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[is_the_motion]

It's a beautiful warm summer's evening... oh, no it's not. In the tradition of Scout barbecues everywhere, it's absolutely pissing it down with rain.

Bonnie, however, thinks that being able to light a barbecue in rain is an important camping skill, so she is currently out front of the Scout Hut, balancing an umbrella in one hand and trying to light the first barbecue with the other.


[ooc: Opportunity to fully complete Grill Scouts, Fire Safety, Om nom nom nom

Usual Kid-friendly participation rules apply. Threadhopping encouraged!]

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I Can Do Better Than That!

[is_the_motion]

If you fancy lighting your own barbecue from the equipment provided (charcoal, bricks, umbrellas etc) then go for it.

Re: I Can Do Better Than That!

[sunbaked_baker]

Rae has a list of badges she intends to get. Most center on cooking, but she has found that the Gastronomer's Pennent requires that Fire Safety badge. This may be a good opportunity. Besides, even if the weather is wretched, she has on her colorful, stripey rain boots and her bright yellow rain jacket. Nothing is daunting when you have stripey new rain boots and a sunny yellow jacket with your hood up.

"May I try?" Rae asks. She has never tried grilling, and she is aware that she falls on the younger end of the Scout age spectrum, but she has seen Charlie grill many many times. It doesn't look too hard.

Re: I Can Do Better Than That!

[is_the_motion]

"Sure." Bonnie smiles. "Do you want to try settin' up your own then come get me when yer ready to light it?"

Re: I Can Do Better Than That!

[sunbaked_baker]

"Yeah!" she agrees, enthusiastically. "Do I just claim one? I'll just need a few things to get it ready to light, I think."

She can then go in and get ingredients and things ready for cooking while the charcoal gets ready.

Re: I Can Do Better Than That!

[is_the_motion]

"Just find a dry spot to set up, make sure it's a safe place to light a fire, and help yerself to the charcoal and things." Bonnie says.

Re: I Can Do Better Than That!

[sunbaked_baker]

"I think the hardest part will find a dry spot to set up," she grins, looking up at the rain clouds that seem to have no intention of stopping any time soon.

But she soon finds a likely looking spot. A spot with no standing water, at least, and nothing nearby that could be harmed by fire even if everything weren't already soaked. Rae pulls on some gloves to protect her hands, while scoping out Bonnie's barbecue design. Twenty bricks, it looks like.

It takes her a few trips to get the base of the grill set-up, and the iron grate over it. For now, she leaves an umbrella over it to keep things dry while she sees to the charcoal. First off, though, she darts back into the bar for some newspaper to crumple up as the traditional starting material for lighting charcoal - or at least as what Charlie always uses for the purpose when grilling.

Lending Hands

[is_the_motion]

Feel free to give Bonnie a hand with that first barbecue, or come to ask for help with one of the badges.

Re: Lending Hands

[runningred]

Jay's there, rigging tarps from the roof to nearby trees to give them a bit of shelter from the rain.

{ooc: placeholder tag till after work so I don't forgot.}

Re: Lending Hands

[is_the_motion]

"Nice job." Bonnie comments, blowing on her charcoal.

Re: Lending Hands

[runningred]

Jay waves a salute and clambers down from the roof, grabbing an extra rope to string across the middle to force it to drain away from them rather than form a puddle on top. "Couldn't let the BBQ get ruined just for a little rain." He grins, sopping wet himself.

Re: Lending Hands

[is_the_motion]

Bonnie chucks him a towel.

"Well I figure the kids could have to light a fire in the rain on camp, so I didn't want to cancel."

Re: Lending Hands

[runningred]

Jay chuckles and drops down in a controlled fall, catching the towel on the fly. "I can think of a few ways to start fires in the rain but at least half of them are illegal."

Re: Lending Hands

[sunbaked_baker]

There's a cheer from one of the scouts as she no longer has to carefully shield her little brick grill with an umbrella.

Re: Lending Hands

[fry_sandhu]

"It's wet." Fry says, standing nearby with some sausages.

Re: Lending Hands

[sunbaked_baker]

"It's still raining, but the food and grills aren't in danger of getting wet now, at least," Rae says. She is mostly dry in her hooded rain jacket, and she has been keeping the food she intends to cook dry using an umbrella while the charcoal gets ready.

She has kebabs of button mushrooms, green and red bell peppers, sweet onions, tofu, and summer squash waiting to go on the grill, with a simple glaze to go on it while it cooks.

Re: Lending Hands

[fry_sandhu]

"These are sausages." Fry says, helpfully. "I'm not allowed to play with the fire."

Re: Lending Hands

[runningred]

Jay hangs upside to high five her before dropping down. "What us cooking, princess?"

Re: Lending Hands

[sunbaked_baker]

"There'll be kebabs soon, if you want one!" Rae beams at him, jumping up to high-five him.

Re: Lending Hands

[runningred]

"Love one!" He grins. "Going for a badge or just having fun with the cookout?"

Re: Lending Hands

[herr_bookman]

Autor's out there, holding an extra umbrella for anyone who needs it.

Re: Lending Hands

[sunbaked_baker]

One of those who has need of an extra hand to hold an umbrella beams up at him.

"Thank you, Autor!" she says, grinning. "Would you like a kebab? They're nearly ready."

Re: Lending Hands

[herr_bookman]

"Sure, I'd love one," Autor says, smiling at her. Rain drips off of his hair. "The weather's horrible, isn't it?"

Re: Lending Hands

[sunbaked_baker]

She looks rather awkward in a too-big apron with too-big grill mitts on with a long-handled pair of tongs to turn the skewers with, but she's cheerful as can be. She is cooking good food, and having fun.

"It could be a lot better," she agrees, giggling. "But it could be worse, too. It's not snowing, at least, or storming really bad. And there's good food."

Re: Lending Hands

[herr_bookman]

"Snow would be just awful," Autor agrees, shifting on his feet. His boots squelch in the mud. "How have you been doing, Rae? It's been nice having you around my room."

The Food Table

[is_the_motion]

Place your spare food and eat other people's spare food here!