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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[fellheart]

[ when you accidentally lose an entire word even after editing, gj self. anyway, there's... a huff of breath that disturbs some of the sand, a little? ... was that a sigh? ]

I ᴀᴍ ᴀᴡᴀʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇᴘᴛ ᴏғ sᴋɪᴘᴘɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴄᴋs, ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ.

Mʏ ᴏ̨ᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴏғ 'ᴡʜʏ.'

[ did day come to the beach just to skip stones. ]

[troublereduction]

[ He's here to chill, and right now that means skipping stones, sir. ]

'Cause I felt like it?

[ Does he need a deep reason to do it, ]

[fellheart]

[ nah, no deep reason needed, just: ]

Tʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɴᴏ ʙᴏᴅɪᴇs ᴏғ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ sᴜɪᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴠɪᴏᴜsʟʏ?

Oʀ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ʏᴏᴜʀsᴇʟғ ᴏɴ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀsᴇʟғ ᴀᴠᴀɪʟᴀʙʟᴇ, ᴊᴜsᴛ ɪɴ ᴄᴀsᴇ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴs? Aɴᴅ ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ ʏᴏᴜ'ᴠᴇ ᴄʜᴏsᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴜʀs ᴡɪᴛʜ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛɪᴍᴇ?

[troublereduction]

You're bein' awfully curious 'bout something as simple as this.

[ Day's just saying. ]

I can always do other stuff too, but this is what I'm doin' now. Used to do this sorta thing back home sometimes too. [ Won't comment if he's here just to be on hand, because he doesn't really consider it relevant. ]

[fellheart]

[ a shifting, a rustling of feathers. ]

Sᴜʀᴇʟʏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇᴘᴛ ᴏғ ʙᴏʀᴇᴅᴏᴍ. I'ᴠᴇ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴇʟsᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ; I ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ ɪɴᴅᴜʟɢᴇ ɪɴ ᴄᴜʀɪᴏsɪᴛʏ.

[ which apparently seems to be the same reason day's doing this if his words are taken at face value, but hey. ]

[troublereduction]

That makes two of us, then. How's the sun?

[ Oh, another stone. Maybe now he can start skipping some in earnest. Day picks it up to feel out its shape, tossing it in his hand a bit as a warm-up, then starts taking aim at the water. ]

[fellheart]

Vᴀsᴛʟʏ ᴘʀᴇғᴇʀᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄʟɪᴍᴀᴛᴇs ᴏɴᴇ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴏғ.

[ batted back without an ounce of pause. endless rain is miserable. the cold is worse; he never could get used to regna ferox or the more northern territories of valm.

it lifts its head a little for a better view. how far will the stone go... ]

[troublereduction]

Like the North? The endless rain in the East?

[ Day has to agree about both being pretty miserable. He takes a moment to survey the water, then winds up and tosses the stone. It skip thrice, four times before sinking beneath the waves. ]

Hmm. Could do a little better.

[fellheart]

Tʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ sᴜᴄʜ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇs, ʏᴇs.

[ it cranes its neck to watch the stone. hmm indeed. ]

A ʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴏғ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴏʀ ᴡᴀʀᴍᴜᴘ, ᴏʀ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴍɪssʜᴀᴘᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴏɴᴇ?

[troublereduction]

Let's say I'm a little out of practice.

[ When was the last time he got to do something as asinine as this, he wonders... He pulls out the stone Robin gave him earlier from his pocket, and takes aim again. ]

[fellheart]

Nᴏᴛ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀsᴛᴇ ᴏɴ ɪᴅʟᴇ ᴀᴍᴜsᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs, ʜᴍ?

[ they must keep day oh so busy. well, let's see how far this one goes. ]

[troublereduction]

[ This time, he tosses it a little differently. One, two, three, four, five, six... ]

I was pretty busy even 'fore showin' up in the elevator, so yeah.

[fellheart]

Pɪᴛɪᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ.

[ said with the same shadow of laughter that's marked a significant amount of this conversation thus far. twice more than the last ... well, rapid improvement, if this marks a trend. ]

Iғ ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴇ, ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɪɴᴅᴜʟɢᴇᴅ ɪɴ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜɪs?

[troublereduction]

...Prob'ly a few months ago. [ Maybe during one of those moments where he didn't have to worry about anything for a change, however brief. ]

[fellheart]

[ he repeats: pitiable thing. ]

Wᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜs ғɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇʟʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs, ᴏʀ ᴅɪᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴘᴜʀsᴜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴏʙʙɪᴇs ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴀᴛᴇᴠᴇʀ ғʀᴇᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛs ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴅ?