D&B5

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After about an hour, they arrived at the campsite that Pom had reserved. They parked the car and got out to stretch a bit. Brick found a spot to peek at the campsite and couldn't help but smile widely because there were shady trees and green grass all around the area.

"It’s by the river too; that’s great!" Brick exclaimed excitedly. Pom walked off to contact the campsite manager and returned shortly after.

"Come on, let’s choose a spot for the tents," Pom said. Day let Brick, Belle, and Por go pick a place to set up while the others helped unload the supplies from the car to the carts that the venue had prepared.

"P'Belle, you should we set up the tent at the back?" Brick asked while looking at the area. Fortunately, since it was a weekday, there weren't many people around. The riverbank still had available space for them.

"Three spots: Day and Brick get 1, Phai and Bank get 1, and Pom brought a big tent, so Por and I can sleep in there because I see the tents are on separate sides," Belle explained.

"If that's the case, how about this spot? We can set the tents facing each other on three sides, leaving the river side open for a common area to sit and eat," Brick suggested.

"Sounds good, P'Brick. But let me ask the others first," Por replied. Brick had Por stand by the tent spot while he and Belle walked back to the group and helped transport things to the tents.

"You picked a good spot, Brick," Pom complimented. Brick smiled and shared his thoughts about the setup, which everyone agreed with. Pom's big tent would be in the centre, facing the river, while Day, Brick, and Phai's tents would be set opposite, side-facing the river. Pom allowed some space in between for them to put up a flysheet. Pom had Brick and Phai help set up the flysheet first to check the distance for the tents. The three worked together efficiently and soon had the flysheet up. After that, they scattered to set up their own sleeping tents. Belle and Por went to assist Pom, while Day and Brick brought the newly purchased tent to their designated spot.

"Let’s lay down the groundsheet first," Day said. Brick pulled out the tarp to place on the grass, while Day took the tent out to set up.

"Good thing you chose an auto tent," Brick said, smiling because he and Day quickly raised the tent and locked it in place. Day then secured the tent tightly with stakes on all four sides, and Brick hurriedly climbed inside.

"It’s spacious too!" Brick exclaimed with a smile. Day, watching from outside, couldn’t help but smile at his lover’s excited demeanour.

"I'll take care of setting it up inside for you," Day said.

"Sure," Brick replied, accepting supplies from Day as he passed them in. Brick laid down a folding mattress on one side of the tent and left space on the other side for their clothes and personal items. He spread out a cloth over the mattress and proceeded to inflate two air pillows, placing them next to each other, along with two sleeping bags.

"That should do it!" Brick said happily. He had also brought a rechargeable fan and noticed that electricity was available at various points nearby, allowing them to plug in an extension cord to the tent. With not much else to organize in his own tent, Brick stepped out to assist the others in arranging their communal space, where Day was setting up tables and chairs for everyone since the others hadn’t finished their tents yet. Brick strolled over to check on Pom's tent.

"Wow, Pom, this is exactly what I wanted, but Day said to start with a smaller one," Brick remarked when he saw Pom's tent, which had two sleeping chambers and one hall.

"I got it knowing P'Belle and Por would need to sleep too," Pom replied with a smile.

"Day, Pom has an air mattress too! This really is a camping setup, isn’t it? So complete!" Brick exclaimed enthusiastically. Por chuckled a little. Brick didn't want to interrupt, instead letting everyone settle into their sleeping arrangements first. When he walked over to Bank and Phai’s side, he couldn’t help but smile as they were still arguing.