EVERYBODY! EVERYBODY!

[lucetimods]

Who: Everybody! Everybody!
What: It's a beach! There's fruit! Love in the air! Classy private rooms in the mountains!
When: From sunrise to midnight! (AND IT'S TODAY! FEBRUARY 18th!)
Where: Out on the beach, centered around the teleporter/tunnel exit area. But it feels like July out there! Ain't that just the shit?
Summary: Summary? Why does this need a summary. I said everything up there. And then I'm gonna say even more after this. Why do we need this field? Seriously, anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
Rating: KEEP IT CLEAN, KIDS. Take your dirty smut to an appointments post!

Long Ago In A Distant Land, Akai, the fully functional fonbot, unleashed a fairly standard mod post. But a foolish player kept asking questions and come on, do you really need to know that much? Now everyone wants to play out their ships and get into fruit shenanigans and undo to evil that is AKAI.

((No, but seriously guys, look at the mod post, you know what to do. Everything you need is there. Mass log post, remember to tag your characters name here, and do your thing.))

OH YEAH! So like, assume there is stands (or you know, beach-appropriate huts) here and there that are stocked up on bathing suits (and curtains you can change behind), stands with beverages, and snacks. Nobody's really operating them, new stuff just gets Shifted there (BUT ONLY IF YOU'RE NOT WATCHING). The Malnosso are the most considerate bro-ginization ever.

Comments

[herotypical]

"So," she tapped the young king on his shoulder -- Buffy had approached him from across the beach, eager to clear something or another up. Unlike him, she did seem to be dressed more appropriately for the weather. It paid to have a mysteriously unexplained cache of clothing at the nearby Cullen House. A summer dress and sandals are definitely in play.

"I hear you're looking to take the lovely little JJ out on a mission."

[arturius]

He already had a fruit in hand and was poking it to get an idea of how juicy it was when he was interrupted. Stunned and pulled out of a fruit-based trance, he whirled around, dropping the fruit in the process. For a moment he didn't seem to understand what she was talking about. And then he confirmed it.

"A mission? The what?"

[herotypical]

"Sailing. Me. You. Other people. To boldly go and et cetera, et cetera."

That poor fruit. She nudged it with a bare toe.

omg that fruit is disgusting now

[arturius]

"You? You're coming as well?" Jack hadn't mentioned her. Just Norrington and the Slayer, whoever she was supposed to be.

:| why did you drop it arthur.

[herotypical]

"You're talking to the JJ's first mate. Actually."

Or so Buffy still hoped. Things had gone...strangely with Sparrow, the last time they had chatted. He tried to tell her they were in love. He revealed an odd tattoo on her shoulder (which she now kept unseasonably covered up with a light cardigan) and tried to tell her that he'd once asked her to be his wife. And all she wanted was to date Elizabeth Swann, dammit.

because it was like that scene in "Queen of Hearts" okay

[arturius]

"He said the Slayer was his first mate, whoever she is." Buffy, however, did not seem befitting of a title like that. Not with how peppy she was.

look i have had like one hour of sleep i can't handle your references son

[herotypical]

"...That's right. Surprisingly, Jack wasn't lying. Assuming th 'he' that you're talking about is, in fact, Jack."

and whose fault is that

[arturius]

It was, of course, Jack. It didn't really bear confirming. "You? A slayer?"

yers.

[herotypical]

"Practically the. I'm, like, the Rasputin of Slayers. Minus all that awkward sexual deviancy."

nuh uh! It was Akai's plurk! And her weird pony fantasies!

[arturius]

"... sexual deviancy." Yes. Now it was a bit awkward.

you challenged me!

[herotypical]

"Oh. And I'm not Russian. Never have been. Never will be. Or evil."

And now it was her turn to handle a bit of fruit. Perhaps she had it with her all along? Were you paying attention? This one will be saved from any sandy fates.

But she didn't take a bite. Not yet.

i thought you'd give up

[arturius]

Well, as reassuring as knowing she wasn't evil was, this conversation led only to confusion and Arthur becoming increasingly annoyed. So spotting the fruit, he opted for diversion.

"Have you tried one of those yet?"

never!

[herotypical]

"Hmm? No. Not yet. Want some?"

She was already tearing the flesh of the fruit in half. It was just shy of ripe and looked like it would be a little sweet.

"I mean, since we're going to crew together -- no matter how briefly -- I guess we should learn to share."

[arturius]

Arthur spared a glance at his abandoned fruit, now covered in sand and Buffy's disgusting feet germs. Well, it was share or go find his own. Given he might not like it at all, it was better to sample than waste an entire fruit.

"That sounds fair. I'll just have a slice." Retrieving a small knife from his belt, he used it to cut himself off a small slice. Nice and clean and incredibly manly. The Arthurian way.

[herotypical]

"Suit yourself." She cupped her fingers around the treat as he sliced his piece; wrinkling her nose as she felt the juice run down her thumb and pool in the palm of her hand. Buffy was not so neat as Arthur was and certainly not as neat as she had been back during their last conversation at Spike's. And she wasn't ashamed to lick her fingers clean.

A light hum. "Not so bad, actually. Bet it'd make a mean jar of preserves. Someone should get on that -- these sorts of things don't last for long. Usually."

[arturius]

Tasty. Very tasty. He looked rather satisfied after eating his small piece. In fact, he could easily go for another slice of it. If Buffy wasn't being so messy about it, anyway.

"These sort of things?" He frowned a bit, his mind wandering back to his first thoughts when he walked out on the beach. "These trees weren't here when I visited the beach before. They shouldn't be here at all."

[herotypical]

A slight smile as she held the fruit out -- willing him to take more. Perhaps even nudging his wrist with the back of her hand as she did so.

"Shifts. This has Shift written all over it. Sometimes they have a kind of...celebratory appeal to them. I don't know what this one's celebrating though. Other than every person's deep-down wish to be anywhere but in a winter wonderland."

[arturius]

Normally this level of enchantment would make him wary. Not that it didn't, but the fruit was very good and he was already slicing off another bit of it, thanks to her subtle invitation to do so.

"It's good to know they can at least sometimes make good use of their powers."

[herotypical]

"...That's the conundrum. They're not always about bringing the pain. Or at least -- they don't seem to be. Don't get me wrong. I have a real hate-on for the Malnosso but -- things aren't cut and dry."

Buffy hooked her foot around a bulky piece of driftwood and hauled it close. She sat down on one edge and invited Arthur to sit with her.

[arturius]

He hesitated for a moment about joining her, thinking to himself what Saber would think. But it was innocent enough and it was certainly better than standing. So rather than keep melting in the sun, he parted with his long coat and folded it up to set between them. A safety cushion between them, if you will.

"Well, so far this is all I've seen out of them. So I suppose I can't complain."

[herotypical]

"And it gives you a pretty little peek at what the summers might be like. Minus the, y'know, palm trees."

[arturius]

"Well, if it's like this come summer, I won't mind the wait." A far cry from the Arthur who didn't want to wait for winter to be over to go sailing.

[herotypical]

"Huh. Are you a beachy kinda guy? We have parties. Sometimes. Out here."

[arturius]

"Parties? Out here?" In his mind, a party was a feast. And that meant dressing up. And this was hardly the sort of place you'd dress up. Not with people swimming like this.

[herotypical]

"Campfires," she nudged him gently with an elbow. "Smores. Hot-dogs on sticks. Maybe someone plucking away at a guitar in rolled up pants and an unbuttoned shirt."