[006 ☿] Beaches and ice cream and igloos, oh my

[waterfell]

[As summer starts to peak, the beach is a great place to be, and it's bustling. Everything for a day of fun is here: nets for volleyball, plenty of people swimming or sunning themselves, kids chasing or running away from the waves, sand castles, and... a giant igloo

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/tosses Ven at you 8D;; He's back to his normal AU now.

[drknss_bnd_lght]

[Ven's not sure why he's attracted to this dream, aside from the OMG SUNLIGHT! feeling, but he's in the crowd, hanging back and with a pair of sunglasses, because OWWW CRAP! The light kinda... hurts his eyes.

As soon as the crowd's even a little bit thinner, he's approaching. You... seem so familiar, but not. Maybe that's why he's here. Because you seem familiar.] Ummm... D-Don't you find it strange.. th-that there's an igloo on the beach?

Ohh dear. XD

[waterfell]

[Him. She remembers what happened - of course she does. But it had been a dream. Just a dream. Even the people around her let Ventus approach as Ami makes a show of glancing up at him over the top of her book.]

Isn't it nice? A good chance to cool down!

[She will never in a thousand years admit just how strange it is. Especially when it doesn't seem to be melting at all.]

Re: Ohh dear. XD

[drknss_bnd_lght]

[Yea. A really, Really, Really bad dream that Ventus wishes he could forget.]

Y-yea. It's nice. [He's kinda dressed for the beach, too. Black and white shorts and a white shirt.] W-What are you reading, miss?

Re: Ohh dear. XD

[waterfell]

[That... is a little more embarrassing. Actually, a lot more embarrassing.]

It's nothing. Just a book to pass the time.

[In short, a paperback novel, heavy on the romance. A very, very guilty pleasure.]

[killerkashim]

[ Perfect? This? Hardly. There's no defensive cover - what if the enemy attacks from inland? With only the ocean on his other side, there's nowhere to tactically retreat to, and very little cover available if gunfire came into play. At the same time, though he's had no experience with it, he's heard of ocean-based invasion tactics; the enemy could approach from underwater, and surface once they neared the shore for a true surprise attack. Did none of these people realize how real that threat was?

That's why this boy has set to work on digging himself a defensive trench, a fair distance from the shoreline. It's deep, given that he's only working with his hands - if he crouches down onto his knees, his head can duck completely below the surface. More than once, some innocent children of about his age tried to play in his trench, and were sent running and crying when they found a gun shoved in their face

[waterfell]

[If the enemy attacks, she'll defeat them. End of story, because she won't let there be a different end than that.

It's not until Ami finally dismisses her borrowed friends and heads towards the water herself that she happens to see the surprisingly developed trench. She changes direction and heads that way with measured steps before her feet come to a stop several feet distant from the structure. She addresses the boy building it, who has a pretty serious expression for someone playing in the sand.]

Preparing for the tide?

[killerkashim]

[ "Pretty serious" is an understatement - when Kashim turns to face her she won't find any hint of joy or amusement in his eyes. This isn't playing in the sand, this is fortifying a defensive position for what might be his last stand.

No allies, no reinforcements, no additional supplies - this was a desperate situation indeed. ]

If I last that long.

[ Not spoken bitterly - just matter-of-fact. Maybe he'll die sooner. Oh well. ]

[waterfell]

If you last that long? [Ami shoots the boy a swift, questioning look but there's no trace of teasing or mockery. She's a serious person by nature, except in rare circumstances, and well, something about him didn't quite seem childlike to let her assume it was some beach game.]

better late than never?

[findmyownreason]

[Cloud felt... awkward

psh, you could never be late. not when you're bringing this guy. and chocobo-patterned trunks. XD

[waterfell]

[One large reason for the one-piece suit, though Ami was modest by habit as well, was the large scar across her chest from a bid to free herself of Metalia's dark energy once they understood its consequences and Metalia's purpose. She'd followed his footsteps again, she knows now.

The people hanging around her aren't real - they never are - and they melt into the backdrop without it quite being possible to notice just when or how they left, or where they went. Ami tosses a casual smile up at Cloud and her characteristic greeting.]

It's been awhile! Cloud. [And she's glad. Glad for the reality, glad that it's him. She'd wanted to see him again.]

it IS hard to go wrong with chocobo-patterened trunks

[findmyownreason]

[his own lips relax and the very edges of them curve upward for her too. It has been a while, though he has no idea how long or short it's been. At least this means he kept his promise. Even if he didn't need a promise to be glad to see her again.]

Hm.

[his brief nod is his expression of that as well as the quiet hum. Suddenly the beach doesn't seem to large and he doesn't feel so awkward. Then his eyes will focus in on the cover of her book and he'll ask:]

What're you reading?

they're a win in any season.

[waterfell]

[The promise kept is everything to her: continuity, believing a so-called friendship can last, develop; and not shatter and break and end.

Maybe that's not 'so-called', anymore. Maybe.

Ami startles and smoothly covers the identifying features of her book cover with a hand as she answers lightly.]

No, it's nothing. [Mizuno Ami does not waste time reading paperback novels.]

[reverse_destiny]

[Sun. The beach. It's this kind of weather he remembers from his childhood home, and it's this kind of weather he enjoys most. He was born in the tropics, so the sun and the surf is in his blood. However, a beach day is no good alone, so he squirms through the crowd to get to Ami, big grin on his face.]

This is great!

[waterfell]

[Ami is, quite simply and truthfully, not used to being greeted with that sort of cheer these days. Not since the days her class at school was brainwashed under her power, in fact. They'd loved her.

She pulls herself together pretty quickly as she realizes it's Sora, however. A tiny smile hovers around her lips as she slips her book away. The people around her aren't real - it never is real - and they fade into the background without it being quite possible to pinpoint just when they left or where they went.

This makes her give all her attention to the true visitor.]

Planning to swim?

[reverse_destiny]

You bet! I haven't had to time to swim since I lived on the Islands.

[And he's all ready for a swim, too! He wears a shirt when swimming, though. But he seems rather happy, especially compared to their last encounter.]

You?

[waterfell]

Oh, I'll go swimming. I wouldn't come to the beach without going in the water.

Your mood seems good today. [Which is probably as much comment as he'll get on the fact that she noticed it, and a possible invitation to tell her more.]

[thatoldthatkind]

Look at this! This is brilliant! An igloo. On a beach. Not melting! A non melting igloo on a beach!

[ Safe to say, the Doctor is now hovering by said igloo. ]

[waterfell]

[Oh. She likes her abilities being recognized and appreciated. Ami glances up at the Doctor with a pert smile as his reaction draws her attention. The people around her - they're never real - melt seamlessly into the background until it's impossible to say just when they left or where they went.]

Do you like it?

[thatoldthatkind]

[ Unfortunately, without the blue hair, he is completely oblivious! ]

Like it? Like it?! I love it! It's so... so... humans. What will you think up of next? Penguin sledding?

[waterfell]

[There's a slight, peeved frown instantly. She does not like being compared to humans when the comparison seems patronizing.]

Don't lump me together with the people over there, or normal humans. They couldn't even imagine doing this.