high_seas | Beach party beach party

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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Roxas didn't quite follow that but he was curious still. "What if you aren't supposed to exist?"

"Aren't supposed to exist...? Well..." He paused, but this time, there was hurt in his eyes. Those words stung deep in a wound that was only just beginning to heal. He turned to face forward, collecting his thoughts. Finally swallowing the lump in his throat, he spoke up...

"There are some people that some say weren't meant to exist, but... but I don't think that any life can be made if there isn't a purpose for it. Even if the world is against you, you never know what lives would be changed without you in them... because you're a gem in there lives."

He sounded a bit nostalgic there, speaking from experience. He hoped he hadn't confused the boy more. He never was much of a teacher or mentor...

At least on this subject, Roxas understood most things. As Lea would point out later, things that related to him on a personal level were much easier to understand.

"Just Lea, really. At home I mean, it was just Lea. Everyone else is..." Roxas trailed off.

"I'm not supposed to exist and when I go home I'm going to disappear." He admitted softly. "Naminé said I'm not and Sora is going to wake up because he needs me to disappear so he can...do what heroes do. I don't know, I'm not a hero."

"Hm... I have a friend back home like that. He's my partner in my job, and he's the closest to family I've had in a really long time. He was willing to stay with me through a time when I just wanted to disappear, but I'm trying to be better, knowing someone wants me around."

It sounded sad to listen to some talk about how they were going to disappear. It was a big deal to tell someone you barely know such an intimate thing, but he didn't feel intimidated. He was a shinigami after all, a shepherd of souls as someone once told him. He hoped he could get to know the boy more, and maybe share his experiences with things like this...

"Well, being a hero is a lot of work. It's better to just worry about being a good person and doing what you believe is right."

Roxas blinked a few times. "Why would you want to disappear?"

That was the last thing he wanted, the very last thing. It wasn't a secret though, it was a complicated mess and it was easier to explain a thing or two at a time. Roxas tilted his head at the final thoughts and shrugged. "I don't really know what that is. I don't know what's right really."

Sometimes that was very true. Roxas had a lot to learn.

"Well... I wasn't supposed to exist... either..." He shrugged, not sure how to put that in words without ripping his own wound open. He smiled sadly as he looked back at Roxas. "A lot of people hated me when I was growing up, and I wasn't a very strong person to stand up for myself for a long time."

He was going to ask more questions, but paused instead. His expression was...well it didn't look great. Roxas' brow frowned as he tried to figure out what he was feeling, only he wasn't sure.

"I'm...well why aren't you supposed to exist? You're a regular person right?"

"I..." His voice was soft, like he was afraid. His purple eyes even trembled a bit just thinking about the reason. He closed his eyes to take a breath, remembering something Hisoka had told him that made him very happy.

"I'm... not quite normal... It's hard to explain, but I guess the best way to put it is I'm a jinx. People get hurt because of me... a lot." Well, the word hurt was an understatement. Most of them died...

He seemed to be thinking about what Tsuzuki was saying, but he didn't look like he was reaching any conclusions.

"I don't understand what that means." How could people be hurt because of him but not by him?

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