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[sup]Collab by myself, [@eclecticwitch], [@ineffable], and [@ejected]
Starring Bea, Carter, Gavin, Georgie and Sawyer.[/sup][/center]
[indent][indent]Sawyer walked away from Georgie in a sort of hurried shuffle, only making it a few paces before he stopped in his tracks to make an awkward failed attempt to pull his backpack from off his shoulders. He needed his phone to call Gavin. There was no way he was going to be able to drive home like this. [i]Why hadn’t he just waited and ridden with his brother in the first place?[/i] Whatever.

The boy growled a curse at the ground as he finally slipped off one strap, unzipping the bag before digging through it to retrieve his cellular device. He pressed his thumb into the power button, lighting up his face, causing him to pull the phone back several inches as he squinted at the screen. Quickly, he found Gavin’s name and hit send, pressing his phone up to his ear as he slowly started to scan the crowd, trying to focus on standing in one place.

There were a few rings before Sawyer felt a hand on his arm, pulling him back nearly causing him to stumble and fall back onto his ass. He lazily recovered himself and stood up, holding onto Georgie for support as much as he was trying to support her in the process, his head and shoulder scrunched up to hold his phone to his ear. 

[color=#40733d][b]”Georgie,”[/b][/color] the boy let out a heavy sigh, shaking his head as he opened his mouth to say something before he heard his brother answer on the other end of the line. [color=#40733d][b]”Gavin, we need t--”[/b][/color] and that’s when it hit him. [i]Literally.[/i]

The boy paused a moment, practically frozen in place. He didn’t know whether he wanted to be mad, walk away, ask if she was okay, or throw up, himself. Sawyer forcibly swallowed, taking a deep breath before looking up at Georgie with a conflicted expression on his face. [color=#40733d][b]”Come find me, please,”[/b][/color] he spoke into the phone before grabbing it from his shoulder to end the call and stuffed the phone into the side of his [i]costume[/i].

He blinked solemnly a few times before saying in a soft, concerned tone, [color=#40733d][b]”We should get you t-”[/b][/color] It was then that Bea came up with Carter following close behind. Bea took the lead and offered Georgie some help which had Sawyer a bit relieved he wouldn’t have to deal with this alone. It’d been a while since he’d seen Bea, it was nice to see a familiar, friendly face in this dark hour.

Georgie reeled back from Sawyer and clutched herself in horror. [i]Holy shit[/i].  She’d just puked on him and while she was still feeling awful, it was all heightened with the guilt.  She didn’t want to say it but it looked like she’d created a pretty horrible mess and he was still concerned about [i]her[/i]?  She looked up as Bea came to support her and shook her head at the concern. [color=slateblue][b]”Thanks Bea but-”[/b][/color] Georgie waved a hand in Sawyer’s general direction, too ashamed to even say his name.  

Trying to make light of the situation as well as attempting to take his mind off of the puke all over him, Sawyer playfully chided his friend. [color=#40733d][b]”You know, [i]I’m[/i] the one who got thrown up on, right?”[/b][/color]

Although Carter didn't hesitate to follow behind Bea towards the scene of the crime, the young man suddenly found himself wondering if his presence was even needed at that particular moment. Sure, he'd given Georgie a ride to the party, but they had yet to develop the sort of close relationship that she'd obviously already had with Bea and... Sawyer. God, was that smell awful; Carter couldn't help but hold his breath as he stood near the boy whose chest was now freshly painted with Georgie's vomit. It was almost enough to make him gag a bit himself. Nevertheless, he stood by just in case his assistance was needed; he'd even grabbed her a bottle of water on the way over and offered it to her as Bea tried her best to assist. [color=#CCC6EA][b]"Happens to the best of us,"[/b][/color] Carter said with a reassuring half-smile as he did so.

Bea languidly moved her gaze from Georgie to Sawyer.  Her eyes travelled down, up, and then back down his frame.  Her cool, even stare was nearly clinical as it assessed the young man.  [color=E0633C][b]"Yes, you did,"[/b][/color] she responded in a blithe manner.  [color=E0633C][b]"Let's step outside.  Fresh air and a hose do wonders."[/b][/color] Her voice offered a calm foundation for the drunken pair to stand upon.  [color=E0633C][b]"Come along."[/b][/color] She gestured for Carter to help steady Georgie while she pushed Sawyer toward the backyard.

