012 | The Beach Episode

[godsoffortune]

Who: Everyone!
What: Beach party
When: All day June 5
Where: The beach
Summary: A beach party for all of the Far Shore residents

[01-27 Edit: Continue your threads at the overflow post to evade captcha!]



There were certainly a lot of broken hearts and emotional roller coasters recently, so the Heavens have decided it's time to allow their people to let loose and have some fun for a little while. Through some magic - or possibly just a lot of money - they have managed to rent out an entire private beach for the event so that they won't be interrupted by any Near Shore residents. The beach is beautiful and well-maintained, the ocean goes for as far as the eye can see, and rocky outcroppings offer a handy place to dive into the water on a test of courage.

It's a beautiful summer day, perfect for swimming and cracking watermelons and playing some beach volleyball. There's even some soft music permeating the air so that nothing is every silent on this fun-filled day.

New arrivals, after having been met at the Meeting Hall, would have been immediately redirected to this party. After all, they should be enjoying themselves as well.



Swimwear

Anyone who doesn't have swimwear will be provided with swimwear to fit their needs. Unfortunately, the Heavens don't have access to a lot of swimwear, so you'll likely wind up with something ugly, something old, or something just plain weird.

Playful Fish

The sea critters are excited about the party too. They're happy to swim up to anyone in the water and will even come up to the shallows to take a look at the fun happening on the shore. Toe nibbling and brushes of scales are in your future, so you'd better get used to the idea if you plan on being in the water.

Barbecue

Some basics have been provided, but everyone has been asked to bring a little something to the barbecue as well if they can. So you're more than welcome to grab one of the many grills and start frying things up. Heck, there are even fishing poles available if you feel like hauling in a few of those friendly fish to grill. Additionally, summery drinks have been provided, including iced tea, lemonade, water, and horribly fruity cocktails.

After Dark

Just because the sun is down doesn't mean that the party's stopping! The barbecue will continue well into the night, lit now by the stars and a huge, roaring bonfire. The bonfire is maintained by Amaterasu's shinki and climbs higher than any bonfire has the right to. Also, there are floating lights in the water so that people can continue swimming now that it's dark. And if you happen to get too drunk to go home, don't worry. A white-clad shinki will be happy to put you back to bed at the end of the night. Additionally, some sparklers and small bottle rockets have been provided for your entertainment.

In Summary:

• Get some sun
• Go for a swim
• Make sure you're in a swimsuit
• Enjoy the food and activities
• Don't drown
• Have fun~

Comments

[oathkeeper]

H-huh?

[What kind of question is that? Roxas has told him about bitter drinks before... Does he mean alcohol? Sora doesn't drink any of that because Roxas would get upset. But what a strange thing to ask?

Again it leaves Sora wondering if Xehanort is a shinki. He obviously doesn't recognize Sora. But he thinks if Terra or Riku see him something bad might happen. He also had to tell them.

What should he do?]

No, I'm just fine! You remind me of someone I know, that's all.

[Talk to him like a shinki then... for now.]

[fixed_destiny]

Someone you don't much like.

['I'm just fine' might not be, and he weighs whether or not it might not have been alcohol but something else. Things the entire kingdom generally disapproved of, but this boy wasn't from Radiant Garden was he?

Or perhaps it's just hostility unaffected by mind-altering chemicals, be it drink or drugs. He isn't usually mistaken for anyone else, but in the grand scheme of the multiple worlds..

There's... nothing.]

Well. If you're actually alright, but I just remind you of someone... Why don't you have a seat and tell me what this person's like. Anyone who gains that kind of reaction on sight is worth knowing about in some fashion.

[He'd never been gladder for Master Ansem's absolute control and passing it on to his apprentices, he could school his expression and tone into anything he chose. It might seem like a reasonable and friendly offer but Xehanort has other reasons to want to know. This isn't the first time today someone's accosted him with hostility, after all.

The other one had a weapon.]

Maybe I could get your name on the way? You know mine now.

[oathkeeper]

[What's with that observant look he's getting? Sora subconsciously starts to try and smooth out his hair in a pitiful attempt to calm the unruly spikes. But he smartens up a moment later and goes back to looking guarded.]

No way would I sit with you-

[Whoops, automatic reaction. Sora catches himself short and tosses the sticky stick to his ice cream into the fire. If it weren't for Roxas and Yuto both scolding him lately about his reckless attitude... No, he had to think and be careful right? That's what they said. He could try and do that.

But still, it would take Xehanort a lot more to get Sora to sit with him and chit-chat.]

... My name's Baldr. God of light.

[Taking a page out of Loki's book is weird. But he doesn't feel like saying his own name yet. Call it childish or careful, it just feels safer to say his god name.]

[fixed_destiny]

[There it is again. That's not a reaction for 'you remind me of someone'. That's very, very specific and not a reaction he'd ever gotten before arriving here. Braig certainly had been chummy, but that was his version of friendliness, not this ... badly hidden hostility.

He glances down at his unfinished dinner, no longer particularly hungry.]

I see.

[Baldr. Not the name Sora was born with, he knew that. 'God of light' meant little to him, but he wasn't familiar with the local pantheons.]

There is a young woman here who recently acquired the name Apollo, also a god of light. Perhaps you two would have something to talk about.

[New arrivals needed guidance didn't they? That he had no such guidance didn't mean others couldn't make use of it. Surely this person's hostility wouldn't extend to others simply because he suggested it.]

As for you and I.. I think you've made it clear you don't mean 'someone else'. I don't know what I've done that has earned such a hello, but I am not your enemy. If you wish to make one of me I will do my very best to accommodate you. I will not tolerate harassment simply because I am new here.

[Although his tone starts out polite it darkens rapidly about midway through. He has no intention of being pushed around by strangers.]

[oathkeeper]

[The last comments bypass anything Sora might have heard about Apollo in favor for that thinly veiled remark. Now that sounds like the Xehanort he knows. Calculated and always with back up plans. Sora doesn't think he was harassing anyone. Sure, jumping the gun a little and asking lots of abrupt questions but Sora is an emotional forward person.

He stands up and clenches his fists. It takes every effort inside him not to summon his keyblade and for a second there might have been the inkling of it with sparks emitting around his right fist.]

Right back at you. If you make an enemy of me I'll do the exact same thing to accommodate you.

[Glad they're on the same page about that. All the pain and hurt that Xehanort has caused his loved ones is more than enough to trigger Sora's protectiveness at a statement like that.]

I don't know who you really are, and you don't know me. But stay away from me and my friends.

[And with that Sora will vanish in a blink. He has to find Terra. Now.]