[That kiss gets her a smile, and then as she pulls out the blanket and bag of goodies, he steps aside to gather up whatever he can scrounge for a fire. It's not much, but there are trees here at least, and branches below to break into suitable pieces. They're already as dry as tinder, but a handful of grass won't hurt to get them going.]
For sleepin' on? Sure. Here, how about over this way.
[Back down the side of the road a ways, then off it to where they can face east. The turnout looks north toward the city, but this is better for the sunrise itself, since that's what she's after.
It's a little steep in places, but he finds a spot where some rough old rocks make decent seats, and where the tree branches don't overhang the view. Before sitting down, though, he scrapes a spot down to the soil and piles up his armful of kindling to start his fire. No pot to boil water in, but the thermos is stainless steel, and so it'll just have to do, once they get out all the stuff in that bag. He has a long drink of water from the jug before filling up the thermos to boil, then makes himself comfortable on a big flat rock.]
Want some?
[Water, that is. He'll share the coffee when it's ready. Meanwhile, he pats the spot beside him for her to come join.]
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For sleepin' on? Sure. Here, how about over this way.
[Back down the side of the road a ways, then off it to where they can face east. The turnout looks north toward the city, but this is better for the sunrise itself, since that's what she's after.
It's a little steep in places, but he finds a spot where some rough old rocks make decent seats, and where the tree branches don't overhang the view. Before sitting down, though, he scrapes a spot down to the soil and piles up his armful of kindling to start his fire. No pot to boil water in, but the thermos is stainless steel, and so it'll just have to do, once they get out all the stuff in that bag. He has a long drink of water from the jug before filling up the thermos to boil, then makes himself comfortable on a big flat rock.]
Want some?
[Water, that is. He'll share the coffee when it's ready. Meanwhile, he pats the spot beside him for her to come join.]