[ Way back when he first showed up, Garry had been insistent, in thoughts and speech, in the idea that Haven was some sort of puzzle to be solved, and if he searched hard enough, he'd find the clues he needed to move forward. That was how the last 'world' had worked, after all; for him, it was a reasonable enough explanation. After a while and weeks of searching, though, he'd started to give up on it. Wandering around out there was scary, dangerous, and almost always unproductive. Haven wasn't like the gallery; it wasn't organized into rooms and riddles. It was an entire city, and it was controlled by people - strange people that he couldn't meet or understand.
Or that had been the belief he was slowly accepting, anyway. The well had collapsed a while ago, reformed since, but that entire strange area below them was still there, and on a whim - partially his, partially hers, and he'd accepted because she could at least keep him safe - there he'd been again, looking for clues to move forward. Only this time, they'd actually found one. At least, they'd found something. Another tunnel going down even further.
Needless to say, when they reached the end, the vast field stretching out before them - mountains in the distance, grass and flowers on the ground (actual life) - was not what he was expecting, and his cigarette honest-to-god drops from his mouth to the ground in shock. ]
[ In comparison, Diva's reaction is one of utter excitement and wonder, and she wastes no time in grabbing Garry's hand and tugging him along into the new little world they've discovered. ]
Ah, it's so pretty! Finally, there's somewhere actually wort— [ But as she steps into the grass, her fashionable tastes works against her as the heel of her shoe sinks into the soft earth. Diva loses her balance, ad will drag Garry down with her unless he's able to catch both of them... Off to a great start, clearly. ]
Wait up a minute! [ her sudden tug catches him by surprise, so he's dragged along, though he's reluctant. He can never trust anything about Haven, no matter how nice this place looked. ] We don't know what -- w-woah!!
[ Yeah, like Garry has the grace to keep his balance and catch her; he's totally falling down, too. Possibly onto her, and hopefully not rolling down the hill Princess Bride style. ]
[ Definitely onto her, but at least she's in a good enough mood and durable enough to not mind at all. Also they don't roll down the hill, since that helps too. She looks up at him with a sort of blankly surprised expression before she just ends up laughing as she tilts her head back to look at the scenery again, even if it's upside-down. ]
Ahh, what kind of prince are you, Garry? You're supposed to catch the princess when she falls, right?
Ugh... Ah -- sorry! [ falling why. He rolls off of her as soon as he can, sitting up beside her- it would be indecent to lay there, even if he's pretty certain Diva is both unhurt and uncaring. ]
That wouldn't have happened if you hadn't run off so suddenly! Honestly, pay a little attention, Diva... [ with a sigh, though, he glances off at the scenery, as well. ] All of this is underground...?
[ Diva, on the other hand, stays exactly where she is, seemingly comfortable with laying in the grass and flowers. Though she does look Garry's way as he talks, at least. ]
It's fine, isn't it? I just didn't think the ground would be so soft. [ Her head doesn't shift, but her eyes look up instead at the sky (?!) ]
It must be, right? We went down, so it couldn't be anything else.
[ he gives her a rather questioning glance. Hadn't she ever been outside before? (He's not sure he wants the answer to that question.) ]
But there's a sky... That just doesn't make sense. [ pause, and then he gives a long-suffering sigh. ] ... Ahh, I don't know why I expect anything to make sense anymore.
Ruin it? I'm sure more sets of eyes would... [ he tenses up a bit when she reaches out to him, but she's just putting a flower on him... oh. This girl -- this woman, really, despite how she acted sometimes -- couldn't be helped. ] ... would let us find a way out faster, but... I suppose it's all right if we look around a little first.
That's fine! We can just enjoy it as our secret for a little bit and I'll be happy.
[ As she withdraws her hand, she pauses, smoothing a piece of his hair that was out of place. But then she's seemingly done with getting in his personal space for now, since she stands, brushing off her skirt. ]
[ at least he's mildly used to it, although having someone pretty going in for your face was always a little disconcerting. He pats his hair self-consciously, staring up at her with a bit of helpless exasperation before getting to his feet himself. ]
Now that's a better idea... Hopefully nothing nasty. [ not that he can see much. It really did look like an open field from here. Knowing Haven, there were probably rabid bears waiting to leap out of the flower patch, but... ]
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LORD I'M SORRY IT TOOK ME SO LONG TO REPLY TO THIS i hope it's not stupid
Or that had been the belief he was slowly accepting, anyway. The well had collapsed a while ago, reformed since, but that entire strange area below them was still there, and on a whim - partially his, partially hers, and he'd accepted because she could at least keep him safe - there he'd been again, looking for clues to move forward. Only this time, they'd actually found one. At least, they'd found something. Another tunnel going down even further.
Needless to say, when they reached the end, the vast field stretching out before them - mountains in the distance, grass and flowers on the ground (actual life) - was not what he was expecting, and his cigarette honest-to-god drops from his mouth to the ground in shock. ]
T-- This is...
omg no this is so cute
Ah, it's so pretty! Finally, there's somewhere actually wort— [ But as she steps into the grass, her fashionable tastes works against her as the heel of her shoe sinks into the soft earth. Diva loses her balance, ad will drag Garry down with her unless he's able to catch both of them... Off to a great start, clearly. ]
GOOD
[ Yeah, like Garry has the grace to keep his balance and catch her; he's totally falling down, too. Possibly onto her, and hopefully not rolling down the hill Princess Bride style. ]
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Ahh, what kind of prince are you, Garry? You're supposed to catch the princess when she falls, right?
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That wouldn't have happened if you hadn't run off so suddenly! Honestly, pay a little attention, Diva... [ with a sigh, though, he glances off at the scenery, as well. ] All of this is underground...?
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It's fine, isn't it? I just didn't think the ground would be so soft. [ Her head doesn't shift, but her eyes look up instead at the sky (?!) ]
It must be, right? We went down, so it couldn't be anything else.
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But there's a sky... That just doesn't make sense. [ pause, and then he gives a long-suffering sigh. ] ... Ahh, I don't know why I expect anything to make sense anymore.
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It doesn't, but does it matter? We can enjoy it for now.
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[ he leans over, looking riled up, supporting himself on his hands. ]
What if there's a way out in here? We've just got to tell the others!
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[ Diva sits up, leaning closer to tuck that flower behind Garry's ear. ]
You can tell them, if you want. But, we should definitely have fun while we're here.
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[ As she withdraws her hand, she pauses, smoothing a piece of his hair that was out of place. But then she's seemingly done with getting in his personal space for now, since she stands, brushing off her skirt. ]
So! Let's see what there is here.
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Now that's a better idea... Hopefully nothing nasty. [ not that he can see much. It really did look like an open field from here. Knowing Haven, there were probably rabid bears waiting to leap out of the flower patch, but... ]