( . ── ❝ this blows ❞ // one x one with ghost cat

[vaska]

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he believed her. shrugging his shoulders, he dug his teeth into the apple and took a big bite. as he pulled away and inspected the inside of the apple, a friendly little worm slithered out and seemingly looked up at him. "oH my, gah!" he said through muffled words. throwing the apple aside, he spit the rest out and wiped his mouth. "i want my money back." he looked at sparrow pleadingly.

sparrow gripped harper's hand, dragging him down the hill to the docks. "harper and i are here, sir." she declared. harper offered a wave to the man as they departed once more to the boat. "oh really? you're going to show me what tubing looks like? how are you so sure?" he grinned, tugging at the hem of his shirt and pulling the garment off. "how do you know i'm not incredible at it, and just being modest?" he flipped the shirt right side out and folded it sloppily before tossing it to one of the seats on the boat. kicking off his sandals, he tugged at the rope and brought his tube up to the boat. carefully, he got down on it and managed to keep everything but his legs down out of the cold water. once sparrow was next to him, he put his hand out, offering a handshake. "first person to fall off has to drink a concoction of anything the other person wants? sound good?" he wiggled his fingers, begging that she would agree. the boat's engine fired up, roaring and kicking the smell of gasoline into their faces. "alright birdy, show me your supreme tubing skills!"

[saltcow]

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→ lass | student | tags: harper

oh you're on salty boy! she replied, took his hand and shook it. she gave herself a determined smile and pushed herself away form the boat so the exhaust would not be in her face. as the boat started to slowly stray from the dock, the tubes followed behind. wanting to show her 'great skill' at tubing, she stood up on the tube, rocking back and forth and she bowed to harper, queen sparrow, at your service. she said, and flopped back onto the floatie, making sure to splash harper on the way down.

as the boats speed rose up, her expression just grew more and more ecstatic, her 'WHOOPS' louder and her taunted greater. im going to make sure to put some of that mystery meat in your drink salty boy. she shouted over the wind flying past their ears. when suddenly the boat made a quick turn and one of her arms flew off the handle. sparrow yelped as her leg slid into the water, and she attempted to pull herself up but never fully got onto the floatie again. as the boats turns got more violent, she continuously bumped into harpers floatie, laughing hysterically each time because they would each try to knock each other off.

[vaska]

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sparrow couldn't do anything without assuring someone else was involved, even if it meant splashing around on an innertube, splashing her friend. he shielded his eyes from the water, letting his shoulders and back take the blow of chilly lake water. sparrow made some comment over the rumble of wind in their ears, saying she was going to put mystery meat in his drink. just the thought made harper gag! He shook his head. "if you put mystery meat in my drink, i might become a vegetarian afterward!" He responded, straining to make his voice louder than the wind.

just out of the corner of his eye, he saw the boat turn. harper gripped the floaty handle as hard as he could, bracing for a sharp impact. he felt somewhat proud of himself as sparrow struggled to stay on, yelping at the water climbing her legs, yet he was still going strong. the two continued to nudge into each other, so they mutually took it as an opportunity to get handsy and try to push the other off. harper's hand cramped up, releasing his grip on the handle as he and lady-bird whacked each other with their hands. before he could clutch the handle again, he fell backward into the water. the green-tinted water rushed around his face and parted as he rose to the surface again. he coughed a bit, holding the bridge of his nose while treading water. the boat slowed down and started to turn around. "you alright kid?" the counselor called out. "all good, just some water up my nose sir." he smiled, pushing his wet hair back. once the boat was close enough, he swam up to it and climbed up, looking at sparrow a few times. she appeared over-joyed that harper had fallen in, a big smile plastered onto her pale features. "oh don't act like there wasn't foul play." he laughed, looking down at her. of course, harper was 'just as guilty' of foul play, considering he too had tried to push her off the tube. it was just too easy to tease sparrow about it.

