the beach episode (dated before the east mission)

[fallingsand]

There's a small slice of sandy beach between mountains and wasteland, where the South meets Central, only an inlet of ocean between them, and that is where Bruno has decided to set up camp.

Literally.

He only had a simple tent and supplies for two initially. Tatara had asked if he could join him on his little trip out and how could he say no? Unfortunately for him, Tatara may have decided to invite everyone else, too, so, welcome, everyone, to the beach episode and a chance to relax after a potentially rough week in the City of Rain.

The sand is warm and fine, the water isn't too chilly, and scrubby little palm trees and plant life dot the dunes. Sea birds are the most active wildlife out here, not counting whatever fish can be found dwelling in the depths of the inlet between South and Central or further out into the ocean. It's comfortable enough... unless you hate sand, that is! You don't hate sand, right?

Since Tatara's arrival, more than Bruno's humble setup can be found.

- There's food fit for a picnic and enough bottles of wine for the evening.

- In the evening, a (non-deadly) bonfire will be built and there'll be pillows to sit on for those who don't want to sit directly on the sand.

- A few colorful rough wool blankets laid out under umbrellas meant to provide shade.

- There's still only one sad-looking tent... However! Bruno's gone ahead and enchanted it so that, when one pushes the cloth flap aside and enters, they'll find a much more comfortable setup inside.

And, of course, anything the other wizards have decided to bring! Bruno wasn't expecting a party but now that it's here, he sure can't tell them not to have fun however they want.

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[fallingsand]

I CAN'T BELIEVE HE INVITED EVERYONE WE DON'T HAVE ROOM

[ ...or they don't have room yet. After a moment of panic seeing that Tatara has invited other people, too, Bruno has settled on trying to do something about the depressing little tent he had originally. He can be found pacing around it with a long stick, doing his best to draw a perfect — or reasonably perfect — circle around it. ]

...do I just imagine it being bigger on the inside...? Does that work? Hm... but how big... and how do I get stuff to appear inside...?

[ He's muttering to himself as he tries to work out a concept. They need a bigger tent, that's for sure. ]

LONG WALKS ON THE BEACH

[ Later in the evening, Bruno can be found strolling down the beach away from the bonfire, away from company. Even with more than only Tatara here, he's still intent on doing what he came here to do. The night is clear and cool. Wind tugs are clothing lightly. If he gets far enough away, the noise at the bonfire is only a distant murmur compared to the shifting on the dunes and the gentle sound of the water rolling in and out.

He's searching for... something. Feel free to join him. One person likely won't distract from it too much. ]

tent

[themanwhoerasedhisname]

Isn't that how repairing with magic works? It probably works the same way here.

[In his opinion, imagining the result you want is key! Worth a try, no?]

For now focus on making it bigger. The stuff inside can happen later.

[fallingsand]

Oh, hey, Kiryu.

[ Bruno glances up briefly from the circling his noodling around with, drawing in the sand, and then he turns back to consider the tent at the center. ]

I... dunno? How do you think that? This is trying to make something, um, new... and a little abstract, I guess? Repairs are just telling the broken thing to go back to a previous state.

[themanwhoerasedhisname]

[Hmmmm...how to picture it...]

Imagine in your head how the inside of the tent looks like...and then pretend you reached with a hand and pulled from it like you're making it bigger with your own hands.

[Were he more knowledgeable about computers he'd compare it to grabbing the corner of an image and pulling from it to make it larger, but no, he's not great at computers. The metaphor never comes to mind]

[fallingsand]

[ Which is a good thing, seeing how Bruno has never seen a computer before in his life. ]

...making it bigger with my own hands... huh, okay. Let's try that.

[ He furrows his brow and stares hard at the tent a moment before letting his eyes shut. Raising his hands, he tries to imagine grabbing the tent and doing just that: pulling it to make it bigger. He'll mimic the gestures while doing so, murmuring his incantation.

The tent shakes... a little. ]

[themanwhoerasedhisname]

[Kiryu sees the tent shake. He doesn't say anything to avoid interrupting Bruno's concentration, but he does put a hand on Bruno's shoulder, squeezing a little to give silent encouragement]

[fallingsand]

[ He needs it to be big enough to fit everyone. Big enough to fit everyone. Big enough to—

That little shake the tent gave? It gives another... and then falls over. Oh. Bruno opens his eyes again, hands still held up in the air, and gives the collapsed tent a blank look for a second or two. ]

Er. Was it supposed to do that?

Long Walks on the Beach

[dyingtohealyou]

Looking for something?

[Don't mind sudden teen tag along.]

