Seth chuckled softly, leaning on the RV to watch the extremely hyper girl. He couldn't help but smile softly as she screamed out to the sky. He would never be caught dead acting like that, but he liked watching her. He had once written a poem about all five of his friends, but when he had gotten to Natalie he'd been stuck. None of them knew about that, he had been slightly embarrassed. Its just that Nat was so.. random. A poem with prose and elegance would never describe her.

"Its okay Nat, I'm sure Matt will drive." He tossed a grin at Matt, volunteering him for the job. They all knew driving would be boring, everyone who didn't drive could walk around, play games, etc. He saw Matt's cigarette and chuckled. "Come on, ditch that thing so you can help me haul my stuff into this thing." He motioned towards Natalie's house where he had left his suitcases the night before.

Matt had never been that clever and he had always been a bit jealous of Jefferson and Seth's knowledge. But it didnt really matter, books to him is like eating soup with a fork. "Ribs is good Nats! It makes sense, unlike the others" Matt said jokingly. Natalie's outbursts of energy weren't surprising anymore, everyone was used to them. Matt couldn't stop laughing, Natalie's hyperness always made him laugh. "Melissa isn't texting back so I don't know what she's up to" He went over to Natalie to try calm her down, he put his hands on her shoulders and said slowly "Calm.Down.Miss.Natalie.Lynn.Harrison" but she only just got worse. Matt was now laughing his head off but suddenly stopped at Seth's comment, he looked at Seth and sighed. Fine, fine, I'll drive for the first section. I ain't driving for the whole thing! Matt put out his cigarette, put his bags into the RV and helped Seth get his suitcases from her house. "Jeff, don't let that girl get too hyper will you?" He chuckled and went into the house.

Jefferson rolled his eyes at Matt's comment. He never was too studious, but he had other admirable traits. He smelled a horrible scent in the air that made him want to cough. It was cigarette smoke. That stuff had a strong effect on him, so he started breathing through his mouth. Then he saw that it was Matt. He knew Matt smoked, but didn't say much of anything about it. If he was going to fill his lungs with enough tar to build a road, that was his choice. Jefferson also knew that people who quit did it on their own; it took them to discover that there was a problem before they could correct it. And people addicted to cigarettes often knew the health consequences, and it was their choice to continue. He personally wouldn't smoke, that would make his lungs look like a freshly-laid asphalt blacktop. He also hated the taste of alcohol, no risk there either. But if somebody decided to drink, it was their right. And drinking had psychological effects; alcoholics don't know they have a problem. Nobody can convince an alcoholic they had a problem. It was irrational. It had to come from within. And when they do know that their substance abuse is ruining their lives, that is when everything changed. Matt put out his cigarette, that was good. Matt then went to get some of Seth's bags. He decided to help Seth; he many bags. "Here, let me help you," Jefferson told Seth. He lifted up two of his suitcases and brought them over to the RV. They were surprisingly heavy. But he didn't comment. "When this thing is unlocked, these cases of yours will have easy access to the interior of the RV. It'll be our home for the next few months," Joshua said to Seth. He wondered why Seth had so many suitcases when he had just one. Well, his suitcase was larger than the any of the suitcases he had, but the combined volume of Seth's suitcases made it look like Jefferson was bringing along only half as much stuff. But he didn't want to intrude; Seth was very private by nature, and he respected and understood that. "I don't think I can control her exuberance, you know, that's like trying to hold on to an angry, rampaging bull's tail when it has been covered in grease. Not easy," Jefferson told Matt. And where were Brianna and Melissa? He was beginning to wonder.

Natalie watched as the boys went inside to get seths bags. All of their bags were up against the Rv now. She smiled even bigger, if that was even possible. She did a back walkover, then stopped. Natalie was hanging upside down. She was doing a still handstand. Then she started talking." Matt you drive, Jeff, I'm NOT bull, and Seth, thanks. I wanted to see if matt could drive. " She giggled and flipped upright. She looked at him. He had cool hair. "Matt, you have cool hair. " She aid, very randomly. She fixed her shrts and hair then went back to doing cartwheels and flips.

Jefferson was balked by her 'bull' comment. Natalie obviously misunderstood. He had said that controlling her exuberance was like trying to hang onto a rampaging bull's tail when it is covered in grease. But he decided not to point that out. She, however, seemed to be going a lit-tle crazy right now. A bit more than normally. She seemed to be an accomplished gymnast, able to do those moves without once failing and falling to the ground. Obviously there was little he could do; she just was too excited. Telling her to 'Simmer Down' would be futile. He imagined her as a kangaroo rat, bounding all over the place at surprising speed, looking for tasty morsels to eat. She wouldn't like being compared to any kind of rat, though kangaroo rats are very different from the stereotypical brown rat. He decided the only rational thing to do was to watch her antics and just make sure she doesn't do anything stupid and hurt herself. That would be a disaster.

