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He really needed to talk to Bella. She seemed rattled, and she didn't look too great either. Had she lost weight even since the last time he'd seen her? Fuck, things had to be worse than he'd presumed. He laughed at her comment- but it was true. It had been years since anybody else had been introduced into their friend group, and now there had been two people in the same day. Although it was entirely possible that they wouldn't be staying long- knowing Ellie and Jamie, that was.

Once the tent was up, the drinks started to be passed out. He nodded as Bella asked him if he wanted a drink. "Yeah, cheers," he said, taking it from her and opening the can. He didn't usually drink beer, seeing as he usually drank to get blackout drunk. But now he didn't have to.

The tension in the group was tangible, now that the distraction of building the tent was gone, and Ellie's date had arrived. He took a mouthful of his drink, before looking over at Sky. "So, Sky, what kind of music do you like?" He asked. "Think carefully about your answer, we're all quite passionate about our music here," he remarked, grinning.

Ellie didn't allow herself to even glance at Nate to gauge his reaction. She accepted the beer from Bella, cracking it open and taking a swig. "So, what activities have we got planned? An old fashioned sing-along? Oh my god, we could recreate that Bohemian Rhapsody scene from Wayne's World!" She said, slapping Bella on the arm in her excitement.

"The backseat would be a bit cramped, Ellie," Alex remarked, grinning, before looking over at Sky as Alex asked her about music.

"I'm not saying we're judgemental or anything, but if you don't like rock, you're gonna feel really out of place here," Ellie remarked. "Still, as long as you're not into country, we won't judge you too much," she said, laughing a little. "Also, I'm hungry. Bella, fancy helping me sort out food?" She asked, starting to search Nate's bag of food for something half-decent to eat. "Do you think they'd deliver pizza to us?" She asked- half joking, half-serious. Pizza was really what she wanted, if she was honest.

Alex took the beer, thanking Bella. He laughed at Jamie's question and then Ellie's comment. "Well, I can't speak for them, but I won't judge you for what music you listen to. I've played guitar for just about every genre you can imagine- even dubstep that one time. That was an... experience, to say the least," he said, grinning at Sky. As Ellie started to wonder about food, he rolled his eyes. "Ellie, do you ever think about anything except food?" He asked teasingly. "Yeah, photography," she called back. "Selfies and pizza, that's Ellie in a nutshell for you," he commented to the others. In response, Ellie yelled at him in what sounded like Russian.

"So, Sky, I missed where you're from. Excuse me for presuming, but I'm guessing you're not from Liverpool with that accent," he remarked, taking a mouthful out of his beer. "Have you lived here long?" He asked, glancing at the others. Jamie seemed to be making his way through his beer pretty steadily- then again, he wasn't saying much, so he didn't exactly have anything to distract him.