Camping Trip - Part 2

[markofthewise]

Who: People on the camping trip (you know who you are! I don't.)
What: Camping Shenanigans
When: Today (or previous days if you specify)
Where: Western Lake
Summary: Teenagers camping without adult supervision, oh my!
Rating: PG-13, maybe?

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Star Gazing - Any Night

[crytearsofjoy]

[Picking a spot away from the tents and the light of the fire pit, Winry lays out a blanket on the grass. She isn't too far because she's still wary of the night. However she wants it to be dark. Dark enough so she can see as many lights as possible. Lights from the sky.

It's almost like back home, where there was little to no light pollution. Unlike Central. The stars this night shine brightly, and they're simply magnificent. Winry spreads out on her blanket to stare up at the little white specks, and anyone is welcome to join her.]

[markofthewise]

[As typical before Sokka heads to sleep himself, he does a headcount to make sure everyone is accounted for. When he finds that Winry isn't with the others, he goes searching. Unfortunately he doesn't expect to find Winry on the ground, so at some point... he'll be tripping over her.]

Gaaah!

[crytearsofjoy]

Ouch! What's the big deal!?

[markofthewise]

[Sokka quickly rolls over and gets on his knees, quickly recognizing the voice.]

Winry? What are you doing out here?

[crytearsofjoy]

[She sits up, holding her side where Sokka bumped into her.] I'm watching the stars! What does it look like I'm doing?

[markofthewise]

[He glances up at the stars sheepishly.]

... oh. [Then he spots her holding her side.] You okay?

[crytearsofjoy]

Yeah, it' probably won't even bruise.

[...] You want to join me?

[markofthewise]

[For a moment he glances back at the campsite. Eh, they'll be fine without him. He smiles and nods.]

If you don't mind, sure. If we were back home, I could point out the constellations to you. Not so much here. Different sky and all.

[crytearsofjoy]

That's alright, it looks beautiful all the same. [She scoots over to make room for him on the blanket.]

This icon is totally at night

[markofthewise]

[He comes and sits down next to her. Of course, he's being careful to give her space. They're not freezing after all.]

Thanks. [He goes back to stargazing.] We used to do this almost every night, before I arrived in Luceti.

Totally

[crytearsofjoy]

Did you? [She leans back, her arms spread behind her for support.] That must have been really nice.

[markofthewise]

Except for the nights where it rained! [He ends up doing the same, not content to simply just lie down just yet.] What about you?

[crytearsofjoy]

When I was younger Ed, Al, and I used to go out at night, but not so much anymore. I work late into the night now, and Rush Valley's light pollution doesn't let many stars be seen.

[markofthewise]

[Light pollution? He thinks about that for a moment. He recalls there nights in Ba Sing Se... it wasn't that bright at night, but some places would still have their lanterns burning well into the night. That did make it harder to see.]

That's too bad.

[wings_thatwait]

It's not like that at Resembool though! Back home, in the farm land, there aren't as many houses or buildings that have electricity on at night. [She gets sick of craning her neck so she slides back and lies down.]

[markofthewise]

[He takes his eyes off the sky as she lies down and glances down at her.]

You know, did I ever tell you about the Southern Lights back home?