Camp AU Event

[maleborgia]

[Very late in the week of the AU event, (college!)Cesare has gone in search of (future!)Alvis. Some of the novelty of this strange zombie summer camp has worn off but he remembers her vanship and just how exhilarating that was. Besides, she is company who isn't a) his actual professor or b) his not actual(?) brother. It's a nice clear day. A day for adventure.]

Alvis! You don't have plans, do you? [hope you are okay with this kid confidently inserting himself into them]

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[keytoexilellence]

Was that a good enough second look at this place?

[maleborgia]

It was perfect. [discarding the helmet and goggles, hopping out of the vanship and extending his hand for her] Let me repay you somehow.

[keytoexilellence]

[Out she goes! Alvis doesn't exactly need the help down but it is very nice of him and she accepts anyway]

I AM hungry...

[maleborgia]

[back to holding her hand as they walk back towards the buildings]

It's too bad the selection here isn't very impressive. I can at least offer you a nicer setting to eat in than the mess hall.

[keytoexilellence]

Alright! I'll trust you with it then. And as for the food... I'm not picky at all. It just has to be... Not what was served Tuesday.

[maleborgia]

...Right. I think I can manage that much. Let's see what is available that will be easy enough to carry with us.

[keytoexilellence]

I've had a lot of practice -- I can hold a lot of food.

[8D]

[maleborgia]

[laughs] You were teasing me about going to parties, but what do you do for fun or in your free time? When you are not up in the sky, that is.

[keytoexilellence]

Ah... Really, I just go home. I don't go out very often.

[maleborgia]

At home, then. Do you read? Draw?

[keytoexilellence]

Mmn, I read, yes. But usually I spend more time visiting with my family, making meals, walking through the hills that surround the area... We fly a bit, play games, and that type of thing.

[Taking his arm once more and standing straighter when they get into Camp Proper]

[maleborgia]

[pleased that she's willing to be seen with him like this, and it gives him a little extra swagger of confidence as they head towards the mess hall] What is your family like? Is it large?

[keytoexilellence]

[Eventually Ceare's ego grows so large, it takes over Camp and destroys them all. There was no way AU Alvis could know the disaster and tragedy she was reaping]

It seems like it gets larger and larger every day! It takes two armies to keep me out of trouble. And they're the most wonderful people anyone could hope to have -- I suppose you could say I was adopted and they've always given me the best.

What about yours?

[maleborgia]

Not as large as yours, by the sound of it. I have two other younger siblings apart from the brother I mentioned to you, and two half-sisters from my father's previous marriage.

[keytoexilellence]

You're the eldest then?

Ah... And I know we're supposed to be having fun, and I hope you don't mind me asking... Are you worried about being trapped here?

[maleborgia]

Of my full-siblings? Yes, I am.

[pause, looking up briefly while he considers that] As for that... I am concerned, of course. I heard others talk about how long they have been here, but those same people also insist there is some pattern you come to see and that it makes it clear that neither of us are going to be here for very long. As for now, I don't know what I could do other than wait and hope they are correct. If too much more time passes I will start to worry more seriously, but the novelty of this place has not yet worn off and I have to admit that I am having much more fun here than I would be back in England. Right now I am more afraid that I will forget it all.

[keytoexilellence]

Mmn, I feel the same way. I'm worried about being away and how long I'll miss everyone... But also worried that I'm not as upset as I SHOULD be. I'm having a lot of fun and it's kind of like a vacation.

[maleborgia]

Right, like a vacation. That's it exactly. It's almost liberating to be unable to do anything productive. Well, for a little while, at least. I would go mad if I were trapped here forever.

[keytoexilellence]

It's a relief to know someone feels the same way.

[Opening the door to the Mess Hall for them]

[maleborgia]

Ah, thank you.

Have other people seemed to feel otherwise? I haven't spoken with anyone about it.

[keytoexilellence]

Some people are very distressed over it while others seem... resigned.

[maleborgia]

I like your way of handling it. I don't think we should resign ourselves to anything, but at the same time it seems a little premature to panic.

[keytoexilellence]

Things very easily could have gone differently, I think. Nearly everyone has been very nice and helpful -- plus it's been nice to be able to share flying with someone who's so excited about it. Thank you. I know it's a temporary but it means a lot.

[maleborgia]

[shakes his head] I should be the one thanking you. I wasn't giving false praise. It really has been fantastic.

[keytoexilellence]

Then we've helped each other! Even better.