Endor [Tuesday, December 30]

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke, sadly for those who were not, was totally a morning person. As soon as the sun rose above the horizon, he was up, trying to get everyone ready for another day of hut building and bridge hanging.

There was breakfast and really awful strong coffee, and then the hike back to where they'd been working all of yesterday.

Luke would understand if people took breaks to explore today. Three solid days of manual labor is no vacation.

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Re: Build huts...somewhere else! Yes!

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

It was difficult to pass someone when they were in the path, so John swerved to try to pass Gavin while attempting to avoid hitting one of the many massive trees.

Re: Build huts...somewhere else! Yes!

[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

For someone that didn't grow up on these things, John was pretty good. Gavin tilted away, trying to avoid scraping paint and leaned further down on the bike, trying to get low and cut the wind.

He figured, since his hair wasn't as high, he had some sort of advantage.

Re: Build huts...somewhere else! Yes!

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

There was good and there was reckless. John was more the latter and felt his hair brush against a log he chose to dip under rather than fly over.

His head turned automatically to check out where he'd just nearly died and he lost a split second of momentum before hitting the throttle full to try to catch back up.

Re: Build huts...somewhere else! Yes!

[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

Gavin wasn't going to give up that big of advantage and vaulted into the lead, swerving into John's path and making John have to go around him instead of just whizzing by. He ducked under logs and cut past trees.

Man, this was fun.

Re: Build huts...somewhere else! Yes!

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John cursed under his breath for his own stupidity and booked it around Gavin, trying and failing to catch up.

Re: Build huts...somewhere else! Yes!

[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

Gavin hit the clearing and slid his bike around, heading back the way they'd just come. He pushed the throttle hard, hoping he didn't blow out his engine.

Re: Build huts...somewhere else! Yes!

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

Intent on catching up at the turn around, John slowed only at the last moment, causing the engine to strangle and nearly choke on him when he came about and slammed the throttle forward again.

Re: Build huts...somewhere else! Yes!

[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

Gavin steered the bike higher, whacking a tree with his arm as he passed in an attempt to further catch John off guard as he blew by and towards the finish.

Re: Build huts...somewhere else! Yes!

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John cursed, ducking down low to try to increase his speed, hoping to god Gavin didn't make him wash his underpants.

If he did, John was going to booby trap his clean clothes.

Re: Build huts...somewhere else! Yes!

[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

Determined not to give up the lead now, Gavin found a line and followed it, zipping past trees and under low hanging branches. He maneuvered side to side, never really giving John a clear line to go by him.

Re: Build huts...somewhere else! Yes!

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

Frustrated, John kept as close to Gavin's tail as he dared, not wanting to crash, but very tempted by the option.

Re: Build huts...somewhere else! Yes!

[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

Gavin pushed the throttle as hard as he dared, lurching forward and seeing the finish in sight. He dodged a low hanging branch and very nearly hit a log but managed to avoid it.

Re: Build huts...somewhere else! Yes!

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John tried again to slingshot around Gavin, but the trees were too dense to allow him to pass effectively.

Re: Build huts...somewhere else! Yes!

[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

And Gavin hit the finish with a whoop of triumph. He slid the bike to a stop and grinned at John.

"Damn, that was fun!"

Re: Build huts...somewhere else! Yes!

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John pulled up next to him, finding the grinning infectious after that invigorating ride. "Dude, I could do that again!"

Re: Build huts...somewhere else! Yes!

[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

"You and me both," he said, hopping off the bike. "Just imagine if there weren't so many trees and we could hit full speed."

Re: Build huts...somewhere else! Yes!

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"That would be freaking amazing," John enthused, getting over the whole losing thing. "I think we need to smuggle these babies back home."

Re: Build huts...somewhere else! Yes!

[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

"Think Luke and the Ewoks would notice?" Gavin asked.

Re: Build huts...somewhere else! Yes!

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Nah, they're too busy," John decided.

Re: Build huts...somewhere else! Yes!

[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

"Hmm." It was sad that Gavin was thinking about this. "You don't think us lugging bikes back might be obvious?"

Re: Build huts...somewhere else! Yes!

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"We might need a really good distraction," John said thoughtfully. "If only Ben was here to help."

Re: Build huts...somewhere else! Yes!

[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

"Know any other Jedi that might help us?" Gavin asked.

Re: Build huts...somewhere else! Yes!

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Hmm. We don't really need Jedi so much as people to cause a scene," John reasoned. "Did any other KKG guys come along?"

Re: Build huts...somewhere else! Yes!

[sixstandingby.livejournal.com]

"Hm." Gavin tried to remember who he'd seen. "I think that kid Adam's here. There's a lot of girls."

Re: Build huts...somewhere else! Yes!

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, you'd think more single guys would've noticed the massive number of girls signing up." John would have been all over those odds a year or so ago.