[saltcow]

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→ lass | student | tags: harper

ok, fine i won't say anything. just this! and she jumped into the cold water, splashing harper and most of the counselors on the boat. when her face appeared above water she was met with harpers grin and about half a dozen scowls, sparrow laughed. she climbed up onto the boat, grabbing a towel one of the annoyed counselors gave her and took a seat next to harper, a big grin on her face. told you i was the queen at tubing. she said, playfully punching harpers arm. she sat back, thinking about what to put in harpers death drink, and smiled wickedly. oh, i have a surprise for you salty boy. and laughed.

the boat was about seven minutes away from the dock, they had spent a good forty minuets out on the lake. sparrows stomach growled loudly, which caused her to shift slightly and wrap her towel around her tightly. suddenly one of the counselors shouted, and the boat jerked to the side, causing sparrow to almost fall out of her seat. what the heck?! she shouted, grabbing onto the closest thing to her, which so happened to be harpers arm and the boat railing. she looked over the side of the boat and saw a family of ducks swimming for their lives in the opposite direction, oh, ducks. a worth cause to almost get me thrown off the boat. she said as she sat back down with a thud.

[vaska]

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grabbing a towel, he dried himself off and slid his camp t-shirt back on, sitting on a seat in the back of the boat. "i'm a little bit scared as to what you're going to put in that drink." he swallowed, watching sparrow get into the seat next to him. "just don't put anything inedible in there, i'm not looking for a hospital visit." he rested his arm against the railing, feeling the boat speed across the lake. he was startled from a daydream, being tugged by both gravity and sparrow. unable to grab his bearings, harper was tugged into sparrow. he wiggled his arms and legs around as he gripped for the railing once more. "i'd rather fall out of the boat than have a duck funeral, agreed." he cleared his throat, sitting back up against the faux leather seating. the boat sped up again, and harper wiggled his fingers through his hair to dry out any remaining water. he looked at the dash, trying to catch a peek at the time. it was still pretty early, so it gave him either time to recover from whatever concoction sparrow was mixing up or time to just hang out and do normal camp activities. either way, he looked forward to it.

the boat slowly slid against the dock, letting harper and sparrow get off as the other two campers got on. "well, alright, when do you want to make me drink your nasty cocktail of dirt and grass?" he grimaced, wrapping a damp towl around his back like a shawl. "do we want to change out of wet clothes and then meet in the cafeteria?" he figured the cafeteria's kitchen would have enough salts and goops to make something gross, right?

[saltcow]

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→ lass | student | tags: harper

oh, you'll see what i have to offer, and yeah, i was thinking of changing before i sent you to the hospital. she replied, stepping into her boxers and unwrapping her towel from her torso. hey, see you there, imma go run ahead cuz' i need to dry my hair. see you in a bit! she said as she ran ahead to her cabin, forgetting her shoes by the dock but not really caring. a few yards away from her cabin, she slowed her pace to catch her breath. she hung up her shirt, towel, and boxer to dry and stepped inside, only to be met by nine girls asking about how her tubing trip was. whoa, WHOA, geez, it was fine. why are so interested anyway? she asked fairly annoyed and grabbed a change of clothes out of her bag. "aren't you two dating or something?" one of the girls asked. if sparrow had a drink, she would take a long sip, spit it out and laugh, pffft, no way. harper is just a good friend. and waved her bunk mates off and she stepped into the bathroom. sparrow changed into a pair of ripped jeans, a long t-shirt, a pair of white converse, and a hat, forgetting to dry her hair.

sparrow unlocked the bathroom door and sprinted for the cabin entrance, not wanting to get harassed by more preppy girls. once she was outside, she sighed and shook her head. harper and i? yeah right. and she took off for the dining hall. on arriving she saw harper standing outside waiting for her, with a very worried expression on his face. you scared salty boy? she said smiling wickedly and walked inside sticking her tongue out at him as she walked by.

