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[usedwindything.livejournal.com]

Who: usedwindything and usedtherapy
Where: Ilex Forest
When: 8/20 through 8/26
Summary: WOO HOO CAMPING-TRIP-DINO-HUNT-VACATION-DATE-EXTRAVAGANZA!
Rating: uhh...PG for possible language?
Log:
[To say that John was "looking forward" to his second date with Rose would be a gross understatement. He had barely been able to sleep the night before they left and ended up knocking on Rose's door at five in the morning because he'd finally given up on the notion of sleep entirely. Plus, weren't you supposed to leave early for camping trips?]

[Unsurprisingly, Rose hadn't expected him that early. She'd given him a very bleary look, stepped back into her room to give her clock a bleary look and then asked "...are we leaving 'lready?"]

[Even less surprisingly...she'd fallen right back asleep the minute they had both clambered inside Elliot and gone on their way. But that was okay. Because she had fallen asleep on John's shoulder and he had absolutely no qualms with that at all.]

[And then a few hours later, his excitement wore off and he too fell asleep. Wow, their trip was off to a great start already!]

[Elliot wasn't the fastest pokemon but fortunately, being a ghost, he didn't really need a lot of sleep. So their four day trip ended up taking only two. Once inside the forest, Elliot went back inside his ball for some much needed rest while the two kids shouldered their packs and began walking through the forest, hand-in-hand.]

[Surely this was going to be the best camping-trip-dino-hunt-vacation-date-extravaganza ever! Also possibly the first ever, because seriously, who besides John would come up with something as crazy as this?]

Comments

this thread is backdated to the night of 8/20

[usedwindything.livejournal.com]

[It was getting late, the forest growing even darker than normal. And after half a day of traipsing through the forest in search of Bulbasaurs and Chikoritas (sadly, to no avail), John figured it was likely as good a time as any to stop and attempt to set up camp.]

[Keyword there begin attempt.]

[John was quickly coming to realize that setting up a tent was really not as easy as he thought it would be. Even with instructions.]

[usedtherapy.livejournal.com]

[[Unfortunately for John, Rose found it too amusing to allow him to figure it out on his own first. He was the man of the relationship, after all.

After a few good minutes of attempts, she chuckled and stood up from the rock she'd taken to sitting on.]]

Would you like assistance?

...how did i typo "being" as "begin"? what am i even *on* today?

[usedwindything.livejournal.com]

[Yes, Rose, he is the man of the relationship. And you know that that totally means he's knows what he's doing. At all times. Ever.]

[Even when he doesn't.]

[Like right now.]

Uh... [Another few seconds of struggling with some poles before defeat is admitted with a sigh.] ...yes please. That would be great.

/snerk/ It's better than adding an 's to the end of a he that doesn't need it~

[usedtherapy.livejournal.com]

[[She happily wanders over to assist him.

Though after a few moments, it's clear to see she has no idea what she's doing either. Still, she's chuckling and seems to be enjoying herself all the same?]]

...LKJFD:LKDSJFLKSDJLSKDFJ /hides in a corner and cries

[usedwindything.livejournal.com]

[They'll just...figure it out together then! YEAH!]

Sorry about this. [A somewhat nervous laugh.]

/smothers with love

[usedtherapy.livejournal.com]

About what? [[She pauses to give his hand a squeeze.]] It's fine. I've never set up a tent, so it isn't as if I have anything to judge you on. Not that I would judge you anyway.

[[Two heads are better than one. They'll get this.]]

/brb sobbing hysterically.

[usedwindything.livejournal.com]

Really? You haven't? [He looks a little surprised at this.] And here I thought you were sitting over there silently judging me. Since you live near a forest and all, I thought you would be a master at this.

[Yes. They will! He is determined...where does this pole go now?]

[usedtherapy.livejournal.com]

I may climb trees with the best of them, but that does not necessarily mean that I have ever gone camping.

[[She picks up the instructions and happily starts reading them off to him.]]

[usedwindything.livejournal.com]

Never ever?

[And he's going his best to follow them! There's something...vaguely tent-shaped starting to form here. At least from a skeletal point of view.]

[usedtherapy.livejournal.com]

Never ever.

[[Impressive. Maybe they'll have a tent to sleep in after all. Not that she would object to sleeping under the stars.]]

[usedwindything.livejournal.com]

Oh. Well then. It's a new experience for both of us! The tent part, at least. Since...we've kind of been camping since day one, haven't we?

[Of course they will. He is determined. They are going to do this camping thing right.]

[usedtherapy.livejournal.com]

Indeed. It'll be interesting, and quite enjoyable I'm sure.

[[Well she is more than happy to assist. You can do it, John. She believes in you.]]

[usedwindything.livejournal.com]

Well yeah, 'enjoyable' is a given.

[Oh hey look...he's got like. Half a tent here. Huzzah teamwork!]

[usedtherapy.livejournal.com]

Oh is it? And here I thought you've never gone on a camping trip with a tent before.

[[Huzzah indeed! This is going so much more smoothly now.]]

[usedwindything.livejournal.com]

I haven't, but that's not the enjoyable part.

[Indeed. Why didn't they think of this sooner? Oh wait...John's a stubborn butthead when he wants to be. That's why.]

[usedtherapy.livejournal.com]

[[Exactly.]]

Oh no? Then what is, hm?

[usedwindything.livejournal.com]

Well, everything is enjoyable when you're involved. That's why.

[Doo dee doo, putting together a tent~]

[usedtherapy.livejournal.com]

[[There's a light blush and a soft chuckle as she continues reading off the instructions, deciding not to offer that a reply.]]

[usedwindything.livejournal.com]

[He too falls silent, humming idly to himself as he continues work on the tent. Is that "Don't Wanna Miss a Thing"? It just might be!]

[usedtherapy.livejournal.com]

[[She listens, tempted to hum herself but not knowing the tune amazingly well. Nor does she really feel that comfortable doing so quite yet.]]

[usedwindything.livejournal.com]

[Aww...well he would have liked that. Oh well. He stops once the tent is done anyway, stepping back and gesturing to it with open arms.]

Ta-da!

[usedtherapy.livejournal.com]

[[And a round of applause.]]

Bravo, Professor Bamboozle. What will be your next trick?

[usedwindything.livejournal.com]

Well. [A moment of ~deep thought~.] I can make a berry disappear.

[usedtherapy.livejournal.com]

[[An interested raise of the brow. She hadn't been expecting an actual magic trick to be offered.]]

Can you now?

[usedwindything.livejournal.com]

[Don't get excited, Rose. What he has planned really isn't all that magical.]

Mmhmm, look watch. [He crouches down next to his bag and starts digging through it, eventually pulling out a small container full of pecha berries. Removing the lid, he pulls one out and then closes the container back up and sticks it back in his bag.]

And I'll need some help from my lovely assistant Casey~ [The bunny in question, who had been picking some flowers nearby, perks up at her name and scampers over. John holds up the berry in one hand. Casey's eyes widen...she thinks she knows where this is going.]

Now you see it. [The Lopunny opens her mouth and John sticks the berry inside and Casey begins chewing it happily.] And now you don't!

[Ta-da.]