Queenstown, New Zealand [Friday Morning/Afternoon]

[my_own_advocate]

Queenstown is packed with amazing things to do, so you can choose your own adventures for your last two days in New Zealand! Enjoy the sights of this alpine wonderland, or bury yourself in city life - whichever you prefer.

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Re: Bungee Jumping

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

Later, Arden would hit up the Skyline Complex because sightseeing via zipline had proven to be awesome so far, but how was she supposed to pass up bungee jumping? Bungee jumping

Clearly she couldn't. Hence being here and ready to go.

Re: Bungee Jumping

[wildgalegirl]

"Ready?" Charlie asked. "And hey, I got two of those go-pro things, you know, to attach to our heads as we jump? I figure we can share 'em with anybody else who wants."

Re: Bungee Jumping

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"Oh that's awesome!" Arden enthused. "...Where'd you stash your phone?"

She was pretty sure this would not count as an Auntie-friendly activity.

Re: Bungee Jumping

[wildgalegirl]

Charlie gave a look of mock sadness. "Somehow it fell overboard during the cruise yesterday. Oh dear."

Re: Bungee Jumping

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"How terrible for you," Arden said, with equal gravitas. "You must be just devastated."

Re: Bungee Jumping

[wildgalegirl]

"I cried all night," Charlie said somberly. "But it would serve me right if it took a long time for me to get my phone back after such carelessness."

Re: Bungee Jumping

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"I'm really not sure how else you're going to learn," Arden said, tsking slightly. "I hope this teaches you an important lesson."

Re: Bungee Jumping

[wildgalegirl]

"Someday maybe I'll learn to be more careful with my belongings," she said. "Oh well. I guess I'll drown my sorrows in bungee jumping."

She grinned at Arden. "I'm totally doing the touch the water option."

Re: Bungee Jumping

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"Hell yeah we are," Arden said, dropping the act to grin back. "...You know, next time your Aunties ask if your friends all jumped off a bridge, you'll be able to say that you absolutely would, too."

Re: Bungee Jumping

[wildgalegirl]

"Why yes, Aunties, actually we already have," Charlie said cheerfully. "Several times. Hopefully."

Re: Bungee Jumping

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"I was gonna say they're gonna think I'm a bad example, but I'm pretty sure they know better," Arden teased.

Re: Bungee Jumping

[wildgalegirl]

Charlie nearly choked on the sip of water she'd just taken and she cracked up. "Oh, but they do. They'd probably offer you some sort of rehab situation to save you from me."

Re: Bungee Jumping

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"Yeah, but they'll have to make a really good pitch to try to convince me," Arden snorted as they started getting their equipment on. "Were they there for KiwiGate? My run-or-die accomplice after the fact? They were not."

Re: Bungee Jumping

[wildgalegirl]

"That's right," Charlie said. "If we go down, we go down together!"

Re: Bungee Jumping

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"And then come back up," Arden said with a laugh. "As is the way of the bungee jump."

Re: Bungee Jumping

[wildgalegirl]

"Oh yes!" Charlie said. "And then wash, rinse, repeat. As often as they'll let us!"

Re: Bungee Jumping

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"And if they tell us we have to stop, we come back with fake mustaches," Arden decided. "Foolproof plan, clearly."

Re: Bungee Jumping

[wildgalegirl]

"Oh, Arden, have you forgotten who you're spending time with?" Charlie made sure her back was to the rest of the crowd and sketched a couple of quick charms on herself, leaving Arden looking at a relatively non-descript girl with brown hair and eyes.

"I can even," she said, sketching a charm on her throat to demonstrate, "change my voice." It was higher with a bit of a southern accent.

Re: Bungee Jumping

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"All right, Miss Virginia," Arden teased. "Not a bad accent. North Carolina is clearly the best, but pretty good."

Re: Bungee Jumping

[wildgalegirl]

She rubbed the charms off, turning back into her usual self. "See, we can be whomever. No problem."

Re: Bungee Jumping

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"There go my stakes in the false mustache industry," Arden sighed. "Killing an institution, Charlie. But ride-or-die means ride-or-die, so I'm with you."

She glanced over the edge. "Ready to leap?"

Re: Bungee Jumping

[wildgalegirl]

"Sorry, Arden, but needs must." She looked down at the gorge and the river below then back over at Arden. "Oh, yeah, let's do it!" She handed her the extra go-pro and strapped her own onto her head.

Re: Bungee Jumping

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

A minute to strap the Go-Pro on and then, "Let's goooooo!"

And leapt.

Re: Bungee Jumping

[wildgalegirl]

Charlie laughed and followed her over the edge with a yell. The video would be fabulous to show back home!