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[dormition]

Hi. I'm back.


What I learned on my road trip:

1. Always take a head count before you drive off.

2. Ken-kun is a trustworthy keeper of the coffee.

3. Akihiko-senpai and Gogo-san should not be driving the cars at the same time.

4. Tadashi-san has no idea when people flirt with him.

5. Flowers in Animal Crossing are very serious.

6. Akihiko-senpai should probably not have been introduced to coffee. Sorry.

7. Points 2, 3 and 6 are related.

8. Everyone looks cute in mouse ears. Everyone, including Shinjiro-senpai.

9. If you go camping, you have to have a fire, smores, and ghost stories. And scorpions.

10. Dippin Dots.

11. It takes Hiro-kun and Tadashi-san less than fifteen minutes to completely dismantle a car.

12. No one else wants to hear the Rocky soundtrack ever again.

13. California has a lot of traffic. Corollary: America is very big.

14. Points 11 and 13 are related; see Tadashi-san's previous post.

15. Hotel beds can only comfortably fit two people. Some people would rather sleep in a bath tub.

16. Jaime-kun is a wimp about eating weird food. I finished it.

17. I missed getting to fight evil jello with Hiro-kun.

18. It's okay to text someone when they're sitting next to you.

19. Driving at night while everyone is asleep is peaceful.

20. I'm glad I have my friends. And I think I made a couple new ones.


Also, I have souvenirs. Including some for a few others... Oba-san, I got you something, too.

And I was wondering, what happened at the swear in this month?

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[ktfod]

What's wrong with my Rocky soundtrack?

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[dangerouslyinlove]

Sounds like you guys had fun!

It was a beach party. It was pretty cool. I think I got a sunburn, though. [since lol guess who forget sunblock was a thing.]

[dormition]

No one likes to listen to something that many times, senpai.

[grimreaping]

It sounds like you had a great time :)

[dormition]

We did. I'm sorry we didn't think to invite you... we'd only have had room for you in the trunk.

The sunburn was worth it, wasn't it? Did you meet anyone?

[resipiscent]

What is that thing you ate? Also, it was a beach party. You missed out, it was fun.

[dormition]

I got you something. It's symmetrical.

[grimreaping]

You did? It is?

[ Both of which are delightful surprises. ]

[dormition]

It's from Denny's. Cheese sticks in a grilled cheese.

That sounds a lot better than my swear in. Terrorists attacked.

[dormition]

Yes. I dropped it off in your mailbox.

[It's Jack Skellington lounge pants.]

lmf ahahaha

[grimreaping]

[ Kid's next reply comes slower, as he retrieves the gift and then has to count all the little skull faces. He's jubilant to discover there are an even number of them, both overall and on each pant leg. ]

Thank you! What a thoughtful gift. I appreciate it, Minato.

he has to use his gift giving skills for good!

[dormition]

You're welcome. It was fun to buy things for everyone. Tourist stores have funny stuff.

[resipiscent]

Looks weird. Was it tasty?

Yeah, I seem to remember something like that at my own... this one was pretty good, though. I like the swear-in, generally.

[dormition]

It was mediocre. But I've eaten a lot of worse things.

It's a good chance to meet people, and not just new arrivals. Though there's no reason we can't go to the beach beside that...

he succeeded!

[grimreaping]

Yes, they do.

Should I ask who preferred to sleep in the bathtub?

[dormition]

I think it was Shinjiro-san. But I'm a heavy sleeper, so I mostly slept through everything.

[grimreaping]

Someone you know from here, or...?

[dormition]

No, we're on the same team at home. It was a nice surprise to see him here. [Since he's dead.]

Are you the only one here from home, Kid-san?

[dangerouslyinlove]

It's fine. That sounds pretty uncomfortable!

It was, and I did. The beach was a lot of fun. [he's never been before and all.]

[grimreaping]

How many is that from your team, now?

Yes, I am.

[ He is glad in a way for that, given the types of things that happen here, but he's not used to being so isolated. Even before he met Liz and Patty, and later enrolled in Shibusen, Death City was a familiar haven inside his father's soul boundaries. With Father's Day only days away, Kid's keenly aware that this is the longest by far he's ever been away from everyone he knows. ]

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[oceanthief]

Most of these seem really specific.

[she thinks. road-tripping for gems involves conquering planets and mining them for resources, so she's not entirely certain on that statement.]

[resipiscent]

I go to the beach all the time, actually.

[It's only a short ride from his house, after all.]

So yeah, you're right. But it was fun to go. And the food is always good.

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[fastballspeciaaaaal]

holy Patricia Hill Collins! you didn't mess with someone's ac flowers did you!?

[lasthugs]

[She seriously loves all these unofficial but totally real nephews she's getting.]

Wow for me?? You're too sweet!

Looks like someone had a lot of fun. How wonderful! You have to tell me all about it. The swear in was a beach party so it was pretty fun over here, too. :)

[dormition]

[Minato had definitely been thinking that it was the first time he'd gone.]

We should go on our own sometime. American schools have the whole summer off.