The Beans went off to do their own things as the day passed by uneventful. The Cocoa Bean returned to their cabin. getting ready for bed. Andy looked at his cabinmates, Tusk was wearing black boxer briefs, setting on his bed, playing Gamekid as he reached over for a bag of BBQ flavored chips.
Andy found it weird that for a vegetarian, BBQ was Tusk's favorite chip flavor. Jakk was wearing white briefs, beating the sandbag to exhaust his daily energy, Andy was actually impressed with Jakk's skill, but that came with being the son of a heavyweight champion and he clearly inherited his dad's skill.
Steven was wearing red boxers and a black T-Shirt, wrapped in his sheets; He was the first one asleep. Andy looked at the sleeping wolf before suggesting they sleep in shifts. just to be on alert in case the Squirrels tried anything. He Himself volunteered to take the first watch, letting his cabin mates get some sleep.
Andy stayed up for a few hours watching over his cabinmates. he got off his bed, heading to his mat, doing some meditation to stay awake, stretching his muscles as he calmed his breathing.
he watched over his crew, like back in Westridge. He could not deny his eyes were a bit heavy. The Tiger considered turning on the radio to stay awake but his cabinmates were sleeping and this late the only thing he would hear was static.
Eventually it was time for a shift change as Andy tugged on Tusk's sleeve waking the Boar up, passing the shift to him before returning to his bed. This trend continued as each Cocoa Bean took a few hours of watch then slept in rotation.
Nothing happened as maybe The Cocoa Beans were just being paranoid, it wasn't like they had never been hit by a rival faction, but they were excepting the Squirrels to get revenge soon. They laid on their beds, After Tusk's shift he passed it to Jakk, who Passed it to Steven and Vice Versa.
Steven was standing there watching the boys sleep, His eyes rested on Andy, the leader of Cocoa Cabin and of the 'Orphans' a group of misfit children who grew up in Westridge, Steven had looked up to Andy ever since joining, trying his hardest to be a badass like Andy, some would say that he was overcompensating but he did not mind.
At Acorn Flats the Flying Squirrels were happy to finally rest, having spent the day customizing there their new kart, the look on the Bean Scouts faces would be priceless when they rolled up in it. Gretchen and Nina were getting ready for bed as Patsy was sitting on her bed, trying out the meditations Lazlo had been teaching her. she crossed her legs, clearing her mind and taking a deep breath.
The Mongoose felt her body go limb as she looked around, she was floating over her body, moving her arms in a swimming motion, trying to navigate as she was new to being separate from her body. she flew out of the cabin as she slowly got the hang of flying.
Patsy flew around the campground, unable to resist the urge to spy on the other squirrels. her first thought was to visit Tree Squirrel. inside Almondine was on her bed, doing a crossword puzzle as she scratched her chin with the eraser of her pencil, weighing her options.
"A type of pasta, eight letters across" The owl said, pondering the question before writing down 'Macaroni' in the puzzle.
Suzie was writing in her diary as Patsy wondered if she should look at the poodle's thoughts arguing that a quick peek would not hurt but she decided against it. a girl's dairy was filled with her most private and intimate thoughts and Patsy did not want to be a snoop.
The Poodle turned to Amber asking what kind of body wash she thought Steven used as Amber took a breath, claiming she did not know, her mind was on a different Scout, specifically a boar that she invited to a spaghetti dinner.
"You really should not talk about those kinds of things?" Amber added as Suzie asked why not. Amber told them about her kiss with Tusk and Suzie wasn't allowed to talk about crushing on Steven.
"I Bet he has a nice big, firm- Suzie!" Toodie interrupted, blushing as the poodle shrugged at her, daydreaming about the wolf "I was going to say chest."
Patsy realized the Suzie had a thing for Steven and the Amber had Kissed Tusk, honestly a bit jealous. How desperately she wanted to share a kiss with Lazlo, the Mongoose's dreams concerning the Monkey were very intimate, moments that replayed in her head frequently like romance movies, films that they were the stars off.
She decided to visit Ground Squirrel as she flew around the camp making her way to Ground Squirrel. Patsy poked her head into Ground Squirrel Cabin. Honey was already asleep as Rachel and Terrifield were sitting on the floor, wearing their nightgowns, playing a board game.
The gopher, shook the dice in the leather cup, rolling as they clattered on the board. Rachel moved her piece. as Terrifield was still pouting, taking her turn as the gopher comforted her friend.
