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When; June 22nd, night
Rating; PG (probably)
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vikingvampire
Summary; Godric and Eric decide to explore the wilds.
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Adjusting to a new place like The City is bad enough, but doing so when you've just been brought back to life is utterly disorienting. Godric has only just begun settling in, and there's much to see. That's why Godric suggested exploring the woods. It will help him get his bearings as well as help him relax.

At the moment, he's making a game of climbing the tallest trees he can find to see what he can see.

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Eric was more than happy to accompany Godric to the woods when he suggested it. He'd spent most of his time in the club lately and hadn't bothered exploring much of the City at all. It reminded him of old times, in a way, being on his own with his maker.

He was even enjoying the tree climbing. And even though he wasn't as fast as Godric, he kept up well enough.

Peering over the treetops, Godric could see a space in the distance where the trees stopped, and he thought he could see the reflection of the moon on water.

"It looks like there's a lake. A large one."

Well, this place was bigger than Eric imagined, that was for sure. He too peered at the lake in the distance. "Thinking of taking a swim?"

Godric smiled down at his child.

"Why not?" It wasn't as if they had anything pressing to accomplish, and Godric hadn't had a good swim in a while.

Eric chuckled. It was good to see Godric smile again, since there hadn't been much of that going on in Dallas.

"I take it you also want to race there don't you?" he said, with a half grin. Eric knew he couldn't beat Godric, but that wasn't the point of running. Eric would pretty much do anything his maker wanted.

Godric's smile widened, and without another word, he took off toward the lake. As if it wasn't enough that he's faster, he had to cheat too. But he kept a slower pace than he was capable of, baiting Eric to catch up and make a proper challenge of it.

Eric grinned. He should've expected Godric to take off without warning, but it didn't take long to catch up to him. He knew Godric was going slower for him, not that he minded really. That was part of the challenge anyway, to see if he could beat him. More often than not, though, he still lost.

Keeping just ahead of Eric, Godric bee-lined for the lake, expertly dodging trees and other obstacles in the way. He was careful to keep out of Eric's reach, knowing that his child wasn't above some cheating of his own.

Eric definitely would cheat a little if he could catch up. Unfortunately, he never got the chance before they reached the lake. Eric stopped running once he got to the water's edge.

"Just like old times," he commented.

"Yes," Godric agreed, still smiling, a few pebbles skidding into the water at his sudden stop.

"Shall we test the water?" The answer is obviously 'yes,' since he's already stripping off his shirt, eager to wade in. Here, in a strange new place with no responsibilities, he feels more lighthearted than he has in a long time. Unfortunately, he knows if he stops too long and thinks too much, the melancholy will have a chance to seep back in, so he's distracting himself as long as he can.

Eric followed Godric's lead, removing his jacket and tank top. He then started to wade in the water, going far enough so that the water was waist high. The chill of the water didn't bother him, of course. He waited for Godric to join him before he started swimming.

Godric waded in after Eric until it was deep enough to dive in and submerge himself. Popping back up out of the water, he floated there a moment, just reveling in the sensation of being surrounded by water.

"Race you to the bottom?" Unlike running, swimming was a more equal race. Godric was stronger, but Eric was much larger, with larger hands and longer legs that helped him displace the water more easily. There was no telling who would win.

Eric dove under the water immediately. He paddled and kicked his legs in a practiced manner that propelled him farther down. He only looked for Godric once, mostly concentrating on beating him this time.

Godric had expected the cheat, and was ready to immediately dive down after. As expected, it was more difficult to keep up with Eric's longer limbs, but he managed to catch up, if only just. The race was neck-to-neck, though to any passing fish, they would look more like two torpedoes shooting through the depths.

They'd been under the water for a lot longer than any human could stand and still be alive. It was a good thing vampires didn't need air. Eventually Eric spotted something that could barely be made out in the dark depths. He couldn't tell exactly what he was seeing at this distance though. He would have better luck during the day, if it weren't for that pesky sunlight problem.

Godric spotted it too. Slowing some, he touched Eric's shoulder to get his attention and stop the race. Without knowing what they were looking at, it wasn't necessarily wise to barrel right in. Vampires were difficult to injure, but not impossible. They should explore, but with due caution.

Eric stopped when he was prompted to and watched Godric for their next move. He wondered what could possibly be down this far in the lake and then he remembered that this was part of the City, so anything could be lurking there.

Gesturing for Eric to go around one side, Godric indicated he would take the other. He put a finger to his lips in the universal gesture for silence, but in this case it was clear he meant it less in terms of literal silence than he meant that they should be stealthy.

With a nod, Eric swam off in the direction Godric had pointed out to him. As he got closer the obstruction in the water became more visible and what he saw was moss covered columns, and cavern-like openings. He didn't quite know what to make of it.

Godric too found the ruins and carefully swam closer, daring to reach out and touch a toppled column. It was covered in seaweed and barnacles, but was once clearly man-made. Cautiously, he delved a little deeper into the structure, slowly making his way in Eric's direction.

There were quite a few fish that had decided to make the ruins their home. They flitted past Eric quickly, choosing not to be in his way. He had no idea what civilization decided to build this structure, but they had to have died out years ago if this was what remained.

Godric was rapidly coming to the same conclusions as Eric, swimming through what used to be doorways and courtyards. There were plenty of fish on his end too, but they began thinning out as Godric reached the center of the ruins. At first, he didn't pay them much mind, but as a very large shadow obscured his view of the sunken building off to his left, he began to get an idea of why the fish had all fled.

Eric had no idea what might be swimming toward his maker. He was exploring one of the homes, not making any real note of the objects that remained. He doubted there would be anything of value left in there anyway. He was on his way out of the sunken house when he caught a glimpse of a large tail out of the corner of his eye. When he turned to look at it, however, it was gone.

The creature, whatever it was, was huge, and by the behavior of the animal life, a carnivore. That could mean trouble for two vampires, who, although immortal, could still be hurt or even killed by a creature large enough or strong enough. This was potentially both.

Carefully, Godric began moving again, keeping to shelter wherever he could. The shadow was still moving, but didn't yet seem intent on anything, which meant he hadn't yet been spotted. Good.

After seeing the tail, Eric thought it best to go an find Godric. They might as well keep together if there was possibly a carnivorous creature in the water. Eric stayed out of more open areas and kept to the sides along the walls of the buildings. He swam as fast as he could without drawing attention to himself, in order to locate Godric.

After an excruciatingly slow time of moving through the shadows undetected, Godric finally spotted Eric just a ways off. Unfortunately, the large creature -- whatever it was -- was not far off, directly between them and headed back in their direction. Pausing, Godric stayed long enough for Eric to see him before ducking behind an outcropping. No need to tempt the thing.

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