Camping Trip -! Or- That Time the Eagle Fang Sensei's really tested their luck.

[fightagain]

With everything going on, a couple days away from karate gang wars might just be what the doctor ordered. Or, it could be a grand exercise in unsupervised chaos. Either way, the next three nights and four days are going to be interesting.


Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, to the first annual (and probably last ever) Eagle Fang/Miyagi-Do camping trip!

It seems as though Sensei Lawrence and Sensei LaRusso decided this camping trip would be a great way to create team bonding. Which...maybe?

Or, they brought a bunch of keyed up, feral teenagers into the woods and everything that can go wrong will.

For example, sleeping arrangements. While it was wise in theory to put girls with girls and boys with boys, some of these teenagers are dating and the rest of them just aren't the best at listening.

Also, they're smart. If there's a loophole in the rules, they will find and manipulate it.

At the same time, these kids are actually good kids. It's probably best to assign tasks to various groups. One is responsible for picking up firewood from the camp's small shop. Another is responsible for keeping the camping sites clean.

You get the picture.

So, after the last week of school, this is where most of the Miyagi-Do kids will find themselves. At a lovely campground two hours away from Reseda. There's swimming in both the pool and the giant lake. The camp shop has some of the best ice cream and junk food around. There are hiking trails, a frisbee golf area, and two of the nights at camp will have outdoor movies (the first nights movie being Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom the original the less family friendly Deadpool). Entry is a dollar, there's freshly made popcorn included in the price of admission.

Just please be mindful of the free-range feral karate kids. They travel in packs, are ridiculously loyal and really aren't in the mood for anything ruining their camping trip.

Not even the rain on the third night.

Throw up a top level, tag around. Have fun. Get into trouble.

Y'know. The usual Cobra Kai bullshit.

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[oldestofthree]

Phil has met Anthony LaRusso. He's friends with his two younger brothers. The amount of sticky they all produce could put a Gorilla Glue factory to shame.

And, yeah. Phil isn't much of a talker, unlike Gwen. But, like Gwen, just because he's talking to someone doesn't mean they're friends. He and his siblings were raised to be polite and respectful, which doesn't really stop him from ragging on his sister for being shorter than him even though she's the eldest, but other than that he's a good kid.

He grins and nods once. "It's my favorite. Gwens, too. It's the only popcorn topping we can have to ourselves without having to share with Howard or Simon."

That doesn't really sound right, Phil. "Not that we don't like sharing. We don't really care. But their idea of sharing popcorn involves stealing the entire bowl and dumping it everywhere while they fight over it."

It's chaos.

[innerbalance]

Preteen boys are disgusting. It's the laws of nature. Although Daniel can't recall being quite as sticky and gross as Anthony is. Maybe because Lucille would've murdered him. His cousin Louie on the other hand... he had been gross. Isn't that much better now, truth be told.

Daniel waves Phil off. "You don't need to explain." If there is one thing he knows for a fact about Gwen and Phil it's that they're polite and generous kids. Daniel has contemplated on more than one occasion (usually after a lot of wine) asking their dad if he can swap them for Anthony. Don't get him wrong, he loves his son... he's just gross and preteeny.

"Even the most generous people in the world don't want to share everything and that's okay. Plus I know exactly what it's like sharing popcorn with a kid - if it isn't spilt everywhere then they have their gross hands all in it."

It's those kinds of things that make Daniel glad to be an only child.

"So, how are you settling in at Miyagi-Do? Getting along with everyone? No one giving you any trouble?"

[oldestofthree]

"My dad tries really hard to make sure we understand that. That we don't have to share everything," Phil states, smiling just a bit. He's starting to relax a bit more. Not that he's a tense kid. Just, as stated, he's a newbie. And there's a bit of tension between some of the other kids in the class, from what Gwen told him. He's pretty non-confrontational, not too keen on starting fights. But he's pretty good about stopping them. Or at least, trying his hardest to.

"I'm good. If anyone's trying to give me trouble, I'm pretty sure they know I'm related to Gwen and reconsider." That is mostly a joke, though he's aware of how hard Gwen fought during that home invasion to keep her friends safe. And she tends to tolerate exactly zero bullshit when it comes to people messing with her brothers.

"I'm kidding. It's going well. Made a couple new friends, so that helps."

[innerbalance]

Daniel liked to believe he had been a non-confrontational kid too. But honestly, he had been a little fire-cracker. He blamed on his Jersey-Italian roots. After all, Louie is the same. He's a lot better at controlling his anger these days... well, a little better. He tries to follow the Miyagi-Do teachings to the letter.

Sometimes he fails.

Still, he's determined to do better for these kids. To teach them the skills to end a fight without the need to start fights. Like Johnny says ... you can be badass without being an asshole. That's a good life lesson.

"Trust me, no one would dare get on Gwen's bad side," he chuckles soft. "But it's good you're making friends. If you do have any problems though, any at all, you can always talk to me or Sensei Lawrence."