Sun & Moon

six | early bird

It had been a few weeks of the casual conversation between Ricky and Ryan and things were beginning to get dry.  Ryan would be leaving soon for Burning Man with Vinny, so he took a few of Ricky's books to keep him busy when he had extra time.  Tuesdays With Morrie was a novel he already read, but he wanted to experience it all over again.

"Ready?" Vinny asked as he slipped in the door.  Ryan nodded and grabbed his bag, taking a deep breath as he followed Vinny out.  The van was already running,  ready to carry the pair all the way to Nevada.  Ryan dropped his duffel in the back, looking to see some pillows and blankets on the ground, hammocks hanging above.  Supplies were packed in behind the front seats, such as cases of water, all sorts of food, and survival equipment.  

Ryan had to admit he was impressed by the amount of thought and detail that was paid attention to.

Ryan hopped into the passengers' seat, getting comfortable.  Vinny handed him a three-inch thick binder of paperwork.  There were maps and menus for restaurants and tickets. 

"So day one. We're heading out from the diner." Vinny was speaking into a video camera that was mounted on the dashboard.  "We're heading out to Ohio today and we're going to make some stops before getting to Indiana," Vinny explained, plugging his phone into the auxiliary cord and putting on a playlist.  

"Why are you recording all this?" Ryan asked as he changed the song to something a bit more upbeat.  

Vinny snickered and pulled out onto the road. "My followers requested it." He explained, not giving away much information.  Ryan pulled his phone out and searched for Vinny's Instagram, finding that he had tens of thousands of people who actively liked his photos and left comments.  The linked Youtube account had upwards of half a million views on some of the videos.  

"Damn... apparently a lot of people enjoy your ass hole personality." Ryan joked as he adjusted the seat incline and grabbed a bottle of water. 

"Damn... apparently those hundreds of people are also going to get a week of your asshole personality." Vinny laughed mockingly.  "I'm sure they'll love it though." Vinny turned to the camera again. "You fuckers love everything, you'll probably wet your pants if I take a video of Ryan shirtless." He joked, stopping the video so they could just relax for a while before they did another log. 

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