"You still mad about today Terri" Rachel asked putting her arms around the tapir in a warm hug as she nodded, unable to believe they were bested by a couple of gross boys. Rachel sat beside her, putting her hand on Terrifield's thigh telling her they would get them back as she sniffed the air.
Rachel asked if Terrifield was using a new shampoo as the Tapir nodded, saying she got a bottle of blueberry scented shampoo from the camp store, it was only 5 acorns as Rachel sniffed again, requesting permission to borrow it as Terrifiled saw no harm, handing the Gopher the blue bottle as she uncapped it, sniffing the mixture.
Patsy decided to bolt out of Ground squirrel, though seeing Rachel and Terrifield's friendship was heartwarming. Those two got along like peanut butter and Jelly and always spent time together.
Speaking of Jelly, Patsy remembered she was going to meet up with Lazlo, but before that she decided to live out one her greatest fantasies, making her way to the Barricade kiosk where Miss Mucus was reading her magazine. Patsy blew a raspberry in the Warthogs face.
"Miss Mucus I just wanted to say, you smell like sour milk and mothballs" Patsy giggled as the warthog was completely oblivious to Patsy's presence before she turned away, floating over the lake and up the old path which was his secret spot or their spot. At the top she found Lazlo floating around a tree, whistling to the money as he turned, happy to see her.
Patsy flew in for a hug, wrapping her arms around the Monkey, pleased to find out that in this form they could touch each other. Lazlo chuckled as she eventually let go looking at the Monkey.
"I'm glad you're getting the hang of this Patsy" Lazlo complimented as she smiled, after this whole thing with the Cocoa Beans, spending some time with her Monkey Soulmate was what she needed, holding his hand as they flew around the lake, admiring the scene.
"Have you thought about, what I said last time we were up there...about US?" Patsy asked as Lazlo nodded, in truth he did have some feelings towards Patsy, He did not know if he Like-Liked her yet.
Patsy asked if he could at least give her a chance, claiming she had so much love to share with him. It did not even have to be official; they spend their dates like this, out of body, floating around Camp in a world where it was just the two of them.
"I Don't know Patsy, your dad almost beat me up over a card, a card which you wrote, do you know what he'd do to me if I 'agreed' to be your boyfriend" Lazlo countered, cautious for his health.
No one was watching them, they were free to do whatever they wanted together as she floated opposite from him, their hands interlocked. It was the perfect place for a secret relationship. the other scouts, the camp staff, her father. No one would never know they were spending their nights together, having fun around the camp.
Patsy told him They'd be like Romeo and Juliet as she looked him, confessing that she did not know if she could fall in love with someone else. In truth her heart belonged to Lazlo.
Lazlo thought about this as he certainly did not want to break Patsy's heart and it wasn't like there was a risk anyway as long as they kept their relationship out of body. Lazlo pondered, considering the connection they shared. they were both in their cabin but at the same time floating over Leaky Lake.
"Alright Patsy, I'm not promising anything, but I could at least give it a chance" Lazlo replied as Patsy flew into the Monkey, wrapping her arms around him as he slowly returned the act, hugging her in return which made her smile beam with a bright glow, leaning in to Kiss the Monkey as she felt a nudge on her shoulder, causing the Mongoose to slingshot back into her body.
Patsy opened her eyes, upset with Gretchen who had nudged her. She was so close to sharing her first kiss with Lazlo as Gretchen looked at the Mongoose, stating she was just sitting still, like a statue, which was freaking them out.
"I was fine Gretchen; I was just meditating, and YOU pulled me out of my happy place" Patsy replied grinding her teeth so fiercely they almost exploded but instead of going after Gretchen for ruining her first kiss she was saving that aggression for the Cocoa Beans.
Patsy crawled under her covers, giving her friends a goodnight, before closing her eyes. Patsy tried meditating again in bed as again she left her body, hoping to reconnect with Lazlo and pick up where they left off.
She floated out of her body again, wasting no time as she flew to the peak where there was no Monkey, Lazlo must have broken his meditative state, leaving the Mongoose alone on the cliff. Patsy reached for a stone, to throw in the lake as her hand went right through it.
"Right" she realized, seeing no reason to stay; she opened her eyes before returning to her body. at least she had her dreams, even if they weren't real, they helped tide her needs to be with the monkey. she drifted off to dreamland to be with him instead.
If anyone is asking how meditation/out of body works, it's cartoon logic but the gist is you need clear focus and to not be disturbed.