[vaska]

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the two parted ways, heading for opposite ends of the campsite. he slid inside, changing his clothes and hanging his wet ones over an unused bunk bed. some small talk with some cabinmates later, harper was dressed in dry clothes and out the door. as much as he felt he knew sparrow, it was in the seemingly endless walk to the dining hall that he realized it had really only been a few days. was it good, or bad that he felt he could trust this girl to make a probably poisonous drink? he couldn't dismiss the thought as he sat at the door, waiting for sparrow to appear.

finally she arrived, and harper caught a glimpse of her. he tried to fight the churning nerves in his stomach, but it was evident she noticed his concern. "err, yeah, a little bit, actually." he chuckled, pulling open the door to let her walk in first. "alright, go ahead and make a drink, i'll drink it all and this will either further strengthen our friendship or completely derail it, it's up to fate." a smile tugged at the corner of his lip as he slid onto a seat at a table. the area was empty, only their voices were the echoes. it occurred to harper that he'd never really witnessed the cafeteria completely empty. it was actually somewhat peaceful, compared to its morning breakfast rush which was stressful to say the least.

some time later, harper grew impatient and finally called out to sparrow. "are you done yet? it's been like, forever." he groaned, laying his head on the sticky table.

[saltcow]

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→ lass | student | tags: harper

yeah! gimme a sec! she shouted form the kitchen over the whir of a blender. she had throw all sorts of stuff into harpers smoothie, apples, strawberries, almost all the fruit in the kitchen and some juice. she had never planed to make him drink some nasty meat juice, all she wanted to make him a darn good smoothie. she poured her master piece into a coffee cup and sealed it, so harper couldn't see what was inside and walked out of the kitchen. are you sure about this salty boy? you can always back down and look like a pansy. she taunted, handing him his poison. she laughed when he grimaced at the sight of the cup, don't worry, i only put a little mystery meat in, so it shouldn't be that bad. then she took a seat at the other end of the table, waiting for him to take a swig.

although sparrow hated to cook for herself, she loved to make things for other people. when she was young she would spend weekends with her grandma learning all she had to offer. pies, cakes, pudding, you name it, she will probably have some handle on baking it. after her grandma died a few years ago, her baking was not commonly seen but she would always bake you something for your birthday.

[vaska]

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sparrow came out, a coffee cup covering the contents with a lid. she set it in his hand, taunting him. "no, i'm not backing down that easy." he smirked, bringing the cup up to his nose and sniffing it. he eyed her suspiciously. it smelled nice. too nice. "oh, only a little mystery meat. that's a relief. then i'll have less of a chance of an alien growing inside me. cool." he stuck his thumbs up before picking the cup back up and bringing it to his lips. he could only imagine what was inside. salt? he was salt bae. cajun pepper? probably. fish scales? probably that too. if she put eggshells in it, it would just further worsen the deal. he braced himself for the worst and began to drink it as fast as he could.

he was quickly stopped by a brain freeze, and the tastes finally lingered on his tongue long enough for him to realize it was just a smoothie. just a really good smoothie. "you catfish! this is just a smoothie, isn't it?" he placed one hand on his head, trying to soothe the brain freeze as he popped the coffee lid off with his other hand to inspect the drink. "you... stinker!" he looked up at her, smiling cheekily. once the headache passed, he took another sip. "nice job lady bird, you had me good." he lifted the plastic cup to her in a 'cheers' manner before taking another slurp. "okay, but really, what's the big idea? are you hiding a dead fish at the bottom of this? fingernail clippings?" sparrow was proving to be unpredictable, in a marvelous way. it was starting to become quite a bummer that he wouldn't see her again most likely, or at least not until next summer. she seemed like just enough spontaneity to keep harper's life interesting.

[saltcow]

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→ lass | student | tags: harper

nope! nothin's at the bottom, just wanted to make you a smoothie! she said smiling, and stood up. ok! we have a day and a half left in camp, and i have made a vow to myself that i shall spend every back breaking moment with you, since we don't go to the same school. so what do ya wanna do?, she asked tying her hair up in a top knot. sparrow would truly miss harper, they had only been together for five days and he was already one of her closer pals. she frowned at the thought, man im going to miss this salty, lovable kid. she thought to herself, i have no idea who else would put up with me. she looked over at harper, still drinking his smoothie and smiled, so what'll it be salt bae? i cant stand here all day.