Give me one and give me two, cover me with muck and goo.

[talkyourwayout]

The birthday campout hadn't quite gone as planned, but it had fueled Lexi and Gobo's friendship enough that, when the idea of a do-over came up, Lexi ultimately agreed to it. After all, she'd only spent a few hours outside on Gobo's birthday. That had been over a week ago, too.

And the first day of the trip hadn't been too bad, she had to admit. They'd picked a different place this time, a spot outside the Other Duckburg where Louie had suggested there might be arrowheads to be found that she could sell for a pretty good price. Sure, the craggy landscape had left Lexi a little concerned about sleeping comfortable, but once she was in her sleeping bag that night, she'd actually been out like a light.

She slept in late the next morning, too, even through several minutes of someone calling her for help... But when the cries did get through to her mind, she awoke with a jolt.

"Gobo? Oh man!" She scrambled out of the sleeping bag and made her way toward the source. It couldn't have just been a relaxed, lucrative little trip, now could it? Great.

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[getrichquick]

Lexi was present for most of this, and she had a good laugh when she saw Gobo in the pants. Naturally, her first order of business was to take some pictures, but from there she was quiet as she followed him move - slowly - for the other room.

Once they'd arrived there, though-

"That was really entertaining to watch."

[gobetween]

He snorted, giving her an eyeroll.

"I'm not used to pants, alright?"

[getrichquick]

She snorted, rolling her eyes.

"Yes, that's what makes it funny- Don't explain the joke, Gobo."

[gobetween]

He gave her a look, then turned to the couch as he approached it. Climbing up was a little interesting, if only because he briefly slipped on one cuff and went down, hitting his chin in the seat cushion.

Man, this was going to be a drag.

[getrichquick]

Another snort, though this one quickly shifted into full-on laughter.

"Dude! How are you so bad at this?"

[gobetween]

He remained in his end-in-the-air position for a moment or two, tail ticking back and forth angrily. Then he braced his toes on the edge of the frame and lifted his hips, hiking the legs up higher. Once that was done he flopped over and scooted backwards until he was sitting properly.

"I'm not used to it! Besides, it'd be better if they fit, eh? But these were all Uncle Scrooge had on hand."

[getrichquick]

Lexi's eyes flicked over the green pajama bottoms, and she slowly smiled.

"Yeah, well, I'm guessing he had two more pairs, but Unca Scrooge is a sap," she said, fondly, as she plucked at the lower hem on one of the legs.

[gobetween]

"Yeah, he said these belonged to the nephews." A light snicker. "You know Uncle Scrooge, never throws anything away."

[getrichquick]

Lexi rolled her eyes a bit, though her smile remained right in place. "No, he doesn't. It's part of how he stays rich, I guess, but it also totally misses the point of being rich. Sucks that way."

[gobetween]

There's another laugh. "I dunno, it seems to work for Uncle Scrooge."

[getrichquick]

"It totally works," Lexi admitted, "but a big appeal of being rich is lots of new, nice stuff."

[gobetween]

"Isn't buying a lot of stuff how you stop having money? I know whenever Perdita would give me anything for the city she'd point out how there was only so much of it."

[getrichquick]

"First of all, I'm kind of surprised you understand even that much about it... And, well yeah, but it's also something you need money to do!"

[gobetween]

He gave her a look. "It's been a few years, Lex. I can't not know about money, with you and Uncle Scrooge around."

Relaxing back on the couch, he folded his arms behind his head. "Honestly it seems like a bother to me. Fraggles have never needed money, and we do just fine."

[getrichquick]

"I know, man," she conceded, shaking her head a bit. "And yeah, I gotta admit... There's something pretty cool about all that."

And she was going to get to experience it firsthand. That was a nice thought.

[gobetween]

He glanced up at her, then laughed lightly and smiled. "You know, that's not the sort of reaction I would've expected most other times."

[getrichquick]

She ruffled his hair with a little laugh of her own. "Yeah, well... I don't know, I guess it's part of all that junk about how you're good for me or whatever."

[gobetween]

He lightly batted at her hand, snickering some with a playful grin. "Keep saying that, I like hearing it."

[getrichquick]

"You loser," she sighed, sounding just as affectionate as if she might've telling him how dear a friend he was.

Which, really, was exactly what she was doing.

[gobetween]

Which is why he absolutely glowed with the jab, settling a bit into his arms with a contented smile.

[getrichquick]

Something about how pleased he looked at that had her grinning, herself. It was just always... So nice to be understood.

[gobetween]

Companionable silence was all well and good but Gobo was a Fraggle after all, and it would only be a few minutes before he got restless.

Right now, this manifested as picking at the pajama bottoms again. He plucked the cloth and let it fall, toying a bit with the folds. After a moment or two he grabbed a better pinch and picked it up, bringing his leg off the couch with it. Set back down. Repeat on the other leg, and back down. What followed next was alternating legs "walking" style, giggling to himself after a bit.

[getrichquick]

She watched him for a bit, trying not to make a snarky remark or even laugh, because as amusing as that was, it was also adorable, and she was content just to watch, at first. After a while, though, the snickers spilled out.

"Having fun?"

[gobetween]

"Yes, actually." He snickered some, and the "walking" moved to moving both legs up and down at the same time.

[getrichquick]

"Wait, keep doing that," Lexi said, grinning. An idea had struck, and she walked around to his side, and mimicked the pinch-and-pull puppetry act with one of his shirt sleeves.