ROCKAWAY BEACH - THE BONFIRE

[Dr. Jar]

Ru-

"Um... I don't know about this."

He hesitates, before joining Babette.

"Um..."

[DKender]

"C'mon, Ru, the smoke won't do more harm than a breath of air. We're ... you know ... remember?"

Babette had a seat next to Ryder, in a primo position to listen to the beautiful guitar musics. She hadn't got enough at the concert.

"I may not be familiar to you now, boys, but I will be. All of us. August is making the next great thing. A movie, of course, and we're the stars. By the way, there are insects out tonight. Be careful you aren't bitten."

She swatted at the air.



"So, you two must be Anselm's new groupies."

[∆§Indea§∆]

"Don't be shy like Guy. It's a party kanga-Ruuu! Ya gotta be in it to win it... Or something.."

"Yeah... Like life is a garden and ya can't find it until ya realise it ain't ever gonna be there. Then ya find it. Like Anselm's groupies?"

[◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊]

  
                                                                                                        Ryder-
                                                                                                    "Whoa, what are you talkin' about?
                                                                                                 Um, there's no-- insects don't like the beach.
                                                                                                      Unless they're like, sand fleas.
                                                         Anselm-
                                          "Aw Babette, you are zo nice.
                                     Hey do you haff a 'dhirst?
                                        I only drink on a little, you cann
                                                  haff some too."

He gestured to the boys.

                                                                                            Ryder-
                                                                                     "What, man? No, no man, this ice tea is mine."
            Fee-
            *snore*

[Thy Dungyeon Maestyr]

  Paolo-
"You shouldn't pressure people into doing stuff they aren't
comfortable with.  The moment a libation is no longer liberating,
it's not even ... cool.  Lost my word."
                                                                       Jeannie-
                                                                  "I think we've had enough."
     
                                                    Darren-
                                              "No way, guys.  Everyone should like...
                                                  Everyone's gotta, or they ain't cool!"

[Dr. Jar]

He stands by their side awkwardly, and seems unwilling to participate in the partaking of blood.

"Um... Thank you for the support..."

[∆§Indea§∆]

August pursed his lips trying to get a clear thought before going over and giving Ru a hug.

"Awwww. I dun mean it. I'm sorry Ru. Will ya forgive me? Will ya?"

[DKender]

"I think I see a mint tea by the mint-haired kid."

Babette winked at Anselm and scurried over to Fee.



"I did encounter at least one mosquito tonight. It landed on my wrist, and I felt bad about swatting it, because mosquitoes must drink blood, or they will die! I think. In any case, it's only nature. Right, Ru? August"




She quickly transformed, and took a nom outta Fee's wrist. If anybody noticed, she'd planned to run away and dive into the ocean.

[Dr. Jar]

Ru-

"It's fine, August. Listen, uh... I'll be over here... and wait for you guys to be done."

He pat-patted August's shoulder and went to slip away to somewhere less awkward and farther away from ridiculously-high people.



Ru sat down a distance away to watch the ocean (Not out of sight, but a decent distance away.)

[Thy Dungyeon Maestyr]

Babette pulled it off, but noticed Fee was only a tiny bit
marijuana'd and much more booze'd. Either way, woo!

         
       Cameron-
     "Yeah, I guess, like, live and-"     Darren-
                                                             "Don't be a buncha squares, maaaan."

 Hunter-
"We're good, we're good.  Take it easy Darren."



   Scylla-
  "If I fall asleep out here,        Christelle-
        will I die of cold?"          "I'll make a blanket out of somebody for you."


       
    Paolo-
  "Peace, people.  I need to hit this stuff in peace if I'm gonna be able to surf."

[◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊]

Babette-- whew! Good stuff. 85% boozy and the rest was secondhand jank.

            Babette-
            "   "

  
Fee-
"Whoa... itchy..."
                                                         Anselm-
                                  "Mn, you know my mosquito friends?
                                    'Dhey can bite you but it's nice."
                                                                                                            Ryder-
                                                                                                 "Whoa, she just-- huh, she just
                                                                                                                 kissed yr hand dude."
            Fee-
            "Wha? Who?"
                                                                                                            Ryder-
                                                                                                             "...I don't remember."
                                                       Anselm-
                                               "Do you vant to lie down into
                                           a snuggly bunch vith us?"

                                                                                                               Ryder-
                                                                                                         "Huh huh... uh... what?"

Somehow... Babette felt more like...

[∆§Indea§∆]

"I think me buzz is gone like bees and Global warming y'all. Man... Poor bees. "

"Ya can always get warm in a car. They don't got heaters for nothing. Or blankets. Ya shouldn't skin folks though. Even for warmth."

[DKender]

"Needs a chaser ..."

She scanned the easy targets, finally settling on Kang. Babette nearly threw herself against the grown and wriggled around the bonfire like a sand worm, but she had enough presence of mind to stand up and stagger instead. She lowered herself behind Kang, trying to be as casual as possible. Nobody pay attention to the polka-dotted woman!



"Psssst. If you're awake, I'm only a mosquito."

She leaned forward, poised to nom on a delicious neck, but a sight arrested her movements. In the distance, the lighthouse was a grand silhouette against the sky. So romantic! Babette stood and pointed to the lighthouse!



"Somebody film me climb that lighthouse! I'm going viral! It's destiny!"

[Dr. Jar]

Ru-

Ru got up and brushed off his swimsuit. He wasn't sure if that was normal Babette or Drunk-Babette talking, but there wouldn't really be any repercussions for climbing it. For filming it...maybe...

"Are... you sure that being filmed doing something like that is a good idea? I mean, it would be good publicity for the film maybe, if it was supposed to be in character..."



"Ah, I can help escort someone to the car if they'd like... I wouldn't want anyone to freeze to death..."

[Thy Dungyeon Maestyr]

 
  Scylla-                                     Christelle-
"Don't get."                           "I'm just kidding August.
                                               You throw a hell of a party."
 
    Hunter-
"Doot dee doo, I see nothing."     Jess-
                                                        "See what?"                   Kang-
                                                                                             "What gives? Who... What?"
      
Cameron-
"Looks like Babette could          Darren-
   use an escort to a car."        "Stop being a wuss, dude."