PSL - Moth on a Plane (to Spain)

[artlover]

[ If hell is other people for Oberon, then Hashida is clearly seeing how far he can push it.

It's likely not intentional. He's even gotten them business class tickets. The partition between them is rolled down and Hashida is leaning on the dividing wall, grinning like a cat. ]

We can drop our bags off at the hotel an' head on down ta the Museo del Prado.

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[morelikefakespeareamirite]

[Is currently leaned back as far into his seat as he can, munching on his bowl of warm nuts, slippers on and eye mask carefully set on top his head. He is also currently refusing to make eye contact.]

Orrrrr we could drop our bags off and lay face first on top of them for a while.

[artlover]

[ oh, he looks cute like that. Or as cute as a lanky moth man can be. ]

Guess a nap is fine.

[ but he's pouting a little. ]

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

[Uses the button to guide his seat back up to the upright position]

The museum will still be there. Besides, aren't you tired? The airport was full of people. How long are we there for anyways?

[artlover]

Oh... a return ticket. I got so excited 'bout traveling with ya, I wasn't thinking 'bout that.

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

[...rolls the partition back up]

[artlover]

[ fine, he'll just stand, he's a long long man. ]

Okay, okay I gotcha. We'll stay in t'night. We can get dinner delivered easy-peasy.

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

...

[Rolls the partition back down after a moment or two]

Don't you get tired? Even I can feel all the eyes on you.

[artlover]

[ he doesn't even take glance around. ]

Tired of what? I don't care about them. I'm interested in you.

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

[Arches an eyebrow, but then in perfect, rapid fire Castilian Spanish-]

Nice try. Still not going to agree to rushing straight to the museum. I'll agree to eating outside so you can people watch though IF this flight goes by painlessly.

[-before he leans over the divider to snag the other man's bowl of nuts]

[artlover]

Pfft—

[ did he always know Spanish? It's too fast for him to catch everything, but he does understand what Oberon is getting at.

As the moth reaches for his nuts, he dips down to smooch the top of his head. ]

Nah, ya're right. A night in will make t'morrow better.

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

Oh good, you understand at least. You won't get into too much trouble then.

[artlover]

I'm in trouble?

[ as if he didn't realize he was in trouble at all ]

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

You are trouble.

[Leans back in his seat, putting his feet up. Sans wings and bug bits and dressed in modern clothing, he really does just look like a normal human]

...As a servant, my brain gets hijacked when I'm going to a new place like this. Or a new time period. Like updating a database. In order to best assist without standing out too much or whatever, the grail makes sure we're able to speak and navigate and are aware of any sort of modern or cultural advances. Or some bullshit like that. Common knowledge for the time and place. Anything beyond that depends on our summoned class.

[artlover]

Didja learn anythin' that tickled yer fancy?

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

Nope, it's all still awful. Just different. Oh, maybe there was one thing. The slang "cringe".

[artlover]

[ he chuckles, sliding back into his seat. ]

I haveta work hard ta find somethin' ya find beautiful.

Or we can take a plane ta England and ya can spit on Shakespeare's grave.

[ they were always gonna do that. He figures it'll spark joy. ]

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

You'd understand if you ever had to meet him.

...I tried poisoning him with a letter once. It didn't work, unfortunately.

[artlover]

So even ya couldn't take him out?

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

...artists...writers...musicians...they're almost always summoned as caster class. That or foreigner. Both classes I have trouble with. It's a huge piss off.

[artlover]

[ a hand reaches over to pat his shoulder ]

I wonder which one Velazquez would be.

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

Well....how would you describe his work?

[artlover]

Unpretentious. Favored tha weak and the poor. Funny.

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

Neither. He failed the first hurdle of becoming a heroic spirit. We're all at least a little pretentious. Good for him.

[artlover]

Ya sure got jokes today.

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

[Sets the now empty bowl back on Hashida's side before leaning on the dividing wall]

Is that bad?

[artlover]

[ leaning closer. ]

Never. Should I order more snacks?

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

Do they have fruit?

[artlover]

It even comes with fancy cheese.

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

What makes it fancy?

[artlover]

It's still made without automation, aged without catalysts... the old-school way.

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

Funny how that happens…

[artlover]

Everythang's kinda circ'lar that way, ain't it?

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

Humans always end up back where they started. Things don’t change… not really.

[artlover]

Humans haveta try new thangs before they can appreciate old ones.

Plus, the newest newfangled tech always costs more.

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

You sound like an old man when you say that.

[artlover]

I'm tryin' ta match yer old man vibe.

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

A couple of old men on holiday? You're going to have to give it a few hundred years if you want to match my vibe.

[artlover]

Try was the operative word, yanno.

I don't think even a thousand years would make me as salty.

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

Good. You don't want to be as nasty as me. Besides, the world couldn't handle two of me.

[artlover]

How 'bout if there were two o'me?

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

I would call to warn the museum.

[artlover]

What d'ya reckon we'd do?

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

Get each other all kinds of worked up in some sort of art appreciation feedback loop. Duh.

[artlover]

Sounds 'bout right, but we wouldn't leave ya lonely.

[morelikefakespeareamirite]

I don't get lonely.