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glacial_queenInvitations had gone out, letting people know that Karla was planning to take a trip back to Kaeleer. Nothing special, just a short day-long trip, complete with picnic.
Of course, that was nothing special if you didn't know about the kind of picnic Mrs. Beale was capable of putting together with a bit of notice. Or if you weren't impressed with visiting unicorns all day. Whichever.
The portal opened up at the Hall, where the staff was packing up a single Coach with all of the supplies a group that size might need: sweetfeed, sugar cubes, apples, carrots--and provender for the picnickers, too. Guests would find themselves ushered into other Coaches; large wheeled conveyances that were powered by Craft and could be drawn by horses on roads or powered by Craft to travel over the Winds. Karla, Jaenelle, and Lucivar were not there to greet the Fandom folks; the latter two had gone ahead to ready everything on Sceval's end, and the former had vanished that morning, offering apologies and deliberately vague explanations of an errand that needed running.
Not that anyone at the Hall was going to let her absence slow down their timetable any. As soon as the last person was seated and comfortable and the last basket stowed, the Coaches took off, catching the nearby Opal Wind to speed them along.
The ride was on the longish side, lasting about an hour--apologies had been made, but Sceval was a closed Territory and portals were not permitted--but soon enough they were touching down again. This time, there was no extended hike through the woods, the Coaches landed in a large open meadow, next to a cheerful brook. Large blankets were already laid out, and the coachmen clambered down to open the doors and then begin unpacking the mountains of food they'd brought.
There were two people waiting for everyone when they climbed out. One was Karla, the other was a solemn dark-haired girl who looked about eight or nine. She gave the assembled group a tremulous smile and clutched Karla's hand tightly. Karla gave her a fond smile before looking up at her assembled friends.
"Welcome to Sceval," she said, waving with her free hand. "Lucivar and Jaenelle are already out visiting the herd, which you're welcome to do. There's food to eat if you're hungry and plenty of places to explore if you get restless. I didn't, uhh, plan any activities, so hopefully there's enough here to keep you entertained!"
[NFB for off-islandness]
Of course, that was nothing special if you didn't know about the kind of picnic Mrs. Beale was capable of putting together with a bit of notice. Or if you weren't impressed with visiting unicorns all day. Whichever.
The portal opened up at the Hall, where the staff was packing up a single Coach with all of the supplies a group that size might need: sweetfeed, sugar cubes, apples, carrots--and provender for the picnickers, too. Guests would find themselves ushered into other Coaches; large wheeled conveyances that were powered by Craft and could be drawn by horses on roads or powered by Craft to travel over the Winds. Karla, Jaenelle, and Lucivar were not there to greet the Fandom folks; the latter two had gone ahead to ready everything on Sceval's end, and the former had vanished that morning, offering apologies and deliberately vague explanations of an errand that needed running.
Not that anyone at the Hall was going to let her absence slow down their timetable any. As soon as the last person was seated and comfortable and the last basket stowed, the Coaches took off, catching the nearby Opal Wind to speed them along.
The ride was on the longish side, lasting about an hour--apologies had been made, but Sceval was a closed Territory and portals were not permitted--but soon enough they were touching down again. This time, there was no extended hike through the woods, the Coaches landed in a large open meadow, next to a cheerful brook. Large blankets were already laid out, and the coachmen clambered down to open the doors and then begin unpacking the mountains of food they'd brought.
There were two people waiting for everyone when they climbed out. One was Karla, the other was a solemn dark-haired girl who looked about eight or nine. She gave the assembled group a tremulous smile and clutched Karla's hand tightly. Karla gave her a fond smile before looking up at her assembled friends.
"Welcome to Sceval," she said, waving with her free hand. "Lucivar and Jaenelle are already out visiting the herd, which you're welcome to do. There's food to eat if you're hungry and plenty of places to explore if you get restless. I didn't, uhh, plan any activities, so hopefully there's enough here to keep you entertained!"
[NFB for off-islandness]
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Re: Eat or Explore
Date: 2012-02-04 08:38 pm (UTC)"Yayyy. I'm probably going to Santa Cruz for Spring Break. Otherwise I'm just doing the same thing. Crimefighting. Studying. Thinking about getting into tattooing."
Re: Eat or Explore
Date: 2012-02-04 08:41 pm (UTC)Re: Eat or Explore
Date: 2012-02-04 08:43 pm (UTC)Re: Eat or Explore
Date: 2012-02-04 08:52 pm (UTC)She looked over her shoulder down her back, not that she could see her tattoo if it was still there beneath her cloak and shirt. "The one that I had is gone now. When my body was recreated it was unmarked by what I had done before."
Re: Eat or Explore
Date: 2012-02-04 08:55 pm (UTC)She bit her lip, and reached for Raven's hand. It's private, but. I want to be able to put Sin's name on me, in Vietnamese.
Re: Eat or Explore
Date: 2012-02-04 09:05 pm (UTC)She squeezed Dinah's hand, just a tiny bit startled to have a voice in her head after a long time without, but hiding her surprise. I think that would be lovely.
Re: Eat or Explore
Date: 2012-02-04 09:07 pm (UTC)Just say no, Raven.
Dinah sighed, then squeezed her hand back. Thanks. I don't want to forget, you know? It's still nine years away at least.
Re: Eat or Explore
Date: 2012-02-04 09:12 pm (UTC)She'd never say no to a friend. Besides, if it went horribly wrong, she could heal it away?
I wonder about Elizabeth sometimes, Raven thought back wistfully. It is good to know she exists somewhere, but I cannot help but wish she will exist in this world, too.
Re: Eat or Explore
Date: 2012-02-04 11:38 pm (UTC)I hope she does. Will. Are you and Jono...? Dinah wasn't sure what she was asking. On break?
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Date: 2012-02-05 12:02 am (UTC)Yeah, Kyle's reaction to BoyDinah had not been... good.
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Date: 2012-02-05 12:12 am (UTC)Fandom cellphones had awesome reception.
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Date: 2012-02-05 12:14 am (UTC)Re: Eat or Explore
Date: 2012-02-05 12:18 am (UTC)"I think I accomplished what I needed to do there, and it is not the safe haven it used to be."
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