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[adamantined]

Things to Remember for the Night Hike:- Yes, I've got bug spray.
- No, I won't hold your hand.
- Yes, it is kind of crazy to actually believe that people have died or gone missing and never returned during these things.
- No, I don't know what that is and no, you really shouldn't eat it. Ask Dulcie. It probably won't give you magic powers. Real

Comments

[taravata]

There ain't many cougars, but bears? Sure.

Tell 'em to bring a compass and water.

[adamantined]

What, did you go out and take a census?

[taravata]

[ here would be a shrug. ]

I wander.

[adamantined]

And just count the bears and mountain lions.

[taravata]

Sure, that's what I do. Count bears and lions all day long.

[adamantined]

It sounds more exciting than counting sheep.

[taravata]

That don't even work.

[ Coming from a routine poor sleeper. ]

But you tell 'em to bring water and a compass. In case they gotta bunk down in a cave for the night.

[adamantined]

This isn't Man versus Nature.

[taravata]

A bunch of young kids. The dark. [ Shrug. ] High chance one of 'em will get lost.

[adamantined]

The only ones that end up getting lost are the ones that sneak off when our backs are turned.

[taravata]

Gonna be a whole lot of 'em. They're kids, remember?

[adamantined]

Yeah, and they're kids, not mountaineers. Most of them will follow the rules out of paranoia over anything else.