enchanted forest . mingle

[misconceived]

WHO Forest planet occupants!
BROADCAST N/A
ACTION Enchanted Forest / Spa Time
WHEN Upon reaching the system (Jan. 4) to leaving it (Jan. 31)

[ It's another day, another planet for the Drift Fleet to explore. Whether it be relaxing in the landing field, checking out the spa (and subsequently getting urged to enter the woods), or taking on the Enchanted Forest's game, there's enough to do for stir-crazy Fleet members.

Just remember one thing: make it look good. ]

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[heresyandlace]

→ spa
[Tek is pretty much just going to live in the springs if that's alright with everyone here. he spends literal days there, doing nothing but moving lazily from one pool to another, slowly regulating his temperature over the course of hours like a big lizard, and shamelessly indulging the hell out of himself.

his favorite though, is lazing out in the outdoor pools while there is a fluffy dusting of snow falling overhead. utter perfection.

also... trunks are for losers.]

→ forest
[and as nice as the hot springs are... the call of the big spooky forest is still too much even for him. there's just so much energy lurking there, so many deep wells of stuff that the last planets had lacked. he needs it... so, he can't stay away for long.

regardless of all the things that the forest has been been showing and tempting him with, he keeps going back. getting lost and wandering over and over again, until it's hard to remember why he'd started in the first place.

so, anyone could find him during one of their journeys. just a well-dressed man wandering across the path, looking entirely out of place with his surroundings but somehow fitting in as if he's just another image conjured up by this place.

it feels so nice to let his own threads mix with everything that is woven here...]

spa;

[parricida]

[They two might as well set up shop there. While Tek moves from pool to pool, Garak is content enough simply to laze, curled up in the hottest corner he can find, his eyes closed lazily as the water rises to his nose. It's perfect, hot and steamy, the water thick in the air; he feels as if every muscle in his body is finally relaxing after all that cold.

Of course, he can't simply lie in peace. When Tek returns from the outdoors (Garak will not go out there), he's rewarded with a lazy smirk.]

And here I thought I'd be the only one to properly appreciate such heat.

spa;

[heresyandlace]

[oh, yes. basking is just not the same unless it's with a kindred spirit.

and he's only wearing a towel at the moment because it is cold out there. it's certainly not going to last long. he's brought back a few bottles from the vending machines outside, and begins to line them up on the floor a little ways from the edge of the pool.]

You know... if you brave the outdoor world just a little bit, there's a small building on the far side of the springs that is there just for baking in the heat. Did you know?

[parricida]

Is there.

[This is entire nonsexual, of course-- but there's something delightful about the wrap of Tek's towel around his hips. Garak allows himself to drink in the sight for a few moments as the other man speaks.]

Well. Perhaps it's worth the trip after all-- though I'm surprised you indulged in it.

[heresyandlace]

[Tek does have lovely angles to his hips. he's particularly proud of them. he's spent a lot of time on those precise shapes.]

I didn't spend much time there, I'll admit. Just long enough to learn how it works--water poured over hot stones.

The heat was nice, but I prefer the water.

[and, with the last bottle lined up, he heads for the edge of the pool]

[parricida]

[Oh, gosh. Garak keeps staring openly-- if Tek appears uncomfortable, he'll stop, but he's not about to pass up a free show if Tek doesn't mind.]

What a lovely thing, to have the luxury of choice. I was starting to think I might simply hibernate if left too long on that icy planet.

[heresyandlace]

[if there is anything that Tek absolutely adores, it is being admired. Garak can stare all he wants, and Tek most certainly notices. he doesn't hesitate for a moment when he leaves his towel on the floor and slides into the water.]

Oh, it was awful, wasn't it? And I'd already done enough hibernating because of the planet before that.

Be glad you missed that one.

[parricida]

Now, now-- if I know one thing, it's that humans don't hibernate.

[He keeps up that admiring glance, of course, but his smirk goes a little sharper as he false chides the other man.]

