Beach party beach party

[youhearthebells]

Who: Hazmat crew!
Where: Aquatica Paradise (and sailing to it if you'd like)
When: appx Sept 24-30 (or, for sailing, anytime the 14-23)
What: VACATION. They've had a rough summer so it's time for some downtime. There are water parks, beaches, and an obligatory onsen, so mix and mingle with the super-happy (and young and pretty) locals and have some fun!
Warnings: not likely
Style: anything you want
Status: closed to Hazmat crew only unless another crew is on the island?

[Gan Ning promised his ragtag crew a party, and by god, they were going to have a party. It might have been worth it to hold on Isla Empieza, to mingle with other crews there, but there wasn't much going on there to stick around for. He heard from someone in the harbor about this island and decided it would make a great place for a party.

Somewhere along the way Raphael disappeared, sadly, but the rest of them continued on. They had already put off partying for too many reasons - a poor showing in the race, other crewmates disappearing, Cynthia's rescue from the clutches of giant spiders, and so on. No more. This time, they were just going to put down anchor, hang out on the beach, make some ice cream, and have a good time. Besides, with Tsuzuki joining the crew, they had to show him that they knew how to stick together, right?

((ooc: for all your info needs the island is here. Date your threads in the header if you need!))

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Promise I'm not dead: the catch all

[anelegantmyth]

[ Talk about busy bee. Cynthia will be off doing a few things. If you're lucky to catch her, you're free to join her little adventures. But since this is water world, she'll be in a bikini about 90% of the time.

Her eyes are up here, boys.

a. Sun bathing over at the beach. She's been waiting to do that for the longest time now so don't ruin it for her, Roxas

b. Taking a dip over at the bath house. Is it a unisex sauna? It's probably a unisex sauna.

c. Having a picnic over by the lake. Yes, she actually packed a lunch and had a whole picnic set up. Why? Because she can.

d. Riding a tube down by the lazy river...she's probably taking a nap in it too. Tip her over if you dare.

e. Wildcard. Come at me bros.

]

E, on the 26th

[youhearthebells]

[Gan Ning knows it's wiser to ogle Cynthia when she's at least in the bikini, rather than follow her into the sauna. They throw people like him out of unisex saunas anyway. So he'll save it for a day on the beach - while he's hanging around, trying to get some fishing in but man, the fishing is terrible.]

Heh! I see you're back out to worship the Sun. Haven't had enough yet?

[anelegantmyth]

[ Of course she had her nose buried in a book when he turned up. But wait. Who was he? She was hearing a voice but it was a little distorted. ]

Hm...?

[ She raises her head only to jump at the sight of a misty figure standing next to her. Ok giant spiders were one thing. But no way in HELL she'll be dealing with mist figures on her vacation. ]

Woah! Woah hold on, back away!

[youhearthebells]

Huh?

[he double-takes, and then triple-takes as a real, honest look at Cynthia, straight on, surprises him. She's sort of shimmery, it's very weird and he hadn't noticed upon spotting her just out of the corner of his eye.]

W-whoa, you okay, Cynthia? Not gettin' too much sun or anything?

[anelegantmyth]

I said back away!

[ Without even a second thought, the blonde calls out her Garchomp to stand in between them. Now Garchomp was all for ripping someone to shreds to protect her trainer. But she wasn't quite sure what to do when she was faced with...the bell guy. So instead, she'll poke at his bells for a bit. Cynthia was a little surprised to see the misty figure was making bell noises though.]

What on earth...?

[youhearthebells]

[oh hey, Garchomp. Gan Ning pats her gently on the head and lets her play with the bells as usual. Never deny the fighting animal a toy.]

What's the matter? You feelin' okay?

Let's try for the bikini on the beach because seeing a guy in a trench coat has got to catch her eye

[amethystsregret]

[Tsuzuki was minding his own business, walking down the beach and admiring the ocean. This was kind of nostalgic for him, having lived in the southern parts of Japan for so long. Nothing out of the ordinary about that, right?]

[Well, how many people come to a day at the beach in a big, black, trench coat? This guy does. It might be apparent that he has either no sense of fashion or impressive tolerance to temperatures. Either way, the icing on the cake is he is wearing a dress shirt, slacks, and matching shoes to boot. To avoid stepping on the lovely lady sunbathing in his path though, the shinigami walks around her head.]

Oh, pardon me, miss! Hm!

[How do you miss those shoes?!]

[anelegantmyth]

[ At the time, the champion had her eyes closed so she didn't really get a good look at him. But the sound of a coat make her might go straight to one person. ]

Oh don't worry about it Lea--

[ Wait. Pause. This guy didn't sound like Lea. Opening her eyes, she looks up to see some guy in just about the hottest get up one could wear at a beach. Who in the world...? ]

Woah...ok um, are you trying to kill yourself or something, because I'm pretty sure you're about a few layers away from a heat stroke.

[amethystsregret]

[Tsuzuki looked back over his at the woman laying on the sand. His coat was buttoned up to the neck, so his mouth was covered from her view. He blinked a few times as he tried to figure out what she was talking about... Then...]

Huh...? Oh, you mean my coat? Actually, I feel fine. Thank you for your concern though. I'm sorry if I disturbed your sunbathing...

[Wait... Did she know Lea?]

Did you mention someone named Lea though?

[anelegantmyth]

Yeah, Lea. Kind of tall, super skinny guy with a strange obsession with fire and REALLY spiky hair? He's my pseudo brother. Not to mention the first guy I ever recruited into Hazmat. Are you from his world or something?

