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

[troublereduction]

[ Press (X) to doubt. ]

I ain't sure if you can really call that nothin' important, but you're welcome.

[impacter]

Mm? Are you worried about me, Day? [shuffle shuffle shuffle let's just get rid of all this] I'm sure I'll be just fine by the time we head home.

[troublereduction]

[ Unlike certain people, Day doesn't bristle or take the insinuation as a challenge. ]

'Cause you're actin' extra shifty.

[impacter]

Shifty? Well, that's not very nice.

[This stick is tossed off to the side as the sorcerer shakes out his newly dried shirt, pulling it back overtop his head and down his waist.]

[troublereduction]

Am I wrong, though?

[impacter]

I wouldn't say calling something unimportant is shifty, no. It just might mean I don't wish to talk about it.

[troublereduction]

It's the way you try dancin' 'round talkin' 'bout it that's shifty, is what I mean.

[ Day adds onto erasing the magical circle with a nudge of his own foot. ]

[impacter]

Why would you say that? I think I'm being pretty straightforward, myself.

[troublereduction]

'Cause I think something that makes you rattled enough that you can't cast magic and have to ask help from a guy who's sorta just jury riggin' his own magic ain't something "not important". You sayin' that is how you're tryin' to dodge talkin' 'bout it.

[ Or, what the fuck was all that, Solomon? ]

[impacter]

And?

Day, I have already said I don't want to talk about it. That's that. I already dislike the beach enough, so if you want, you can consider that the reason. I would like to leave it at that for now.

[troublereduction]

...

[ Day rubs the back of his neck. Right, he knows when he should back off. ]

Aight. Sure.

[impacter]

Thank you.

[He waves Day along to come back down the beach.]

Back to the bonfire we go, or Akira might just have my head later.

[troublereduction]

Akira's got dibs on your head?

[ This is a joke, probably, as he follows after Solomon. ]

[impacter]

He has dibs on quite a lot more than that, if you ask him. I've lost track already.

[troublereduction]

Now I've gotta ask him.

[impacter]

So bold, Day! We'll see what sort of stories he tells you. He really is very witty.

[troublereduction]

He already tried to set me up for gettin' assassinated in a hypothetical scenario while askin' me questions to pick a flower for me.

[ So, yeah, it's been Interesting. ]

[impacter]

All that for a flower? Oh boy...

That sounds about right. He's a very creative sort of problem solver. Hopefully he hasn't been too rude about how he goes about it, but I think he's got a very good heart.

[troublereduction]

He's a good kid. And gotta admit he's got some showmanship. [ Said with a bit of admiration, like that's a good thing. ]

[impacter]

That he does. I think the day Akira does something in a mundane way is the day the sky might fall down.

[Either that or Akira himself would explode out of boredom. Maybe both.]

[troublereduction]

You sound terribly fond of him. [ It's an observation, more than anything else. ] But yeah, he seems like the type. Also got quite a mouth on him. [ Though Day days this in a way that's almost nostalgic. ]

[impacter]

I am. I don't like to admit to favorites, but he is a special one.

[But he'll wave that aside. If Akira hears any of this then his ego will inflate and then that'll be Solomon's problem and Solomon has plenty of Akira-shaped problems as it is.]

Sometimes the lines that go against the grain are what make things most memorable, though. I don't see why people can't be the same.