basically a mingle

[fairsfair]

[ At buttfuck o'clock (translation: super late), if anyone decides to enter the garden, they will find the usual nice starry fake sky and nature. Nothing exactly out of place, besides a brand new campfire that Jake decided to start. ]

[ Sure, he had to dig a hole in the middle of the garden, gather some rocks around it, use the scrap paper from the suggestion box, break off dead branches, collect some fallen leaves, and pretty much kind of ruin how nice the field looked, but you know what, shhhhh... Jake doesn't really care. What matters is that he made a campfire and even if it's not super big or anything, this tiny thing is enough. You people should be happy that he used his own lighter for this. Look at how generous he is. ]

[ But anyway, Jake himself will be just relaxing in front of his achievement. Upon closer inspection, it looks like he finally used his coins to take a goddamn shower like a normal person and not take a bath in a river, so consider your annual miracle slot filled. 20 coins for a shower and 15 for shampoo, ridiculous... He doesn't want to shave his head that badly so he'll keep his hair and whatever stubble he's growing now, so have fun with Mr. You-Can't-Call-Me-Bald-Anymore. Find him either thinking of shit in front of the campfire or sleeping. You are more than free to try and draw on his face (keyword here: try). ]

[ But really, go off and do your thing. Tell scary stories around the campfire, talk shit under the stars, have boat races in the river, do it. It's a free-for-all. ]

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[puzzlinglad]

[It was just one of those nights, probably, and heading to the garden was pretty much the only and best course of action at this point. He kind of wondered if they'd get any other new areas soon, then sighed at the thought that he was banking far more on that than, you know, escaping. That was a problem.

But wow, a fire, okay?? What, how did that happen, why wasn't Calhoun running around in a fireman's outfit or something, etc. He heads over, feeling way more awake than me since I just tense changed I think shh, and stared down at Jake for a moment. He made a fire and on top of that looked... clean? Like he spent money?]

... Jake? [Have a concerned tone as he kneeled down, half tempted to check his temperature because clearly he was dying, probably.]

[Anyone else wants to find him poking at the little fire go for it, let's adventure, etc.]

[fairsfair]

[ Glad to see that the only time Jake will ever spend money is when he's dying. He's so happy that he has that kind of reputation now, but he'll just turn his head towards Hershel before back to the fire. ]

A little past your bedtime, don't you think?

[puzzlinglad]

[Have another pause before he says seriously] You... actually spent some coins? Are you feeling alright?

[Just gonna eye where your shit injuries were because clearly you have some form of dangerous fever that makes scrooge mcduck spend money or whatever.]

[fairsfair]

What, I'm suddenly not allowed to use coins?

[ His hand is still looking all awful-like? And his side is still an ugly fuck so does that count? And he did get burned recently for trying to get a stoic kid out of an electric chair so bam, here are your injuries. ]

Don't worry yourself over nothing. Had some extras from completing that Calhoun Hour, so I spent it on a nice shower.

[puzzlinglad]

Well, it's more you're you. Remember the whole arguing with Ema for a prolonged period of time while we were all injured rather than say you'd spend money on a shower.

[never 4get. He frowns at what injuries he can see from Jake.] How are those coming along? You really had me scared for a while there, it was... bad. [He sees that newer one and kind of just wants to sigh into the sunset dude seriously.]

I'm glad you finally spent them on something, at least.

[skyentificmethod]

[sometimes you dream of waking in the middle of the night and your house is on fire. so this is kind of like that, except not a house. Also, not a dream. While the smell of smoke did make for good impetus for waking quickly, her detective senses tell her this is less likely danger and more likely shenanigans]

...What are you even doing.

[fairsfair]

[ well, jake was thinking about burning that old couch in the lounge instead of this tiny campfire so he kind of close to making this danger and not all shenanigans. ]

I'll give you three guesses, but the first two don't count.

[skyentificmethod]

Reliving an idealized childhood with camping trips and everything, okay. If you didn't bring marshmallows, what's even the point?

