forum I summon thee @Young-Dusty

Started May 08, 2019 by @amber_is_in_a_loop

tune

Jessie nodded. "I understand." She really did. She focused her gaze and sniffed at it. "It smells quite good… It might be ready," she noted. "Should we take it off the fire?" she asked, looking over at him.

(ahaha yep)
"Might as well." Rick rubbed his hands together and pulled some metal plates from his backpack. "And let's remember to save some for Miss Charlotte too. She'll appreciate a square meal tomorrow, I reckon."

“Yes I reckon too.” Jessie edged out of the way si Rick could deal with the dinner. Even just a few inches further away from the fire, the night chill got to her; she wrapped her arms around herself.

Rick divided up the meat and passed it around. Slash took his portion, which was indeed the still-cold chunk in the middle, and was about to change forms so he could swallow it in one gulp when he noticed that Jessie looked cold. "You want my jacket?" he offered quietly. "I don't need it right now."

Taking her plate from Rick, Jessie looked up in surprise. She eyed Slash's jacket and nodded reluctantly.
She inched closer to the Deorn boy, simply to be within reach, and took it from him with a silent grateful smile.

Slash looked quite proud of himself when she accepted the jacket and chomped down on his meal with gusto. Rick noticed their interaction and smiled, thinking it was cute. "This is delicious, Jessie, nice cookin'. Seems to me you have a good instinct for spices 'n seasonings. Wouldn't you say so, Slash?"
Slash barely slowed down. "Mm-hmm. 'S good."

Jessie gave Rick a sincere smile, huddling beneath Slash’s jacket as she enjoyed the warm meal.
The gentle conversation woke Charlotte from her sleep. She rolled onto her side, facing her friends and the fire. They were chatting, and Jessie was wearing Slash’s jacket. She smiled softly and propped herself up onto her elbows.
« Dinner? » she called to them.

Rick brightened when he saw she was awake. "Sure thing. I hope you're hungry." He portioned her out a plateful of food. "Feel a little better now?"

She smiled at him sweetly, blinking the sleep away. « Yes, definitely. »
She stood up to walk over to the huddled group of friends, taking her plate from Rick. « Did I miss anything interesting? » she asked mildly, taking a seat between Jessie and Slash.

Rick shrugged as he ate. "Nothin' much. At least, I didn't do anything excitin'. What about you two?"
Slash looked up. "Um…no, nothing happened. We just talked for a while."
"We were thinking," Rick added, "That we'd all go to bed after we're done with supper. We should probably set someone on watch though. Any volunteers to go first? I can do it if y'all are real tired."

Charlotte swallowed a bite of meat approvingly before speaking up. « I just had some rest, so why don’t I take first watch? I can wake you in a few hours, Rick. »

"I s'pose that's fair. Now when do we want to get started in the mornin'? Before sunup or after?"

« Before. The more cover we can get, the better. » Jessie hugged Charlotte tightly before walking over to the nearest tree.
«Do you want your jacket back? » she asked Slash. « It might get cold. »

"I like the cold," Slash said. "You can have it until the morning, don't worry." He shifted into his animal form and curled up against the side of the hill, not far from the fire. "Goodnight."
"Night," Rick called. "I'll see you three a little before dawn, then. Don't forget to give me a turn on watch though, Charlotte."

She nodded, distracted by Slash's words as Jessie curled up comfortably underneath the Deorn's jacket.
It was a relief to see Jessie behave normally, considering all she'd been through. Smiling to herself, Charlotte crawled over to Jessie and set the girl's head in her lap.

Rick smiled as well and settled down on the other side of the fire. In just a few minutes he drifted off to sleep.
(I'm gonna have to go back and reread their plan again lol, I keep forgetting it xD)