lucetilogs | Weekend Get Away

Who: Kirk (universal_charm ), Spock (spohkh ), Emil (knightofratatosk ), Arya (aryaunderfoot ), Nymeria, and some others
What: That camping trip he promise is finally happening
When: Some weekend in May (to be properly updated when said weekend is decided upon)
Where: Out by the small southern lake
Summary: Kirk and Spock are taking the kids out on a weekend camping trip. Shenanigans, sugar, and other things she likely ensue!
Rating: PG, because kids

Kirk groaned as they finally came upon the lake. It had not been the longest hike of his life, and thankfully nothing had been chasing him with the very real intent of eating him, but still it was a climb and he could feel sweat dampening his neck. But, he had to admit, it was worth it, seeing the lake sparkling out in front of them, surrounded by pristine woods. You just didn't get that anymore in his world, as populated and urbanized as it was.

He shrugged off his pack from his back, reaching to get the tent he'd picked up from the store. It was rudimentary, at best, but it would do for a few days and hopefully no bad weather. Please, no bad weather. He could deal with a little rain, but it just seemed cruel to ruin a camping trip, you know? And it had been getting pushed due to a lot of other crazy business, so the least the weather could do is cooperate.

"All right, ladies and gents, let's set up these tents and then we can go check out the lake."

And, you know, try and catch dinner. Wouldn't that be fun?

[ooc: Just comment and list activities and run around having fun. Basic plan sound good? ]

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[Emil is also in the process of shrugging off his pack... or at least attempting to, because that thing weighs probably just about as much as he does and it's a delicate process to get the thing off without toppling himself over while doing so. Just give him a few moments here, he's totally got this.]

Can we go fishing once we have everything set up?

[Please say yes please say yes he's not acting like an overexcited kid here or anything, really.]

_{[ He looked over at Emil and had to resist laughing, feeling better
about this trip upon seeing the other's excitement. He had thought the
other just wanted to go on a whim, but he genuinely seemed excited. And
hey, that was a good thing in his book. ]}

Yeah, sure. Best get dinner caught early, right?

Right! Or realize that we're not going to end up catching dinner at all.

[That would be why he's carrying a bag full of other assorted groceries in addition to his pack. He comes prepared! And he is excited, since his last camping trip was... well. There was snow involved. It was not quite as fun as it could have been.]

Go on, pick us out a spot. I'll sort the last of the stuff here and come find you okay?

Something tells me you might have more luck than I will anyways.

[Emil can't help but laugh a little at that.]

You mean because I've actually been fishing before?

No! Of course not... maybe. Just go and fish will you?

You never know, you might end up catching more than all of the rest of us put together!

And when that happens I will be sure to call back to the village so we can have a massive party ready, because hell will have frozen over.

A party with all the fish everyone can eat.

[Emil, trolling a little bit? Perish the thought.]

Then you have a lot of fishing to do, because me catching one will set off the party. Hop to it!

... wait, you're not gonna use that as an excuse to get out of fishing, are you?

[SUDDENLY SUSPICIOUS.]

If I wanted to get out of fishing, I would get a bit more creative than that, I assure you.

Like saying that aliens were attacking or something?

God, I hope not. I have had enough of aliens attacking.

Oh, right.

[Whoops.]

... how long do you think it'll take you to get everything set up?

[Arya and Nymeria both set about closely inspecting the campsite once it's clear they're stopping for the time being. The direwolf is only a little more thorough, sniffing carefully to make sure of no danger, and occasionally pausing to mark the perimeter. Arya, for her part, is mainly just making sure of no snakes or other threats.

Camping isn't exactly a thrilling rarity for Arya, but she and Nymeria both are clearly more at ease out here in the wild, especially once the wolf has picked out a sizeable territory for the "pack." When they both come back to the main group, Arya and Nymeria alike are bright-eyed and perked up.]

Are we only going to fish for food, or should we catch something too?

[Arya can knock birds dead before they can take off from the ground, after all, and Nymeria can catch just about anything.]

_{[ He looked at Arya and he chuckled as he worked his tent up, which he
hoped did not look as hard as he felt it was. ]}

Yeah, that might be a good idea. No guarantee the fish will bite after all and... I'm not sure we'd catch enough to feed Nymeria anyways.

We'd need a lot of fish for that.

[It does look like he's struggling with the tent. Arya gives Nymeria a pat to the neck as a signal that she can go hunt, then goes over to help Kirk with the tent. It doesn't look like it's quite as hard to put up as the kind Yoren had.]

I can catch some birds or rabbits, though. [And skin them, too. A little blood never scared her.] All we'll need is a fire.

[Not bothering to taunt him about the difficulty with the tent (yet), she kneels to tie down a corner that still needs to be tied down.]

_{[ He was never exactly trained for this. Basic survival, sure, but
pitching a tent was not something he practiced til he could do it blind.
Tents in space weren't really all that helpful, after all. ]}

Well, I can at least make a fire. I'm not totally useless out here. But if you want to hunt something up, go for it.

[Hey, she can't blame him for not knowing it. He's at least trying, which is more than many highborn people would have tried back home.]

I can help here if you need me to. Before I go hunt.

No, it's cool. If you want to hunt, go for it. We have plenty of light left, so go have fun.

Weekend Get Away

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