[Open] What a lovely day for a picnic~

[bloodwriter]

Characters: Disciple, Dolorosa, and open to anybody!
Setting: Floor Twenty-Five
Format: We're comfortable with any format you decide to put up.
Summary: Dolorosa & Disciple decide they would like a nice time away from it all, so why not have a nice picnic? If you would like something cooked over an open fire, Di will happily cook it for you!
Warnings: Fire and smoke, but only if you are really careless when playing out in the open.

After running to get to this peaceful floor, Disciple happily runs out in the open to floor 25. She falls instantly on the grass and rolls in it as Dolorosa quietly sets up the big blanket and the food. Embarrassed that she wasn't helping out, Disciple gets up and does her fair share by setting up a small fire to cook on.

When done, they both smile at their accomplishment and relax.

Comments

[mamadonna]

Well, that was an uncomfortable question, and her answer was quick and sharp. "No."

She might have supposed otherwise at some time earlier in her life, but having an unambiguous point of reference for life in slavery had changed her mind. Her body language closed off considerably as she continued. "We may have been heavily limited in our movements, but we were no more slaves than those of the lower castes. Slaves are rarely treated so kindly."

[snowyvalemaiden]

Xue nodded and looked up in thought, noticing the change in her. "Ah mon, sorry ta be tinkin' it dat way. Joo see, slaves are really common back 'ome so it jus' came out dat way. Hell, I be sure dat if my mum wasn't da captain of da ship I grew up on, I would be doin' da feral style daily as one of da slaves fer da pirate crew."

[mamadonna]

Dolorosa relented, shaking her head with some quiet embarrassment. "My apologies for the misunderstanding, I didn't mean to imply that slavery was particularly uncommon on Alternia. Only that to draw a comparison of that with the duties of the Mother Grub's midwives is an inapt parallel. Not when so many others regularly suffered across the lower castes."

[snowyvalemaiden]

Xue rubbed the back of her head offering an apologetic and awkward smile, "Sorry mon, dis is jus' real different. But it be tings like dem dat make dem interestin'."

Xue allowed for a bit of the redness to leave her cheeks before speaking again. "Is it a life ya regret leavin' since arrivin' here or?"

[mamadonna]

"I don't. I had already abandoned my position in the caverns many long years ago, and for reasons I do not regret." Of course, the end she'd come to was something she didn't miss, either. She would worry occasionally how the other slaves fared in her absence, but wasn't aware of exactly how close her death was prior to leaving.

[snowyvalemaiden]

Xue nodded in understanding and looked to the distance. "Sometimes I wondah if dis place really is dat bad." Hearing that thought out loud made her realize how silly it sounded and she chuckled, shaking her head.

"I be meanin' dat... it's not as bad as I originally thought it be. I've been meetin' some ratha amazin' people, like Dizzy, and no joo mon." she offered a smile.

[mamadonna]

"I can understand the impulse. I had long thought similarly upon my initial arrival." Now she largely must weigh the benefit of seeing individuals she never would have again otherwise, along with those she might not have at all, against what the Tower demands in recompense. It's a very difficult thing to deduce.

[snowyvalemaiden]

"Well, ya know, all tings considered, I be glad ta have met ya two at least." she added in an attempt to lighten the mood again.

It didn't do well to eat on a somber stomach after all! Bad juju mon.

[mamadonna]

Dolorosa gave Xue a wan smile as she took a sip of her tea. "It's matters of that type which are exactly what have inspired me to recognize the kinder aspects of this Tower. This gladness is certainly mutual."

[snowyvalemaiden]

Xue grinned and gave her a thumbs up before looking back. "Tink we be ready ta eat! Food's a callin'!" she said with a hearty chuckle and getting up to get the fish and such.

[mamadonna]

"One moment, let me see if I cannot better accompany this!" And she dug into the basket, bringing out some of her sandwich ingredients. Bread, mayonnaise, lettuce? Yes, they will do fish sandwiches.

[snowyvalemaiden]

"See der now dat I like mon! A womon of action!" Xue chuckled as she brought the fish over and set them down near them.

"Workin' togetha always be bringin' a good feelin' mon." At least to her. While she was a loner and kind of a hermit back in her world, she did love being around others and working in teams.

[mamadonna]

"Well, we can achieve results through collaboration which may never have possible from a solitary effort."

Dolorosa began building the sandwiches on their own before finishing them off with the filets. She'd known her fair share of isolation, and decided long ago that she far preferred the company of others, even if that wasn't easy during the darkest times.

She handed one plate to Xue with a smile. "And perhaps the best moment of such occasions is taking the opportunity to enjoy those results."

[snowyvalemaiden]

"Ya know it gurl!" Xue gave her a big thumbs up and grabbed the plate with a big smile.

"A good meal wit a good group wit a couple'a good stories ta toss 'round da fire makes fer sum'a da best evenings one can ever have." They were certainly some of the most pleasant memories she had. So simple and so much fun.

[mamadonna]

Dolorosa attempted to mirror the gesture, but it was one she wasn't familiar with, and so the execution was a little lacking. "It is, at times, the small joys that give us the most to treasure, especially as they grow rarer."

And she took a knife and began to cut her sandwich into smaller slices, better to eat without making a mess.

[snowyvalemaiden]

Xue bit into hers with a big smile, not being one for much manners considering she grew up with pirates and all.

"Oh wow! This is nice!" she replied as she swallowed the first bite and continued to eat at a pleasant pace.

[mamadonna]

"Well, of course," she said with a smile, nibbling on one of her sandwich quarters. "We couldn't expect satisfaction alone to flavor the dish, though that does add some new quality to it, I think."

[snowyvalemaiden]

Xue chuckled and nodded, "Dat's a nice way ta see it, yeah. Joo know, I tink you would have done well anywhere ya went. Nice adaptability I be tinking!"

[mamadonna]

"Perhaps. Though one's mood and the attitude can be greatly decided by her circumstances. Adaptability is far simpler when certain requirements are met." Her son isn't dead, she hasn't been parted from the Disciple, she doesn't have to suffer through slavery. There's a great deal she can tolerate while these three things are true.

[snowyvalemaiden]

"Dis is true. And hey, while I be around, ya can count on me if ya evah need anyting at all ta help ya out or hell mon, just ta have sum fun! Dis troll gal nevah says no ta sum fun wit da gurls!" Xue smiled.