07-31-2026, 10:30 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-31-2026, 10:31 AM by Aeryn Miller.)
== Orrest Head, Windermere - Two Days Later ==
Aeryn didn't have to travel far to meet up with her cousin Jeremy, and since the Millers always had a keen interest in hiking, the location for their reunion was, to put it mildly, perfect. After the excesses of the last couple of days, getting out and doing something she hadn't done yet had come at the right time for the redhead, as she waited by the bottom of the trail that would take them to their destination of Orrest Head, which would give them a 360-degree view of the lake. The old railway station was now more of a museum, giving tourists and locals insight into the town's history, and Aeryn loved it.
She'd also packed and prepared accordingly, opting for comfortable khaki shorts, a matching tank top and hiking boots. The experienced hiker also carried a backpack containing all the supplies she would likely need and hopefully not need, as well as a shirt and waterproof jacket, in case she got cold or it decided to rain. It wasn't surprising either for her to be the one to arrive first, something Aeryn preferred unless someone or something urgently needed her attention. A trait that had been given free rein since she started leave, and she doubted it would change anytime soon.
Checking the chronometer on her wrist, Aeryn thought back to the last time she had seen her eldest cousin, who had chosen to follow the family tradition of farming, upholding the ancient practice of processing grain, though with a little modern help. Like many families, they had moved with the times, finding better ways, but often the old practices never truly went away, and that's what Jeremy prided himself on. So taking the time to meet her in one of their favourite places meant the world to the younger Miller, because even though she didn't get to Earth as often as she would have liked, family was still important.
" There ye are", came the broad Scottish brogue she had missed, turning to see Jeremy heading her way, with his closely cropped red hair and rugged smile plastered on his similar pale features. Jeremy was only four years older than Aeryn, but he hadn't changed a bit since she had last seen him, and the two of them remained close; then again, the same could be said for all of the Miller cousins, despite the distance between them.
" Ye need talk, I've been waiting ages", she teased, before the two shared a warm and welcoming hug.
" Got to keep ye on yer toes, cousin", he teased back, letting her go with a wink.
" Never change Jer, never change".
Jeremy smiled, and Aeryn looked forward to catching up with him properly, as letters and messages were never quite the same as seeing and talking to a person in real life.
" Let's get started, shall we? I've got a flask of the good stuff for ye when we reach the top".
" Ye know me so well, so let's go".
Aeryn didn't have to travel far to meet up with her cousin Jeremy, and since the Millers always had a keen interest in hiking, the location for their reunion was, to put it mildly, perfect. After the excesses of the last couple of days, getting out and doing something she hadn't done yet had come at the right time for the redhead, as she waited by the bottom of the trail that would take them to their destination of Orrest Head, which would give them a 360-degree view of the lake. The old railway station was now more of a museum, giving tourists and locals insight into the town's history, and Aeryn loved it.
She'd also packed and prepared accordingly, opting for comfortable khaki shorts, a matching tank top and hiking boots. The experienced hiker also carried a backpack containing all the supplies she would likely need and hopefully not need, as well as a shirt and waterproof jacket, in case she got cold or it decided to rain. It wasn't surprising either for her to be the one to arrive first, something Aeryn preferred unless someone or something urgently needed her attention. A trait that had been given free rein since she started leave, and she doubted it would change anytime soon.
Checking the chronometer on her wrist, Aeryn thought back to the last time she had seen her eldest cousin, who had chosen to follow the family tradition of farming, upholding the ancient practice of processing grain, though with a little modern help. Like many families, they had moved with the times, finding better ways, but often the old practices never truly went away, and that's what Jeremy prided himself on. So taking the time to meet her in one of their favourite places meant the world to the younger Miller, because even though she didn't get to Earth as often as she would have liked, family was still important.
" There ye are", came the broad Scottish brogue she had missed, turning to see Jeremy heading her way, with his closely cropped red hair and rugged smile plastered on his similar pale features. Jeremy was only four years older than Aeryn, but he hadn't changed a bit since she had last seen him, and the two of them remained close; then again, the same could be said for all of the Miller cousins, despite the distance between them.
" Ye need talk, I've been waiting ages", she teased, before the two shared a warm and welcoming hug.
" Got to keep ye on yer toes, cousin", he teased back, letting her go with a wink.
" Never change Jer, never change".
Jeremy smiled, and Aeryn looked forward to catching up with him properly, as letters and messages were never quite the same as seeing and talking to a person in real life.
" Let's get started, shall we? I've got a flask of the good stuff for ye when we reach the top".
" Ye know me so well, so let's go".