Either keep up appearances or commit to being what you are, my dear.

[heresyandlace]

[he sinks right down into the water until it reaches up to his chin, eyes slinking closed to happy little slits. at least he's comfortable enough around the other man to feel as though he doesn't have to watch him every second.

and his smirk widens to mirror the other.]

Oh, but I thought you liked this face.

spooky forest

[amarant]

[ She's gone in alone this time, unable to keep herself from doing so, as much as she doesn't like the fact that she's been compelled by this place. And she really doesn't like the fact that she can hear someone behind her-- she goes slowly down the path, as if trying to figure out what's happening. Ah, well, maybe they'll pass her and that'll be that, she thinks, turning around to look-- ]

Oh.

[ Fantastic. ]

[heresyandlace]

[ah-- so she isn't just a phantom. or, if she is, she's a particularly convincing one.]

Out here, all alone? These woods are dangerous for little girls, you know.

[haha, he thinks he's so funny.]

[amarant]

I can take care of myself. Or do you mean that as a threat?

[ She says it lightly, though. Maybe she's joking, maybe not. Who knows! ]

[heresyandlace]

[he's just glad that she doesn't sound dour about it. so, he laughs, like she really did mean it as a joke.

and he'll just continue to stroll on up like he plans on falling in step beside her for a nice walk.]

You're as much a little girl as I am a harmless man. It was a joke.

[amarant]

[ She's got shorter legs than he does, he'll have to slow up a bit for that. ]

I'm more little than you are harmless, by far.

[ Like she's one to talk about being harmless. ]

[heresyandlace]

[yeah, for real. that makes him laugh.]

I haven't seriously harmed a single soul since I've been here.

[and no, he is absolutely not counting shooting his friend in the head. that was totally different.]

[amarant]

I remember differently.

[ She remembers that. Pepperidge Farm remembers. ]

[heresyandlace]

Still. Your tally is higher.

[if we really want to get into particulars.]

Forest

[onlyanapple]

[Crowley hates everything about nature. He did not realise how much he hated it, until cities became a Thing. He is very much a city sort of demon. Give him noisy, smelly streets and bright lights any day over chirping birds and stupid nature things.

But Tek had manipulated him out of the warmth of the nest to go wandering. He looks distinctly unimpressed, and keeps making noises to voice his disgust.]

This is stupid.

AAGGGH DW

[heresyandlace]

[never in his life has he had such a boring bedmate, so he is determined to unearth the interesting creature that he knows must be in there somewhere. so, he's trying to cross the field as quickly as possible to get to the bathhouse, leading the demon along by the hand.]

Stop being a baby. You'll love it, I promise. It has all of your favorite things.

[not that he knows what the demon's favorite things actually are. he's making a vaguely-educated guess, and filling in the rest with his own favorite things. accuracy is not important here.]

SO CRUEL

[onlyanapple]

Oh? And what do you believe my favourite things are? Is there alcohol there? A warm bed? Because those are my favourite things, and I can find them on the ship.

[Still, he'll be dragged because he would be lying if he wasn't a little curious.]

[heresyandlace]

Warmth, comfort, and I thought-- [pausing to glance over and eye him a little skeptically] --you're someone who knows how to enjoy the finer things in life.

[but who knows. maybe he's wrong. maybe the demon is really just a big slob.]

[onlyanapple]

[He is a SNOBBY slob. That's a thing.]

Warmth and comfort in a luxurious bed. Your point?

[heresyandlace]

[he sighs.]

My point is that I'm not sharing my warm, luxurious bed with someone completely boring. Now quit dragging your feet.

[onlyanapple]

Well, that's just selfish of you. And I'll drag my feet all I like, because it's our bed.

[heresyandlace]

If that nest was dismantled, you would not be able to reconstruct it. That makes it mine.

And the fact that I share it at all makes me a generous person. So you should stop insulting me.

[look, flawless logic. also look--cozy hot springs coming up fast.]