[fallingsand]

[ Surprise, surprise, Bruno... doesn't give a jump when Ahito speaks up from next to him. Could be he's finally getting used to people being around him. ]

Am I? [ He draws his gaze away from the ocean to look at Ahito instead. ] Uh, sort of. I originally came out here to, uh, y'know, find my... mana... thingy? Area? Place?

[ Not to host a beach party, oops. ]

[dyingtohealyou]

Ohhh.

[Glancing around... and then back to Bruno curiously.]

Are beaches your kind of thing?

[fallingsand]

Beaches? Oh, no, no, I mean. It's the sand. I... I know I could have just gone to a desert or something but this is nicer, yeah?

[dyingtohealyou]

...Sand? Why sand?

[fallingsand]

Y'know how hourglasses have sand in them? That whole "sands of time" thing or whatever? It's a... kind of a thing that's connected me to my magic before here.

long walks

[revengier]

[ While he spends a lot of the evening tending to the bonfire, after a certain point, Kurapika needs a bit of peace and quiet. That's why he's out walking along the beach, taking in the calm rhythm of the ocean washing over and back against the sand.

...And taking in the sight of Bruno, too, looking for something. ]

Did you lose something?

[fallingsand]

Only my solitude.

[ Ahem, anyway. Bruno will pause in his strolling once Kurapika joins him out here, away from the general chaos of the campsite itself. ]

But, uh, no. It's more that I'm looking for something? Or... feeling it out, I guess?

[revengier]

[ Honestly? Fair enough. That's the same reason Kurapika has wandered this far out too. ]

What are you looking for, in terms of feelings? Something peaceful?

[ He'd assume so, given their location. ]

[fallingsand]

I already feel that. Peaceful, I mean. Being in the South is, I dunno, a comfort?

[ It feels like home. Finding a nice beach in a corner of it was fantastic. ]

What I'm actually feeling out is that whole mana area thing. I'm thinking anywhere with sand might work, though.

[revengier]

[ A comfort, huh? Honestly, Kurapika is glad that Bruno feels that way here. He's so obviously anxious a lot of the time that he really deserves to feel some sense of peace. ]

Why sand?

[fallingsand]

Hmm, why, well.

[ Bruno crouches down briefly to scoop up a handful of sand and lets it slowly filter back down to the beach through his fingers once he stands again. ]

Sand is connected to time a lot. Hourglasses, sands of time, that sort of stuff. I use it for, uh. I know I didn't really talk about my gift when we talked back when this all started, yeah?

long walks;

[foresightis2020]

[ It certainly has long since eclipsed straight into evening. But, that doesn't mean that one can be entirely free from company.

Jing Yuan catches Bruno along in his stroll along his beach. Hopefully he isn't one person too many?? ]

Whatever is on your mind?

[fallingsand]

[ Well, considering that Jingle John is 256 stories tall, that is, in fact, too much company for one person. Okay, no, one person is fine, and Bruno pauses to look his way as he joins him. ]

Oh, hey Jing Yuan. [ Hmm, whatever is on his mind? ] I'm just, y'know, looking around for something. This wasn't, uh. I hadn't meant for this all to turn into a beach party, y'know?

[foresightis2020]

[ I can't believe this meme persists, help.

Jing Yuan nods his head to acknowledge the greeting with a friendly smile, which turns thoughtful at the other man's words. ]

Ah, so you originally intended to have it as a quieter outing, hm?

[ A considering hum at this... ]

I do hope you have been able to enjoy yourself regardless. Though, you do not strike me as a 'party' kind of person.

[fallingsand]

[ memes never die ]

I invited Tatara because he really wanted to try camping and, well... [ Their sage is a social beast, apparently. ] Ah, but I'm not cross or anything like that. Just a. A little surprised.

[ And the whole internal screaming round of magicking up the tent to fit everyone. ]

A party kind of person, though... well... Parties don't usually want a weird prophet in the room, y'know?

[foresightis2020]

[ Truly. ]

I see. Well, I'm glad it didn't end up as something truly irksome, and rather was just a matter of surprise than anything.

[ Maybe it worked out for the best, in a way. Minus the internal screaming about tents. ]

Though, I'm sure that some people wouldn't exactly be inclined to exclude a person from a party just because they were a prophet. And you don't exactly come across as strange.

[fallingsand]

Hoo boy, well, you'd be soooo wrong there. I mean, here? Yeah, sure, we're all weirdos with crazy magic powers all of a sudden, but back home? I show up and the party gets... awkward.

[ Bruno gestures vaguely in the air. ]

Like, oh no, Bruno's here, is he going to tell us something terrible again? Is he going to ruin the party? So, uh, no, definitely, definitely not a party person.