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[handelaar]

[The tent was old and way too big for just two people, but he'd gotten it years ago for cheap and like hell was he gonna go buy a new one when this one did the job. Well, as long as it didn't rain - from his crouch at the entrance he looked up between the trees - still clear skies, mild weather, and a light evening breeze.

Maybe he should try to find a tarp anyway. The house might be 15 meters away but goddamnit they were camping, and if it rained they were gonna be prepared. He took a moment to stick his head back into the tent, going over all the supplies for the eleventh time... Finally pulled back and stood to light a cigarette, satisfied.]

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[handelaar]

[With a one-shouldered shrug he heads down the steps, hands still in his pockets. He takes his time as he walks, feeling pretty relaxed now that they're outside again.]

[bellabelgium]

[ She waits for him as he makes his way down the steps, offering a calm, sweet smile as he approaches her and she loops her arm with him. ]

I think it's time to lay back and relax. What about you?

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[handelaar]

[In that case he'll keep his hands right in his pockets (she has to stick closer to his side like that) as they go along, cocking his head down and in a bit when she speaks.]

Mm. [That's a yes.] Where do y'want...

[And his posture goes straighter as he looks over their little lamplit campsite and the rest of the yard.]

Buhyoo frills~

[bellabelgium]

[ She glances around as well but her sights lock in right on his garden. It's beautiful during the day but magical at night with the night blooming flowers and the fireflies.

She smiles and gives his arm a squeeze, looking up at him. ]

Let's put the blanket by the garden. We can lay down there.

[handelaar]

[Regardless of what she said, he was probably going to make them swing by the jasmine first - so when she says that he glances down, one corner of his mouth twitching up, and takes his hands out of his pockets as he nods.]

[bellabelgium]

[ She smiles back at him and lets her arm slip from his. ]

Get the blanket. We'll lay out for a while.

[handelaar]

[And then he's on that like it's some sort of very serious mission, crouching at the tent entrance to frown between the blankets like he's picking one out to buy instead of carry a handful of meters. Which one would she like? Soft. Big enough for the both of them... aha.

He stands up and turns all at once, vaguely holds it out in his arms as he walks back to her. Good enough?]

[bellabelgium]

[ She just wants to lay on something so she won't get grass stains. But she smiles and nods as he brings it back, waiting for him by the flowers as he brings it over. ]

[handelaar]

[Mm, he's thinking a slightly different spot, so as he walks by he catches her around the waist with his arm and nudges her forward and toward him all at once.]

There's a better spot...

[bellabelgium]

[ Whoa and suddenly she's being dragged elsewhere. ]

There is?

[handelaar]

Hn... [And then he stops, looks back.] 'less you like that one...

[bellabelgium]

Oh no. If there's a better one, I wanna see it.

[handelaar]

Uh.

[Well, yeah, there is. It's one that he likes going to when he's alone, and some selfish part of him really does want to keep it for himself - even though it's not hidden or anything. Not secret at all, right out there. It's just a spot he's found and cultivated over the years - a spot she may have seen him lying around in on summer nights two centuries ago, if she bothered to peek out - but one he's improved upon.]

Yeah.

[So he leads her, and it's not far at all; in fact, it doesn't seem very special, when one is standing. When one tumbles into the grass, though. There's space between the ever-present poplars to look up at the sky, leaves only obscuring the edges of the scene along with a few white-as-moonlight lilies peeking in and over, their fragrance mixing with the jasmine nearby.

He spreads the blanket and flops down onto his elbows, waiting.]

[bellabelgium]

[ It does seem very unassuming, and she finds herself looking around as he lays the blanket out, wondering what makes this spot different from the rest.

She sits beside him, looking at him curiously as she rests back on her elbows too, mirroring him. ]

[handelaar]

[As soon as she settles he flops back fully and pulls her down with him, one arm already out, pointing to the sky.]

That's Hercules. See that bright one - [And he points the brightest star nearby, in Lyra.] - look... [He grabs her hand and shoves his head close, touching, so they can both see, trails their hands so that it's in the middle.] Those four, in a square... they're dim...