Out of Milliways: Stargazing
Oct. 24th, 2005 12:45 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
the_antiangstThere's a sliding glass door from the apartment's living room to the roof of the building, on the side away from the restaurant's parking lot and the lighting that entails. Why anyone would want a door onto their roof, Angel's not quite sure, but his curiosity is slowly getting the better of him.
So one night, he goes out there. The roof itself is flat, and the gravel (or something similar) covering it crunches under his shoes, but that's not important after about two seconds.
(Have you seen the stars tonight?)
It's a clear night, and the stars are right there.
He's never really done much stargazing before. Even suburban Buffalo was a little too brightly lit for it to be practical, and in Manhattan it was simply out of the question. Milliways doesn't count, since an apocalypse right outside the window will catch anyone's attention, and he's rarely been out by the lake late enough at night to get stars.
And as a harvest moon rose over Cyberland...
Besides, there's a pretty hefty elevation difference between Santa Fe and New York or even the bit of Scotland that lake is based on, most likely, so it probably wouldn't be the same anyway.
It's positively amazing. He's out there for... he doesn't even know how long, at least half an hour, probably. Until his neck starts to protest from looking up so long, at any rate.
(you just have to wish to make it so)
He'll have to tell Mark to keep an eye out for the view, and possibly drag Collins up here before he has to go back to the bar.
This has just been one hell of a week so far, all things considered.
So one night, he goes out there. The roof itself is flat, and the gravel (or something similar) covering it crunches under his shoes, but that's not important after about two seconds.
(Have you seen the stars tonight?)
It's a clear night, and the stars are right there.
He's never really done much stargazing before. Even suburban Buffalo was a little too brightly lit for it to be practical, and in Manhattan it was simply out of the question. Milliways doesn't count, since an apocalypse right outside the window will catch anyone's attention, and he's rarely been out by the lake late enough at night to get stars.
And as a harvest moon rose over Cyberland...
Besides, there's a pretty hefty elevation difference between Santa Fe and New York or even the bit of Scotland that lake is based on, most likely, so it probably wouldn't be the same anyway.
It's positively amazing. He's out there for... he doesn't even know how long, at least half an hour, probably. Until his neck starts to protest from looking up so long, at any rate.
(you just have to wish to make it so)
He'll have to tell Mark to keep an eye out for the view, and possibly drag Collins up here before he has to go back to the bar.
This has just been one hell of a week so far, all things considered.
