you ever just wanna go outside and feel the terrifying emptiness of the sky above you

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@SnoopJ @mia there was a big prairie and forest near the campus back when I was in college, and there were paths so it wasn't particularly untamed, and I went in the forest all the time during the day but one time I tried to go there in the middle of the night and like I couldn't my limbs would not move and I was frozen in terror by the inky black wall that blocked the precipice and I could feel it staring back at me with 10,000 unseen eyes. I was also really drunk but that's probably unrelated

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@lritter capture the moment! go go go!

[lritter@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@aeva next summer. august. perseids.

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@lritter put on a coat

[beeoproblem@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@aeva best place for this I've found so far is the beach at night. At least at the great lakes on a calm day.

You can stand there and stare into a nearly featureless void and gradually see the stars pop into view as your eyes adjust to the darkness.

I'm betting the prairies, the (ant)arctic and the desert would all be good places for this too.

[kepeken@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@aeva @lritter go now, while the gnats slumber

[lritter@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@aeva no! 😖 i don't wanna

[beeoproblem@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@SnoopJ @aeva @mia unfortunately they can smell you for miles off, no matter how well you hide.

At least the bears, wolves and cats can.

Edit: Also mosquitos. They're inescapable. You will be eaten at least a little bit. Learned that one the hard way.

[aeva@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@beeoproblem @SnoopJ @mia mosquitos are easy to evade, just have a friend they're more interested in near by

[oblomov@sociale.network]

@aeva more than structures, the problem here is light and air pollution 8-(