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[forgingfires]

"You have contacted the great Red Son. Keep your message brief and to the point if you want a reply within twenty-four hours."

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[forgingfires]

"You can scope something out. I would not recommend a walk along the beach though," Red Son said. "The ocean and I have never gotten along, so I try to not go there without a specific reason. You'd need to have quite the sight to make up for it."

[wildwarden]

Night Sky frowned. "Aww. That's where I found that stone..." alas. The last thing she wanted was for something terrible to happen on the beach during their date. "Nothing water-related until I can make the most magical beach date ever for you, got it. Hmm. I haven't fully explored the woods, so there might be something there. Are you scared of heights?"

[forgingfires]

"The downsides of elementals. Just as I imagine I shouldn't take you to a volcano for a date, even though the lighting can be quite beautiful," he said with some amusement.

"Water isn't terrible. It doesn't hurt me, but yes, a swim isn't exactly my first choice." Gotta make up quite the difference to be enjoyable. "And no, I'm not scared of heights at all."

[wildwarden]

"I mean... I'm already playing with fire. I wouldn't say no to seeing it, so long as you promised to catch me if I started to fall in or something." It would absolutely be too hot and dangerous for her to handle, but Night Sky was nothing if not willing to accept the challenge regardless.

She nodded. "There's a mountain I haven't explored yet. Maybe the view up there is nice enough for us."

[forgingfires]

"The ambient heat would dry you out like a raisin," Red Son pointed out. "You don't need to be in lava for it to set you on fire, especially if your moisture content isn't as high as a meatier creature."

"A mountain hike could be nice." The biggest challenge would be him not getting distracted if he saw an interesting vein, but he can deal with that.

[wildwarden]

"So I need to get wet beforehand. Easy." The wink that followed made that comment far more suggestive. Because it was.

She smiled. "Great! I'll plan for it for... uh. Next week? After that?" How long was he going to take with the castle was the question.

[forgingfires]

"You'll need to be rather soaked," Red Son said. As the suggestiveness goes right over his head. So that whole is actually a virgin thing. Sometimes these things just go over his head.

"There should be time next week. Plan evening. That's when I let the apprentices go."

[wildwarden]

Night Sky bit her lip to stifle a giggle. How precious was that reaction.

"Okay. I'll make sure to come and remind you the closer that time comes. I can't have you standing me up to make a sword or something."

[forgingfires]

There is a pause. "...that would not be remiss," he said. "Days can kind of blend together and there is enough of a rush that its hard to use it to differentiate."

[wildwarden]

"I had a feeling that might be the case Mr. I-get-plenty-of-sleep." She teased. "Give me an open invitation to bug you and I'll gladly take it."

[forgingfires]

"I was given a more involved task at the last minute," Red Son said. "I do try to be more reasonable."

He huffed. "I know the dangers of such invitations. The Dragon Girl has done it plenty of times."

[wildwarden]

She laughed. "You should know it's even more dangerous to openly invite a fae into your life." She was teasing. Night Sky was not born a fae and did not adhere to such odd pastimes. It was funny though. "Going to be stuck with me forever now."

[forgingfires]

"That seems to be what usually happens when I allow people into my life. Dragon Girls, Noodle Boys, and now Dryads," he said with a huff. "I am becoming used to it."

[wildwarden]

"Sounds like they have excellent taste." She grinned. "You'd probably lose your mind if we all got together to harass you, huh?"

[forgingfires]

"Oh, almost definitely," Red Son said. "They are quite...energetic. Often its better to just let myself be dragged along because trying to rein them in is impossible."

[wildwarden]

"The more you talk about them, the more I want to meet them." She laughed. "I think that's the worst part about being pulled into realms like this... sometimes you don't get to see any familiar faces. Not that I would, I guess, unless time shenanigans happened."

[forgingfires]

"Time travel is not an impossible thing," Red Son said. "Time between this dimension and others are not linear. Though honestly I would not be surprised if they showed up. They once got lost in the middle of a massive desert and they happened to collapse right where I do test drives."

[wildwarden]

"Oh, I know. Stuff like that happened a lot in the last world I was in. People showing up from different times, alternate universes. It was weird." She cocked her head. "Test drives?"

[forgingfires]

"I make cars," Red Son said. "Carts that move without horses or any beast of burdens or magic. Its all machines."

[wildwarden]

"Ohhh." Night Sky smiled. "I fucked a guy in one of those back in Faerie." Why are you the way you are. "Never moved it, though. How fast are they?"

[forgingfires]

"Yes, that seems to be a somewhat common practice. I've never understood it, it seems awfully cramp," he said. "Unless its a van, but even then."

"It varies on the kind of car it is. Most cars can get up to maybe 200 miles an hour. However, I make race cars and those can get around 400 miles per hour."

[wildwarden]

"It's more the danger of getting caught. Even if you think you're far from people, the thing has windows and anyone could just show up."

She quirked her eyebrows upward. "Isn't that dangerous?"

[forgingfires]

"Ah, is that what it is? Exhibitionism...it would make more sense," he said. He's had to move around a car for one reason or another and a lot of things can just jab into you.

"Oh, incredibly. That's why speed limits are usually only a max of seventy miles an hour and that's on the roads that are meant to go straight for miles upon miles. Thirty to forty-five is more the norm amongst where people live and then there are designated pathways. To handle cares going faster takes quite good reaction time," Red Son said. "And, well, that is why I test drive in a desert."

[wildwarden]

Night Sky's eyes widened. The difference between what one was supposed to do and what the cars he made were capable of was both impressive and terrifying. "Have you ever - I don't know. Lost control?"

[forgingfires]

"Oh, I've definitely crashed on test drives. That's to be expected. Weight versus handling versus speed is a fine tuned thing," Red Son said. "After a final design? The only wrecks have been because of the Dragon Girl and Noodle Boy."