Sawyer simply raised an eyebrow at Bea’s look, pressing his lips into a fine line at her tone. [color=#40733d][i]’Alright then,’[/i][/color] he thought to himself flatly. It was just then that he felt a hand on his bare shoulder, turning to see his brother’s face beaming at him. The smaller boy glared at his sibling. [color=#40733d][b]”What?”[/b][/color]

Gavin chuckled softly and shook his head. [color=#f5794c][b]”Nothing, bruv. I wasn’t observing you guys from just over there the entire time, or anything,”[/b][/color] he laughed, squeezing Sawyer’s shoulder as he helped Bea lead the two out towards the backyard. Gavin looked over at Georgie with a soft smile and reached a hand out, tenderly rubbing her arm. [color=#f5794c][b]”Hey Geeg, after we get all cleaned up, think you’d like a ride home, or.. Did you get a ride?”[/b][/color] 

Georgie grabbed onto Carter quite unceremoniously as they walked outside towards the water hose.  She could smell the stink of her own puke and wrinkled her nose, glancing over towards Sawyer. [color=slateblue][b]”Sawyer, I’m so sorry.  I didn’t mean it.  I’ll-We’ll clean you up.”[/b][/color] She was glad that she had such good friends who took care of her all the time but she didn’t feel particularly nice to think that Sawyer was still covered in her vomit from basically head to toe.  She turned to Gavin as he spoke and nodded.
 
[color=slateblue][b]”I’d love to get a ride home from you...Hopefully I won’t stain the car or anything of the sort or else I can Uber from here...”[/b][/color] She trailed off as she reached for the hose and turned it on, holding it up so it splashed Sawyer.  However, soon enough due to her inebriated state she stumbled and dropped the hose, watching horrifically as it snaked water everywhere.

In quick motions, Carter used the heel of his boot to stop the hose from snaking around in the grass; he then picked it up and offered Georgia a meek grin before continuing what she'd originally set out to do. [color=#CCC6EA][b]"It's fine, I got it. Don't worry about it,"[/b][/color] he said, figuring that it'd be wise to let someone who wasn't totally drunk handle the hose. 

Bea took the chance to light herself a cigarette.  She blew smoke away from the small group and approached Carter.  [color=E0633C][b]"Allow me."[/b][/color] She retrieved the hose from him before turning it on Sawyer first. It didn't have one of those fancy nozzle things on it so she used her thumb to direct the spray.  From top to bottom she was sure to thoroughly wet the young man.  Georgia was next.  She didn't soak the girl as much but did give her a good spritzing.

Gavin nodded at Georgie’s reply to accepting the ride, giving his brother’s shoulder a firm squeeze before letting him go as they reached their destination. The boy would have taken up cleaning off Sawyer but it seemed Georgie had it in mind to make it up to him by trying to ‘help’. When the hose fell and began snaking everywhere, he stepped back out of the way knowing one of the other two would get it. He may not have spent much time on his makeup for his ‘stume, but he was kind of anal about keeping it looking nice. Gavin simply looked on as Carter recovered the hose, with Bea taking charge. [i]Cigarettes.[/i] His distaste for the scent pushed him even further away, smirking as Bea started spraying Sawyer off.

Sawyer half-smiled at Georgie’s attempt to help, not really minding when he got sprayed by the hose after it dropped. The sound of a lighter caught in the boy’s ears, his eyes quickly latching onto the cigarette in Bea’s hand being lit. He grit his teeth so hard, then, they started to ache. It had been quite a long time since he’d had a hit off of one. The smell was bittersweet. Bitter because of the withdrawls, but sweet because.. Well, it was definitely better than the upchuck smell. [sub][i]Sorry, Georgie.[/i][/sub]

Sawyer hadn’t realized he was focusing so hard on Bea’s light until he felt the cold water hit him. The stream was much harder this time, and Bea didn’t seem to care that his backpack was getting soaked along with him. He lazily took it off and tossed it at his brother, which fell short and landed just at his feet. The boy grumbled something to himself under his breath, giving Bea a look once she was done hosing him down. [color=#40733d][b][i]”Thanks.”[/i][/b][/color]

[color=E0633C][b]“Any time,”[/b][/color] Bea responded with a breath of smoke.  A rare grin appeared on her freckled face.

Sawyer shuffled over to his bag and snatched it up, wandering off behind a bush as he attempted to unzip his backpack to snag out the costume he had hidden away in it. [color=#f5794c][b]”Um, where are you going?”[/b][/color] Gavin asked, raising an eyebrow at his brother. Sawyer chuckled to himself, making sure he couldn’t be seen by anyone in the yard and quickly pushed the sopping wet costume bottoms down to the floor, reaching around the bush to slingshot the bottoms out at the group with a drunken howl of laughter. Somehow, he then managed to pull on his fresh pair of boxer briefs and back-up costume from the year before, leaving the hood off as he came out from behind the bushes with a grin-smirk plastered on his face.