Seth, with Jeff and Joshua's help ((ooc: WHO IS JOSHUA?)) loaded his four suitcases into the RV. He was bringing one suitcase of clothes, another of camera equipment and stuff. Two suitcases he had loaded with other things, things the others had no idea about. He had decided to play a prank on them, and later he would tell them about how he had brought his saved up $3,200 dollars. What they didnt know was that one suitcase contained $1,093 dollars in only knickels. He chuckled to himself, imagining their suprise. The remaining suitcase was full of boredom busters. Videos, board games, card games, funny hats, and a bunch of random stuff. He knew Nat well and also knew everyone would thank him if she, and the rest of them, stayed occupied on the long drives.

Matt watched Natalie as she did a still handstand, 'I have no idea how she has the energy to do that'. He laughed as Natalie made the bull comment, "Nat, I don't think Jeff meant that you were bull... He was comparing you to a bull!" Matt felt clever for once even though it didn't make it sound any nicer. He smiled with pride. "Matt, you have cool hair. " She said, very randomly. He touched his hair softly and smiled to himself. "You heard that fellas? I have nice hair!". Matt looked at the number of bags sitting next to the rv, he couldn't help wondering why Seth had so many bags. Oi Seth, why do you have so many bags?" He walked over to the bags. "You're obviously hiding something" he said curiously, he rumamged through the bags trying to open one of them.

Seth laughed as Seth opened one of the bags and a bunch of clothes poured out all over the grass. He chuckled softly, moving to the bag with the money and picking it up. He didnt really care if they looked in the others, but he wanted to save this joke for the right time. He laughed at Matt's expression as all the clothes tumbled out.

"Seriously hairy.. please tell me your going to pick those up?" He grinned and slid the money suitcase into the storage compartment. "I like clothes, nothing wrong with that." He grinned, obviously teasing.

Matt laughed, and then realised that he would have to put all the clothes back. "You know what Seth my boy? I realllllllly don't feel that well, I think I'm going to have to lie down or something" He said unconvincingly, he walked over into the RV and lied down on the sofa. He put a thumbs up to Seth. Matt was seriously one of the laziest people they had ever met. He looked out the window and wondered where Brianna and Melissa was, and then smiled at the thought of sharing a bed with Natalie. He hoped that Jeff and Seth would hook up with Brianna and Melissa.

((OOC: Sorry Sonora, I edited the post. He is a character in another RP and they both had the same names. Nobody's perfect...))

Jefferson, again saw Matt's worst attribute on display. His biggest problem was that he was lazy. He remembered back when they had done a project together. Jefferson did all the research and made the powerpoint. The only thing Matt actually did was the speaking; which he did very well, but some suggestions on the actual presentation would have been well-recieved. Seth did have many bags, including that super-heavy one. What could be in that one? It weighed over 250 kilograms! ((I did my math there, Sonora. That many nickels would weigh over 288kg!)) That was absurd! What could weigh that much? He wasn't one to bring heavy machinery equipment with him! And where were Melissa and Brianna? Melissa was not Ms. Late, for sure, and Brianna didn't tend to like to miss out on stuff like this. Where could they be? Their absence was simply not intuitive or rational.

((ooc: Thanks, was really confused. And about the knickels, would anyone be highly offened if I just edited all my posts to dimes or quarters or something? Like you said, nobody's perfect..))

Seth sighed, bending down and tossing all the clothes into his suitcase and slamming it shut. It still bulged slightly from the way he hadnt folded anything, so he jumped on top of it. It slowly shut and he latched it before jumping, ahem, falling off. He landed on his back in the grass, laughing slightly and looking up at the group.

"Oops." He chuckled softly, looking up at the group. He just put his hands behind his head, not bothering to get up. He looked around. "Where are Brianna and Melissa anyway? Poor Nats outnumbered." He grinned in her direction teasingly. His friends were the only people he could relax around, he always got really stiff and uptight around strangers.

((I was actually wrong about the nickels, it would actually weigh 288kg... Kennedy Half-dollars would be best, that would only weigh 51.2kg, which is still over 112lbs... Or you could go for Sacagewea dollar pieces. That would only weigh 25.92kg, or 57.144 lbs.))

Jefferson made a semi-smile, Seth had little choice in how to close it up, anyway. "I have no clue where Melissa is, and the same goes for Brianna. I have no clue," Jeffeson told Seth. Jefferson then whispered to Seth, "And Tallie may be outnumbered, but I doubt you or I would breach ethics simply because of opportunity, Seth. She's safe... for now. But she's sharing a bed with Matt, you know... She doesn't stand a chance." Jefferson knew Matt, he may be a seemingly empty-headed party dude, but he was more cunning than others expected when it came to girls. Natalie had no idea what she was in for. Or did she? It seemed a little convenient that she, the one with the first choice, decided to take to the same bed as Matt. That didn't seem like a coincidence. Who didn't really stand a chance against whom? It was becoming clear .

