Luau: The Main Campfire: Friday Evening

[tricksy-spy.livejournal.com]

The irony of having a Hawaiian luau while in Greece probably hadn't escaped anyone.  But given that the majority of the students probably couldn't pinpoint Hawaii on the map, it didn't seem like that was enough of a reason to cancel what had become a summer tradition.

So in the early evening, the main campfire was transformed into a party place with coconuts, grass skirts, and leis for everyone.  A pig was slowly roasting over the fire, and a huge moddable buffet spread out to the flagpole. 

A dance floor was set up, and Hawaiian music was playing, but there was also plenty of grass spread with blankets for the less-rhythm-inclined.

[OOC:  YAAAAAY LUAU!  Students, teachers, and townies all welcome!]

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Re: The Campfire [NFB]

[time-flyer-5.livejournal.com]

"Oh, no." Jen covered her face with both hands for a moment. "Don't bring past lives into it; it's already complicated enough."

Re: The Campfire [NFB]

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"True. I'm starting to feel the need for flow charts to explain it all," she told Jen, shaking her head. "That is pretty complicated."

Re: The Campfire [NFB]

[time-flyer-5.livejournal.com]

Jen coughed. "I . . . did actually draw one yesterday. Maybe. Possibly."

Re: The Campfire [NFB]

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Was it color coded?" Sometimes the only way to cope with trauma was to joke about it.

Re: The Campfire [NFB]

[time-flyer-5.livejournal.com]

"I . . . maybe . . . yes?" mumbled Jen.

Well, it had been done in red ink. Which, considering it was Wes and Alex, was color coded.

Re: The Campfire [NFB]

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"My inner organizational geek applauds you," Isabel smiled.

Re: The Campfire [NFB]

[time-flyer-5.livejournal.com]

"Thanks, I guess," Jen said. "It's the only way I'm going to be able to keep my story straight around either of them, and . . . I hate having to lie to them."

Re: The Campfire [NFB]

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Understandable," she nodded. "Lying is tiring and frustrating. I did it for most of my life. It sucked."

Re: The Campfire [NFB]

[time-flyer-5.livejournal.com]

Jen's shoulders slumped. "I'm not used to it, much. It doesn't get any easier, does it?"

Re: The Campfire [NFB]

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"No. Not really," Isabel admitted. "Sorry."

Re: The Campfire [NFB]

[time-flyer-5.livejournal.com]

Jen snorted lightly. "I'll never say teenagers have it easy again, I guess."

Re: The Campfire [NFB]

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, but think about it this way," she pointed out. "Very few people here would count as a typical teen. No matter how much we might wish for it."

Re: The Campfire [NFB]

[time-flyer-5.livejournal.com]

"True," Jen admitted. "There's a few. Poor kids. The ones who can stick it out are impressive."

Re: The Campfire [NFB]

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Oh absolutely," Isabel replied. "My friend Meg for one. She's perfectly normal, from a perfectly normal world. But she's coping just fine."

"Would you want that? If it was possible? To just start over as a perfectly normal teenager?"

Re: The Campfire [NFB]

[time-flyer-5.livejournal.com]

"Maybe," Jen said reluctantly. "But not in my time, I don't think. The longer I'm here the more I think that's no kind of life for anyone."

Re: The Campfire [NFB]

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I'd have to agree. Just from what I've learned talking to you, and talking to Alex, I'm not all that impressed."

Isabel snickered. "I should add, he never said he was from another time. He told me he was from California. And a Sciencetologist. Obviously I knew he wasn't true but I didn't push. I mean, he's not the first person to come here thinking they had to keep secrets."

Re: The Campfire [NFB]

[time-flyer-5.livejournal.com]

Jen burst out laughing. "That's his cover story? Oh, Alex."

Re: The Campfire [NFB]

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Seriously," she grinned. "You might want to let him know it's okay to loosen up around here."

Re: The Campfire [NFB]

[time-flyer-5.livejournal.com]

"This is as loosened up as I've ever seen him," Jen admitted. "Compared to the guy whose engagement ring I returned, he's a party animal."

Re: The Campfire [NFB]

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel couldn't help herself, she stared. "Really? Can I ask what you saw in him?"

Re: The Campfire [NFB]

[time-flyer-5.livejournal.com]

Jen smiled slightly. "He was smart, and so much more competent than I was, and he cared so much about what we were doing." Back when she'd believed completely in Time Force. "I was a rookie cadet, and he went out of his way to help me out, and besides, I thought he was gorgeous."

Re: The Campfire [NFB]

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Reminding herself that Alex was older when Jen fell for him, Isabel nodded. "All very excellent reasons."

"What about Wes?"

Re: The Campfire [NFB]

[time-flyer-5.livejournal.com]

"Oh, Wes." Jen leaned back against a tree. "I hated him so much when I first met him. He was nothing like Alex; he acted like everything was a game to him. But he was so much fun, you know? Wouldn't let me take everything so seriously, and it drove me crazy at first, but he cares just as much about the things that matter to him in a different way. He might not have always known what he was doing, but he always believed in me. Long after Alex would have called a tactical retreat."

Re: The Campfire [NFB]

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Fun's important. But knowing someone believes in you," Isabel said quietly, remembering everything Wyatt had told her when she was trying to take control from Meris. "That's everything."

Re: The Campfire [NFB]

[time-flyer-5.livejournal.com]

"It is," Jen agreed, thinking of all the times Wes had fallen asleep by her bed after she'd taken a beating, or taken a beating from her when she'd gone crazy with an obsession for revenge. "And that's the hard part. This Wes isn't that guy yet. Maybe he's in there somewhere, but . . ."