A Primland Resort Tree House; North Carolina, Saturday [12/09].

[sword_chocobro]

This little get-away spot that Gladio had planned would have been pretty perfect a few weeks ago, when he'd actually originally planned to whisk Nell off for a belated birthday trip, only to miss out on it on it due to being a kid, but he really hoped that it was early enough into December that it wouldn't have gotten too cold and bleak for them to go now. Especially since one of his main reasons for choosing the Primland Resort was how much it was touted as an excellent place for stargazing.

The other reason he'd picked it were its Tree House cabins, which were clearly just too perfect to pass up. And so, up bright and early to make the most of their time and to squeeze in a good breakfast before hitting their portal because they'd need the energy for the hike just to get to their lodgings, Gladio and Nell made their way up through the woods and the mountains to reach their destination.

"Well," Gladio announced, with a pleased and satisfied sigh at how this was all shaping up to pretty much how he'd imagined it would have been, opening the door with a little gentlemanly gesture to welcome Nell in first, "here we are. Home sweet home, for the next two days, at least. But, if we hate it," he threw Nell a wink, "I did bring a tent, too."

[[ for the belated birthday girl, and NFB for distance, of ~course~! ]]

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[sword_chocobro]

"Gods," Gladio snorted a laugh, shaking his head, "I was such a brat as a kid...:

[mylandmyrules]

Nell laughed. "And I was awful stubborn. Got me into lots of trouble."

[sword_chocobro]

"See, now," Gladio said, with a small chuckle and a little shift like a nudge, his voice filled with fondness, "that's the big difference, though. You still are stubborn."

[mylandmyrules]

"I am, yes," Nell said unrepentantly. "Thank heavens."

[sword_chocobro]

And, well, that response just meant Gladio's broadening grin also came with an arm wrapping around Nell to give her a little squeeze. "Thank heavens," he agreed in a pleased echo, and maybe just a small, grateful kind of sigh. Because, really, what else could be said to that? That he hadn't already said plenty of time before? So he was content, in that moment, to just enjoy it and the fact that they'd finally gotten the chance to do this, and that they still had the whole weekend out here in front of them.

[mylandmyrules]

After some time Nell, still snuggled up against Gladio, opened her eyes and sighed contentedly. "Okay. The land is happy and I'm even happier. But now I'm a little chilly so either I need to put on something a little warmer or we need to get moving a little."

[sword_chocobro]

"Wanna go explore down the other side of the mountain a little?" Gladio offered, definitely feeling like he could easily squeeze in another hike. "Maybe grab a quick bite to refuel, head out, see if we can't find a good spot for a nice campfire? This time of year, I wouldn't be surprised if we pretty much have the whole place to ourselves."

[mylandmyrules]

"That sounds wonderful," Nell said. "And you're right, there's almost no other people anywhere around. We have this part of the mountain all to ourselves!"

She leaned in for a quick kiss, then stood to brush herself off and fold up the blanket - once he was up, of course. "Time for an adventure!"

[sword_chocobro]

Although it would be kind of interesting to see her trying to fold up the blanet with Gladio still on it! But it didn't take him much to get back up to his feet, taking a thoughtful look around as if considering the potential paths ahead of them as he habitually brushed at his pants and his butt as if he'd have maybe gotten dirt on them, even though the blanket, clearly, prevented anything like that from happening. It was just a reflex more than anything.

"So," he grinned over at her, "who's gonna take the lead?"

[mylandmyrules]

"That depends," she said with a smile. "You planned all this, so you might know of some good places to go. I know where the animals are."