Obligatory Beach Episode (the actual beach part)

[hoasen]

Who: Everyone at the beach (and Vietnam)
When: First few days of April?
Where: Capablanca: Beach
What: In order to complete a few jobs set in Capablanca, a volleyball match and a beach bbq happened (at different times). As usual, everyone can end up joining for no goddamn reason (other than money maybe).
Rating: PG is always the safe option.

NOTE This is also a mingle log, so just tag around in the sub-headers set up!

VOLLEYBALL

[In order to complete this job and win the trust of the merfolk, a beach volleyball session has been organised. What are they going to do? It has been suggested that they play on the shallows, stick up a net and then hit balls back and forth to the merfolk. Seems easy enough...right?

WRONG. Beach Volleyball is super intense. Start planning your strategies, because you could be unfortunate in that your mermaid friends are actually professional underwater volleyballers. Which is probably like Blitzball or something.]


BEACH BBQ

[One of the best ways to learn about each other and also WIN THE TRUST of local populace is to hold a random Beach Barbeque. Who knows where Vietnam managed to amass all these ingredients for the barbeque (trade secret) but everyone can help cook! If they know how. Alternatively, all barbeques need people to EAT so come judge the food. And talk and make merry.

There is word going around that someone left a whole case of alcohol for mixing. Who on earth brought that?! (And left a convenient list of drinks and how to mix them). We'll blame the proprietor of a bar who wants more publicity.]

Comments

[praises]

[ However Ao happens to eat, it makes him chuckle. Allelujah pulls the rest of the food from the fire, handing half to Shin-Ah and keeping the rest for himself. It's interesting, how in a small way, it is like home. Sharing food, having a view like this out over the ocean. ]

It's nice to meet you both. [ His Carrier yips with a flash of her ears. ] She seems to agree.

[twosidedsword]

[Sitting there in the sand, he feeds Rosalind again. Obviously he is quite content to just take care of both carriers and himself as he sits here. He might have been through a childhood that should have made him hate the world but all he does is want to take care of it.]

Thank you for the food.

[praises]

[ Allelujah only has brief glimpses to go by, when it comes to what this young man may have gone through. But there's something of a familiarity in him... what sort of hate the world can bring down on someone, only to cultivate kindness instead.

Even as he goes to take a seat too, Rosalind sticks near Shin-Ah, delighted for any attention she gets. ]

You're welcome. [ Before he starts eating, however, he reaches into his pocket. ] I meant to ask — would you like something to clean that off with?

[ Allelujah makes a vaguely polite gesture at his own cheeks. ]

[twosidedsword]

[Stuff? This seems to be the first time he's aware of things being on his face. Reaching up, he touches his face then brings them down to be surprised by there being glitter and color there.

Right away he blushes and nods.]

[praises]

[ Without further comment, he produces a handkerchief and offers it over. ]

I've seen the parts of town where that's... common.

[ Granted, he hasn't really checked out the entertainment district in depth yet, but at surface level, it was still... glitzy. And lacking any regard for personal space. Thinking Shin-Ah has so far seemed alright, he doesn't press further. ]

[twosidedsword]

[Taking the cloth, he starts to clean what he can, not even aware of where all the marks and sparkles are. Of course, the red marks under his eyes refuse to come off, almost like they've been tattooed there.]

...I was working. The paper had the...same lines. [Words. He means words.]

They fed me. [Seriously, it was one of the most innocent things to ever happen inside a cabaret.]

[praises]

[ Giving him a brief once-over as he cleans away the sticky color and shine, Allelujah notes that he doesn't seem to be ill-affected in any way, and exhales a patient noise. ]

I suppose kindness can be found anywhere, if that's the case. Try here.

[ Allelujah points to a spot high on his own cheekbone. ]

What were you working on, if I can ask?

[twosidedsword]

Listening for information.

[He rubs at the spot that's been pointed out, closing one eye to do it. He's doing okay-ish doing it this way but some of the marks are just getting smeared since he can't see his own face. But at least he's trying?]

[praises]

I see. It looks like we were tasked with the same kind of job.

[ Watching him struggle with it, smearing a rather bright trail of glitter from cheek to nose, Allelujah is quiet for a moment. ]

— ah. Would you like me to help?

[twosidedsword]

[He flushes a little then nods slowly before handing over the cloth. Closing his eyes, he sits still to let his face be cleaned up. Everything will come off except those red marks under his eyes.

And some of the glitter.

Because glitter.]

[praises]

[ Accepting the cloth back, Allelujah settles his plate in the sand by his side and leans over. ]

Just a moment, then.

[ It's quick work, especially since he doesn't have to ask him to sit still. He folds the cloth to a point and gently scrubs away the largest offending smear of lipstick, plus a few small smudges. The glitter... ]

There. That's most of it, though it may take a while to get rid of all of it. You can open your eyes now.

[twosidedsword]

Thank you.

[Of course Allelujah will likely find his food and the stick have mysteriously vanished. The only clue is a trail that looks like something rolled along the sand over behind Shin-Ah who still has his eyes closed.

Hope you weren't REALLY wanting to eat that? (Shin-Ah didn't do it.)]

[praises]

It's no trouble. [ Returning the cloth to his pocket, he glances aside to notice the evidence of a crime. Blinking, he follows the trail and... ah. He Sees. ] ...well, it looks like I have a bit more cooking ahead of me.

[ Because seriously, where do these two put all of it. He's so curious. ]

After you're finished, feel free to come see me for more, all right?

[ Picking himself up out the sand, he nods to the younger man. ]

[twosidedsword]

Thank you.

[He's sorry for Ao. But it's too late to do anything about that and he...won't scold her. It doesn't even occur to him to do so.

Anyway, he nods his thanks, grateful for such a nice person.]