Matt opened the window of the RV and looked outside, Seth was lying on the grass and Jefferson was well Jefferson. He leaned over out and looked down at Seth, "Seth, out of Brianna and Melissa who would you pick?" He grinned. "Same for you man! Brianna or Melissa? he asked Jefferson. Matt knew that he was different to Seth and Jefferson but they still got along pretty well. Matt scratched his head and looked over at Natalie, he's always liked her a little more than just a friend, then again a lot of girls weren't just friends for him. He wanted something different to what he normally had.

Matt walked over to the radio in the RV and turned it on, 'MGMT - Time to pretend' came on. 'Good song' he thought.

Jefferson's semi-smile dissipated at Matt's random question. He had expected that question at some point, but not so soon. Of course, for him, he already knew. He always had had a preference for Melissa over Brianna, she had a far more compatible personality with himself in his personal opinion. As he was thinking of how to put it, the radio began playing trippy music that disturbed his train of thought. It frankly annoyed him a bit, but he wouldn't say anything to Matt, it was his choice to listen to what he wanted. He walked in and told Matt, who was standing by the radio listening to it. "Melissa, I would say," Jefferson said simply to Matt. The song had interrupted his train of thought. Just as he had finished speaking the song ended and he changed the frequency, which landed on "We Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who, an excellent song in his opinion. He hoped Matt thought the same, he was rather outspoken about his preferences in general.

Natalie smiled and stopped cartwheeling. She stood straight up and cracked up when Matt poured Seths clothes over the grass. She laughed and laughed. Then she just stopped. She watched Matt go and lay down inside the rv. His comment about not feeling well made her giggle. When Seth fell off his suit case, Natalie giggled again.
"Where are Brianna and Melissa anyway? Poor Nats outnumbered." Seth said. Natalie smiled. She may be, but she seemed just fine right now with all the boys. Natalie saw Jeff whisper something to Seth. Natalie frowned. She hated secrets. As she walked over, she only caught the last few words.
"....................................She doesn't stand a chance." Natalie frowned again. Who? Natalie sighed and sat in the grass, leaning back. She smelled the air and looked at the boys. She ran over. as soon as Matt leaned over, ready to whisper.
"Seth, out of Brianna and Melissa who would you pick?" Was all Natalie heard. Funny. He didn't mention her. Maybe none of the boys liked her... awww. Natalie frowned and sat on the grass as Matt went over to turn on the radio and a song started playing. She didn't reconize it. Natalie just giggled and leaned back. She leaned up again and smiled.

Matt tapped Jefferson's shoulders, "Good man" he said and chuckled. As the song "We Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who came on Matt shouted "THIS IS THE PERFECT ROAD TRIP SONG" and started singing to the lyrics. Matt didn't want to mention Natalie in the options because he didn't want any of the guys picking her, Matt had his eyes on her. He leaned over the window again where Natalie was sitting, "Hey" he said softly. Her giggles was one of the cutest thing about her, she was always so happy and that is what he liked about her. She also had one of the most beautiful smiles he had ever seen and wanted to see it as much as he could. "I'm excited for RIBS" he said smiling at her.

Jefferson made a little smile. Good that Matt liked it. Matt then went over to Natalie and said that he was excited about RIBS. He could tell that he was surpressing emotion, it seemed rather obvious. He was obviously excited to share a bed with Natalie, no guesses why. He had already deduced that he was interested in her, and she likely reciprocated, though likely to a lesse extent. He probably wasn't going to get serious with her immediatly, any sane person wouldn't. All the same, Matt was just as impulsive as ever, as was Natalie. No guesses what would happen over the trip.

"...Smile and grin at the change all around, pick up my guitar and play, just like yesterday, and I get on my knees and pray... We won't get fooled again!"

He made a little smile, these songs paralleled his life so eerily. He always had liked music, probably more than any of the others going on the trip did. Even Seth. He actually had learned to play electric guitar, but had left it at home. It was too valuable to him to risk bringing it on vacation, as safe as it may have been.

And then he began to wonder. Where on earth could Melissa and Brianna be? He checked his watch. It was 11:00 already! He was beginning to be worried. Were they okay?

