EVENT: Summer Days

[1000_npcs]

It has been a hot summer for Budehuc this year, and yet there is little to no signs about it coming to an end, even if the next season is expected to show around sometime in the near future.

The warmth of the sun seems to be inviting just about anyone to the lakeside, including the builders and locals from the neighbouring towns of Iksay and Nor. Some have come for the serenity and beautiful scenery, while others just want to have a swim or enjoy some water games. Keep your eyes out for flying beach balls and frisbees!

Comments

[novilunium]

[ She watches him carefully, perhaps to gauge his reaction. ]

Had I known it was in exchange for salvation from eternal loneliness, I may have responded differently. And here I thought he was simply a boy with good manners.

[latkje]

You knew he had it bad.

[novilunium]

A false accusation.

And what about you? You have not thought to inform him?

[latkje]

Inform him of what?

[novilunium]

Of my incapacity to fulfill his desires.

[latkje]

[ He shrugs. ]

I think you're fully capable of drinking his blood.

[novilunium]

I was more referring to the salvation part.

[latkje]

[ He shakes his head. ]

I heard it from Caesar.

[novilunium]

Goodness. You're right -- no wonder he disapproves of me so.

He probably will try to throw me in chains if I drink the boy's blood. But it is so refreshing having someone offer...

[ She means it as more of a joke than anything, but perhaps a twinge of greed shows. ]

[latkje]

Is it that bad?

[ He knows what her rune can do, and knows she's been looking at his neck more than usual. ]

[novilunium]

[ She knows exactly what he means, but answers as if oblivious. ]

Chains are not so bad. What good are chains on a bat?

[latkje]

Dammit, Sierra.

[ He shakes his head. ]

If you won't tell me, I'll assume the worst. [ His voice is level, but it gets quieter. ] I'm already chained to you, too, you know.

[novilunium]

[ She can't make eye contact after that, so she settles on a point in the distance next to Nash's head, completely quiet for a moment. ]

I'm... thirsty. [ She speaks quietly, too, and for a moment she looks more like an actual, vulnerable young girl rather than an ancient creature masquerading. ]

[latkje]

If I offer you my blood, would that help? [ He looks the small ripples of the lake in the distance, the way they catch the light inside them, still quiet. He is trying to give them both their privacy. ]

[novilunium]

Yes.

[ The words are soft. This isn't the same as playfully stealing some blood from Nash in the middle of the night before leaving, because she has less control over this. ]

It would be consensual, then, at least.

[ A twisted smile, because she definitely would have succumbed to taking rather than asking, sooner rather than later. ]

[latkje]

How long can you wait?

[ He is not going to do this here. ]

[novilunium]

I can wait for you to find me. For a few days.

[ Otherwise it's back to the forest for her, she thinks. It was easier without temptations. ]

[latkje]

I'll find you. [ He can't even pretend to understand what she's feeling right now, for all that he's good at pretending. Nash reaches for her hand, anyway, to show that at least he's not afraid to. ]

[novilunium]

[ She allows her fingers to interlace with his, allowing herself a smile, and his skin is so warm, the heat of the day only emphasizing this fact. She has to pull away after a few seconds. ]

... Thank you, Nash. [ Pause. ] It is too hot and bright out here. I'm going to go back inside.