Who: David Alleyne helpdesk_hero, Balthier portolan
What: Camping and Heart to Hearts
When: Early June (prior to Event)
Where: Forests North of Excelsior
Content Warnings: Drinking, probable discussion of death and violence

One might think that hurriedly planned vacations might be sloppily planned ones, yet when one had a combination of David Alleyne and Balthier to plan said hurried vacation, things weren't quite like that. Within a day of the invitation being extended (and David was proud of his calligraphy on that thing dammit), near everything had been prepared. A nice rental RV had been booked, a campsite with power and water hookups that was more isolated than others had been selected, a few weekdays set aside to ensure the possible minimum of other presences, and other gear and food was acquired and ultimately stowed.

The drive itself was peaceful, filled with sharing of musics. It wasn't time yet for them to talk. No, that part was saved for later in the day, after David led the other man on a hike that led to a beautiful lookout where they took their obligatory couples selfies to smile and fawn over later, and a bit of playful flirting over making a light lunch of foods probably in appropriate to camping. No, the first talk didn't come until that evening, when they settled outside by David's immaculately prepared fire, with David roasting sausages over it in the most cliche camping moment ever, enhanced by the cup of wine at his side.

"So," he said, checking over the sausage for how well it was coming along. "We definitely promised each other some talking, right?"