Pre-warning - Tobyn slash likely to come in future Toby/Martyn chapters
"Toby do we have any more copper wire?" Martyn shouted, a mild frustration in his voice.
They were at InTheLittle camp, setting off together in a brave new world. Toby could now be seen coming from a small hill towards the edge of camp, he was covered in mud.
"What d'ya say Martyn?" he replied.
Martyn sounding more frustrated said to him "Copper wire, do we have any copper wire? I'm trying to get this generator thing working"
"I don't think so, did you check in the chest?"
"Of course I checked in the chest" he sighed with anguish. "Maybe this was all a bad idea, we don't know anything about all this machinery and stuff"
"Don't be stupid Martyn, your just getting annoyed. What about InTheLittleCorp?" Toby said in an attempt to repair Martyn's brokenness.
"I know, it's just we're the last aren't we, so we have to do more to keep up with Hondeydew Inc/Coorp/Ltd or whatever it is and then there's SipsCo..." he said with a bit of despair.
"What's up with you? Your not yourself and your just getting mad with yourself and you're not going to be able to do it properly while you're in a mood, it's getting dark and i think i felt some ran earlier, let's call it a day?"
"Yeah, okay. I take it we're in the tents?"
"Ermm yeah I'm nearly there with the stairs then we should be fine to start moving in there, just gotta hope it don't collapse" Toby said trying to lighten the mood
He smiled a little as he said "Oh god, don't jinx it." They both started to put their tools into the make shift workshop and they heaved some metal parts in there to protect them from the rain, and started heading to the tents
"Am I on the bed tonight?" Martyn asked
"Yeah, my turn for the floor" he said back to him as he unzipped the door of the large green tent.
It was a simple setup, a camp bed frame that keeps you off the ground, like a hammock and a sleeping bag on there. Meanwhile on the floor next to it was some mats and a sleeping bag. A few bits and bobs were scattered around the edges, but they hadn't bought much with them. Martyn headed straight for the bed and lied on his back, completely exhausted.
"I'm so tired" He said to toby, and turned his head to see what he was doing only to look away again quickly. He hadn't realized Toby was undressing, thinking over it, of course he would he was filthy. He hadn't seen much just him in his boxers and Toby wasn't facing him so he hadn't seen him. He glanced back over, but Toby was in his sleeping bag.
"Yeah me too, digging that place out is a lot of work you know"
Seeing that Toby wanted a little recognition he responded "I know, it looks tiring, it will be worth it though!" and sure enough Toby grinned a little and replied
"Yeah... night then"
He was just like a kid sometimes Martyn thought.
"Err yeah night" but no sooner had Toby put his head to the floor was a sleep. Martyn was a little upset as they normally talked a little before going straight to sleep and now he felt a little out of routine.
For the next few hours he got little sleep, tossing and turning, fidgeting and competing with the pounding rain that was furiously smashing into the tent. Martyn finally properly woke and just lied there staring up into the darkness not seeing the tent walls but sensing them from the pounding rain.
He just lay there in deep thought. A rustling came from below him. He jumped not sure what it was, until he realized it was Toby stirring in his sleep. He turned to lay on his side and stared at Toby, taking him in and becoming lost in deep thought until he then eventually falls into a deep sleep.