Ramon just laughs. 'It's ten feet Random, stop being a drama queen.' Although he secretly loves it when he's like this, because it's funny and he gets to kiss him to cheer him up.
He catches the package and puts it to one side, then waits for Random at the bottom. The view can't be seen from the top of the climb, because of overhang from the trees - but it can from the bottom. So as soon as he's down he catches him from behind, wrapping his arms round his waist and whispering, 'Close your eyes,' in his ear.
Then he walks him to the edge...because yes, there's an edge. They're literally standing on the edge of a mountain, a cliff falls away below them, fifty feet before the top of more immense trees conceals how high up they really are. And in front of them...
...it's vast. Bogota lies below, but none of the dirt and crowds can be seen, of course. It's a medium sized toy town, and it's silent from up here. The city lies in an immense flat valley and all around it the space is green, before more mountains rear up and...the effect is rather like standing on the edge of oblivion. Because up is the only way out and in front there is only vast, vast space. But it's beautiful.
And they're facing west and the sun is starting to go down and pretty soon? This spectacular view will be better described as heavenly.
Ramon stares for a few seconds, having forgotten the full effect himself. Then, still behind Random and still with his arms wrapped round him, he says 'Don't move forward. But open your eyes.'
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Date: 2005-12-12 12:55 am (UTC)He catches the package and puts it to one side, then waits for Random at the bottom. The view can't be seen from the top of the climb, because of overhang from the trees - but it can from the bottom. So as soon as he's down he catches him from behind, wrapping his arms round his waist and whispering, 'Close your eyes,' in his ear.
Then he walks him to the edge...because yes, there's an edge. They're literally standing on the edge of a mountain, a cliff falls away below them, fifty feet before the top of more immense trees conceals how high up they really are. And in front of them...
...it's vast. Bogota lies below, but none of the dirt and crowds can be seen, of course. It's a medium sized toy town, and it's silent from up here. The city lies in an immense flat valley and all around it the space is green, before more mountains rear up and...the effect is rather like standing on the edge of oblivion. Because up is the only way out and in front there is only vast, vast space. But it's beautiful.
And they're facing west and the sun is starting to go down and pretty soon? This spectacular view will be better described as heavenly.
Ramon stares for a few seconds, having forgotten the full effect himself. Then, still behind Random and still with his arms wrapped round him, he says 'Don't move forward. But open your eyes.'