pawnstorm | Obligatory Beach Episode (the actual beach part)

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.]

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[ It's over. Whatever tentative friendship had been blossoming between them is over, and even Bolin, who is blissfully ignorant of social etiquette most of the time, can feel how awkward the air is now and it's just.

It's over.

He turns away and stares hard at the food, preoccupying himself with picking up another piece with his fork. ]

No, usually the other way around... [ He mumbles.

Before, finally. ]

Okay, that was weird! I know!

[ He's such a Drama Queen. If she can manage to still be friends with Yata OVER ALL THE SHIT HE PULLED ON HER, then Bolin is in the clear.

She blinks when he turns away, her judgmental stare fading. Then raising an eyebrow since he's blurting out how weird it was.

Usually the other way... ]

Pft. [ She seems to have gotten over it with him admitting he's usually the one getting his face cleaned for him. Her hand covers her mouth. ]

I guess I'll take the position of allowing you to do the cleaning for a change. Just this once. [ Without asking anyway. She checks a steak, turning it. ]

After all, you taught me how to turn on the grill.

[ He cants his head to give her a sidelong glance when she huffs that little laugh, glad that the awkwardness is over and that she's not going to continue staring at him like he's some kind of pervert.

Really, Bolin just has a hard time getting his head to keep up with the rest of him.

The current piece of meat on his fork rapidly disappearing, he even ventures a playful expression as he replies, ]

That's very kind of you. [ But more importantly: ] You gonna share that steak or?

[ Maybe she knows someone else like that and she might be sort of accustomed to someone doing things without thinking. And someone cleaning her face without asking.

WHO KNOWS.

His playful expression earns a quiet snort before she's picking that steak off the grill. ]

I don't think you can get away with eating a steak off a fork, though. [ POINTEDLY LOOKS AT HIS DISAPPEARING MEAT ON A FORK. ]

I can't find any plates though. [ He frowns at her briefly before looking around.

She's right that it'll be kind of hard to eat a steak off a fork—unless they tear into it with their teeth like cavemen, which Bolin might've done if he was alone.

But in public he does have some sense of shame. ]

All right, I'll see if I can find some. Don't let it burn in the mean time!

[ Her chill would go right down the drain if he started eating like a barbarian. Asuna looks around for plates too, not willing to have Bolin do all the work.

Why all this food and no plates? Who's in charge of this?? ]

Wh... I won't!

[ WOW!! He's gotten her a little agitated but it's still pretty chill compared to Beast Mode. She's going to really focus on not burning it now. It will be the best steak he ever had ok

Where is the salt, SHE'S ADDING SALT FOR SEASONING ]

Obligatory Beach Episode (the actual beach part)

regrets everything

spoon?!?!

thank god asuna has chill

for now also is bolin trying to SMOLDER in that icon

no his smoulder is much more embarrassing

i wanna see it.... IN THE MOST INNOCENT WAY POSSIBLE