A day off

[vandalization]

WHO: Drift and Vandal
WHERE: The lake out near... somewhere. I forget where, but I know it's there.
WHEN Monday to Wednesday
WHAT: Camping! And drinking. Vandal and Drift go on a vacation.
WARNINGS: Vandal's mouth.



"So it should be a ways ahead."

Maybe she'd over-packed, but it's easy when you have a holo-inventory. So they had firewood, food, even high-grade for Drift, and whiskey for her. They were going to have a hell of a time, damn it. If she has anything to do with it. Drift needs it, and so does she. After everything that had happened?

A little R&R will do them both good. So she sinks back into Drift's passenger seat and chews on a piece of very dry jerky.

"Are you excited? I'm excited. We're gonna drunk. And maybe hang out and it's gonna be fuckin' great. I've never been camping. Have you? I've read about it. I always wanted to when I was a kid but. Space. Kinda lacks proper forests and wilderness."

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[sword_redemption]

"You can try, Vandal. But you'll lose." He pokes at her as she climbs up him. Don't argue with him, missy, he could squash you.

"It's more than flirtatious. But...it's probably me. My fault. It's just that the last thing I want to do is make him feel like he can't do what he wants because I'll be jealous." Because he will be. But that's him, too.

And then her last words hit him, really hit him. "....you're not happy?"

[vandalization]

She laughs and shoves his hand away at the prodding, getting herself nice an comfortable.

"Juat try not to dwell, yeah? There's a song about it. By the Beatles? He loves you, yeah, yeah yeah, he loves you yeah, yeah, yeah and you know you that can't be bad! He loves you! And you know you should be glad!" She promptly downs another drink.

"I am happy. I mean... as much as I can be for being a fucking nutjob. Love doesn't necessarily mean you're happy. I guess it's a byproduct but. Ah. I dunno. I'm kinda ruined now, you know? I mean objectively, nobody wants to date a crazy murderer. And it's all cybertronians here, anyways. I doubt you guys look at a dirty human that way."

[sword_redemption]

He laughs as she shoves at his hand. Oh sure, she's not brave, as she manhandles the mech even Ultra Magnus is a bit wary of.

"Sp because there's a song, it's true?" He's teasing, watching her take another long swallow of her drink.

"Vandal." He's going to stare at her until he gets her attention. "You're not ruined. Or any of that. Don't talk like that."

[vandalization]

"Yep. That;s exactly right. If you start to doubt, just sing that song. I worked hard making sure you two got together. You better hold on to him."

He does get her attention, she rolls over onto her front to rest her head on her arms and stare at him from his chest.

"Sweet of you to say, but it's seriously the truth. Fortunately I have a lot of good friends to keep me company."

[sword_redemption]

"I'm not sure how my singing will fix anything." He doesn't have a great voice to begin with.

He bows his head. "I will, Vandal. I just..I really don't want to mess this up." More than he already has.

"I hope I'm one of those friends, Karrie." He sighs, tipping his head back to look up at the sky.

[vandalization]

"You're missing the point." She chuckles, rapping her knuckles against his chassis slightly.

"You won't, as long as you do what you honestly think is best."

She rolls her eyes.

"Nah I love you just because. Duh, of course you are, dork."