Warmth fades with a bitter twist of his stomach as he watches Eris Halla interact with MATIAS SILPH. Yet he returns the wave, smiles as if he's not thinking of how easy it would be to step around the fire and punch the Elite Four, before turning his attention back to Tempest Quinn.

Chandelure's flame chases away the pleasant, brisk quality of the autumn air, but it's Temp's lewd comment that brings heat to Gavin's cheeks and colours them with a rosy hue.

"Right here, love? We might get into trouble."

Words whispered into his lover's ear, meant for him alone. Fingers ghost a path along Temp's thigh.

His tone suggests that he doesn't give a damn what the Scoutmaster thinks. There are, however, children present — and that confines his suggestive commentary to teasing at best, the brush along the thigh a promise for later.

He acknowledges paxton concordas with a nod when they make eye contact, then bursts out laughing as one @taro makes a grand, unfortunate entrance.

"As long as they're not those hotdogs. I don't believe in the 5-second rule."

Noting the presence of Adrian Malcolm and Rowan Wrynn, he offers them a much warmer wave than the one he'd given Matias.

"Hey! Didn't think I'd catch you here. You guys want a drink?"

While Temp had set up their campsite, Gavin had found a place for a cooler full of fresh water, lemonade, soda pop, and a couple bottles of white wine. He gestures to it in offer, should his brother or their partner want for refreshment.

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using this as my 'cozy by the fire' bingo thread (2/4 posts)
hence 3/4 with rosy skin

Just as Locke Jamison came in and brought up the need for some fire safety, Hideo felt a very familiar hand touch his head, ruffling his hair. "Hey Doug," he said, though he noticed a small oddity in John Sullivan 's motions. As Hideo quickly realized, Doug had recognized that his territory had been invaded, and went for the culprit.

Though it sounded like Eris Halla was ready to give as good as she got, earning a chuckle from Hideo and his two Pokemon.

Hideo could hear people discuss food - hotdogs in particular. He waved off paxton concordas 's playful ribbing just as someone (@taro ) announced the arrival of food.

With a small hitch.

Although Hideo couldn't see the man drop all those wieners, he can get enough context from what he said.

A web shot out from his Ariados, grabbing one of the flying wieners before they hit the dirt and acquired a ground-type flavoring. She pulled it back just as quickly, taking hold of her prize before depositing it in Hideo's hand.

Leaving the boy fairly confused about the wiener he had in his hand. "So we're just gonna cook these over the fire?" he asked, unsure what they were going to use to cook with.

He sure as heck didn't plan to stick his hand in a bonfire for a cooked hotdog.

@heheh wieners

The stupid smile on Temp's face was only matched by the pleasant, rosy color to match Cillian Quinn's. While he would have loved to kiss his face off, there were kids present, so he would settle for a quick peck on the nose. Gavin's wandering hand was captured with his own, intent on tangling their fingers together.

Adrian Malcolm and Rowan Wrynn appeared on the scene, which Temp only really knew Rowan, but from context he could guess this was the mysterious boyfriend he had heard about. Like Gavin, Temp raised his hand to wave at them with a "Hey, dudes!", a bit more energetic just by his nature. There were other people he recognized, like Eris Halla, John Sullivan, kyle lopez, and even Eva Morales. A few others, like Stormy Silph, he had heard about but not met. Which was okay! He could meet everyone eventually!

There was also a lot happening, but the guy (@taro) getting assaulted by hotdogs was probably the funniest, but it did make Temp perk up.

"Oh! Hey, I brought marshmallows if anyone wants one!" Was called out, an offering to everyone present.

Temp didn't really like them but he had brought a few bags just to share.

In fact, one of the bags levitated in the air on it's own... hovering over before being deposited right on Locke Jamison's head. Poor kid! Right when he was struggling with Pip-Pip! A tinny laugh was croaked out before Temp's aged Chandelure phased back into sight. Ghost pokemon were weird.