Sometimes you just need a bit of time in nature with the ones that you love, away from the hustle and bustle of life, to give your mind and soul a reset. Contains: Previously Established Relationship, Comfort, Introspection, Physical Affection (kiss and holding hands), Petnames (Sweetheart, Darling, Honeysuckle) We haven't had a Cassidy date audio in a while, so I wanted to make something that was a bit more peaceful and not so much like a love confession or anything like that. Sometimes you just want a peaceful garden date, you know? Anyways, I hope you all are staying cool in this wretched July heat, and that you enjoy! ~Audio Transcript Below~ Cassidy: -deep inhale and exhale- Might make me sound like a country boy....but damn do I love the smell of nature..... -chuckles- A garden can still be nature..... Now c'mon, I was told on good authority that this is exactly what you and I need..... -pause- Oh you know....I have my sources..... -pause- -chuckles- Well if you must know....it was Hanzo......leave it to him to know where a secluded Japanese garden is in the middle of the city...... -pause- -hums- I suppose he comes here for the same reason we are......to get away.......you wouldn't think we're anywhere near the city with how quiet it is..... -pause- Wonder if he comes here because it reminds him a little bit of home.......wouldn't blame him..... -pause- Now hold your horses......we don't have to set out on the path just right away......remember, Honeysuckle.....we're here to relax.....take it slow and just....spend some time together...... -pause- I know.....it's hard for me to slow down sometimes too.... Take my hand? That way we can tether each other...... -pause- Plus I do love holding your hand......a man can do somethin' for more than one reason! -chuckles- -deep inhale and exhale- Really is somethin' about how the air just feels ....better in places like these, huh? Probably all the landscaping...... -pause- Damn.....it really is beautiful here....... -long pause- It's.....not like other gardens, is it? -pause- Not that other gardens ain't nice.....just......I think it's because everything here isn't....perfectly manicured...... Of course it's planned and everything.....but it just seems like whoever made this garden really wanted to capture the.....well.....essence of nature......wanted to showcase a more.....natural beauty, you know? Doesn't feel like you'll get fined if you accidentally step on a flower, you know? -chuckles- You'd be surprised, Darlin'.... -long pause- Ah yeah, I've seen these before.......Japanese maple...... Makes sense.... -exhales softly- See that? The light of the water......reflecting off the bottom of the leaves...... -pause- Reminds me of summers at the swimmin' hole when I was a kid.......where it was blisterin' hot, but it didn't matter because the water was so cool, and you were outta school and just playin' with your friends.......nothing else really mattered except for that...... Ah....look! Did you see in the water there.......this is somethin' else Hanzo told me about.......they got those giant koi fish...... Look real close......see the one near the rock over there? Big ol' sucker...... I bet we'll be able to see more from the bridge......but....let's take a walk round and see a bit more of the rest of the place, yeah? -soft kiss- Sounds good...... -long pause with sounds of walking- -soft rushing of a waterfall- Well I'll be damned......a waterfall.....knew that babblin' brook sound had to be coming from somewhere...... -long pause- Sorry.....just kinda gettin' lost in the sound.....it's.......real calming.......running water has always kind of calmed me..... Sounds......like it's right....you know? Like how things are supposed to be...... -pause- -chuckles bashfully- I don't know......just....I'm havin' a good time...... -pause- Thank you by the way.....for indulging me on this idea of mine......I know we haven't ben here long.....but....I can already feel some of the weight of the world lifting off my shoulders...... -pause- I'm glad you feel the same way...... -walking sounds- Hey, looks like there's a place you can sit near the waters' edge......you wanna sit down for a bit? I bet we can see the koi better from there...... -walking sounds- Ah! See! Another one.......aw.....that's one of them that looks like calico cats...... Damn they're big.....they must be livin' like royals in this pond....... -pause- Somethin' about 'em huh?.....they're so big.....don't really move fast......don't really need to......just.....go at their own pace....... -pause- -laughs- Now I'm not sayin' I would trade places with a koi fish....I can't lie....this life would be pretty sweet. Not a care in the world, no real predators? I daresay it's easier than what we have to go through on a day to day basis...... -hums into a soft kiss- But nah......I think I'm good right where I am...... -lowly- I love you, Sweetheart...... -pause- I don't think it's wrong to want an escape from the trials and tribulations of every day life......you have seen life outside this garden, right? -chuckles- Like I said....that's what places like these are probably for......just......giving folks a place to put their worries on the back burner for a while...... Things feel less consequential here.....you know? -pause- Bein' here, with you? Feels like we're in our own little world......no one else.....and nothin' to worry about except you and I........ -long pause- Sort of feels like a resetting of the soul, don't it? -pause- Yeah...... -deep exhale- I'm definitely thankin' him the next time I see him..... -long pause- You wanna head to the bridge now? I bet we can see the whole place from there...... -grunts- Alright, let me and my creaky knees get on up...... -chuckles- Well how thoughtful, offerin' a gentleman your hand! -laughs- -walking sounds- -long pause- -breathes- Wow....you really can see everything from up here...... -soft sigh- I don't know about you.....but I could easily spend an entire day in here.... -pause- You know.....thinkin'.....gettin' away from it all.....recharge the ol' batteries..... -pause- Damn.....they do got a lotta koi in here...... Look at that whiskey colored one, now that is a behemoth! -pause- Clearly king of the pond if you ask me...... -pause- You're right, or a Queen! -chuckles- -long pause- I really am glad we came here today......... Kinda......puts it all into perspective for me....... Reminds me......the things that are important to me...... -pause- Like you....... I couldn't be happier sharing this experience, this.....place with you..... Ain't nowhere else I'd rather be right now.....and with nobody else........ -pause- I love you Honeysuckle.......with all my heart........