a_time_slip | Much deserved fun

"It was awesome. More than that. Didn't see much of the flight itself, as we were there in an instant, but it was amazing nevertheless. He showed me Mars ... and the Sun. Beautiful Sun."

He smiled, remembering, then turned his attention back to this new and no less amazing journey and stepped closer to the window, instantly glued to it.

"Wow."

ooc: Thank you, it was great, just too short, as always. :) Ah right, I think Janie said the name before. Cool, thanks. I want to put some color onto that pic and tweak it a bit before posting. I guess it'll take a while. :)

"Mars and the Sun? It must have been nice to see it." After glancing at the console once more, she poured a drink for Julian.

"I've never actually watched things zip by like this. Wow is right."

ooc: Good! I'm glad you had a good time, and I don't remember if she's said it before or not, she's so secretive I always assume that she hasn't told. I'll be patient and probably forget about the picture, lol

"Oh yes, it was incredible ... oh, thanks! You're spoiling me." He took the drink with a broad smile before looking outside again.

"Really, never? I think I could watch for hours. I wonder what it looks like from the outside ... can anybody see us zipping by?"

ooc: Thanks. :) I'd love to work on the pic right away, but, alas. So many things to do and work starts again tomorrow. :(

"I enjoy spoiling my friends." She grinned.

"I usually go to where I need to go and that's it. No one can see us because we're actually in a parallel plane... Um, somewhat like glass that you can see out of and no one can see it?"

"Obviously. I'll return the favor when you can join me for a drink again."

He thought about her explanation and nodded. "And what if our destination were land-based? Would people see this boat popping up there?"

"I'll hold you to it."

Janie went back to the keyboard, and entered a few more numbers. "I just made it so they won't see it, but it will have to be visible for a few seconds so you can get off and back on the boat. Is that okay?"

"I think so. It's likely they won't believe what they saw anyway. I know I wouldn't." He took a sip from his drink, his gaze always returning to the window.

"Most people ignore what doesn't make sense." She settled next to her friend to watch."So, why Norway?"

"Which is quite convenient, I think."

He shrugged, looking a bit sheepish. "It's the country I used to think my family came from. I even learned the language, though I've never had much opportunity for using it. Well, at least it's supposed to have a beautiful landscape, and I'm all curious about the polar lights and the long nights."

"I never knew that." she said, after listening to him "Well, we've got all the time in the world to do whatever you want once we get there. That's something else I haven't done, taken time to really see polar lights. I'm glad you chose Norway!"

"It's nothing I tell people usually." Not anymore, anyway. Janie's enthusiasm made him smile, however. "Really? I'm glad then. I don't have any plans, actually, just ... yeah. Watching the polar lights, bit of the landscape. Maybe visit a nice restaurant? They do have good food there, I've heard."

"I think we all have things like that." Janie said, pouring herself a soda "I approve of those plans, and I haven't been out to a nice place to eat in... ages. Usually I stick to diners or fast food."

"Me neither, usually it's fast food or leftovers from the bar for me, too. Alright, we'll find a nice place to indulge ourselves. Do you like fish?"

"I- um, not really" she said. "I have a phobia of them, and don't really eat much of it."

"Ah, right, you said so earlier. Okay, no fish then. That's good, actually, because that way we won't risk stumbling across the rotten variety. There's lots of other tasty things, I'm sure we'll find something."

He pondered about other Norwegian dishes until he realized something.

"Uhm. But with this phobia ... why did you choose a boat?"

"Rotten?" she asked, suddenly worried food poisoning. "It was the best machine I could think of."

"Well, not exactly rotten. More like fermented. It's called rakfisk, and supposed to be a delicacy. The smell makes your eyes water. But it's the only dish like this they have, I think", he added quickly.

He nodded, to him, it still seemed a good choice. "I guess we're safe from them on this boat anyway."

"Is that something you want to try?" asked Janie "Because you can. I don't have to eat it if you try it."

She nods to Julian. "It's safe, one of the safest places you can be."

"Hell, no. I could barely stand it when my sense of smell wasn't as good as it is now. We should definitely go for the reindeer steak instead."

Julian smiled a bit, considering that. "You know, that feels really, really good for a chance."

"Thank you." she smiled, sincerely. Reindeer steak sounded much, much better than smelly fish.

"It does. I'm really tired of being in danger"

Which was exactly his opinion, too, so his smile seemed rather relieved.

"Tell me about it. Is there any chance we never have to leave this boat again?"

"Not that I've had reindeer steak before... it's tasty, correct."

She considered what Julian said before answering. "We could, but I don't like the idea of hiding and giving up. I'm pretty sure they'll continue their- whatever you call it."

"Yes, it is. Especially when it comes with berry sauce. At home, we had it a couple of times."

He sighed and nodded. "It's a war, isn't it. I'm sure, too, that it wouldn't stop if we were gone, but ... oh, you're right. It would be hiding and I don't want to do that either. Let's just enjoy this little break, shall we?"

"You'll have to make sure I order it properly." she smiled, looking forward to dinner "And yes. We're going to enjoy this break, no matter how long it takes."

"I will, even if my Norwegian is all rusty. But I'll make sure we'll have a great dinner without any rakfisk, at least that I can do."
He smiled right back, it was something he looked forward to as well. "Good food and no danger. That's going to be one of the best days of the year."

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