camping shenanigans mingle log; open

[equivocations]

WHO: the Lan-Wuxian-Jiang-Meng family + you!

WHAT: camping shenanigans mingle log! Join the family camp for food, conversation, etc

WHEN: spanning throughout the event in the forest

WHERE: the family camp + surrounding area

NOTES: none right now, will update as needed

Night hunts are practically routine where Lan Xichen's from, at least for cultivators, and exploring an unfamiliar forest with relatively unknown dangers doesn't seem any different just because it's in another world. There certainly seems to be something of a sense of ease as they travel, and then as they set up camp.

During the day, there's a flurry of activity as the camp's occupants drift in and out, setting up or taking down tents, making weapons or food, going off to collect firewood or go hunting or fishing, patrol the area or anything else that needs doing.

In the evening there's a roaring fire to ward off the chill, the scent of cooking food and the sound of conversation.

Someone - quite likely Lan Xichen himself - will invite anyone who happens nearby to come sit down, warm themselves by the fire and have something to eat.

At night, there's likely always someone up on watch who might need company, or who might come to investigate someone nearby.

Comments

[scaredofdogs]

I'm not sure. It looks like there used to be a lot of large buildings in this area but most have collapsed or been destroyed.

[billowing]

Should we go look at them?

[ While they can. It might give them a clue. ]

[scaredofdogs]

[He gets ready to attempt another landing.]

Okay! Doing that will be easier with my regular body.

[billowing]

[ Lan Wangji watches and continues moving his hands as a runway for Wei Ying to practice a landing for real, as opposed to just catching him. ]

[scaredofdogs]

[He tries to hover above those hands, stretching out his feet until they make contact and then he stops flapping and lands. It might not be the most graceful or birdlike landing but it got the job done.]

Do you want to see what it looks like when I have wings on my normal body?

[billowing]

[ Ah, that's right, he can do that. And he probably did to learn from Aziraphale. ]

Show me.

[scaredofdogs]

[The little bird head tilts down to look at his clothing in a pile on the ground then up at Lan Wangji and then over at the camp in the distance. he really hopes no one else is close by.]

Okay! [He flies down to the ground so that he can be standing when he becomes human.]

[billowing]

[ Lan Wangji stands in front of him, with his back turned so he's watching out for anyone who might be peering this way. ]

[scaredofdogs]

[Now that he has a Lan Wangji sized guard he changes into his normal body, with added black wings. He reaches down and collects his pants, pulling them on as quick as he can to avoid any one getting a particularly interesting show. And once he is halfway dressed..since wings and top layers do not mix well..he wraps his arms around Lan Wangji from behind, even bringing those wings around him as well, almost able to encase them completely within the wingspan.]

I'm decent now.

[billowing]

[ Lan Wangji reaches out for the wings and feels them silk-smooth in his hands, trimmed clean by a certain angel. ]

Hm.

[ He turns in Wei Ying's arms, and then breaks away from his embrace, only of course, to get a good look at his wings. ]

You should wear this more often.

[scaredofdogs]

[He laughs as he brings the wings back close to him and puts his hands on his hips.]

Wear what? Wings? Or no shirt?

[billowing]

The wings. They look good on you.

[ So does the no shirt, but listen, they're apparently supposed to be married soon, to other people, but also to each other, this is complicated, he's not trying to flirt back intentionally is what I'm getting at. ]

[scaredofdogs]

I think you say that about anything I change into.

[He's pretty sure he heard a similar comment about the bunny ears. But he doesn't mind the compliments.]

[billowing]

You always pick features that look good.

[ He tugs on his wings gently, and a tiny down feather comes out, which Lan Wangji tucks away behind his ear. ]

[scaredofdogs]

Then I'll have to keep picking good ones so that I can keep getting compliments.

[He thinks Lan Wangji would look good with pretty white wings as well and wishes they could fly together some day. He reaches out and touches the feathers, still impressed by their size and how they feel.]

These are a little more work then the bunny ears were.

[billowing]

They are a lot bigger.

[ And he touches them with trepidation, because he isn't trying to get smacked in the face with one. ]

[scaredofdogs]

Should I keep them while we visit the ruins?

[They might just get in the way depending on how bad the ruins are, but he does still have to get used to them a little bit more.]

[billowing]

You can always put them away if you don't need them.

[ And he might need to fly away. ]

[scaredofdogs]

[He reaches out to take his hand but then hesitates and drops it back down, looking over towards the camp.]

Let's get going then! Maybe we will find something interesting.

[billowing]

Mm.

[ He starts to walk with him, towards the castles, as they always had, just adventurously wandering. Nothing to see here... ]

[scaredofdogs]

[He picks up the rest of his clothing and ties it around his waist in case he decides to put it back on at some point in their travels.]

I've been wondering..do you think the queen let us out to see this place because she wants us to see what she is capable of?

[billowing]

The possibility crossed my mind.

[ He doesn't like the idea, but. They're outside. They can't forget they're in a prison, but they can keep that in their minds. ]

[scaredofdogs]

It's also possible she let us out here because she wants to see what we can do...

[A test of their abilities, a test of the teas she has given them..it's hard to say exactly but there has to be a bigger reason then her just being kind.]

It's not like we are free to do whatever we want..not completely. She sent guards.

[billowing]

How will she see what we can do without our powers?

[ Unless she wants to test Lan Wangji's raw skills.

In which case. He's not going full Nie Huaisang, but he's certainly holding some things back. ]

[scaredofdogs]

If she has set us loose without our powers, or with ones that we have been given..it might be a test. She has the power to give and take them away so she also needs to know who might be a threat. What better way to see what the threat is then put them in a situation they aren't familiar with.