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So long as it isn't at you.

Many people that choose to follow my life might know I'm in the Boy Scout program. I'm at First Class rank, going to be Star this Sunday.

But that has little significance at this particular moment.

Except now. I need to be considered active to get the rank advancement. My Scoutmaster considers this to be on at least one camping trip since the last advancement, and one meeting. Well, I decided now would be as good a time to get it, since my parents bug and bug. So I talk to him, and he says:

ScoutMaster: "This coming trip will be the yearly shooting trip we do."

Me: "Sign me up. I need this."

SM: "The requirements to go on it are 1 blue-card filled out."

Me: "Sure, ok. I'll get it to you at the meeting."

A blue-card is a merit-badge, basically. So it's the Sunday before the meeting. I'm at church, minding my own business when he comes up to me.

SM: "Hey, I want to talk to you for just a sec."

Me: "Ok."

SM: *walks off a bit* "Would you like to be the cook for this campout?"

Me: "Sure, I guess. Does that mean all meals?"

SM: "Yup."

Me: "Can't it just be one?"

SM: "Sure."

Me: "Hey, since I'm being requested to go, can I skip the blue-card requirement?"

SM: *thinks about for a second* "Only if you do all three meals."

Me: "... gonk Fine."

So I go to the meeting. Many people didn't have their blue-card, so instead he made a different proposition to those that did: he pulls out two banana clips and says "The people that got a blue-card finished will get these and two rifles." Since I'm included in the blue-card group, I also get two banana-clips.

I think cooking is well worth it. cool Double-gun action, w00t!