Heavenfall

"It's not silly to be worried or to feel hurt. You just can't allow those feelings to drag you down."

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Mon May 25, 2020 6:39 pm

"It's not silly to be worried or to feel hurt. You just can't allow those feelings to drag you down."

"Like uh, mud in a surprisingly deep swamp? You have to keep traveling through it and make sure you've always got firm footing?"

"Indeed." Jin grins, "If we don't find a path, or anything useful, I'll pretend this was entirely about being a teachable moment."

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Mon May 25, 2020 6:46 pm

"Indeed." Jin grins, "If we don't find a path, or anything useful, I'll pretend this was entirely about being a teachable moment."

Xia nods, this story was going in the record...although maybe she'd make herself look a little less naive.
"Multi-tasking like that is very impressive! Looking for a path literally while helping to find a path metaphorically....oh that's brilliant!"
Waving at the swamp
"I didn't think such a setting would be so ideal for inspiration."

"I suppose every place is what you make of it. But personally I'm glad we won't be staying here long."

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Mon May 25, 2020 6:57 pm

"I suppose every place is what you make of it. But personally I'm glad we won't be staying here long."

"But it's got...."
Xia searches for a redeeming quality
"....reasonably fertile soil?"

"Ever the optimist." He laughs, "That is true but I prefer dryer and warmer homes."

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Mon May 25, 2020 7:07 pm

"Ever the optimist." He laughs, "That is true but I prefer dryer and warmer homes."

Rubbing the back of her head
"Yeaaaah, it is nice to have firm dirt underneath and not wake up to find you're lying in a pool of water. And to not have to change your clothes every few hours, not to mention the havoc it wrecks on the vellum."

Jin nods, "Plus I can only imagine a hotter day would bring many insects."

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Mon May 25, 2020 7:13 pm

Jin nods, "Plus I can only imagine a hotter day would bring many insects."

Shudder
"Oh that's...that's very unpleasant to think about. We probably need to find a way out as soon as possible."

"Not a very big bug fan I take it?"

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Mon May 25, 2020 7:16 pm

"Not a very big bug fan I take it?"

"With their legs and their horrible faces and they bite you or sting you."
Xia starts checking herself over for bugs
"They're terrible things."

"As with all things they have their place. But may that place be far away from us."

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Mon May 25, 2020 7:24 pm

"As with all things they have their place. But may that place be far away from us."

"Or underneath a good swat"
An innocent ant gets flicked off her shin
"They're just....nasty."
Okay, deep breath.
"Shall we return to the non-crawling, venomous or flying plants?"

Another chuckle, "Well hopefully none of those apply. Last thing we need are weeds chasing you around the swamp too."

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Mon May 25, 2020 7:30 pm

Another chuckle, "Well hopefully none of those apply. Last thing we need are weeds chasing you around the swamp too."

Xia starts giving the plants vigorous side-eye and a hesitant poke to make sure any movement was just from the wind.
"There aren't plants that do that....right?"

"Not that I've yet encountered." He shakes his head, "Vines fast enough to cover a tent in a few days and flowers that trap and eat insects but nothing truly mobile."

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Mon May 25, 2020 7:43 pm

"Not that I've yet encountered." He shakes his head, "Vines fast enough to cover a tent in a few days and flowers that trap and eat insects but nothing truly mobile."

"Well that's a relief....unless we find and document the first human eating southern vines. Which would not be my preferred way to make it into the histories."

"Better or worse than the giant insects they must otherwise eat?"

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Mon May 25, 2020 7:56 pm

"Better or worse than the giant insects they must otherwise eat?"

"Better!....Wait, wait, no, definitely worse."
Xia squints at him as if to say 'no fair, no making a point about ecosystems and the circle of life.'