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Scout had intended to excuse herself at the first possible opportunity, but halfway through the second burger Tucker had talked her into, her eyelids started to droop. It had been an epically long day, and the combination of a full tummy and the warmth of the nearby fire were wooing her to sleep. If she had been in a chair she could have slouched against the back of it, but being on a bench as she was she just sort of slumped down like she was melting in place.
She was technically still awake but sort of fading in and out of awareness as the others moved around her. They worked together to gather up the dishes and remaining food. It was hypnotic watching them. No one was giving any orders, they just each knew what needed to be done, picking up and handing things off like pieces of an
