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Picnic in the sky~
my friends and i had a picnic in the park yesterday. here are some pictures i took.
𝘓𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘺 = 𝘶𝘯𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨
𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘢𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦!💛
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"I've got a surprise for you, Faye," Spike sang in a playful tone. "And for you too, Ed!" He added in a yell to be heard by the hacker who was scaling a nearby tree.
"Wahoo! Surprise surprise!" Came Ed's response from amidst the leafy boughs.
Faye, reclining in a hammock that had been set up between two other trees, much closer to the grill station that Spike was tending, lifted her magazine off her face to regard him. She raised an eyebrow inquisitively, a smirk playing on her lips.
"Ohhh yeah? Hmm I wonder what you could have for both Ed and myself..." She mused speculatively.
Grinning back at her, Spike gestured to the grill. "Jet's been teaching me how to roast meat."
Jet, chopping up vegetables on a cutting board he'd brought and had out on the picnic table not far away, snorted. "Grilling meat seemed like the next logical step away from charring shit beyond being edible. Just you wait, one of these days I'll have you able to make pasta and side dishes and all sorts of meals!"
Ein, hovering at Spike's feet in the obvious hope of morsels being dropped, gave a yip as he waggled his stubby tail.
"I see even Ein has faith in Jet's teaching capabilities," Faye remarked with a chuckle. "Keep up the good work, guys. This lil' mama is excited for some grub!"
Not far away, on a path through the park near where the Bebop crew had set up for the day, ambled a pair of old women. Their loose skin was paler than milk, their gray hair pulled up in antiquated hairstyles, and there was no shortage of wrinkles around their down turned mouths as they glanced balefully at Faye in the nest of blankets and pillows she was ensconced in above the ground.
"Well, I never!" One lady exclaimed to the other, who nodded sternly.
"For shame! Sitting idly by while the men are made to cater to her every beck and call!" The other lady grumped.
"Women were never so lazy in our day!" The first lady went on in a huff.
Spike stiffened before whirling from the grill to shake a pair of tongs in the direction of the old women as Ein growled at both.
"You wanna talk trash about my woman?!" He yelled. "Say *one* more mean thing and I'll use these to tear out your tongues, you old bats!"
Not to be outdone, Jet, who was also glaring at the old women, shouted angrily, "I'll set my daughter on you, don't think I won't!"
Exchanging baffled looks as they hastened past, the women were not expecting a wild haired teenager to drop from the trees next to them, landing on all fours and growling more fiercely than Ein. Ed barked at the women, who shrieked, and made as if to run at them which frightened the old ladies into a shuffling dash along the path and away from the angry Bebop crew.
"You guys," Faye said then, sniffling and wiping at her eyes.
"For crying out loud, Faye - you're pregnant! Those crones shouldn't be making you feel guilty." Spike insisted defensively.
Scoffing, Faye sat up a bit straighter in the hammock. "I wasn't gonna protest the way you all defended me," She said then. "I was gonna say... Well, I brought a surprise for Ed but I think you might all enjoy it..." She gestured at a basket that she'd set down near the picnic table earlier.
Ein left Spike's feet to sniff curiously at the basket while the others gave Faye baffled looks.
"Another surprise for Edward?!" The hacker rejoiced, dashing up to the basket while still on all fours. She opened the lid and glee shone on her young face. "Water balloons!! And squirt guns!!"
Faye grinned proudly. "I even thought to fill everything up before we left the ship in case there wasn't a hose here at the park. And... Well, the paths all loop around to get back to the entrance since there's only one way in and out of here. You can probably catch up to those bitches and soak 'em good!"
Spike and Jet shared a nefarious look, smirks on both their faces.
"Sounds a lot more fun than just waging war amongst ourselves!" The ex cop decided, abandoning the vegetable mission to make his way to the basket.
"The meat will probably keep for now, hey?" Spike asked as he too made his way to the stash of ammunition.
"Don't worry about it - we'll be quick!" Jet assured his partner as they started loading themselves up with water balloons after holstering some squirt guns in their pockets or in Spike's case behind his back and half stuffed into his pants.
"All right, soldiers! Targets are in motion heading north east - I say we split up and weave through the woods so we can come at them from multiple angles!" Ed ordered, grinning deviously. She paused to glance down at Ein. "Sergeant Ein, stay on guard here to protect Faye-Faye! Okay! Let's gooooo!"
A fall picnic with the man I love would make for a beautiful day 🍁❤️
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Yes a picnic ❤️
by Sunsetoned
