Author Tie-Breaker: search shelves

Path Chosen – Kiss the Girl

𝟷𝟻:𝟸𝟶 | 𝙹𝚞𝚕𝚢 𝟸𝟺𝚝𝚑, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟷
𝙷𝚊𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚝𝚝 𝙶𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚕 𝚂𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚎

Something glinted in her peripheral as Cassie surveyed the storeroom and she looked over, tilting her head. She knelt down, picking up the small round disk tucked behind one of the legs on the shelving units. Turning it over in her hand, she smiled, running her thumb over its smooth collar exterior. "Hey, Aidan!" she called, standing and holding it out to him. "Check this out."

Collectible Found: Blue Raspberry Bottlecap
A shiny bottlecap from a blue raspberry soda.

"That's neat." Aidan took the cap from her, holding it up to the light. "Did you know that blue raspberry isn't actually raspberry flavoured? It's usually a mix of pineapple, banana, and..." He was interrupted by Cassie's hands grabbing his face, guiding him down to her height to kiss him firmly. Her arms snaked over his shoulders as she stood on her tiptoes, breaking their kiss momentarily to let him finish his thought.

"Cherry..." he murmured, his eyes locked onto her.

She smiled sweetly. "You're really smart."

He exhaled, his thoughts swimming, his mind screaming. "Yeah..." His hands finally caught on, cradling Cassie's jaw to pull her closer. "Super smart..." he whispered, his thumbs caressing her cheeks as he kissed her again.

𝟷𝟻:𝟸𝟶 | 𝙹𝚞𝚕𝚢 𝟸𝟺𝚝𝚑, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟷
𝙲𝚊𝚋𝚒𝚗 𝚃𝚑𝚛𝚎𝚎

Pushing on the door to Cabin Three, Sam was met with an array of unmade beds and strewn, discarded clothing. "Note to self, deduct cleanliness points from Three," he sighed, making his way inside. He stepped carefully through the cabin, ensuring not to disturb the mess, otherwise he'd have no proof to back up his point deduction.

"Now, where would Connie put those board games?" he pondered, his lips pursed as he surveyed the room. There was a chest of drawers in the corner by the window, and he tugged on the handles to open the top drawer. It was filled with clothes, as was the second drawer, and the third.

Sam frowned, looking around again. He grinned at the sight of the cabinet that was tucked behind the door. "Aha." He knelt and slid the cover across, finally seeing the stack of worn board game boxes. "Come to papa," he beamed, listing them off as he grabbed each box. "Twister, Scattergories, Monopoly... Geez, is there nothing in here made after '95? These are ancient..." He frowned, staring at the cabinet again. "I was sure we had Uno..." He stood, turning back to the room. "Where did that go?"

Player Choice:
Search bunks or head back to lodge?

𝟷𝟻: 𝟸𝟶 | 𝙹𝚞𝚕𝚢 𝟸𝟺𝚝𝚑, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟷
𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙺𝚒𝚝𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚗

The crack of Jackson's knife splitting the rind of the watermelon gave Clementine enough of a distraction, and she pulled open the pantry door, poking her head inside. Boxes and crates lined the shelves, all meticulously labelled.

That had been Jackson's doing; King of the Kitchen had to have everything organised, and returned to all the right places. Specific cutting boards were used for specific foods, certain knives could only be used for certain things. He had a firm set of rules that must be abided.

Clementine held in her smile. He definitely needed to get laid, and maybe this was finally the summer he could have a summer fling.

"Find anything?" he asked, derailing her train of thought.

"Uh..." she started, still reviewing the small room.

Three small crates were within her reach, oatmeal bars, instant ramen, and, to her delight, mini chocolate-chip cookies. She checked over her shoulder. Luckily, Jackson was still distracted, cutting the watermelon into even pillars, all an inch in width. He wouldn't notice if she managed to sneak a cookie.

She turned back, noticing his dark green apron hanging on a hook behind the door. Something was sticking out of the front pocket, something crisp-white and folded.

"Clem?" Jackson asked again. The cutting had stopped, and she had to be fast.

Player Choice:
Check pockets or steal cookie?