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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?~~]

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What? [He makes an attempt to pull her hands away from her face.] Come on, Rose, don't hide!

[[She allows this, just shaking her head a little.]]

Nothing's wrong, John. Absolutely nothing.

Oh, okay good.

[Biiig smile~]

So do you want to go finish setting up the tent? There's still two more things we need to do.

Sure. What two things are we missing though?

Well, for one, we need to set up the inside of it still, don't we? Unless you want to sleep right on the floor instead of in a sleeping bag. Which is fine if that's what you'd rather do!

And I need to put the stakes in too. You never know when random gale force winds will blow through and I would rather not be taken along for the ride in a dome tent. I imagine that might be painful.

Well, if you would like to put in the stakes, I would be glad to put in the sleeping bags.

Sounds good to me!

[He gives her a quick hug before rummaging through the tent bag, from which he pulls out four small metal stakes and a mini-hammer. He was made for this job, Rose. You have no idea. He then moves around to the back of the tent, and a few moments later there's the clinking sound of metal against metal.]

[[Ahh, hugs! She gave him a tentative one back before he ran off, and she picked up the sleeping bags. Slipping each shoe off before stepping inside (because like hell is she going to get dirt and twigs and grass in the tent) she sets one down and starts unraveling the other.

...Just plain blue, John? Really? Rose is going to have to fix that. Either way, it's rolled out and a pillow is put at the top of it. Hers (A pink, skitty themed one) is rolled out right beside it, again a pillow placed at the top. And then? Over the top a blanket is laid. Just to make sure they stay warm.]]

[Hey. It was the one he got when he arrived here. He didn't see any need to buy a fancier one when the one he had was just fine. Because that would mean he would either be stuck with two or he would have to throw the first one out. And that would be a waste of a perfectly good (albeit boring) sleeping bag!]

[John's still busily hammering away at the stakes, the third one to be precise, in the front right corner. And Casey...well Casey wants to help too. So she's pulling the backpacks into the tent. Is she a good girl, Rose? Is she helping? Oh please say she's helping. :<]

[[Or he could give the other one away to someone who might need it. That's what Rose did.

But yes, Casey. She turns around and just gives her a warm smile, pointing to a corner of the tent.]]

Thank you Casey! You can set those over there. Are you excited for camping?

[[You'll never guess what she has for you in her bag, Casey.]]

[The Lopunny is positively wiggling with joy. Yay she did good! Oh but wait she needs to finish what she was doing first! Bags, you are going in the corner. And then Rose, you are going to have a very excited bunny crawling over to sit next to you.]

[Yes Rose, she is very excited. And...you have something for her in your bag? LE GASP. She will never guess.]

[[Petting her head with a giggle, she makes her way over to her bag. Unzipping it, she pulls out another pillow - smaller than those of hers and John's - as well as a few blankets. Look Casey. She got you something to sleep in too!

She hands the small pile to her so she is free to make her bed as she pleases.]]

Here you go Casey.

[Excitement levels have reached critical mass. Hugs are imminent. Hope you don't mind, Rose.]

[And once she's done with that (rather tight) hug, she's going to drag the pillow and blankets over to the last free corner of the tent and make something that resembles a blanket nest.]

[Attracted by the borderline screech from his ~~bby gurl~~ ~~loving daughter~~ Lopunny, John appears in the tent opening, looking a little concerned.]

Is everything oka-- oh. [False alarm, nothing is wrong. Casey was just shrieking with excitement. Business as usual, carry on but oh goodness those sleeping bags are rather close. He's just going to hover awkwardly in front of the tent. What's he supposed to be doing again? The stakes are all in...what now?]

Oh, welcome back John. How is this? And yes, sorry. I simply gave Casey the blankets and pillow I had purchased for her.

[[Now it's Rose's turn to look expectant. She did good, right?]]

This is...good! It looks very...cozy! [He slips off his shoes and slips them, the hammer, and Rose's shoes inside the bag that formerly held the tent and tosses it over into the corner with the other bag. After doing so, he enters the tent and zips the entrance closed behind him before crawling over to sit on top of his sleeping bag.] Yup. Deeefinitely cozy.

I thought so too. [[She has never laid sleeping bags out in a tent before. She is very proud, and glad you like it John.]] All that's left now is to change into our pajamas. Unless you seriously plan on sleeping in jeans.

Or aren't quite sleepy yet.

[Oh yes. He's definitely not complaining about the arrangement. It just surprised him. He was expecting to walk in and find their sleeping bags on opposite walls.]

[This is much better!]

Mmm...well I'm not quite sleepy yet but I wouldn't object to changing. Hold on, let me go get my pajamas and I'll get out so you can change. [He moves over to his bag and pull his pajamas out and then makes for the entrance, unzipping it halfway so that he can slide out. Yes...he fully intends to go change in the bushes or something.]

[[Sigh. Well, at least she's able to change alone.

And once she is in her tentacool print camisole and pink shorts to match, she slips into her sleeping bag to at least sit in the warmth, waiting for him to return.

She has an inkling of an idea of what they could do...]]

[Did you want to change while he was sitting right there, Rose? The thought just seemed highly inappropriate to him.]

[There's a small 'ouch!' from outside as John returns. Guess who forgot to put his shoes back on and just stepped on a rock? He appears a moment later, clad in dark purple Haunter-print pajama pants and a black sleeveless shirt. After once again zipping the door, he crawls over to his sleeping bad and begins rubbing his sock-clad heel once he sits down.]

Note to self...be sure to put shoes on before walking around in the forest from now on.

That would definitely be an ideal thing to do John. Are you alright?

[[Glancing at his foot, she pulls her pillow into her lap and hugs on to it.]]

And if you are, I have an idea of what we can do.

Yeah I'm fine, it was just a little rock. It's just irritating. What's your idea though?

If you're sure.

[[Do you see this gleam in her eyes, John? You may want to change your mind.]]

Well, if we are to have a proper camping trip, we are missing something.

Ghost stories.

[Oh he sees the gleam. He sees it and thinks nothing of it or of changing his mind. Because you know that part of your brain that says "hey, this might be a bad idea"? John's is defective.]

Ooo, you're right! That we cert-- ack, Casey! [At that moment, Casey decides to interrupt by nudging her head against John's arm. And then giving him a big ~~puppy~~ bunny-eyed look. In her arms, she's holding a small brush.] Oh! Right. Here. [He scoots back a little and pats the space in front of him on his sleeping bag, taking the brush from her. Once she's settled herself in front of him, he takes one of her ears and sets it in his lap, brushing the curly beige fur before continuing. Like that whole interruption wasn't even a thing. Nope.]

[Sorry Rose, but this is kind of their nightly routine.]

We certainly are missing that. Did you have one in mind then?

[[It's perfectly okay, John. She's just smiling at the two, but nods.]]

I have a few I could tell, if you would be interested. And, appropriately enough, they are Pokemon themed.

[Brush, brush. John suspects nothing! Neither does Casey!]

Sounds good to me! Let's hear them then.