Fog'd in Part 1

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Hailey's POV...

Ravi, local meteorologists are calling this fog's condensation density unprecedented!" Tiffany says

 I know! This is the most exciting thing to happen at camp since the bathroom stalls got doors." Ravi says

 I never knew you shared my interest in studying extreme weather events. "Tiffany says

Absolutely. Back home I even started a club named, "Best Friends for Weather." Or, it will be called that, once I get a second member. " Ravi says

Its true Ravi has started many clubs back in new york and he can never get more than 1 member that isnt mrs. kipling." I say 

If anybody needs me, I'll be out picking up food for the week." Murphy says

 Let me guess, because of the fog, the highway will become roadkill buffet? " I ask

No, wise guy, because of the fog, the cops can't see me dumpster diving behind Julio's Dim Sum Palace. " Murphy says

( Laughing ) Well, that would explain why there were rats in last week's Chinese food." I say

 So that's why my spring roll winked at me." Tiffany says.

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Okay. I set up the aneroid barometer and gravimetric hygrometer in the fog. I also took a pee-pee." Ravi says

 Ravi, we talked about oversharing. " I say

Hey, guys. Since we're fogged in, we're all going to "Pin the Tail on the Donkey." " Lou says

That game seems a bit juvenile. " Ravi says

Oh, it's not a game. Our donkey, Julia, lost her tail in a tractor accident. " Xander says

Look, this macrame tail we made for her is really gonna make her feel whole again. " Lou says

Whoa! I just checked the chemical composition of the fog. The domoic acid level is off the charts! " Tiffanny says

Lou, do you speak Tiffany?" Xander asks

 Sorry, science isn't my thing. My high school only offered two subjects, Plow Repair and Horse Whisperin'. " Lou says

Domoic acid is a debilitating neurotoxin. If it makes its way into our blood streams, it will cause the cells in our brains to degenerate. " Tiffany says

I'm just hearing a lot of blah-blah-blah." Griff says walking up to me and hugging my waist and kissing my temple.

 Obviously, brain cell degeneration wouldn't have much effect on you, but for the rest of us, it would be deleterious! Bad. " Tiffany says

But how could such a dangerous chemical make its way into a fog? " I ask

Domoic acid is a by-product of algae, which our lake is filled with. ( Sighs ) The acid must have evaporated with the water when the fog formed, creating this dangerous toxic colloid! " Ravi says

So, that's a "no" on Pin the Tail on the Donkey? " Lou asks

This fog is making my skin so moist! It hasn't been this vibrant since I went to Namibia for that rhinoceros milk facial!" Emma says

 Emma, how long were you out there?" Ravi asks 

In Namibia? Just a day. I had the facial, bought a diamond mine, then hopped back on Daddy's G6." Emma says

 Ravi meant, how long were you in the fog?" I say

 Oh, just an hour or so. ( Winces ) Wow, I'm starting to get a headache. " Emma says

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