Kie is holding Rosie's hand while the two walk around the event. They find Pope grilling food and walk up to him.
"Excuse me. Do we have to shuck these ourselves?" Kie asks in a British accent. Pope turns around, clearly annoyed, but he brightens up when he realizes it's just them. "Cause it might mess up my costume." They laugh.
"We wouldn't want that now, would we?" Pope asks as they do the handshake. "That accent was bad."
"Yeah, it was. I was gonna let it go." Kie says. "You ever see this many kooks in one place?"
"Yeah. Last year." Pope says.
"We're in the lion's den." Kie says.
"Exactly." Pope says. "Hey, have you heard from JJ?" He asks.
"No." Kie answers. "He'll be all right. He's got the survival instincts of a cockroach." She says, laughing a bit, trying to diffuse her worry.
"What about Cora?" Rosie asks.
"She'll be fine." Kie assures, brushing the girl's curled hair back.
"It's all my fault." Pope says.
"You didn't do this, Pope." Kie says. "Topper almost killed you. Remember?"
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"Here come the Lord Capitals and the exploiters." Kie comments.
"Oh, no." Rosie's eyes widen at Rose's headpiece. "That's scary."
"She's definitely gonna poke somebody's eye out with that." Pope says.
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The sun has mostly set, but it's still not completely dark out. JJ and John B haul the HMS Pogue up onto the sand while Cora stands on the shore and waits for them.
"Ready?" JJ asks.
"Can you believe this Midsummer shit, man?" John B asks.
"Of course I can. Happens every year. No matter how screwed up the rest of us are." JJ says. "So, like, what's the plan, exactly?"
"Okay, look, I need you to get this to Sarah." John B hands a paper to JJ.
"Ooh. Can I read it?" JJ asks, taking it.
"No, you can't read it." John B denies.
"Who's Vlad?" JJ asks as he reads the note.
"God, do you ever listen?" John B asks.
"Hold up. Are you mackin' Sarah Cameron?"
"Dude, wo-would you just shut up."
"You're macking Sarah Cameron!"
"Just shut up. All right, man. Look, I'm doin' it for everybody, all right?" John B says. "What?"
"Nothing. Thanks for being a team player, bro." JJ remarks. JJ changes into a waiter outfit.
"Could you just hold still?" John B asks as he tries to get JJ's tie on.
"So I just give that to Sarah?" JJ asks.
"Yes, just give it to Sarah." John B says.
"Vlad. Really?" JJ asks.
"It's none of your business." John B retorts. He bends down to get the vest for the suit, but finds JJ's gun. "Are you kidding me?" He asks, picking the gun up.
"No, I'm not kidding you." JJ states.
"If you get caught with this thing, you're goin' to jail." John B says.
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Fanfiction[ outer banks -- seasons 1-3 ] Rosie Routledge & Cora Maybank Stand Alone: Birds of a Feather I DO NOT own Outer Banks, any of the show's characters or storylines. I ONLY own my OCs and their storylines.