Georgie mentally face palmed herself as she watched the rest of them clean up for her.  She gave a lazy smile to both Bea and Carter before she turned slightly, basking in the spray of water from the hose.  It was cold and nice and pulled her relatively outside of her own drunken thoughts for a second.  With that going on it meant that she had a small moment of clarity, a coincidence as she watched Sawyer’s gaze catch onto the cigarette in Bea’s fingers.  Even in her drunken state she had some distaste staining her mind.  She should just let it go, she knew that but after all that had happened...[i]God[/i] she had to stop.  Georgie looked around her as Sawyer made his way to the bushes, probably to change his outfit before she gave a wide smile to Carter, Bea and Gavin.

[color=slateblue][b]”Thanks for helping me out here, guys. You guys are the absolute best.  And thank you Carter for helping me to deal...I’m sure Bea and Gavin know my antics well enough to not be disgusted by me but well…”[/b][/color] She gestured towards her wet self and wrinkled her nose. [color=slateblue][b]”I’m a mess!”[/b][/color] She giggled before letting out a loud whoop of laughter as a pair of flying briefs sailed through the air and Sawyer’s delighted exclamation followed it.  

[color=#CCC6EA][b]"It's no big deal,"[/b][/color] Carter said with a chuckle as he took a glance down at Sawyer's costume bottoms that had just landed at his feet. [color=#CCC6EA][b]"We all have our own messes."[/b][/color]

Bea went about turning off the hose and putting it away.  As she was coming back toward the group a pair of Star Wars themed shorty shorts landed at her feet.  She blinked down at them before she picked them up between her forefinger and thumb.  Her eyes landed on Sawyer as he came out from behind the bushes.  [color=E0633C][b]“I think you dropped something,”[/b][/color] she said in deadpan.  Her eyes then slid to Georgie.  [color=E0633C][b]“We gals gotta stick together.  Take care of each other.”[/b][/color]  She tossed the wet shorts at her.

Georgie squealed in surprise, grabbing onto the sopping shorts before she let out a loud [color=slateblue][b]”URGH!”[/b][/color] and throwing it quite frantically into the air, ran to give Bea a push and a snub to the nose.  [color=slateblue][b]”Girls gotta stick together my ass, Beeeeeaaaa!”[/b][/color]

Bea blinked in surprise at the contact and then smiled as she wrapped an arm about Georgia’s waist.  [color=E0633C][b]“I believe I deserve a little more kindness than that,”[/b][/color] she teased lightly, before pulling her into a light hug - careful not to burn her with the cigarette.

Gavin nodded at Georgie and smiled at her words, watching as his brother stepped out from behind the brush with his Spiderman costume on. Sawyer rolled his eyes at Bea’s ‘you dropped something’ and stepped forward to take his shorts from Bea before she slung them at Georgie, his face turning a bit shaded at the action as he tried to hold back a laugh. Gavin watched the shorts sail into the air like a pop-fly as Georgie threw them away from her, following them till they landed directly in his open hand.

Sawyer stepped up to his brother, snagging the shorts from his hand and the backpack at his feet before walking off towards the back door to head for the front. Gavin watched as his brother just wandered off without a word, raising an eyebrow a moment before clearing his throat as he turned to face the girls in their embrace. [color=#f5794c][b]”Well, I hate to break up the band, but I think [i]Peter Parker[/i] is ready to go home.”[/b][/color] He smiled softly at Georgie, holding out an elbow for her to grab and lean on while they walked. [color=#f5794c][b]”Madam, if you wouldn’t mind.”[/b][/color] 

Georgie turned to the rest of the group, giggling a bit as she held up one hand for a wave and locked her other arm on Gavin’s. [color=slateblue][b]”Thanks for helping me out tonight...Bea, Carter I both owe you a big one. You know my number.”[/b][/color] She winked at them before turning to give Gavin a kiss on the cheek, whispering happily in his ear.

[color=slateblue][b]”And as for you...An early thank you for helping to drive me home.  If I puke on the car...it’s no longer my fault for being allowed there in the first place.”[/b][/color] And with that she started dragging him off of the lawn, throwing frantic air kisses in Bea and Carter’s direction.

Bye bye, vomit cleaning crew. [/indent][/indent]