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Who:

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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Well there's nothing other than this that I'm really interested in eating. Unless you would like to make pancakes for me for dinner.

[[John, you forget. She hates a majority of food.]]

I would if I could. But can't you at least eat some fruit too or something?

[Yeah but...that's not good for you just to eat jerky and candy. :T That's like...a road trip snack.]

...I'm not fond of fruit, John. You know that.

[[It's good enough. :I She's been eating well all week (as much as can be expected with her) can't she have a snack?]]

Pleeeaassseee? For me? Just a few strawberries or something, at least. Don't lie, I know you like strawberries.

[No it most certainly is not "good enough." >:I]

[[>:I

....

Goddammit John.]]

Fine.

[[And getting up to fetch the container of strawberries they have.]]

[He's just looking out for you, Rose. Honest. :<]

Thank you, sweetheart. [And taking a bite out of an apple slice...wait did he just call her "sweetheart". Oh jeez. Where did that come from? UHHHHH. Hopefully she missed that, because that sounded kind of lame.]

[[She didn't miss that, and is glad she's not facing him. Though her pause was probably pretty evident of the fact she did hear him.

And, turning to face him, she offers him a warm smile.]]

...You're welcome, darling.

[[There, that wasn't too hard. Much harder than she thought it would be. Sitting down to nibble at the strawberries now too. At least they're a little over ripe. Makes them sweeter, and gives them a little bit of a tart bite!]]

[Why is he so embarrassed about saying sweetheart? Get a grip John, jeez...]

[Just...going to keep munching on his apple slice in silence, trying to think of something to talk about.]

[[And this is when she offers him a strawberry.]]

Here. They're really quite good.

No, you eat that! I am fine with what I have.

[Rose, you are not going to pawn your fruit off on him. EAT THE DAMN BERRY.]

John, it's just one.

[[Oh my god why are you so insistent?]]

[Because he's John and he's stubborn. He sighs.]

Fine, just a small one though, okay?

Here. I'll even eat a grape in exchange. Will that make it better?

[[Fishing out a smaller one for him.]]

Yes, it will. [And breaking off a small cluster of grapes for her in return. Because, no. She can't just eat one grape.]

...John, I said a grape.

[[If you're going to play it that way, she's fishing out a second and third strawberry. :I]]

Yeah well...one strawberry is equal to like three grapes. You can't just eat one grape, Rose.

[Do not start with him, Rose. Just eat the grapes. :T]

Then a handful of grapes surely equals a handful of strawberries.

[[Holding them out for him.]]

Uggghhhh. Fine! Here. [Here is your ONE grape, Rose. Happy?]

[[Yup! And feel free to take your one strawberry~ Meanwhile, she'll just pop the grape in her mouth. Are you happy now?]]

[He supposes that he is happy. Though he'll chew on that strawberry a little begrudgingly.]

Did you think of a name for your Chikorita yet?

[Subject change! Let's stop talking about food!]

Mmmm...not yet. I want to get to know her a little better. And your Bulbasaur?

Nope. I'm drawing a blank. And I kinda...wanted to see what you came up with first.

Oh? And why's that?

Well...so that...maybe I could come up with something that kind of...matched?

[Oh hey there piece of beef jerky, you are suddenly very interesting. And now John is going to eat you. Om nom nom.]

[[At that, she raises an eyebrow, but chuckles.]]

Well then perhaps we should work on naming them together?