Luau: The Main Campfire: Friday Evening

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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

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"You do stay yourself," he continued. "You're just in a different body. And it's not as unpleasant as it sounds. I spent most of my time as a kitten asleep."

He shrugged.

"Liir Thropp, incidentally."

Re: The Campfire

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

"Ned," he said absently, just barely hearing the introduction because his brain was too busy processing the whole 'being turned into an animal is fun.' "Naps are fun. I'm sure they're good as a kitten too."

Or something. Ned was just glad he hadn't congratulated Liir on being a kitten.

Re: The Campfire

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"They're rather nice, yes," he said, distinctly not thinking about what had made them so wonderful. "And it's nice to meet you, Ned. New, are you?"

Re: The Campfire

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

Ned nodded in answer to Liir's question. "I got here last Friday. And you're not new if you're asking me if I am."

Re: The Campfire

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"I'm somewhat new," he qualified himself. "I've been here since January. I started last semester. Certainly not a veteran except of a few small incidents."

Re: The Campfire

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

"January." Ned remembered what he was doing in January. Same thing he'd been doing in December and August and...well, for awhile. "It's not bad here, then?"

Re: The Campfire

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"It's better here than anywhere else I've ever been in my entire life."

And damn him if he didn't mean it.

Re: The Campfire

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

"Huh." Ned didn't feel that way but he was new. And nervous. "That's a nice endorsement."

He still wanted to flee.

Re: The Campfire

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"To be fair, I was living homeless on the streets of the Emerald City when I came here, but it's still better."

He didn't like to give false ideas about things.

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[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

"Oh." Ned hadn't been homeless, not in the way he thought Liir was speaking of, but he'd sure felt like it. Not that he was going to share. "What's an Emerald City?"

Re: The Campfire

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"It's a city at the center of Oz, which is where I'm from," he said. "It's not really an 'an' so much as a 'the' since there's only one. City, I mean."

Re: The Campfire

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

"Oz," Ned repeated. "Space?"

Re: The Campfire

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He shook his head.

"A faerie country situated between four deserts."

Re: The Campfire

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

"Right." Not space. Still no place he'd ever heard of. "Earth?"

Re: The Campfire

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He shuddered.

Then he looked as if he was a bit guilty about doing that before shaking his head.

Re: The Campfire

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

"Right." Ned sighed and decided he was just never going to figure this place out. "You don't like Earth?"

Re: The Campfire

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"The girl I met from there was less than impressive. She also accidentally murdered my mother."

If he kept saying it, it wouldn't be so terribly hard to say.

Re: The Campfire

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

"Oh." Ned had absolutely no idea what to say in response to that. None. "Oh."

Re: The Campfire

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He shrugged.

"And her dog wouldn't stop misbehaving."

He looked down at Digby.

"Not a proper dog like... he is yours, isn't he?"

Re: The Campfire

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

Ned blinked at the segue, still trying to gather his scattered thoughts away from the dark places they'd been sent to.

It wasn't working too well.

"Yeah." That was about the best he could do with words.

Ned crossed his arms, tucking them tightly against him and hunched his shoulders. It was almost automatic, to do that. He'd done it so often.

Re: The Campfire

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He reached out a hand for Digby to sniff.

"He looks like a good dog," he said, realizing he'd done something to make the other boy uncomfortable but not really sure what.

Re: The Campfire

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

Digby sniffed the person he didn't recognize for a moment before nudging against the offered hand.

"He is," Ned said, chancing a look at Digby. He could do that. That was all right.

Except it wasn't and he ended up staring at the sand.

Re: The Campfire

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

Liir took that as an okay and moved to pet his head. To be honest, Liir adored dogs and could have been just as happy playing with Digby all night as talking. But he remembered to be polite and looked up.

"Something the matter?"

Re: The Campfire

[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

"Nope," Ned said, keeping his answers short and simple. That was easy. Digby leaned into the hand petting him and wagged his tail.

Re: The Campfire

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

Liir just nodded to that and continued to lavish affection on the dog.