bsumone | ❝ The moon is a friend ❞

Oh, sure he's seen photos of Earth from space. And most of the planets, actually. They're quite lovely and Laurent has always enjoyed beauty in almost all its forms. If he still needed to breathe, he'd definitely be breathless at this sight. That perfect little blue and green world, dotted with brown and white from mountains, deserts, and clouds. Wondrous!

Even the change as they begin to move leaves Laurent in awe. The distant dots of the starts stretch into long lines as they move at speeds even he can't comprehend. For a split second, it makes him feel dizzy and he grips the arms of his chairs. But before he can even blink the sense of movement falls away. Smooth motion, unlike any train, plane, or ship he's ever been on (and oh, has he been on many! Long voyages across the sea in a time when there was no other option but to sail if he wanted to safely get from Orient to Occident).

The question brought a thoughtful look over the vampire's face. Where in all of known space would he even think about going? The silence stretches long, long enough that it seems like maybe Laurent doesn't have an answer. Until finally, he fixes his eyes on Janus. If he happens to look, he'll see more life in them than anyone has in nearly a century.

"Take me somewhere beautiful."

Jan glances over his shoulder when Laurent finally answers him and he smiles, bright and wide, before nodding. "I know just the place. It's probably one of my favorite ports to hit up, just because it's fun, and it's just super pretty to get to, too." He turns back around and punches forward, popping in some coordinates and promptly turning his chair to face Laurent with a laugh.

"This is where I'd normally get up and head back to the mess to just chill while the autopilot gets us closer, but this isn't a long trip. I mean, not comparatively, anyway." Jan stretches his leg out and lightly nudges Laurent's with his foot, still smiling. "You look excited. That makes me excited."

He turns back around again as a monitor beeps at him to take hold of the controls, guiding them through the mentioned debris; they're still moving too fast for any of it to be seen through the window, but everything is so far apart that it's easy to make it through without trouble.

When they break through the other side, Jan slows the ship down bit by bit until a bright, vibrant expanse stretches in front of them. A planet sits in its center, looking calm and peaceful, and if Laurent looks close enough he'd be able to see the shape of another ship leaving its atmosphere to take off in another direction. "There she is. My second home."

Is he excited? Is that what this feeling is? That sort of fluttering anticipation growing in his stomach at the thought of seeing something unknown to him? It must be... It's been so long it's hard to remember what that feeling feels like. It's actually... amazing to feel something like that again!

"I am excited," he replied quietly, eyes still fixed ahead on all of space seeming to bend around them. It's all so... new to him!

He manages to tear his eyes away for a moment to watch Janus expertly pilot the ship. The ship slowing feels strange, but Laurent barely notices with that gorgeous sight just outside. Even from this distance, Laurent can tell why Janus would spend a lot of time here.

"I can't leave the ship until nightfall," he reminded.

❝ The moon is a friend ❞

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time for some Fake Space

I'm definitely not here for the scientific accuracy, be as fake as serves our purpose!