[OOM] Visit to Kazic III with Guppy.

[stuck_mynock]

The door from Milliways takes them out onto the ramp of Atton's shuttle, outside. It's cold - Colder than the average UK winter - and the sky is a dark purplish colour, as if it's not quite night. Perhaps more noticeable are the (seemingly) fir trees - They're tall, which is to say that the tallest is about a mile high.

Atton gives Guppy a grin, leading him towards the edge of the cliff they're on. There's a city, far beneath - Small by the standards of Atton's galaxy but massive by Earth standards, stone towers and buildings shattered and broken, the ground riddled with craters, all set in a semicircle around a building set into a mountain. While the city shows no signs of being rebuilt and many signs of being abandoned, there are people. They're stood or sat about fires, near less damaged buildings, chattering loudly.

The entranceway is taller than a house, with two equally tall wolf statues either side of it, sitting and looking exceptionally vicious, with blue lights set into them as eyes. They're not Earth wolves - The tails, as long as the body and clearly prehensile, tipped with curved blades - make that pretty clear.

Guppy gets a big grin from Atton.
"'S nice, right? We're a long way from where the Restoration Project has set up. There are just salvagers here."

Comments

[guppy_sandhu]

"It's beautiful At." Little smile as he snuggles into the coat. The view is sufficiently nice that he doesn't have too many qualms about the height of the cliff.

"Those trees must be really really old."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"Maybe. Or just really big - You should see the trees on Kashyyyk. They make the ones here look miniscule." Atton says, slinging an arm around Guppy's shoulder. "Want t'head down? 'S not as long a walk as you'd think."

[guppy_sandhu]

"Okay." Guppy smiles, enjoying the quiet and the calm, and following Atton's lead.

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"Not too cold, are you?"

[guppy_sandhu]

"Not at the moment. S'a good coat."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"Good." Atton grins again, ruffling Guppy's hair.

[guppy_sandhu]

"Was that shuttle up there where you live?"

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"I don't really live on it. Just use it t'travel about - For lack of somewhere better it's where I'm sleeping at the moment." Atton replies, wryly.

[guppy_sandhu]

"Sort of like caravanning, but more cool."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"I don't even know what a caravan is."

[guppy_sandhu]

"It's a thing some people live in whilst they travel but it doesn't fly and is towed."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"Huh. Earth is weird." Mildly.

[guppy_sandhu]

"Yeah. Daft things, wheels."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"'S true. Hovering works better."

[guppy_sandhu]

"Hovering is barely invented in my world, except using compressed air or wings."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"Pfffft. No excuse."

[guppy_sandhu]

"Hey, it's a good thing. Nobody will suspect the flying camera because the tech doesn't exist."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

Atton considers this.
"True, I suppose."

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy keeps well away from the long drop as they go down.

"Ani's got a nanny now. Big fierce-looking woman."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

The path down is quite thin. Atton keeps himself between Guppy and the drop, one arm securely about his shoulders.
"How is she about letting you see her?"

[guppy_sandhu]

"Not great. Well it depends who's instructions she's following. My uncle's been no trouble at all since I saved his life and leg, friendly even. Mum wants nothing more to do with me."

The secure arm is helping with the height.

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"I've mentioned that your family is very strange, right?"

[guppy_sandhu]

"You're not that strange." Hair ruffle.

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"Apart from me."

[guppy_sandhu]

"Well Ani's just a baby, she hasn't had time to be strange yet."