[plops down beside him]

[fairsfair]

If you want to fashion this week's gruel into marshmallows, then be my guest. Even if you burn it in the fire, it'd probably taste better than it normally does.

[ Well, they can't sneak food outside of the cafeteria, but w/e w/e, they can use her dumb snackoos as marshmallows ]

[skyentificmethod]

[a, snackoos are not dumb; b, they are already crunchy so roasting them won't do anything. But...

You think that'd work? Gruel toast.

[blind_badass]

*Having been pretty hungover for most of the day, he's only now feeling mostly better. His sense of time is skewed though, as Snake's been resting and feels quite awake. He wanders into the garden and frowns. He can sense it's dark. Even with his eyes perpetually closed, he can tell if there's a light source in the room. So there shouldn't be a light source...except there is. Sort of. What? This needed some investigation.*

[fairsfair]

[ Jake will look up once he hears someone walking around, but instead of... you know, doing a nice thing and maybe helping the blind guy, he'll just stay seated and continue to play with his lighter by flicking the lid back on and off. ]

What're you doing up?

[blind_badass]

I've been recovering from being hungover and felt good enough to really walk around. *He cants his head toward Jake's voice.* What about you?

[fairsfair]

Kind of a shitty time to get up and walk around, but couldn't sleep. Thought this place was better than anywhere else in the warehouse.

[ The lounge was okay but all that "entertainment"... ]

[blind_badass]

That's true. There is something about an open space with no metal for a floor. *It is harder for him to get around because it's more open but he's learning to deal with it.*

Do we have you to thank for...I think you have a fire going?

[vengefulyears]

[Clive had been sleeping soundly in a corner of the garden, but eventually the smell of smoke travels over to where he's sleeping and he wakes right up, thinking that the warehouse is on fire or something but no, it's just some asshole making a campfire at buttfuck o'clock in the morning. What the hell.

So congrats, Jake, you're now getting a groggy Clive wandering over to you. At least he's not drunk anymore.]

Why.

[fairsfair]

[ Jake looks up and then back down. ]

Why not? Not a fan of fire?

[vengefulyears]

I'm not a fan of being woken up by the smell of smoke.

[As punishment for this, Clive sits down next to Jake. You have to deal with his company now, oh noooooooooooooo. But at least he's super tired, maybe he'll fall back asleep soon.

He hugs his knees to his chest and gives Jake a quick look over before turning his head to the fire, resting his head on top of his knees.]

You look cleaner.

[fairsfair]

Sorry I didn't think of your delicate needs.

[ Usual sarcasm. He may still be slightly annoyed on how Clive clung to his leg during that last event, but he'll allow Clive to sit besides him. You may sit in the presence of the king. ]

And that's kind of what a shower does, they clean you up.

[vengefulyears]

["As you should be" - is what Clive is tempted to say, but he doesn't. And he would still be sitting here even if Jake didn't allow him to so hahahahahaha.]

You actually spent your coins on something? You're not the real Jake.

[not_that_sasuke]

[Okay but why the hell is everyone wrecking shit in the garden guys this is the nicest room we have stop it.

At least he wasn't actually asleep yet, so it's not like his rest was disturbed.]

...Why a fire?

[fairsfair]

[ Hey, he took safety precautions, he's ready to stomp out this fire if it gets bad. Plus, they do have that creek nearby for water... ]

Figured we could get some heat in here. The closest thing we have to that is the fake sun during the day.

[not_that_sasuke]

...I just hope there's enough ventilation to deal with all that smoke.

[The "sky" doesn't really look like it has vents among all those panels but hopefully they're just well hidden.]

[fairsfair]

[ way to ruin this fun campfire with your perfectly reasonable concerns ]

I left the door open, and the second floor handled a fire before, so we should be fine. This is smaller than the one we had before.

[ Back when he started a fire with Kuzuryuu during the cooking contest. Ah, good times. ]

[not_that_sasuke]

You mean from the cooking contest?

[He saw. Not... that it was exactly easy to miss.]