Between the kindness of strangers and the rumble of the road

[foolishwren]

Who: Aoko Nakamori, Crow Hogan, Harry Mason, Heather Mason, Henry Townshend, Kaito Kuroba
Where: Route 38
When: Nighttime, August 31
Summary: Campfires are interesting places. Even more interesting when the people sitting at one are a detective's daughter, a guy who plays card games on motorcycles, an internationally-wanted jewel thief, an

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[bakaitoukid]

[sooooomeone has settled comfortably around the fire, Aipom perched happily on his head. HE DOESN'T WASTE MUCH TIME BEGINNING HIS STORY, leaning backwards with a hum and a devious little smile curling up the corners of his lips]

Has anyone ever heard the one about the girl in the scarf?

[foolishwren]

.... [Ohoho. She's pretty sure she's heard this one before, but if she's right, man it's a classic.]

I think so, but go ahead.

That's a good one.

[bakaitoukid]

[Gives Heather a look, and starts]

It takes place at an all-girls camp, where a group of three friends were sent for the summer. Cabins were arranged in groups of four, and of course, the three friends were all assigned the same one.

[a pause]

And the fourth bed was given to a strange girl with mousy brown hair. A girl who always wore a lime green scarf tied around her neck.

[SUDDENLY, his voice is high-pitched and girly] "Oooooh~ What a cute scarf that is!"

[and then suddenly, it is lower, but still girly] "Thank you..."

[and normal again] The three friends all admired the scarf the new girl wore, and they immediately inducted her into their group. From that moment on, the four girls did everything together-- swimming, hiking, archery-- they were practically inseparable.

[another beat] But after a while, the original three noticed something strange. The girl never, ever took off her green scarf. She would wear it whenever they went swimming and return with it soaking wet and sticking to her skin. She'd wear it when they went

[foolishwren]

[Yeah, it's a variant on the one she's heard-- but who cares, it's fun to hear it again!]

[So she'll be sitting with her elbows on her knees and her chin on her hands, giggling at the girly voices and the corniness of it all-- best part of campfire stories, amirite?]

[And when he reaches the end, she claps her hands to both sides of her face in mock fear.]

Oh. My god.

[bakaitoukid]

[SUPER SERIOUSLY]

It's the most unexpected ending, isn't it?

[foolishwren]

I didn't even see it coming.

I thought she just had a really ugly birthmark that she was hiding or something.

[bakaitoukid]

I thought she just really liked her scarf.

[sage nod]

[foolishwren]

Man, and you were even the one telling the STORY.

That's how you KNOW you've got a good twist ending. When even the teller has no friggin' clue what's about to happen.

[bakaitoukid]

[a grin, a wink, and a thumbs up]

Bet none of you can top it.

[foolishwren]

[... A wicked grin.]

Oh?

[bakaitoukid]

[this grin is a challenge]

[foolishwren]

[ CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.]

[harryusedworry]

...ah. Possibly.

[Though to be fair. Harry has heard all the stories.]

[bakaitoukid]

[a silly little grin, and then THIS IS TOLD]

[harryusedworry]

[A pause. He's not used to being in the audience of a story being told.]

I've heard it before, but that's a good one.

[bakaitoukid]

[a light shrug]

It's a pretty common story. 'M not surprised you've heard it before.