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Gwen has to resist the urge to check her bags again. She's already double-and-triple checked her bags, and has to remember that she's only going away for the weekend. She doesn't REALLY need more than a change of clothes, probably not even a second pair of jeans. She has bug spray, and sunscreen, and Julius has directed her to the storage room where she can outfit camping supplies.

Puptents for one, and larger tents for two - or for a tall troll. Fishing gear, hiking backpacks and camelbacks, first aid kits and fire starters. This is also where hunting supplies are stored in part - knives, both hunting, boning, and skinning, bows and arrows... does that bottle say DEER URINE? Cooking kits and sterno, a chemical toilet, sleeping pads, a sat radio, solar lantern...

Her head might spin, don't you just need a tent and a stick to roast weenies on?

Wait, deer urine is good for protecting your camp from intruders right? Animals. She's studied animals.. scent is important. And, she does recall some basics from her time as a runaway, not fond memories those. She learned that if you have a choice of blanket over you or under you, put it under you or the ground will suck the heat right out of you at night

Deer urine... no, she's thinking of fox or wolf urine, to drive off other predators. Or, to keep prey animals out of the garden, not that it works on Chimera. Deer urine, Aiden treats his clothes with before going hunting. It's... pungent, but keeps the deer from scenting him.

Yes, that's right. A sleeping bag is fine in the summer, but in the winter, that's when she'd want to include the mat to keep the ground's chill away. Then again, a mat can also add to padding, for a more comfortable sleep... or whatever you may do on it.

"Wow, I have gotten soft" An odd thing for a girl with stone skin to say, but the real truth isn't that she's soft. She's nervous. She's lucky she knows her own name. Chuck and she are going to make love

She swallows, blushes and ..what was supposed to go in order again? oh right

A voice in the door, "There was something in the air that night, the stars were bright, Fernando..." Bluebell greets her with a softly warbled tune.

"Blue beeelll" A musical tone to the teenage embarrasment "I'm just sorting ..supplies." THank goodness she's on the pill but even there, she's got.. stuff.

"Oh, supplies, supplies. I brought supplies! I know how to camp, after all." A small drawstring bag offered over.

She takes the bag "Thank you?" And opens it to peek in

Supplies such that line the shelves of convenience aisles that Olgar once directed a trod too. 'Protection' in sizes medium, large, and XL, and... flavors?! A tube of 'jelly' the likes of which never graced Marigold's pantry, even in berry season, and similar.

Gwen may have already been prepared, but Bluebell is taking no chances. What's that at the bottom - is that battery powered? It is a very... complete sampling.

"BLUEBELL" A blush that goes across her face in both mortal and troll forms "I can't show Chucck HALF this stuff, it'll scare him" And I think me!

"He might surprise you... or you might surprise each other!" Her nose wiggles and she grins in satisfaction!

"Oh sweet Earth Mother and all her little hillside daughters... Bluebell, I appreciate all you have done, and the advice and the protection ..especialluy that last but some of this stuff is.... can I just get get debauched in SMALL steps?"

"No!" She says, gleefully!

"You're a baaad bunny" but she can't help but smile at it, even giggle. Crap . SHe's giggling

"I'm just drawn that way." A smile and wink.

"Okay. I won't this" She takes one thing out "or this" SHe takes another "Pretty not that" SHe takes that out "And not..." A pause "I'l hold onto this" She puts it back

"Awww. But! ...oh, that one is Fun..."

"I'll find out in my own time" She nods, then a look at Bluebell curiously, fondly

"You are welcome." Bluebell says gleefully when the sorting is done. "I might have made you come with me, to the Dildorium." Good lord, is that a real place?!

"That's.. that' not real" SHe pauses "Except, everything's real in the dreaming as soon asy ou imagine it, even if only for a flilckering second which means the more I think about that the more it's going to possibly BE real at least out there which... " A groan "Changeling hood is COMPLICATED"

A soft pat on the arm. "Have fun tonight." A wink, and she twirls from the room singing to herself softly, "Girl..... you'll be a woman, soon..."

"I hope she has a daughter that makes her bonkersone day"