OPEN BEACH PARTY

[dedicatednoless]

Who: It's a beach party on the planet, everyone was/is invited.
What: See above.
When: Friday, starting in the afternoon and going on till late at night.
Where: You don't know yet?
Warnings: Some flirting, stupidity and drinking (among other things) to be expected, I guess?

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::The Quiet Spot::

[dedicatednoless]

Like a private beach of its own, off to the side of the party the ground is untouched by the crowd. Should you move over to it, you may just have the perfect spot to take your boy/girlfriend or regular friends for something confessional or apologetic, or whatever! Now that it's quiet, you may do what you like, as there is as much privacy as you want here.

[100percentmail]

[[Now this is more Matt's style.. Something quiet to take off the edge of being around so many people. Sure cities and stalking people he got told to stalk were full, but he had something to do. A directive. Here he's ... Got the ability to walk around and ...walk around more.

Though he is enjoying the party at least, just in his own way now that he's perched, sat on a rock overlooking the ocean. With a beer in his hand, one which he hardly takes a sip of each time it's lifted to his mouth, he just stares and takes in the amazing image in front of him.]]

[whosyour_rikku]

[Rikku thought she spied a lone ranger! And well, she's known for being curious and who doesn't welcome company with s'mores, right?]

[Skips over, popping a squat to Matt's left. She holds out a chocolatey offering.]

Hey, look who found time to come! S'more?

[100percentmail]

[[Matt hears her well before she makes her way up to his rock and she's welcomed with a smile- especially for the treat she hands him.]]

Found time? More like, wouldn'ta stayed away- thaaaaaank you'p.

[[He takes the offered treat and nibbles on one edge of it.]]

Mmmn.. damn that's good.. I haven't had something like that in... in years. You guys did an excellent job putting this thing together.

[whosyour_rikku]

No problemo! [Wipes the lingering goo off her hand and laughs.] I just had my first one a couple weeks ago. Addiction doesn't even begin to describe my relationship with these puppies.

[There's a long, wiggly string of marshmallow refusing to detach itself from her s'more after she takes her own mighty bite. Not like she's going to comment on its inconvenience, she's just going to speak through it out of the side of her mouth.] So what's been the most fun thing crossed off on your party agenda tonight?

[100percentmail]

Yeah I can see me makin' these back at home too. 'Specially when my roomie finds out there's chocolate in it. [[He smiles, biting another piece off himself, using his beer bottle to wind it around and be a little more proactive about not letting it hang off his chin like he's sure it would have otherwise ... But has no problem taking the strands from the bottle neck. What? it's good.

He looks over to Rikku, waiting until he's swallowed, which he hurries and ends up with just a little cough for it.]]

Good friends, good food and now relaxation time over-looking a real pretty place with one of those friends.

[[He offers her some of his drink, he's only been sipping it so there's enough for two people to share, easily. Considering the other one he has chilling in the water if she looks down, things are fine on share level.]]

[whosyour_rikku]

[No way is she risking putting them in the awkward position of "what to do when one of you involuntarily drools half-chewed food" - a result that undoubtedly will come with her attempting a real spoken response. So Matt get's an eager nod and an appreciative hum instead.]

[Mmm. A cool, refreshing, and delicious companion to her s'more.

... Okay, so maybe a second swig is in order. As Matt said, they're friends and friends don't judge.]

Hey, you think there are any pirate ships out there? [This wouldn't be irrelevant if he knew her current train of thought.]

[100percentmail]

[[Matt indeed doesn't mind the silent yes, handing it over without much thought on the matter. He's staring out into the waters himself as well. Maybe not thinking about pirate ships, but at the same time, he's thinking along the oceanographic line and what maybe lives down there. With a momentary glance of his eyes to the side, he turns his head back toward the ocean. He doesn't much care how much she takes.

She could finish it and he wouldn't complain.]]

...Huh. I never thought of pirate ships. Maybe- or maybe a this-world-equivalent. Even we have pirate ships back home, just looked a bit different than some of the conventional views.

I'm more wondering what's under those waves.

[whosyour_rikku]

You mean what's swimming or what's buried?

[Looks out at the water with a fixed, more curious expression. If there were pirate ships (either now or low-gone and sunken) then maybe there's some sort of treasure just waiting on the ocean floor for a small, blonde thief to claim rights to. And if that is the case, well, she's got to have a look-see.]

[Rikku shoots up, not even bothering to clean herself of the sand currently coating her back legs.]

