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Who: Replica Riku madeinoblivion and TOTALLY OPEN, FRIENDS AND RIVALS!
Where: The Beach
When: Morning, Day 1 of "Home is Where the Heart Is" Event.
Rating: G for GO!
Summary: No more penguins! Lets build rafts and race to Destiny Islands!
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[lietuvabrangi]

During Lithuania's time in the castle, a lot of things had changed -- events, people had called them, and although Lithuania had really only been around for about a month, he considered himself at least basically familiar with and ready for any further changes the mansion might spring on them.

And then he'd woken up in a place entirely different.

A quick check of the network showed that Arland, someone Lithuania at least knew a little bit, seemed familiar with what was happening and was heading outside. It didn't take long for Lithuania to decide to follow him, and when he moved towards the beach, the wind tossing his hair every which way, he had to stop a moment just where the grass turned into sand and close his eyes, sighing, taking in a breath of the air, smelling the ocean. He didn't get to do something like this very often. It was so nice...

Suddenly, though, Arland's voice rang through the air, and Lithuania's eyes went open, surprised, stepping closer towards the figure on the beach, following with his gaze the direction the man was pointing in.

It was an island.

Surprised, Lithuanian rushed closer, until he was close enough to talk to Arland himself.

"Is it really new?" he asked. "You've never seen that before?"

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"I've never seen anything but water out there" The boy shook his head, already glancing around at the split logs and rope...like many other skills the replica realized he had on instinct, Arland knew in a moment he somehow knew how to construct a raft, how to lash the right knotting in a sail and catch the wind...

The island beckoned. The water was probably still pretty cold, and if you went out too far, he knew from experience, something would drag you down into black and the dark would force you out cold until you woke and found yourself bobbing inexplicably in the mansion's swimming pool.

But with a new patch of green out there, it was stupider to not try.

"Hey..." He looked to Lithuania. "Hand me that rope over there...we're gonna make a raft to float over."

[lietuvabrangi]

"A raft?" Lithuania's eyes brightened considerably at the thought. To get away... it would be wonderful! He'd always entertained thoughts of escape, but it had never really gone very far. Not from the mansion -- other people said there was no way, and honestly, he was quick to trust them -- but from Russia, that was a different story. And even if they didn't stay on the island very long, it would still be an escape, an adventure, and just the thought was making Liet feel recharged.

"Okay!" Lithuania didn't have the first idea how to make a raft, but he trusted Arland would know. He was resourceful, after all. He'd found Liet's flag amidst all the chaos of the butterfly event and everything. He probably knew a ton of useful stuff.

Turning towards the direction Arland had gestured, Lithuania grabbed up the long piece of rope, bringing it over to the other boy. "Have you ever made a raft before?" he asked, curiously.

[madeinoblivion]

Well. Arland hesitated. Had he ever built one personally? No...but he knew how. He was sure of it. Riku had done it before, and that could almost count.

So he tossed his head confidently, braggish, and beamed up at Lithuania, taking the rope length and tying off the first knot.

"Oh, dozens of times." He lied with confidence.