Picnic time! Come one come all!

[savedbyasong]

Characters: Shion, Becca and everyone else
Format: Prose, action, everything
This log is: Open! Picnic party post! Everyone is invited ever! Just assume they saw your character and dragged them along! Bring food if you like!
Location: The woods.
Summary: Shion and Becca go on a picnic, they invite everyone! Tag them, tag each other. Have a food fight!
Warnings: nope

Shion had spent all his time after work baking. He still couldn't remember how to make cherry pie but he had made some bread rolls and a selection of cakes. He and Becca were taking Mop and Monster on a walk, and for a picnic.

Of course everyone else was invited, Shion asked anyone he saw that day in Fortitude or at work along, and they asked people on the way to the woods.

They found a clearing in the woods and started handing out food. Fending off Mop and Monster who wanted to share the picnic too.

Comments

[knightime]

Funnily enough, Dave didn't know about the picnic. He had kind of been all over the place. From running into Davesprite, to getting in a fight with Belarus. To getting his shades broke, and having Sis talk to him after two weeks while he was at work. He had even gotten his turntables and set them up in his dorm.

Now?

He was taking his camera for a whirl. What better place then the woods. He isn't quite man enough to get near the lake for some nice photos, so he's busy snapping photos of the woods, his attention completely focused on keeping his camera steady as he tries to get a photo of a bird that's caught his eye.

[pencilpremonition]

Once Becca has everything set up, she's pulled out her notebooks to sketch the surroundings. She turns her attention to that bird as well, sketching it quietly. She spots Dave and his camera, and adds him to the scene, smirking softly.

[knightime]

Since Becca hadn't prompted him or made enough noise to catch his attention, Dave is still pretty much trying to get the perfect photo of this stupid bird. He lets the camera fall back on his chest and shifts the shades (pointed and anime shaped and not his usual aviators) up onto the top of his head before putting the camera back up to eye level.

Bright red irises focused completely on the bird, before there's a small click from his camera.

[pencilpremonition]

"Did you get it?" she asked quietly when she heard the shutter. She didn't want to startle the bird and ruin his photograph, but she was curious about how he was faring.

His change in glasses didn't get much of her attention. She noticed, but she didn't really know that his usual shades were his 'signature', nor that the pointed ones had any significance.

[knightime]

The only indication of being startled is the slight jump as he turned in her direction. Oh. Holy shit, when did you get there. He slides the shades back over his eyes out of instinct, and lets the camera hang loosely from his neck.

He gives her a curt nod before jabbing his thumb at the picnic ensemble curiously.

[pencilpremonition]

"Sorry, didn't mean to startle you," she offered after seeing his jump. Still, she smiled cheerily when he indicated the picnic. "Me and Shion wanted to have a picnic, but we started inviting everybody. Want some? It's for sharing," she insisted, going over to the food to start making a plate for him.

[savedbyasong]

Shion saw Dave and waved going over. Of course Shion being Shion noticed that his glasses were different. "Hello Dave!" It was almost becoming instinct to check his face for bruises now.

[knightime]

Oh, well. Today Dave has some purdy little scratches on his face. This kid is just always fighting apparently.

He kind of just steadily makes his way over to the table curiously.

Uh
cool
you dont
no
its fine i can do it myself

Oh god damn it, you're probably not even paying attention to what he's typing.

[pencilpremonition]

Becca dishes up some coleslaw and devilled eggs before stopping to read what Dave's written. She laughs softly, but holds the plate out to him to finish filling. "Just being nice. I know you need your hands to be able to talk."

what on earth are devilled eggs?

[savedbyasong]

Shion frowned worriedly but didn't mention it for now. He just smiled and followed them over to the table. "Did you buy new sunglasses?"

They're...eggs or some kind. They have stuff in them I think???

[knightime]

He takes the plate, eying the food and looking around for utensils. Dave's strange need to decimate his food before eating it will never stop being a thing.

He places the plate back onto the table so he can type again.

naw
these are my sis
siss???
sises
sis
...

Wow, that really looks stupid without any punctuation. Oh well.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/dis-delicious-deluxe-deviled-eggs/detail.aspx

[pencilpremonition]

"Your sister's here?" Becca asked in surprise. It was like a gut punch. He had his sister here, and she couldn't even remember her brother's name or face.

Wait.

What if her brother was here and she just didn't recognise him?

[savedbyasong]

Shion smiled and nodded, punctuation or not he knew what he was saying and he knew Dave's sister, they had fought before and Shion had lost (obviously). He guessed what he was looking for and grabbed a fork that he had borrowed from the kitchens, since not everything could be easily eaten with hands.

[knightime]

yeah
shes in the other school though
so we dont talk normally
i guess

Although it was more like the Striders had problems functioning as normal family.

i mean i guess shes more like
a mom???
cause she took care of me
but calling her mom is kind of weird
plus im pretty sure shed beat me up for calling her that
ever

Yes, fork acquired. Be right back, destroying the fuck out of those eggs.

[pencilpremonition]

Becca had to look away from the tablet at Dave's explanation. She pressed her eyes shut, a creepy, awful feeling going down her spine. Was her little brother here, feeling the same way, only wondering why she wasn't speaking to him? Would he describe her the same way? Probably. She functionally was his mother in all but the literal sense. She was getting emotional, and that was stupid.

[savedbyasong]

Shion glanced at Becca wondering what was wrong and back at Dave to read the rest of the text. He hadn't known that, Sis didn't seem like any kind of mum... Shion thought about his own mum and looked down for a moment before looking at both of them worriedly, attempting to put a hand on each of their shoulders.

[knightime]

Dave glanced at Becca, but didn't try anything. Mostly because he had no idea what her family life was and he didn't want to pry. It seemed kind of depressing, which wasn't the point of this whole picnic thing.

so why the sudden thought in throwing this shindig???

Changing the subject.

[pencilpremonition]

"Because not enough people are accusing Shion of being my boyfriend," Becca said with a laugh, trying to break her sour mood that thinking about her little brother had brought.

[savedbyasong]

Shion blushed bright red. "We thought it would be nice for everyone to relax... after all the fighting..."

Still blushing.

[knightime]

dont forget kiddies
safe sex is the best kind of sex
use protection

Of course Dave is going to tease. He finally starts eating his food once he's satisfied that he's completely ruined what it is.

[pencilpremonition]

Becca's teasing was one thing, but Dave took it to the next level. She flushed bright red and hid her face in Shion's shoulder.

"Da~ave!"

[savedbyasong]

[Dave what. You are like thirteen. Shion blushed bright red... Brighter red then he already was...]

[knightime]

Dave comes from the internet. He also lived in a house full of phallic puppets. You seemed surprise.

Oh...wait he's never told you about the latter.

what???
gotta make sure you two are being responsible
play time under the covers is not fun if one of you accidentally gets knocked up

[pencilpremonition]

"Dave, the closest to 'play time under the covers' Shion and I would have is building a blanket fort," Becca insisted.

[savedbyasong]

[Still here, still blushing. Coherency isn't going to come from over here for a while.]