fish you catch, and swimming pools, and bathrooms with showers..." Hah. What a bunch of schmucks.
"I made sure the place we're going has none of that. No point in camping if they give everything to you, right?" Oh boy.
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Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 2:50 pm
When she started to describe a site that they could have used he began to be hopeful.
Maybe this wouldn't be so bad.
Maybe this'll be wonderful!
'...has none of that...'
They were going to die. He could just feel it. They were going to try to skin each other alive and eat the remains before this whole adventure was through. Akubi followed after her, not certain if he should feel excited or gleeful about the prospects before him.
On one hand suffering. On the other hand? He was going to be suffering.
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Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 3:07 pm
The bus ride to the Nightmare Rock Camping Area was sweaty and miserable, but for some reason, Riyo didn't seem miserable for once. She kept quiet, head tilted towards the window with a giant pack in her lap. This was going to work. And if it didn't, at least she was trying for once.
When they reached their stop, the cat ghoul promptly tugged on the cord and stood to exit.
It was... Quite lovely, for a mountain covered in foliage. The "Campsite" sign looked as if it hadn't been tended to for awhile. Vines had grown up the legs and... Were those teethmarks?
"Wow. I didn't realize how big the area was." Riyo mused, glancing around with large eyes. "This week is supposed to be really good for camping. Not a rain cloud in the sky." That right there was a cliche setup for disaster.
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Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 8:09 pm
Akubi sort of sat with Riyo on the bus and just generally, for once, kept to himself. He didn't drape on her, didn't torment her, and he certainly didn't talk much. One might have expected him to chatter on and on about something but that would require him to be excited about the possible misery that was about to envelop the both of them.
After a small bit he'd fallen into a bit of a catnap at least until Riyo spoke up and caused him to sit up a bit straighter with a loud snort, "Uhh....If you say so," he said with a furrowed brow.
We're going to die. We're going to starve to death. Rocks will fall on us and we will succumb to cannibalism.
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Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 8:24 pm
With anxiousness, Riyo practically shoved the boil off the bus and watched momentarily as it disappeared over the horizon. Was she nervous? No, of course not! Well, maybe a little. It was a good kind of nervous though, right?
Immediately she looked to the book to review. "Our fist step should be to find a proper site to set up camp. Lets get a nice place by a river or something. That way, we can go fishing." Riyo had never been fishing, but the very aspect excited her. Catching what you eat and eating what you catch. Living off the fat of the land, or something that sounded slightly less disgusting. "They will be the freshest fish we have ever eaten." The feline's mouth was practically watering at the mere thought. She couldn't cook, but surely she could catch something and let it simmer over a fire.
And so started the walk along the mangled trail up towards the river.
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