Minako did her best to avoid running into people on the way back to her room. After all, she didn't want to try and explain the look of frustration and hurt that seemed to linger on her face since her
run-in with a familiar stranger. It'd left her feeling oddly unsettled, and more than a little upset, not that she'd admit it to anyone. Still, it
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A familiar voice drifted over to her from behind-- the door she had walked through was gone, in its place, a lifeguard tower, and, walking down from it, a familiar face. He looked a bit surprised-- albeit pleasantly-- though a bit nervous, as well.
"Hello. It's been a while."
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"It's good to see you again."
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She didn't need to know that he had found himself here in a garish life-guard uniform. He had kept the red swim trunks, even if he might have preferred another color, but he couldn't abide the bright lemon-yellow shirt, and had managed to find a button-up short sleeved white shirt to wear in its place-- It would be less than optimal to have to swim in or to take off quickly, but, as Minako knew, he was somewhat self-conscious about the pentacle scar resting on the center of his chest.
"So far as I can tell, it's only the two of us here, for now," he went on as he gauged her reaction. He knew that though they liked one another, his own insecurities about his scars and the like had led to rough patches more than once.
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She hadn't missed the trunks and wondered if he'd ended up out here for a swim or something else, knowing how self-conscious he was. If that was the case, she wouldn't mind. After all, she knew about his scar and it didn't bother her at all. He wasn't he only one scarred, after all.
Once he mentioned it, her gaze traveled along the seemingly empty beach.
"I think that's good. I'm not really much for a lot of company right now."
Her hands slid down her rumpled skirt as she looked around a little.
".... do you think I could maybe find a swimsuit to change into? It's a little warm for my uniform..."
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For now, she slipped through the unlocked door, peering around a little before she spied a swimsuit that could work for her. Squeezing his hand a little, she let his fingers go before she slipped out of sight, the swimsuit in her hands.
A few minutes later, she reappeared, her uniform replaced by a small pink bikini. Her cheeks were pink enough to match and while it covered all the important parts, she still bared enough skin to show him that he wasn't the only one bearing scars.
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"It, ah-- it looks flattering on you."
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She did her best to sound chipper, even if the amount of skin showing was a it more than she was comfortable with. The scarring wasn't fresh, thankfully, but if he looked close enough, he'd see subtle scars marring her palms from where she'd been bound as the Seal back in her world.
Anything fresher would be the light bruises dotting the backs of her thighs and lower back, thanks to a recent run in with someone.
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"Ah-- No. They're secure. I-- I apologize. I shouldn't have stared like that..." It occurred to Ishida that now that she had a swimsuit, he had no idea what they were going to do next. They were both better outfitted for the weather, but to what end?
"Ah-- I... I suppose I should ask if there's something-- anything, really-- you'd like to do."
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Now that she was a little more comfortable, she glanced around, noting the relative luxury of their surroundings. Either they could stay in there in comfort or wander out to enjoy the beach in the heat.
"... well, we could stay here in the shade or we could actually go get in the water. Really, I'm up for either."
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"I don't really have a preference one way or another, but if we do go to the water, we should try to find some sunblock," he suggested. He only hoped whatever sunblock there wasn't laced with aphrodisiacs or sone other trick of the hotel's.
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Minako was still as careful as she could be about running across any accidental aphrodisiacs that the hotel seemed to enjoy providing, but she was pretty used to not being out in the sun on a beach without taking some sort of precaution against the sun.
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"I suppose so."
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