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Zelgadis Greywords: forever a stone ([personal profile] livesarock) wrote in [community profile] capeandcowllogs2011-07-03 09:27 pm

getting repeatedly punched in the face with FRESH AIR

WHO: Terra und Zel
WHERE: The Alps!!!
WHEN: July; whenever we freakin' feel like gosh
WARNINGS: I don't know like anything about Switzerland besides Alps and Deutsch and Ricola commercials
SUMMARY: VACATION, NATCH
FORMAT: no



There is something to be said of clean, smog-free air and a higher ratio of green compared to the manufactured colors of civilization. And clear skies. And freedom from gawkers and murmuring strangers.

And being emotionally validated to some degree. That, too, probably played a big part in the status of Zelgadis' mood; though he was, at brief and occasional points, abysmally bitter about being unable to be validated to most degrees, but that was to be expected. Utter contentment was still just a fantasy of a goal in his life, but he wasn't complaining at the moment.

The town was still in sight at the height they were at, so there was no fear of getting lost, though...it didn't seem all that big an issue to get lost in such a place. Neither of them suffered the temperatures too greatly in general, so even if it hadn't been as nice as it was (well, rain here and there), they'd hardly have batted an eyelash at it. There was enough game to avoid having to mull around hooded and strange in towns, and aside from the weird yodeling thing now and then (much of it amateurish...tourists), it was pleasant. And with no crisis-of-the-week dogging at their heels, being able to wander without plan was...very nice.

Despite the time of day, he was dozing. He'd been up most of the night, partly on watch and partly trying to match up his maps and guides with the distinctly more detailed sky above them. Stars didn't show like that back in the City, what with all the lights and smog. He seldom realized how he missed seeing them until they were there stretched out before him like that.

He probably mentioned something about fishing hours prior, but he'd gotten comfortable and just closed his eyes for a second...
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[personal profile] diesarock 2011-07-04 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
A second, a few hours; they were practically the same thing. The passing of either out here was of little concern to anyone. While Zelgadis had claimed the task of something at least moderately productive, Terra instead took to roaming more of the open 'wild' of the land. There was nothing quite like it in her own world, despite the number of mountain regions she'd seen and crossed. The lively greens of the thick trees seemed more intense than any she'd seen before, the birds louder, the sky clearer and bluer than she expected possible.

It was easier to believe they'd somehow crossed into another world entirely, than just across the ocean and some time of travel away from the City.

But even for all the new sights and sounds, it would have been difficult to lose track of Zelgadis. As far away from the City as they were, and so lacking in natural magic as this world was, the power clinging to Zelgadis and that which he pulled here from his own world stood out like a full moon hanging low on the dark horizon. She could have found him with her eyes closed.

It only took about ten minutes of walking to find where he companion had ventured off to, but she was in no hurry. Walking quietly as she could manage, she wondered how close she could get without him noticing her approach.
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[personal profile] diesarock 2011-07-04 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe next time she would try floating.

His stirring and small amount of noise didn't halt her steps, but did slow down her already leisurely pace. After all, she had no real goal aside from this: letting herself plop down on the thick summer grass beside him, content.

"Hey," was all the greeting she gave, smiling up toward the blue sky.
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[personal profile] diesarock 2011-07-04 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
While he was working up the energy to get his eyes open, Terra let hers fall closed, relaxed, enjoying the song of birds and the soft wind in the trees. She let them fill the silence between them, her thoughts drifting. It was good to get away from the heavy loudness of the City; to stop worrying, at least for a little while, about what new and dangerous thing would come her way. No sudden attempts on her life, no disappearances, no inexplicable curses, no suddenly lost memories...

And without a true goal for their journey--for they weren't seeking out some foe to destroy, nor were they escaping some pursuer--it was easier for her to focus on the important thing: her feelings. There were many of them, especially as far as Zelgadis was concerned. Like always, Terra wasn't sure she understood them.

"Sleep well?"
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[personal profile] diesarock 2011-07-04 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
She nodded with a bit of a hum, shifting over on the grass to give him more room for all that stretching and cracking. "Has been for a while now," she teased, watching his movements. It wasn't like they were in any hurry to go anywhere.
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[personal profile] diesarock 2011-07-04 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
Terra, of course, continued to be completely unsympathetic. "So, how'd 'fishing' go?"
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[personal profile] diesarock 2011-07-04 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
"No," she confirmed. "Just curious." The more expressive he got, the more Terra paid attention to the way his mouth bent or his eyes averted. It was hard to look for bags under his eyes when they were already lined in thick, dark stone. "Did you get any sleep last night?" she finally asked, her tone a little more serious. "I fell asleep before you did, and you were up way before I was."
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[personal profile] diesarock 2011-07-10 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
The effort of holding back laughter was a great one, and though she managed to avoid giggling, it didn't stop her smile from crinkling up the skin at the corners of her eyes for a brief moment.

"That's okay." Even her voice she managed to keep mostly even; this wasn't a time she wanted him to think she was making fun of him (even if she sort of was). "There's no hurry."

As if to prove her point, Terra twisted where she sat in the grass, moving to lean against his shoulder.
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[personal profile] diesarock 2011-07-11 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
When Terra finally settled somewhere mostly comfortable, they were side to side: shorter than he, it wasn't too much trouble to get her shoulder under and between his arm and his torso. Her hand lay with little regard on the long, matted grass.

Though Zelgadis was only part golem, his body had no yield, and leaning against him was almost exactly like pressing against a statue. A statue with moveable joints, sure, but all the same. The tingle of magic she felt radiating from him, almost but nothing like body heat, was something of a boon. It didn't erase the discomfort that stone enforced, but it put her at ease.

"It's quiet," she agreed. "I don't think... I've ever been anywhere as calm as this. Even in my own world..."

They hadn't been attacked by bears even once.
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[personal profile] diesarock 2011-07-11 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
For a moment she assumed he meant the continent they just left, but the way he continued made Terra turn her head, watching his expression as he watched the sky. "Trolls?"
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[personal profile] diesarock 2011-07-11 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't think we have those." For how long she'd been in the City to how much of her own world she'd had time to experience, it wasn't easy recalling the more mundane aspects, like what sorts of creatures she and her companions fought. "Or wizards... but wild beasts were everywhere. Mammoths, wyverns, giygases, chimera--"

Terra bit down on her lower lip.
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[personal profile] diesarock 2011-07-11 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
"... Two of the heads are," she offered, a little annoyed with herself. Why had that word cropped up? She knew better. "The other three are pretty rude."
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[personal profile] diesarock 2011-07-11 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
She shrugged a little, turning her eyes back out to the distant village. "They're born that way... as far as I know. I think the bears were worse. You wouldn't think something that large would be a fast pickpocket, but..."
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[personal profile] diesarock 2011-07-11 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
Terra laughed, shaking her head. "More than one bear," she added, only a little embarrassed, "and more than one time."

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