sixthiterationlogs | Gone Camping

WHO: Steve McGarrett
WHERE: North West of 7I Village
WHEN: End of June
OPEN TO: Mary McGarrett and Danny Williams
WARNINGS: None yet

It had become striking clear to Steve how fortunate they were in the villages when he’d been transported to the middle of nowhere with nothing. While they didn’t have all the modern conveniences they did at home, they could still be far worse off. For himself, it wasn’t that big of a problem. Being a Navy SEAL, Steve was more than familiar with wilderness survival and making due with his surroundings. But when he considered how Mary or Danny would fair out there on their own… If it was in the city, they’d likely manage better than he, but in the wilderness, he didn’t like their odds.

So once he returned he started dropping hints about spending a couple of nights away from the villages. Camping, although he hadn’t planned on taking any supplies. Subtle at first, if you could ever call Steve subtle, and then more direct as time went on. He was more than pleased when they both agreed.

Knowing how that yes could quickly change to a no, he negotiated on the supplies. Finally agreeing to the bare minimum - such as a tent, sleeping bags, water, a bit of food, and the tools to hunt for more. He didn’t want to make the experience a negative one, but rather one they all enjoyed and with any luck gained a better ability on how to survive without supplies.

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Even though Mary walked behind them, Steve kept an ear out for her at all times. Much like with Danny, Mary's complaining didn't bother Steve. It wasn't the same as Danny, who truly was only happy when he had something to rant about, but like Danny, it was when Mary got too quiet that he really started to worry. That she was behind them making far too much noise and expressing her dissatisfaction with their present situation though was music to his ears - internally.

Externally he rolled his eyes. "You want to go back to the house? On your own?" A small grin twitched at the corners of his mouth. "What if you run across a bear? Wouldn't you rather if we were there with you, you know, should that happen?"

If Steve enjoyed listening to Mary complain, he was going to be sick of it by the time they finished this camping trip because she had no intention of stopping.

"Danny and I didn't go to Army school, Steve." Yes she knew he was in the Navy but by calling it Army school, she always go a rise out of her brother that she enjoyed. "Nothing about this is going to be fun. If I wanted to sit in the dark with no water, I could stay at home."

At Steve's mention about the bear, she stopped and looked around, trying to hide the worry from her face. She was joking about bears but were there bears in this forest? "There's no bears here......right?" Even if she tried to keep the worry away from her features, the uncertainty is clear in her voice.

"Navy, Mary." His voice conveys how unimpressed he is, even if he knows she knows damn well that it wasn't the Army. "It's the Navy." After a sigh he adds, "Then enjoy being out in nature. And, we have plenty of water - both here and at home."

Steve shrugs without turning around or slowing, even though he's well aware that she stopped. There's no doubt in his mind that in a moment, she'll race to catch up again. "I haven't seen a bear but... You know there are more animals around here that weren't here in that simulation. Coming back from that temple, we saw tracks and remains from larger animals. Who knows what's out here with us."

Now he couldn't keep the grin off his face. As they'd been hiking he'd been keeping an eye out. There were smaller animals around here but nothing large enough that they couldn't deal with. At least so far, he expected the further they went from the villages the more that might change. Still, it was clear that Mary didn't know that and as much as she liked to tease him, he liked to tease her too.

Mary gave a small triumphant grin as she heard how unimpressed Steve was. Telling Steve he went to Army school was one of the fastest ways to get a rise out of him. "But there's bugs out here and god only knows what else! Are you sure that something isn't going to come eat us while we sleep?" She was being over-dramatic but she really, really didn't want to be camping.

Mary continues to scan her surroundings and it may just be her imagination but she was fairly certain something moved in the distance to their right and it was enough get her moving again to catch up with Steve and Danny. "You haven't seen a bear? For all we know there's a lion out here or something!" Steve was not helping his case here. The safety of the house sounded more and more appealing.

"I think we should all go home Steve. It's safer there."

"We'll be fine, Mary, as long as we stick together." His voice holds the confidence he truly feels, he's not worried in the slightest. This is Steve in his element, he was trained for this.

Stopping his progression, he turns to look at Mary. She's hit on exactly what he's worried about. "It's not safe here anywhere, Mary, and we can't go back home. That's part of the point of this camping trip. To help give you and Danny some survival skills that you didn't need to have back home. You both need to be self-sufficient here. It's great if you can find someone to trade with or help you out in some way, but you can't depend on that." Not with what Steve's seen has been happening. If Mary, or Danny, were suddenly transported away from the villages alone, or even with each other, would they make it back? How would they survive? These things were starting to keep him up at night. This trip was a step in rectifying that.

Mary didn't find too much comfort in Steve's assurance. While he may feel confident that nothing was going to happen, she wasn't. She knew that her brother had training to handle these kinds of situations but they were in a totally different environment. Did Steve have the training to deal with whatever this place threw at them?

Mary listened to Steve as he told her his reasoning for this camping trip. She knew that he was right. All three of them could end up separated at some point but Mary was pretty confident she could handle things if she absolutely had to. She wasn't as resourceful as her brother but she had made her way out of some bad situations before. Although perhaps this place was a little more intense than a drunken night gone wrong.

"So you're planning on turning Danny and I into SEALs?" She gave a small smile, trying to lighten the situation a bit. "Fine but the first sign of a bear or, I don't know, a dinosaur, and I'm going home!"

"SEALs?" Steve's eyes get big and he can't help but laugh at that idea. "Mary, I doubt you'd let me."

It wasn't that Mary couldn't be a SEAL if she put her mind to it, same with Danny. The thing was, Steve knew that neither of them would ever allow him to push them that way or that far for them to become such. And truthfully, Steve didn't think he could do it to them either. BUDS training hadn't been easy - mentally or physically, and while he'd made it through and helped Freddy to get through it as well, he didn't think he could be the one putting them through all that. Besides, as far as he was concerned, it was okay that they weren't SEALs. He didn't need or want them to be.

More seriously, "I'm not looking to do that. I just want you both to be able to survive and to be comfortable being in the wilderness on your own. You don't need to be SEALs for that."

Then he laughed again and shook his head. "If there are dinosaurs here, I'll even join you!"

Mary laughed at Steve's reaction to her suggestion that he is planning on making her and Danny into SEALs. "Good because that's your gig. Not mine!"

Mary had no interest in being military anything. It just wasn't her thing. That being said, she was extremely proud of her big brother for all he has accomplished over his career. Mary had her investigative talents as well but she wasn't as refined with them as Steve.

"For the record, I don't intend to be living in the wilderness by myself. Being in that house without electricity or water is bad enough!"

"The house is a gift, Mary. One that can be easily taken away." Steve's recent experience with being teleported elsewhere and needing to live off the land had jarred him into some not so pleasant realizations. The house was nice and with it came some comforts, but they might not always be there. "Look what happened to me."

Tilting his head to the side, Steve crossed his arms. "What would you have done if you suddenly ended up somewhere else with no supplies and no clue as to how to get back to the village?"

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