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.

Comments

[shortleash]

( Sploosh. Now he's wetter, and not super impressed about that, but at least he's not upset or anything.

He... gazes at them, for a moment. )

... Looking for something?

( Glances at the shiny thing...? He's assuming they went down there to find that?(??) )

[jorunna]

[ Comet nods holding out their little treasure: it's a shiny gray shell, and surprisingly intact. ]

I liked this beach trip a lot, so I wanted a keepsake to remember it by.

[shortleash]

( That's... huh. Not weird, but not something he'd have thought of. )

... Do you normally collect mementos of your experiences?

[jorunna]

[ A nod. ]

Is that weird?

[shortleash]

( He seems to consider his answer. )

... Not exactly. I think I'm just used to forgetting.

( Without emotions as an anchor, memories fade into one another, difficult to distinguish, until they're gone all together.

It's not that different for others, he thinks. If a memory's emotional anchor isn't strong enough, it fades all the same. )

What exactly do you want to remember? The scenery?

( guy who clearly does not understand what makes a trip valuable and is obviously just guessing, )

[jorunna]

[ That actually isn't strange to them, and they nod. ]

That seems to come with long live. My mother had that problem with her memories before she ran away.

[ Life on the moon is rather dull save for some incidents, so they can't blame the weeks melting into months, then years for her. ]

Something like that, it is a really pretty sight. But I want to remember the relaxation and happiness too. Together... It's nice.