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▫ outdoor survival club

Who: Survival club & friends

What/When: August catch-all

Where: Various locations

Warnings: TBA

outdoor survival club

A catch-all for all your camping and camping-related activity needs. By the end of the month, proof of club activity is required — demos, photos and anything else that can prove they've been active is welcome, so it's time to make their club advisor jealous everyone all planned a "camping trip" without them or something.

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What the hell...? [Hinata is ????????? but he just. shakes his head and sighs, he doesn't know why he expected otherwise.] He really just does whatever he wants, huh...

[However, he makes a face, because. Buying rocks. Buying rocks??? He doesn't want to be rude to Komaeda's Relationship Status Unknown, but...]

It's a good idea in theory, but... You know we're outside and already have a ton of rocks we could use for that, right?

[Who's blunt? Totally not Hinata, it's some other guy.]

No.

[ they can be blunt back, even if they have absolutely nothing to back themselves up ]

Don't you know the seven "Leave No Trace" principals of camping etiquette? Number four: leave what you find. You can't just pick rocks off the ground and damage them. But here—

[ little shake of their rock bag ]

are non nature rocks! You're still not allowed to damage them, because I want them back, but this way you won't be disrespecting nature.

[Not their bluntness going hand in hand...

Hinata rubs a hand down his face. This is. A lot to take in.]

I've never heard of that camping etiquette before... I haven't even been camping in six years or so.

[Since his memory of camping with Amami is tragically erased... In spite of himself, Hinata is looking at the rock bag with visible traces of curiosity.]

What counts as a non-nature rock, anyway...? Are they rocks from the city or something?

[He could be asking about the fact that there's a discrepancy here - if Hinata can't "damage" them, doesn't that mean he can't use them to light a fire anyway? But this is the life he's chosen.]

Good thing you have me teaching you, then! Making campfires, grinding nuts, chipping away at them to make arrowheads, there's so much you have to learn if you want to survive in the great outdoors! Nature's amazing, so you shouldn't look down on it.

[ They see the interest and pick a rock out of the bag and places it in Hinata's hand. ]

This is nature's multitool. Cool, huh? Now that you know, I bet you won't ever look at them the same way again!

[ Anyways they don't answer the question ]

H-hey, wait!

[He flails a little bit when the rock is placed in his hand but? for some reason? he holds the rock in a death grip like it's monumentally important. The duality of Hinata Hajime.

But okay no, his mind got caught up in the wrong thing before but this one he can't let go.]

Nature's multitool... You're making a lot of good points, but you said these were non-natural rocks, right?

[stare

stareeeeeeee]

[ It is direly important and if Hinata breaks it, npc-kun is charging him. ]

Pedantry. Aren't we all made of stardust? Everything in the world comes from nature, in the end.

[ They said non-nature rocks not non-natural, but that undermines the point they're trying to make so never mind. ]

What I'm saying is these rocks come from my store, so you don't have to worry about insulting Mother Nature, only me.

[That is Even More to take in so Hinata just. Does not, he is sidestepping that to the best of his ability.]

Okay, let's just... say that you're right for a second...

[He has to, because that's too much for him to try to process.]

That's still not the issue here... If I'm damaging rocks by starting fires, and I can't damage the rocks I buy from you, what's the point of me even buying them...?!

[Not even counting his lack of money, but the details.]

I am right, though.

[ just to get that straight, for the record ]

You can't damage rocks you rent from me, because I'm going to need them back in good condition in order to rent them out again. But if you buy them from me, you can damage them all you want! They're yours to keep and use as you see fit!

[ So! In everybody's best interest! Hinata should buy a dozen rocks!! ]

Why would I rent- [Hinata's voice pitches up in disbelief before he breaks it off, shaking his head hard.] Okay you know what, no, never mind. I don't need to know.

[There's... probably people in the world that want to rent rocks. Probably. Right...?]

Even if I were to buy the rocks- [????????!!!!!!!!] -it's not like I have any money... So I'd still have to resort to using the rocks that are around here anyway.

[ "it's not like I have any money" npc-kun just stares at him like why are they wasting their time talking to somebody who's broke

... ]

I get it, everybody's feeling the economic pressure these days. But you don't have to sacrifice the finer things in life out of fear of not being able to afford them. You can always pawn something of yours to me, or borrow money with interest.

( comes out a bush, and there's a few leaves in his hair, and some twigs... anyway this is so downbad, but komaeda drops a few yen next to hinata's foot as he walks by.

don't talk to him. )

[ ngl they're tempted to pick the money off the ground if they didn't think Komaeda would burst out of the bushes again and bite off their hand ]

What- God damn it, Komaeda, why do you keep walking off...

[Reluctantly... Hinata reaches down to grab the yen by his feet. Why did Komaeda do that... Is he trying to tell Hinata something.]

I don't... know if I'm supposed to be using this... [Still eyeing that money suspiciously.] But I don't really have much in the way of physical objects... or nothing interesting, at least. Just some random things like birthday candles and rope that looks like it might've gotten... burned or something.

[Hinata please don't barter away your plot clues]

I mean... I'm sure there's probably exceptions, but you know most of us in this situation don't really have much in the way of money or possessions, right?

[ Birthday candles and burnt rope... maybe they'd give Hinata one single pebble depending on how long the rope is, but no, they don't look very convinced. ]

I believe in everybody here to do what they can. Like, if life presents you with an opportunity, [ points at the yen in Hinata's hand ] you should take it. If you don't feel like it's right to use money that's not yours, I can mug you for it, if you want.

[well that went from 1 to 11]

H-hey, hey wait! There's no need for that! [Hinata jerks back, curling protectively over the rock in one hand and the yen in the other like that'll actually do something.] Look, just... Don't do anything drastic, okay? I'll just... pay Komaeda back if it comes to that.

[Tiredly, Hinata wipes a hand down his face. The option of not buying the rock doesn't even cross his mind anymore. Unfortunate.]

How much do you want for it?

[ npc-kun can't help but break into a grin at the reaction, almost laughing but then remembering they have to stay in character. Even if that character is putting on their best (not great) thug voice: ]

How much you got?

[ All that money in his hot little hand for the rock please thank you ]

It usually goes for a lot more, but... I like you, so consider this a first time customer discount!

It's...

[Hinata looks down, counts out what's in his yen, which is the random number in usd that I asked Nimise for and then converted...]

...3,611 yen, if that's good enough. It's not terrible, so... I don't mind paying him back that much, if you want it that badly.

[The way being talked into buying things is his life now, in the future, forever.]

[ npc-kun peers over at Hinata's hand when he does, mental mathing on their own to double check Hinata's count. It's pretty low compared to the hundreds of thousands some people just waltz in with, but 3,611 yen for a normal boring rock? ]

Don't worry about what I want. You're buying this for you. You want it really bad, so a chance like this...

[ leans in a little closer, cupping their hand next to their mouth like they're telling him a secret ]

I'll sell it for that price, but don't tell anybody, okay? Or they'll think I'm playing favorites. If you feel bad, you can always pay me more later.

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