[semi-open] Ain't no party like a team-bonding party

[starfruitfrog]

Characters: Metokkori R and Hikan Cafe employees (and passers-by)

Location: Shibusen City Park

Rating: PG (full disclosure is important when you organize a camping trip, kids.)

Time: March 23rd (back-dated), mid-afternoon > March 24th, morning

Description: The team at Metokkori R and Hikan Cafe have a camping trip complete with marshmallows, curry and an unknown enemy attacking them in the middle of the night.






'Work is important, but what is just as important is to have fun, de arimasu. The team that plays and works together, stays together, de arimasu!'

Was what Keroro said right before announcing their first annual team-bonding camping trip.

The site was chosen as the park, simply because it was free and open. That and Keroro just wasn't all that interested in going out in the desert and being carried away by vultures.

Now get to bonding! What do you think he's giving you guys a half day off for?!

Comments

Orange'll jump in after this post.

[starfruitfrog]

Just call for him, de arimasu. And put that thing away, de arimasu.

Giroro! Oi, Giroro!

[this_is_keron]

What is it, Keroro?

[Geez, he was busy finding a new place for his tent. But he'll walk over because you are his platoon leader.]

[vintage_magic]

[Lily glanced between the two frogs and then fixed her eyes on Giroro.] Keroro says you're the one who threw paint all over the ground. Is that true?

[starfruitfrog]

Of course it's true, de arimasu.

[Bye, Giroro, it was nice knowing you.]

[this_is_keron]

I didn't throw it. I shot it out of a paint gun.

[vintage_magic]

A paint gun... [What was with all these weirdos in the park lately? If there wasn't already rule against using such things in the park, there sure as shootin' should be!]

Why did you do that? Did it have anything to do with Keroro? [Lily looked over at the green one. She was still suspicious about his claim of having nothing to do with the paint.]

[starfruitfrog]

[Don't look at him, Lily. He's completely innocent for once. Mostly innocent.



More innocent than Giroro is in this incident anyway.]

[this_is_keron]

I found their training camp lacking, so I decided to supplement it.

[vintage_magic]

[She still has doubts that Keroro's innocent in all of this.] And why a paint gun? I reckon you could have come up with something that wouldn't have left such a mess.

[starfruitfrog]

Exactly, de arimasu! Don't cause troubles for others, Corporal Giroro.

[You tell him, Lily! Keroro is on your side!]

[this_is_keron]

Guns are ideal for ambushes. And I didn't have the time or materials to set up traps.

[vintage_magic]

[For once, Lily agrees with Keroro's sentiments!]

[Traps... Did that mean if he had the materials, she would have been treated to a booby trapped workplace this morning?] Couldn't you have at least used water guns instead? This is city property and I reckon they'd consider what you did vandalism.

[starfruitfrog]

Yeah, de arimasu! Use water guns instead, de arimasu!

[He's so glad he isn't the one being lectured anymore. Who cares that it's Giroro getting lectured?]

[this_is_keron]

[He would have taken them all down by morning! Unlike a certain sergeant he remembers to dispose of his traps when he no longer needs them.]

The trajectory of water guns are all wrong.

[vintage_magic]

And that was your reason for using paint guns? [She puts her hands on her hips and leans over a bit, staring down at the frogs.]

You're going to have to clean this up or I'll be reporting y'all for vandalism.

[starfruitfrog]

[That's because Giroro isn't in a position of authority. When you're the leader, you leave clean-up to the subordinate that looks like they have the most time.]

You heard her, Giroro-kun. Clean everything up, de arimasu.

[this_is_keron]

Tch.

[But he goes off to do it anyway. Because it sort of was his fault and, unlike Keroro, he wasn't going to make excuses for himself.

...though he has to stop and wonder how one goes about cleaning paint from grass.]

[vintage_magic]

[She looks at Keroro.] Don't just stand there. You should help him. I reckon you never got permission for your training camp anyway so it's your fault, too.

[Lily glances over at Giroro.] What's wrong?

[starfruitfrog]

Even if I went to help him, I'd just be getting in the way, de arimasu~

[Besides, Keroro's sure most of the fault lies with Giroro.]

[this_is_keron]

Hn. It's nothing.

[Like he's going to admit that he doesn't know how to clean this! He pauses, before pulling out one of the rags he uses to polish his weapons, crouches down and begins to clean the grass with it.

This is totally going to work. Totally.]

[vintage_magic]

I'm sure it would be faster if you helped. [She gestures with her sickle to emphasize her point. It still looks pretty sharp...]

[At least, the red critter seems to be listening.]

[starfruitfrog]

[Stop threatening him with weapons, Lily. Keroro steps back, but doesn't give in.]

And I'm sure it wouldn't be, de arimasu. One must always take responsibility for one's own actions, de arimasu. Corporal Giroro acted out of line in his attack, and now he has to pay for it, de arimasu.

[this_is_keron]

I did not act out of line. [And he's just going to clean this spot of orange paint...maybe he should wipe down the individual blades of grass in this spot.

Why is cleaning so difficult?]

[vintage_magic]

Then, you should at least clean up all these tires and nets and tents and things. [Even if the paint wasn't directly his fault, she's not going to let him get off that easily...]

[Giroro seemed to be taking a long time on that spot...] If the paint won't come off, then you'll have to cut the grass and replant.

[starfruitfrog]

Of course you did, de arimasu.

[Don't argue with your leader, Giroro.]

And the camping things are going to be a group effort, de arimasu. It would be impossible by myself, de arimasu.

[Look at the size of everything. Now look back at the two-foot tall frog-alien.]