BOND-Y BEACH

[grimpa]

Who: Eliza, Fang and interested parties
When: Day 21, morning
Where: The beach

[Remember on Day 12 when we got back actually-pretty beaches and actually-safe shallows? WELL. Today there's a mass message from one of your resident cute Thymes on ChainChat!]

Eliza: hi hi hi!
Eliza: Do you know how to swim? 🏊🌊
Eliza: Do you want to learn how?? Knowing how to swim is great for fun and saftey 🐠
Eliza: Meet us on the beach for lessons today 🏖️

[If you decide to follow up on that and head in that direction, or are just out on the beach for other reasons, you'll find Eliza (in a cute two-piece) and Fang (in boring black board shorts, but check those hella scars) hanging out along the shoreline, a bottle or two of sunscreen and Thyme-colored towels at their feet! If you pass close enough you may be greeted by a friendly wave or a business-like nod.]

Did you want to participate in our swimming lessons?

Comments

[desirestruth]

[Well, Naeva's here. She's in a classy two-piece herself, with a black wrap skirt over it and the biggest, floppiest black hat she could get the spark store to chuck out. She's picked up a bottle of sunscreen to squint at it a little?]

I think I remember how, but...couldn't hurt, could it?

[grimpa]

[nods in agreement! and, at her squinting:]

It's to protect your skin from the sun.

[eliza tells me this is important]

[desirestruth]

...I don't think you have enough of it for my skin.

[pale as the ghost of sour cream out here, hi.]

[bowtiedbones]

Of course not~ Practice makes perfect, right?

[desirestruth]

...And really, it's an excuse to play in the water and make sparks, right?

[malignstar]

[ Has actually been keeping his distance from people since that incident with Kiryuu but he feels he should at least try to repay Kiryuu for the healing that had to be done. To do that, he needs funds and he doesn't actually know if he knows how to swim. He figures he can't do too much damage in the water but he's still going to hang back a bit, wings tucked behind him ]

[bowtiedbones]

[waves at him from the water. if she's wary of him, it's not showing on her face.]

Felix! Here to swim?

[malignstar]

Don't remember if I can.

[grimpa]

[nods to him, mildly surprised/pleased to see him Out]

Felix.

[malignstar]

Yo, Fang. Didn't know swimming was your thing.

[desirestruth]

[There's a jackal in the water.

A jackal wearing water wings. She is paddling in his direction but also please just observe this patent ridiculousness coming towards you.]

[malignstar]

[ That is actually ridiculously cute and he might be snickering ]

First time?

[wontforbidtherain]

[Cat managed to find a swimsuit that is... well, vintage. She's already making a beeline for the waves, but she will stop to wave at people as she heads towards the water.]

[She better check to see what she remembers about swimming before offering to teach others]

[bowtiedbones]

Oh my gosh! Cat, your swimsuit is so cute!

[grimpa]

Cat. Testing things out?

[acts_her_age]

[not TERRIBLY interested in swimming, but this is a good opportunity to go explore off the train some more, so! shows up to the beach in a very practical children's one piece (black, rather than Jasmine blue) with a towel and very stylish sunglasses]

Are the waves very strong?

[bowtiedbones]

No, it's pretty calm here. It would be tricky for beginner lessons otherwise.

[newmodelblade]

[Lucien has made it to hang out, for once! He seems to have managed to get the spark machine to cough up a pair of black with violet colored patterning, well-fitting, competition style swimtrunks and a pair of sunglasses. Apparently despite his amnesia, he does remember how the beach works, and is working on his tan!]

[Clearly this is just an invitation to pester the hell out of him, I mean really what the hell else could it be?]

This is nice...

[desirestruth]

[Here is a jackal with waterwings on. Whining at him. MUCH WHINE.

Someone's missed him and also forgot he doesn't remember she can do this!]

[grimpa]

[pester pester]

Do you know how to swim? You could earn Sparks by participating in our lessons.

[bowtiedbones]

Isn't it? The beach is the best part of this island!

[nihilmancy]

Are you much of a swimmer, Lucien?

[Sitting nearby with a book.]

[nihilmancy]

[Hlasoh is wearing a cute black and white two-piece, standing near the edge of the water, still unsure if she wants to venture in. The spiral-patterned tattoos across her body are especially visible in this get up, if one wished to remark on them.

Anyway, she isn't a very good swimmer.]

[grimpa]

Good morning. Will you be joining us?

[bowtiedbones]

Hey! We match!