I'm gonna check it out!

Aaaaaaaand again I still apologize-- hngh. I missed LJ ;-; ...now back to the no AV thing *Headwall*

[100percentmail]

[[Matt shrugs.]]

Both now that you mentioned i--

[[He watches her get up with that quick motion. Yeah. This is so like her, but at the same time, regardless that she's battled monsters and the like. Matt's up just as fast and grabs her by the wrist.]]

--Rikku!
Wait wait, you don't know what's in there-- what if it's something that's like three kajillion times your size that eats hot blond chicks who skate at random?

Don't even worry abotu it, I've been MIA all week myself :)

[whosyour_rikku]

[The first couple months on Thor Rikku would have denied mortality and gestured to her handy dandy pockets filled with an alchemist's best friends, forgetting she couldn't whip up a Phoenix Down on command to save her skin. Now? She knows she has to be careful. But like hell if she'll let being careful get in the way of the prospect of treasure.]

[So now Rikku resorts to laughing in the face of danger with side stories and derailing at the idea of harm.]

Or, or... [Turns around, a devilish grin on her face.] It likes to wait until the little blonde chick dives under to slither through the belly of the sand and feast on her gogglified, Mr. Mcskinny friend! Then you're the one who's not in the safe zone!

[100percentmail]

[[Matt frowns at that devil-be-damned grinning, he hasn't seen it on anyone's face in a long time since before he was even thirteen. His frown disappears slowly into a smile at her turn around.]]

Who are you callin' gogglified?

[[He sighs and lets go of her wrist, it's a defeated sigh.]]

A'right, I can't hold my breath long's you, but you're not going alone. Read as, not finding awesome stuff while I'm here getting wasted or eaten 'cause you dove in and jinxed me.

[[He takes off his jacket, setting it on a rather 'hidden' side of the rocks, then next his shirt - which confirms indeed he's a noodle, but at least has some muscle to work with - then sets it with the jacket. Next his awesome boots of awesomeness which reveal his space invaders socks, also finding their place among his items. He looks at his gloves and sighs ... Okay he can do this. He takes them off and sets them under the clothes as though that hides them even more and then looks at his hands as a foreign object.]]

Alright, let's do th- wait.

[[He takes his belt

[whosyour_rikku]

[Though her victory jig is no more than a tight-fisted yesss, her body language screams something obviously far too giddy for its own good.]

[Rikku's strip down is more of a careless, fall where you will fling off. She's wasting no time on details like where her tank top landed or just how much sand blew over her shorts. Yeah, she'll worry about that when the time comes. And again, unlike you, she leaves her fingerless gloves on hand (I mean, they're leather, so who knows if she could pull them off even if she wanted to. Sweat get's sticky under there and it'll probably take forever and a minute to peel those puppies off and she's not wasting excavation time on that.).]

Um... let's see. [She uses that old sailor technique to draft out the direction of the wind, squinting one eye and sticking a thumb out until finally pointing to some randomly bobbing floaty in the distance.] I spy a lead! let's go that-a-way!

[100percentmail]

[[Matt's not used to having sun against his skin and kind of rubs his arms, water soon please. He doesn't wanna burn.

He also can't help but take a little bit of a look at the less dressed lady in front of him. Let's face it, he's with a game girl and she's all but half naked in front of him. Yeah. He's going to be taking a candid look.

His bare feet scuff against the rock, his hand on his wrist, holding it and trying not to look at her while she's figuring out where they're going. He again turns his head, not sure if he can keep his eyes to himself and knowing damned well he should. When she finally picks, Matt nods once, adjusting his goggles and then grins.]]

Last one in's ....the last one in!

[[And dives in.]]

[whosyour_rikku]

[While it stands true Rikku's known for playfully cheating her way to the finish line first, it doesn't mean she can't stomp her foot and pout when someone else turns her own card against her. But all for the sake of childish fun, really; Rikku's not seriously upset, though at the same time she's not opposed to having you think she is. This game never get's old.]

Hey! Head starts don't make for fair game, you know!

[With all this talk and anticipation of adventure (and, let's be real, the alcohol, too) Rikku's like a static tornado of giddy energy. And when she dives in, the striking sharpness of the water acts more as a charger than an immobilizer, tingling down every nerve and muscle and giving her just that needed jolt of adrenaline.]

[She shoots back up, shaking the excess water droplets from her endless blonde ponytail and letting out a breathy whoo.] What a rush, huh?