Melissa moaned and rolled over in her bed, she could hear a slight beeping sound, but for the most part, she was slightly disoriented. It was as if she was dreaming, but she was dreaming awake. The beeping got louder and louder, and finally, she couldn't dream anymore, she opened her eyes and shot up abruptly, only to turn and see an empty end table where her alarm clock was supposed to be. So then where was the sound coming from? She looked around, and found her alarm clock on the floor, in pieces. Though somehow still functioning, or just barely. She squinted, and saw that it flashed from nine to eleven to ten and then stopped at eleven again.

"Shit!"

She shouted, the time couldn't be right, it just couldn't be. She always got up early, and was always more than on time. Chucking her covers off the bed, and completely ignoring the fact they then slid off onto the floor, she got up and walked into the hall. The clock. It was indeed eleven o'clock. From the hallway, she could hear her parents shouting, fighting, typical day for the household. Pacing back into her room, she quickly went to her dresser, which already had her clothes lain out on top of it, along with her shoes, everything. She took no time when it came to stripping off her pajamas, completely ignoring the open window, and put on her outfit for the day. Her hair, was just going to have to take a back seat for now, it was currently braided to the side, though slightly messy from having been slept on. Unpacking her makeup for a moment, she did a half ass makeup job just doing foundation and eyeliner. After doing so, she carelessly tossed her makeup back into her suitcase, which had been so neatly packed. She hated messes. But she hated being late even more. As she put on her shoes, a long string of curse curse words accompanied their tying.

Apparently, her alarm had went off and she chucked it across the room. Though, she didn't remember it at all. She wasn't going to stress over it at the moment though. Picking up her suitcase, and her purse, she walked out of her bedroom.
"Where are you going?" her mother asked, putting a hault on their pitiful fight.
"Roadtrip, remember? Don't worry, you'll never know I'm gone."

No response. And they really wouldn't. Melissa picked up her car keys, and walked out the door, slamming it, though not purposely. She received a scolding from her father from inside the house. She walked to the car, flipping open her phone, seeing countless amounts of calls and texts from Natalie. She immediately felt guilt ridden, and cursed herself for her lateness. Though she wasn't entirely sure what happened. Melissa tossed her suitcase inside as well as her purse, and got in the driver's seat. She quickly turned on the ignition, and went in reverse as if something was chasing her, the screeching of the tires could probably be heard down the street.

"I'm coming damnit." she said to herself.

It had taken a while, but she finally arrived at Natalie's house. She parked against the curb, quite sloppily due to her lateness, and grabbed her things walking towards what was a giant RV. It might be fun after all. Running up to the RV, she opening it's doors and expected a scolding of a lifetime.

"I don't know what happened! Sorry, I don't even remember yesterday...I woke up with my alarm smashed, apparently I did it but I don't even remember."

She set her stuff down where at was and looked at the gang with a blank expression.

Seth still lay on the grass, looking up at Melissa. She looked rushed and a bit frazzled, though she would never admit it. He just chuckled softly and decided to let the others explain. He looked up at the sky briefly, its blue hues mixed with grey as soft white clouds floated by. Then he saw it, and instead of even saying hello to Melissa he just randomly blurted.

"That cloud looks like a duck."

Matt saw a car rush in and park against the curb. 'I bet that is Melissa' He said to himself. Melissa stepped out of the car 'Genius'and she said "I don't know what happened! Sorry, I don't even remember yesterday...I woke up with my alarm smashed, apparently I did it but I don't even remember." He laughed and walked out of the RV, "Oh Melissa you actually made it! he said jokingly. Matt had always liked Melissa's honesty and she was really down to earth. He had thought that he could always relate to her because of their parents. Matt walked up to her and gave her a friendly hug, "I'm glad you finally made it! I was going to pick you up on the way... but I guess you were sleeping?" he half smiled. He helped her bring her suitcases to the RV, 'I hope Brianna comes soon, I want to get out of here! he thought to himself. "That cloud looks like a duck." Seth blurted out.. Matt laughed, Seth had always made random comments like that.

Jefferson was glad that Melissa had arrived okay. He had begun to be worried, it was very unlike her to be late for an event. Seth suddenly said that a cloud looked like a duck. Jefferson looked up at the cloud and said, "No, that looks more like a Western Greylag Goose. Scientific name Anser anser anser. Found in Europe and Asia. They do look a bit like ducks, like most geese. It is named 'Greylag' because they are grey, and are the last to migrate of the birds, hence lagging behind other birds." Seth always did enjoy watching the clouds, and Jefferson certainly couldn't blame him, they did sometimes make shapes that resembled things that people are familiar with, as their amorphous properties made it so that any shape was possible for them anyway. He decided to redirect his attention to Melissa, who had just arrived.

"Hey Melissa! Glad you're finally here!" Jefferson told her, "Now we only have to wait on Brianna!" It was nice that she was finally here. Now the only person that they had to wait for was Brianna. One could only wonder where she could be.