After doing this, I am so done with camping. I'm done writing about camping, no more parts of this camping experience. I will be moving on for other things. Let me know what you think. Suggest anything you want to see,
-Aislin
Camp part 4:
"What am I looking at?" Happy questioned.
"Our last team building exercise," Paige revealed.
"It's a wall," Walter pointed out.
"Wow, amazing observation 197," Toby praised sarcastically.
"It's a slightly slanted wall," Sylvester added.
"We have to get everyone up the wall," Paige told them.
"Why?" Walter questioned.
"To bring us together as a team," Paige replied quickly.
"But why do we need to get up the wall to do that?" Walter questioned again.
"Please? We just do this one last thing, and then we can go home. Can we please just do this?" Paige begged.
"Alright, so the tallest person should go first, then someone to help, and then the heaviest person. The last person needs to be the person that can use the wall like a ramp and jump the highest," Walter started. "So Toby first, then Happy, then Sly and we will figure out the rest after that."
"So we are going to boost people?" Paige asked.
"Yes, Toby first." Walter ordered. They all but threw Toby over and into the wall.
"Ow my rib. You could have been just a little bit more gentle," he complained.
"That's no fun," Happy informed him.
"I'll be sure to remember that when I'm pulling you up," he said raising his eyebrows.
The team grabbed Happy's legs and started to push her up. When she was high enough, Toby grabbed her arms, and began to pull her up to where he was standing.
"You had better not drop me," She threatened.
"I know," he replied, and then the team let go of her feet.
"Pull me up," she ordered.
"I don't know. I don't really feel like it in this moment." Toby mused smirking.
"I will murder you," she threatened.
"In this moment you can't," he pointed out.
"I will break up with you," She warned in a whisper.
"No you won't," he whispered back.
"Would you just pull her up?" Paige begged.
"Yeah, would you?" Happy said mockingly. He then quickly yanked her up to stand on the higher level with him. "You'll pay for this later," she informed him.
"Oh I know."
It had taken half an hour to get Sly up the wall, and Ralph had been lifted up in less than a minute. Now Paige and Walter were arguing on who needed to go last.
"It should be whoever can jump the highest and who is the tallest. I'm taller than you, and I'm not sure you can lift me." Walter argued.
"I am stronger than I look and I can jump higher than you," Paige pointed out.
"Fine, but if we fail because of you we do not have to try again. We can just go home." Walter bartered.
"Scorpion never fails," Ralph informed him in a parrot-like tone.
Walter lifted his foot in the air, and Paige placed her hands underneath it.
"On three...One," Walter started to count, "Two...Three..." Paige essentially through Walter's foot into the air, as Walter jumped. Toby and Happy both caught one of his hands, and began to pull.
"God, Walter, how many bricks do you eat in a day?" Toby questioned.
"Stop whining and help me pull," Happy demanded. Walter finally made it up, and was standing in a second.
"Ok, so Happy and Toby keep hold of my legs, and I'll lean over the side to reach Paige," He ordered.
"I'm going to jump as high as I can," Paige promised. She took a run at the wall and jumped as hard as she could.
"I was kind of hoping it would work," Toby sighed.
"Yeah," Happy seconded.
"Oh well," Toby said starting to climb down the ladder. "Our failure will bring us closer together as a team."
"That's not the point," Paige tried, "We're supposed to-"
"Let's pack up and go home," Walter invited.
"Yeah ok," Paige said. "I tried," she muttered to herself.
"Come on, guys. The car is only a mile away," Paige tried to calm down the geniuses.
"It's raining. Paige, do you know what can happen in the rain?" Sylvester cried.
"No, I-"
"Everything!" He shouted.
"It's not that far," She tried.
"Everything feels farther in the rain," Toby pointed out.
"And we will move alot slower in the rain," Happy finished.
"Ok, well complaining will not help anyone," Paige argued, "So, you are all going to pretend like there is nothing wrong. The difference between agony and adventure is attitude."
"No, I don't think-" Walter started.
"Shush, no complaining," Paige finished.
"Such a mom," Toby murmured in Happy's ear.
The ride home has quiet. Everyone but Paige and Walter were asleep. "Was the trip successful in your mind?" Paige asked him.
"Define success."
"Did we all get closer?" She clarified.
"I think so," Walter informed her.
"Good," Paige didn't look up from the wheel, but Walter looked behind him. Sylvester and Ralph had fallen asleep hunched over a book. Happy was using Toby's chest as a pillow, and Toby had his arm around her.
"Do they really think we can't see what's going on?" Walter questioned.
"Probably," Paige didn't need to ask who he was talking about.
"Why aren't they telling us?" He said concerned.
"They don't want to," Paige responded.
"I am still against romantic relationships within the workplace," Walter said.
"Oh stop," Paige chided, "You're acting like an overbearing father. Besides, they're going to do what they want regardless of what you do."
"I guess so," Walter gave in.
"I mean could it really end up so badly?" Paige asked. "I mean they've already fallen apart once, and they came back together. Who knows what will happen, but I don't think it will ruin Scorpion."
"Who knows? It's not like I can control them anyway."