OOC: Darn, you didn't even stop long enough to have some cake, and there were going to be candles too.<br/><br/><blockquote><div><cite>Kruft wrote:</cite>There was a definite red glow under Chris's fur when Fiana bellowed his intended to be subtle invitation to what felt like half the country, but he soon got over it. "A magic carpet?" he said, grinning. "And I forgot to rehearse "A Whole New World", too. We'll have to improvise!" <br/><br/>He scratched his chin for a minute. "Anywhere in the world, huh?", he said aloud as he stepped on, helping Fi on as well. "Lemme think...ah." He grinned. "I've got it." He leaned down and whispered to the carpet, and as it flew off you could hear the faint strains of Chris whooping.</div></blockquote><br/><br/>The carpet lifted off and flew into the sky. Despite the fact that it was only a projection onto a curved ceiling, the carpet flew _into_ it, and was suddenly rising above the brightly lit up city, into the night sky. The stars were crystal clear, and a crescent moon shone down on widely spaced whipped cream clouds. The carpet soared and swooped between them, but despite the fact that they could feel every movement, they never felt any less than securely attached to the carpet. In a similar vein, the wind whipping past their faces was simply deliciously crisp, rather than the bloody freezing it should have been at that altitude and speed. Fiana wasn't singing, she was whooping with joy. "This is awesome!"<br/><br/>As they passed over the geomertic streetlight-lit lanes and whorls of suburbs and into the open countryside, the carpet dipped and dived, plumeting to fly over fields and fells at treetop height, flipping up just enough to avoid a greater oak, and tipping Fiana's body backwards into Chris's chest with just enough force to require him to hold her tight. They rose, slowly, as the dark bulk of hills and mountains came clear in the distance, sprinkled with the occasional lanterns of rural farms and houses. In seconds it seemed they were among them, and the carpet spiralled down to skim inches above the surface of a crystal clear, and utterly still mountain tarn.<br/><br/>It reflected back the night sky, the brilliant stars and Milky Way like a stream of stardust as if they were in the flying through space, the heart of a galaxy, with the mountains as great dark nebula, ringing their every side. Fiana gasped in wonder, and snuggled back into Chris's embrace. "Beautiful..." she barely whispered.<br/><br/>It soared up the other side of the great bowl that held the lajke, and up further into the hills. It was only moments later that Chris started to regognise the familiar shapes that had risen above his childhood valleys. The carpet skimmed over trees and scarps, rising until it approached a familar place for him.<br/><br/><blockquote><div><cite>Kruft wrote:</cite>When they arrived, they seemed to be in a log-cabin sort of place, warmed by a large, roaring fireplace, with a king-sized bed taking up most of the room, though despite the heat it still felt like the layers of blankets on the bed were necessary. "Did we make it...yes!" exclaimed Chris, as he stared out the window, showing a snowy valley. "This is where I grew up, Welsh mountains," he said happily. "The dragon commune where I lived's only 15 miles that way!" he said. "...not that I want to introduce you to the parents -just- yet, especially since I haven't seen them in 3 years," he said, chuckling. <br/><br/>He gave a big yawn and an even bigger stretch, grinning and taking off the small pack he'd had the foresight to bring. "Brought..." he rifled through. "Sauces, reform potions, and a couple of things I wanted for myself..." He sat down and explained his night with the gator girl, and finished showing off 2 packets. "So there's one for me, and she gave me one for your..." he gestured to her chest. "If you're up for it, of course."</div></blockquote><br/><br/>"Always!" Fiana giggled, starting to shed her jacket. The skintight suit underneath left nothing to the imagination. She looked at the fire. "Ohh, that looks big enough to roast someone! But we'll do whatever you want, it is your birthday after all."