Camp Maverick Lavi
by Sanna
Chapter 2 - Just A Friendly Cousin Rivalry
It was a first for Camp Kidney to admit this many new campers around this time of the year.
"Okay campers, I want to welcome the newcomers to wonderful Camp Kidney! Scoutmaster Lumpus will quickly call out the names of each scout and we want each of them to stand up for a few moments so that the rest of the campers can know who's who. Let's start…" said Slinkman.
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"… Let's start…" repeated the peeved banana slug.
"Huh-wuh!" awakened Lumpus. The silly moose was sitting on his cozy rocker with the list in one hand and a TV Guide magazine in his other. "OH! Uhhh… yes the list!" Lumpus hurriedly opened his TV Guide to the TV listings for today instead of the list of names…
"Today channel 23 will broadcast three movie specials that are seven hours long. Your Momma, Behind the Making of Chokey Chicken's Drumsticks, and Sweet Cottontail's Gummi Angel Heart Dance? …" Lumpus' eyes sparkled as he read the last movie title.
"No, No, No! The name list!" exclaimed Slinkman.
"Name, Shlame! Ehhh the campers will get to know each other with the other activities you planned. So skip the list. I gotta' to see the Sweet Co--! I mean I'm dying to watch what they put in those fried chicken legs."
Just as Lumpus started to make his exit, PingPong raised his hand and asked. "Scoutmaster Lumpus, is that new bean scout a ghost?"
Annoyed that he was possibly going to miss out on the sickening cute goodness of one of his favorite shows, Lumpus responded after a quick glance at the rest of campers.
"Ohhhh I see NOTHING wrong. He probably dresses up like a ghost who attends summer camp. Heh, see he even does ghostly magic tricks with that wallaby bird thingy or whatever."
At the table where Lavi sat next to was Icky the ghost-like camper. What makes him so different from the rest is that… he's an actual ghost with a summer orange pumpkin for a head. Currently his head was unattached to his floating body while his wallaby-platypus hybrid friend, Jack, just laughed. The rest of campers just stared Icky's ghastly stunt except for Lavi and Tom the racoon… Lavi was still a bit weirded out that the raccoon next to her was obsessing over a picture of a fuchsia pink haired j-pop star sensation, Ami.
"Now if you excuse me I have to prepare the buttery popcorn and indulge in some chocolate milk." said Lumpus as the door closed behind him.
Later the bean scouts was called around the area where all the cabins were. Around the camp there was about five or six cabins that were empty. Slinkman had to quickly go into each of the unoccupied to empty the items into one big pile. It was apparent that Lumpus used the extra cabins as a place to store of cheap collectibles and junk.
"I'm sorry for the lack of preparations but we didn't expect anymore new campers around this time. So as a part of today's activity, the new campers will have a taste of the wheel of Camp chores along with a marshmallow campfire while the rest will clean the cabins for the newcomers."
"WHAT? We have to clean their cabins! Why can't they CLEAN THEIR OWN CABINS? Who knows how long this will take!" Edward exclaimed as he faced Slinkman.
Lazlo butted in between the two. "Edward. We got show the Camp Kidney spirit! We should start their first night here with cabins and--!"
"AND WE WORK AND WASTE THE WHOLE DAY FOR THESE DOLTS? I mean look at them! One still has his head unattached to the rest of him. Another one is a mutant hybrid of some sort. And that other one
While his angry roommate was complaining about their new camp activity to the scoutmaster's assistant and the camp monkey, Jason walked up to one of the cabins just to see how messy they were. The gecko simply turned the knob. The door screeched and moments later the door collapses and gust of unsightly dust bunnies blew over him. Raj and Clam rushed to help up Jason who was coughing and gasping fresh air.
Ping Pong looked on and said to his brother… "This looks like a long day of cleaning. And I already had enough soap from the soap fight."
"Yeah I still have that soap in my system." said Dave followed by hiccups that formed bubbles.
Lavi peeked into about two of the cabins. The wood had covered with dust here and there and each had some kind of bookshelf, a nightstand, dresser and closet for each bed. Some cobwebs were seen on some of the corners. She was relieved that she didn't have to tend to the mess that was locked away until now. The chinchilla walked by the new cabins as she searched for which one had her name listed on the door.
"…Wax Bean… String Bean…Soy Bean…Coffee Bean… Ahhh… Magic Bean?"
"Yes and that's the cabin I'm assigned to clean up, Marcel L. Gardens."
Lavi turned around and saw that it was Samson with a pail of cleaning supplies. He stopped right near Lavi and sat on one of the steps of the front stairs.
"I have forty one the last time I counted…"
"Okay… you what's this all about?"
"Yes I still remembered. And yes I believe that you can't surpass my record. Now if you excuse me I got a room to clean up."
Lavi held a smug expression on her face as she walked away. She couldn't believe that they still remembered that challenge they made back then. What was a mere childish play of "I can do better than you" is now really an "I WILL OWN YOU AT YOUR GAME" kind of play. She does feel silly that this was rooted from her times when she was a few years younger but she also knew that she couldn't forget about it. She wanted to be one of the people who go "in yo' face! I beat you! HA HA HA! Look who's dancing the victory dance now!" or something after making a triumphant accomplishment.
Sure she could have just done so at Acorn Flats where all the other girls were. But she wanted her cousin to witness her success. The kind of childish rivalry was something that Samson and Lavi always shared because they were still close and respected each other. However the competition showed more than the care they shared for each other.
Lavi simply chuckled at this whole thing and carried on with the next camp activity.
To be continued...