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lunaecalamitas2024-05-10 12:41 pm
fallingsand) wrote in lunaecalamitas2024-05-10 12:41 pm
the beach episode (dated before the east mission)
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.
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.
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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...Did you at least have a place where you could calm down, like here? With... sand. [Or. Something???]
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Nnno, not with. Not with sand. Sand means something to me but my room was full of sand and you had to climb about two miles up the stairs to get to the viewing room at the very top of it.
[ Horrible, right? He snaps out of it and gives his head a small shake. ]
I, uh, think I like the beach sand better. I guess there was... the hidden room behind the kitchen wall? The chair there was, uh, comfortable, at least.
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How was your room that big? And- why a hidden room to begin with? Were you spying on people or something?
[He can't imagine Bruno being the type.]
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[ Like that should explain it all. Ah, but the hidden room. Haha, well. There's an awkward silence when Ahito asks if he was spying on people, though, and he glances down sheepishly. ]
Nnnot really for the spying thing. It's where I would go to get away from people and... and once I pulled my vanishing act, it's where I moved to. There wasn't exactly anywhere else to go when you can't actually get out of that valley.
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So you just... hid in your own house?
[For HOW long again???]
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[ Casita has always been a kind house. Too bad it died. ]
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[ Casita too sad to upkeep his room... or maybe that wasn't it? ]
Or that it couldn't spend the magic to keep it together. I never was sure which. The thing is, once I moved into the walls to hide, I realized they had been cracking. The walls, the foundation. Casita was sick. At least if I stayed there, I could help fix those. S'not like I was doing anything else useful.
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But doesn't that mean...]
You hid yourself from your family, but you were still trying to help them the whole time?
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[ Even if they don't love him. ]
And all my nephews and nieces, they're so young. None of what's happened is their fault and they don't deserve to lose, well, everything. Just because. Because a bunch of adults don't try and understand each other.
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...So you're telling me you've been helping your family from the shadows with zero acknowledgement for literal years and you still don't see any worth in that?
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Iiii... don't know?
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...Well.
You've done good.
[Congratulations on your validation from a random teenager!]
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Ahito... Look, some things are just complicated like that sometimes. What I've been doing? It doesn't really matter in the long run.
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It's not like anything I do is going to be remembered in the long run, either. Doesn't mean there's no point to doing it.
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[ But it still feels bad! ]
I don't know. I guess I don't want to think about it a lot while I'm stuck here. People here are, like, grateful and want my help and... and happy to see me when I show up? Then I think about home and it, well. It doesn't feel too great.
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Ahito is definitely considering it right now but wisely keeps his mouth shut instead. ...Unfortunately, it still probably shows on his face despite his best efforts.]
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H-hey, don't give me that look! It's. It isn't like I can just stay here and abandon everyone else, right? S-so. I'll just. I'll enjoy this while it lasts, alright?
[ Provided the other wizards don't give him a heart attack aaaa. ]
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[Bad?
Kinda really bad.]
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[ Perspective matters. No one here has grown up with Bruno and lived through the worst moments he's offered. ]
When that's all you know, how else are you s'posed to act?
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[ Agh, maybe he shouldn't be defending them, but, look, he wouldn't want a future vision from himself either! ]
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[ This world has been an interesting experience, with all the different people, all with their own ideas and opinions of magic. ]
So, what about you? You have any idea about your mana area yet?
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Mm... maybe. Not sure if it's the right idea, but it's probably worth checking out.
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