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

[scythersergeant]

No? Excuse you, I am very desirable. [A snark for a snark. Maybe this'll send them into bickering.] But yes, I'm a Hero like you.

[She lets out an 'aww' of disappointment at the new interruption; seeing a game with decently experienced people would've been eye-opening. The obvious choice of a replacement is her, standing right next to the court, but she still turns to glance at the other beachgoers nearby curiously.]

Do you know anyone else ar- who? Me?

Oh, but I've never played!

[The player who called for her promises that they'll teach, that's no problem, and asks if the team has any objections. But dude, look at her, she's tiny. Even tinier against the net. ]

i just realized i didn't reply to the subject line... i'm embarrassed, pretend avril was here

[rollin]

[ >desirable

Yata squints. He also seems to be the only one opposed to this motion, and he doesn't fail to make it known. ]

Why should she play with us? This game's got no room for a girl. Tch, I wanted to go all out...

[ Make him shut up, please. ]

avril was with us all along

[scythersergeant]

[A flustered boy is at least kind of cute. A sexist one is not. She's going to shut you up, alright.]

Excuse me?

Maybe I can't play but there're plenty of other things I can do as a girl! Look-

[She stamps her feet and barks, doing a stellar job of sounding aggressive for someone five feet tall. At a thought she turns on her feet and leaves, sprinting across the sand, and one might think she's fleeing until she snatches a terribly big scythe from a nearby deckchair. Now she's stamping back with the scythe-blade looming threateningly over her head. That thing is hers???]

You wanna go or do you want to let me play??

[rollin]

[ Ooh, scary! No, that is legit scary. Yata stumbles a couple of steps, immediately regretting his words. But also, why the fuck does everyone have cool weapons? Fortunately, his own (non-magical) weapon isn't too far behind. He grabs a collapsible red staff from the edge of the court and extend it as long as it can go.

Let it be said that Yata never backs out of a fight. ]

Heh, I'm not interested in playing anymore!

[ The volleyball players are clearing the court... ]

If you wanna go, then let's go. Show me what you're made of!

[scythersergeant]

[Shinoa pauses. She hadn't expected him to actually want to fight- he seemed like such a crybaby a few seconds ago- but he did make a jab at her being a girl, why shouldn't she beat him up for that?]

Are you sure we should interrupt the game-? We could always go back at the Hall-

[The locals, if anything, look enthused at the idea of getting to watch a spar between Heroes. That's that, then. Shinoa shrugs, giving her weapon a warm-up twirl.]

Okay then! Let's go!! Bring down the volleyball nets, please, let's go on the court!!

[From the boy's handling, he's not completely inexperienced. She'll go carefully and see how good he really is. The locals work to take down the net, and she jogs onto the court with her cute sundress and ridiculous scythe. What a sight.]