[Log | Closed] Astralfield Adventure Gone Wrong

[blueeyedflyboy]

Who: Balfour Vallet and Reid Garwin
What: Exploring Astralfield...but they get an unpleasant surprise.
Where: Astralfield
When: 10 JUN (IC)
Warnings: Character death

_{[Balfour had been excited for this adventure, had packed and planned for days. He was grinning at Reid as he dragged him through Orlea and other districts on the way to Astralfield. This place, what he had heard of it, was very intriguing, and he wanted to know if it was true, if it really could make your dreams come true.]}

Is there anything you hope to see while we're here?

Comments

[garwin]

[Planning? Packing? Reid had rolled out of bed today and gotten dressed. That was his preparing. Yup. But he was here and he was excited. He wasn't sure what he expected here, but if this place made dreams come true...well, that could make things pretty damn awkward if certain things happened.]

I dunno. I haven't really thought about it that much.

[Lies.]

[blueeyedflyboy]

Oh, come on!

_{[Balfour bounced as he dragged Reid along.]}

Come on, tell me! I was hoping that Anastasia would show up, so that you could meet her.

[garwin]

I dunno. It's not like there's anyone I want you to meet that you haven't already met, or. [He shrugged before smiling.]

I hope I get to meet Anastasia too, though.

[blueeyedflyboy]

I suppose you're right. Anyone you're hoping to not see?

_{[He bounces along happily. The last time he was in Astralfield, he saw ducks following someone around. He wonders if he'll see that again.]}

[garwin]

Yeah; lots of people. A whole bunch of assholes you never need to worry about.

[And, most importantly, Chase. It was always Chase. He was the bane of everything. Worrying about it too much wouldn't make him pop up, would it? Because that was the thing that Reid wanted to avoid the most.]

[blueeyedflyboy]

_{[Like Chase? Even Balfour is wondering about him. And he can't help but admit: he's curious about the man who supposedly looks so much like his beloved older brother. It shows in his expression.]}

I see. Well, come on.

_{[He drags Reid along even faster. He's excited, okay?]}

Stop dragging your feet. Let's go! I want to see what this place has.

[garwin]

[You wouldn't want to meet him, Balfour, you really wouldn't.

Reid laughed as he was pulled along, doing his best to keep up.]

I'm not dragging my feet! You're like a little kid at Disney World.

[blueeyedflyboy]

What's Disney World?

_{[Yeah, yet another thing he didn't know.]}

[garwin]

[Oh right. He forgot.

Now, how to explain this as simple as possible...]

It's...well, it's a really awesome place with lots of games and rides.

[blueeyedflyboy]

_{[Balfour laughs.]}

I'd like to see that. Rides, as in horses? Or as in something else I have no idea about?

_{[More laughter and kisses as he drags Reid on, shivering in delight as he passes into Astralfield.]}

We're here!

_{[What would they find...? He was excited.]}

[garwin]

Something you have no idea about. [Reid laughed.] Way better than horses.

[Not that he'd ever been on a horse before. But he was still sure things like roller coasters were a lot better.]

Looks normal enough.

[Well, for now, at least. He wasn't exactly sure what he'd been expecting Astralfield to look like.]

[blueeyedflyboy]

Yeah, thanks. Maybe you should wish some rides here, then?

_{[He grins and kisses Reid really quickly.]}

So far, but let's see if it really makes dreams come true. Come on! Let's get further in. It probably doesn't work so close to the border.

[garwin]

Hmm, that could be dangerous, though. They're all really technical things. And they need a lot of room.

[He smiled though, stealing a quick kiss to Balfour's cheek before heading further into the district.]

We should probably start with something smaller.

[blueeyedflyboy]

How about dragons? Did you have dragons in your world?

_{[One-track mind, this one. At least he's not decided that now is the time for sex. Nah, that will come later.]}

[garwin]

[God, Balfour-Reid was supposed to be the one with a one track mind for sex.

He laughed.]

No, we don't have dragons. We just have warlocks and darklings.

[blueeyedflyboy]

Why don't you have dragons? Don't you even have them in stories?

_[...]

What are darklings?

[garwin]

Yeah, we have them in stories, but. They were never real. I don't think.

[As far as he knows, at least.]

Darklings are...a little hard to explain. They're like...dark spirits.

[blueeyedflyboy]

That still doesn't make any sense. Did teh stories have pictures? Could you show me?

_{[Yeah, he's still stuck on the dragons.]}