[amethystsregret]

Oh, no! I just happened to meet him at the onsen actually. I only asked because I just joined the Hazmats at the last island stop. Captain Gan Ning invited me after we'd spoken a few times. I'm Tsuzuki, Tsuzuki Asato.

[He leans down to extend a hand for a handshake. Nevermind that she is wearing a swim suit... or is that why his eyes are closed?]

It's nice to meet you, Miss.

A.

[by_heart]

[Every time there's a beach, he gets stuck running after Roxas the whole time. The kid doesn't quite grasp the concept of "downtime" when there's something around he wants to do. He's managed to get a minute or two to himself when he notices Cynthia lounging around.

Lucky.

Well, there's a spare beach towel around, so no one's going to stop him if he flops down next to her and does his best beached whale impression. Hopefully there's strength in numbers and he can get a bit of rest.]

[anelegantmyth]

[ Cynthia took a moment to just stare at the beached sea urchin next to her. The poor thing looked dead tired. But then, as Roxas' official babysitter, she really shouldn't be surprised that he was. Cynthia puts her book down to lean over and kiss the top of his head. ]

A nap would do you good, bro.

[ She then goes back to her book. But she'll be playing with his hair for a bit. ]

[by_heart]

[He blushes and mumbles something unintelligible. He's not very good at being fussed over. He's quiet for a while, but he's kind of too tired to sleep, so he eventually opens his eyes to squint vaguely at the sand.]

Can't get to sleep.

[anelegantmyth]

And why is that, darling? Too much on your mind? Or do you just need someone to cuddle?

[ She takes her hand away for just a split send to flip the page of her book. Then it's back playing with his hair. Cynthia wasn't sure why, but playing with those spikes kind of amused her. Plus it might get him to relax. She heard that some people feel more relaxed when their hair gets played with. Maybe he was one of them...or maybe she was using that as an excuse to be the overly affectionate not-really-sister.]

[by_heart]

I need a vacation from my vacation.

[He does like having his hair played with, but he's not about to tell anyone that. It embarrassed the hell out of him how flustered he got the last time Roxas tried. In fact, it was what led to Professor Lea's Embarrassment 101 seminar. If she keeps it up, he might well fall asleep and he hopes that happens before anyone notices how red his ears are from blushing. Maybe he can pass it off as sunburn.]

It's been back and forth and back and forth all day long. I'm getting too old for this.

E

[willwork4sugar]

[Hey look, he's not fat! In fact, for someone that seems to eat nothing but sweets, Gaius is actually pretty well-built. He's not as ridiculously muscled as some people, but you don't do thieving and fight as a Shepherd in Chrom's band of vigilantes with a pot belly.

Of course, that doesn't mean that he's not without some sort of sweet or another in hand. Or in this case, in his mouth. The weather's warm and the sun is bright, so who's he to turn down a popsical? Naturally he might also have a few pieces of candy stuffed in the pockets of his swim trunks, because face it, it's Gaius.

He's out along the beach, feet stepping along the wet sand just where the water laps up after working out its wavy hype.]

[anelegantmyth]

[ So the sugary scented misty figure was there standing by the water. Normally, she would have ignored it and tried to walk past so that it wouldn't bother her. But there was something strange about it today. As she walked past it, she had noticed the mist beginning to clear, revealing a rather handsome looking ginger...with a lot of sweets in his pocket. ]

Excuse me...

[ Cynthia didn't know why, but for some reason, it felt like she knew this man from somewhere. ]

Have I seen you somewhere before?

[willwork4sugar]

[Gaius blinked, glancing away from the ocean to look towards the blond. He pulled the popsical, half-eaten by now, out of his mouth, brow quirking.

...and then came the question, as to which he frowned like someone had just taken a bite out of the slice of cake he'd cut for himself.]

Ha ha, funny. Look, I know I've practically had myself locked away in the galley trying to get that ice cream right ever since we left Isla Empieza but you don't have to be mean about it.

[anelegantmyth]

I...don't quite understand what you're talking about. I know there was a misty figure wandering around my ship's galley these past few days. But I don't think I've ever seen you before. Do I know you?

[willwork4sugar]

Misty..?

[The frown he wore was different than the one a moment ago. It was a frown that he might don when he found the cheese in the larder to be turning a little green.

He turned to fully face her.]

You seriously don't remember me, Sweets?

Late tag of D. Drifting~ I dunno what daythis is

[summing_it_up]

[There's another tube floating down the way nearby...except it's empty. Not like she'll notice that right away.

Its occupant is half-submerged, half-floating along in the distance between the two points. Hiccup's nose reaches the surface first, snorting as he rises to take a breath of air. Paddling over, the small Viking grabs onto the edge of Cynthia's nap tube.

With his wet auburn hair in his eyes, it's hard to tell which tube is the unoccupied one.]

you brave little boy

[anelegantmyth]

[ She was in heaven. Soft breeze, warm water, no one to bother her. Why couldn't life just be a nice tube ride on a lazy river? Cynthia didn't even think about what would happen if any of the boys found her napping on an inner tube. She knew her were all nice boys who wouldn't disturb her nice, peaceful slumber...they were, right? ]

Being a Viking is an Occupational Hazard

[summing_it_up]

[...Yeah! Right. Of course.

If only Hiccup had known.

He tries to pull himself up onto the inner tube, wondering why it's being so difficult to climb onto. A lot of tugging is involved...until he finds out too late that there's a body there.]

–What the– ??

[anelegantmyth]

GYAAAAAAAHH--

[ SPLASH! goes the sleepy champion. The sound may have alerted her pokemon who were playing along the river. But once they saw that strange skinny boy floating near her. They understood what was going on and didn't want to be anywhere near there when she surfaces.

Which she does, with the most menacing look in her eye. ]