partyin' partyin'

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Who: luceti
What: See subject title!
When: August 14, 2011
Where: The beach!
Summary: What's a summer without going on a trip to the beach at least once?
Rating: PG13+? Depends, really.

[When one enters the beach, if they're the type of people to make beelines for food as soon as they step into a party, they'll notice that there are a few tables set up with a bunch of snacks laid about, along with a giant cooler residing at the end of the table. There's a barbecue going on too, though it'll be self-serve if you're hungry.]

[Otherwise, there's a bunch of sporting equipment laying about. A Frisbee, a few volleyball nets... Whatever you'd like to be there! Don't forget, there's always swimming in the ocean, too.]


(( OOC: Advertisements the party have been up since the start of the month, though poorly drawn by yours truly. Everyone's free to come, too! New Feather, or old. Feel free to start up your own threads~ ))

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[bamfing]

[Of course! Another Japanese name. He's so used to this by now.]

It's a pretty name.

[floralphantasm.livejournal.com]

You think so? I have never given my name much thought.

[Names aside, she'll glance over towards the surf board now...]

[bamfing]

Oh, totally. [Even if it's completely foreign! Oh well. On to business.]

I guess we should get started. How good at swimming are you?

[floralphantasm.livejournal.com]

Having never been swimming before in my life, how proficient do you imagine I am? [Because going surfing without any idea of how to swim is the best idea ever.] I am more adjusted to flying than I ever will be to swimming.

[bamfing]

... ahh. Maybe we should work on the swimming before the surfing, yeah?

[Oh jeez. The ocean for swimming lessons. What did he get himself into?]

[floralphantasm.livejournal.com]

If you really, well and truly insist on showing me how to swim you can do so. However...
[Suddenly she throws herself back into the air. It looks at though she would end up falling onto the sand, but before hitting the ground she stops and turns in mid-air, now floating just above the ground.]
As you can see, I should be fine surfing without previously knowing how to~ [Should she fall off, she'll just float out of harms way.]

[bamfing]

[That's a pretty sweet trick and impressive. But it doesn't get much more from Kurt than raised eyebrows. Powers stop being surprising and just become 'neat' when you live with the X-Men.]

That's a pretty sweet move, but would it work if you were underwater?

[floralphantasm.livejournal.com]

[If she wanted a better reaction, she might have gone with making a double of herself and firing two giant lasers, but she'll save that for a more appropriate time.

Would it work underwater? Good question.]

Of course, I have no reason to believe it wouldn't~ [She notices all those humans floating and bobbing about in the water. If they can float, she can float better. And then after floating, hovering will follow if it ever comes to that.]

[bamfing]

Well... probably better to learn than risk it, yeah? Besides, you never know when it could come in useful.

[After all, a Shifter and a body of water could spell doom for her.]

[floralphantasm.livejournal.com]

If you really must insist I learn how to swim then let's get on with it already. [Whilst it might by risky not knowing how to swim she doesn't seem to care all that much.]

And here I was thinking flying would be sufficient~

[bamfing]

[She'll thank him one day. Maybe.]

Right, well, let's go hit the water, yeah? Follow me. [He will WALK to the water. Even if teleporting is so much cooler.]

[floralphantasm.livejournal.com]

[Maybe being the prime word there. Oh, and she'll float to the water as she follows Kurt before setting herself down, because who walks anywhere anymore?

...

Once Yuuka is there, she just stops and stares at the water, her feet only just being lapped by the waves.]

[bamfing]

[He's almost knee deep in when he turns around.]

Something wrong?

[floralphantasm.livejournal.com]

Of course not, the very thought of such a thing~

[Very slowly wading out into the water. Whoah. Whoah. This is pretty interesting, how cool the water feels on her legs. She's getting to you Kurt, give her a second...]

[bamfing]

... you've never been in the ocean, have you?

[It's kind of cool to think he's exposing her to something like this for the first time. His first trip to the beach was pretty awesome, he remembers that much.]

[floralphantasm.livejournal.com]

Dear me, am I really that transparent~? My world does not possess an ocean you see. We have the Misty Lake which serves as one of the only large bodies of water we have.

[The ocean is cool, and yet the air is warm. It's such an invigorating contrast. Well anyway she's made it over to you now Kurt, her legs equally submerged in water.]

[bamfing]

[A giant misty lake. Well, that's different.]

Well, in that case, what do you think so far?

[floralphantasm.livejournal.com]

You want my opinion? Well...

['It's disgusting' is what first comes to mind. After all, no matter how new and refreshing the experience is, she still isn't in her own world back in her own gardens. She really misses those gardens...

On the other hand, she would never have had an experience like this back in Gensokyo. Never ever. And the feeling itself isn't disgusting, rather just the whole atmosphere of being dragged off into some other world is what nags at her to say the ordeal is terrible.

However in the end she settles for something a little more positive, despite how she misses her gardens.]

It's certainly interesting. Very interesting.

[bamfing]

I ahh... take it you've had better?

[Well, nothing for it, then. Kurt is going to wade in a little deeper where they can actually start swimming.]

Let me know when it starts getting too deep, yeah?

[floralphantasm.livejournal.com]

I'm sure the first flower I ever grew was the best experience in the long time I have survived in this life, but my first step into the ocean blue is pretty high up the scale as well. I did say the experience is interesting, did I not?

[Going to keep following then. A small part of that smile on her face now might be because she's enjoying the experience more than she's letting on. A few more steps forward and it gets a little difficult to stand any longer without be knocked by the waves.]

I believe this is far enough for now~

[bamfing]

[This is a girl who really takes flowering seriously. That's like, Batman villain type obsession there.

Once she's stopped, he'll do the same.]

Okay, let's try something easy, yeah? Let off your knees and try to keep above water with your arms, like this. [He does just that, sinking to about head level, but staying afloat with just his arms.]

[floralphantasm.livejournal.com]

[Oh please, Yuuka is the woman Poison Ivy wakes up every morning wanting to be.

She does just as she is instructed, sinking into the water. It takes her a moment to get the swing of it, but she's treading water fine before long.]

Perfect. I believe I have gotten the hang of it. It requires very little effort really, does it not~?

[bamfing]

[Not bad, she's a quick learner. Not that Kurt has any idea what to expect in this kind of situation.]

Great! Let's got a little deeper now, yeah? That way you can swim with your feet.

[floralphantasm.livejournal.com]

Very well, let us proceed.

[Right, so, how should she go about this? Moving forward, she parts the water with her arms and kicks her legs behind her. It basically looks like a rather clumsy breaststroke.

She wonders if anyone on the beach is watching them... If anyone laughs at her 'respectable' attempt at swimming she'll cover them in flowers. Poisonous flowers.]

[bamfing]

[Well, Kurt isn't laughing, at least! But once she's able to stay afloat on her own, he'll move on to other stuff. He doesn't expect her to get it all at once, though. Surfing obviously won't be coming today.]