SHUSH LEVI I AM THE BEST LEADER.

[bufudine]

Who: Serph, Cielo and YOU!
Location: Starting in the plaza! Anywhere else is fine, too.
Time: During the daaaaaay
Style: ANYTHING GOES.
Status: OPEN

[ Hello dear Vatheon, how are you? Good? Good, because you've got two rather oddly dressed guys in your plaza. They don't seem to be bothered at all by the fact they're dripping wet, though the one with the dreadlocks is carrying a submachine gun. Every now and again, they converse with each other, but they don't seem aggressive.

Approach? ... Well, even if you don't, they will be approaching you. ]

Comments

[bufudine]

[Serph gives Yukari a nod and mimics the speaking style of her last statement... though he still says it with that lineface.]

Then we are friends; that's what we want.

[And why wouldn't they want more friends? As far as Serph is concerned, there are no downsides to friendship. Well, aside from just not having the time to dedicate to each and every friend he makes, but that's okay; they have other friends, too.

...He's lost too many to the fighting. Even the ones who hadn't wanted to fight had their lives ended by Junkyard law. They had toed the line, slaughtered hundreds for the chance at Nirvana, but when they were denied even that opportunity, he'd finally been roused to anger... And Serph knows that he lost some comrades over that, before they had been deleted.

He's glad to have made a friend without the baggage from the Junkyard environment.]

[tsundyne]

[From the sounds of it... it is.

It is very different than what Yukari's used to, though she hadn't been a big fan of a life of fighting Shadows, either. She at least had some chance at a normal life, however, dealing with high school and all like everyone else her age; whereas it didn't seem like Serph or Cielo had much of a chance at all. It's sad to think about, in a way, but...

She knows pitying them won't help. They probably don't want pity; she knows she wouldn't, even given their situation. So instead, she smiles to the both of them.]

Well...then let's have fun here. All right? [She holds out both of her arms, gesturing to the entire beach, which they have to themselves at the moment.] Together. That's...what friends do.

[It's a little awkward, but she tries to talk to them as if the three of them have been friends for a while—if only to make them feel welcome here, and it seems to be working. She can honestly say she's a little surprised at how easily it comes to her...]

[rainbowarch]

[Have fun. What friends do.

That sounds wonderful.

Cielo tries to think of things one did at the beach. Swimming, build sand castles, beach volleyball...

The strange side walking creature catches his attention once again and Cielo reaches into the water to pick it up, miraculously avoiding getting pinched.]

This is...a crab, right?

[He doesn't know how he knows the word crab. He's never seen one before. Cielo's tried to figure out many times how he knows all these words and things that he shouldn't, but can come up with no answer.

Meanwhile, the crab blows bubbles at him in annoyance.]

[bufudine]

[Yeah... having fun together sounds like a good plan. Even if the rest of his comrades aren't here, he has friends both new and old here. This companionship... this is a good feeling.

From the looks of things, the crab looks like it's... crabby.

Serph's just going to stand over here where he's safe from potential pinching and watch.]

[tsundyne]

Oh--

[Yukari seems happy there seems to be no opposition to this friendship...though she can't think of a reason why there would be, when she looks over at the crab that has suddenly captured Cielo's attention. She's a little surprised that she hadn't noticed it before; though she does not find it strange that he seems to know the word. Everyone should know what a crab is, after all...

And she can't think of a reason why anyone wouldn't, at their (apparent) age.]

Yeah, that's right. [It does look pretty angry, now that she gets a closer look at it.] Careful, though. It pinches.

[rainbowarch]

I can see. I'll be fine-

[NOPE. With amazing timing, the crab manages to reach with its claw up to clamp one of Cielo's fingers. To his credit, Cielo managed to not yell out (though a pained sound did escape him) and free himself of its grasp. The crab dropped into the water, where it scurried away to continue the crably business it was on before being so rudely interrupted.

You two now have free reign to make fun of him.]

[bufudine]

[...Pfffffffft.

But all you'll actually see is a perfect :| as Serph watches the crab scuttle away. Eh, Cielo'll be fine. He's lived through worse.]

[tsundyne]

[She hates to say she told you so, Cielo...

Except not really. There's something satisfying about being right, after all. And even though she's been working on being a little less self-absorbed, there isn't a lot that can change that.]

So much for that.

[Pfffft. She is eying him to make sure he's okay, hardly even noticing Serph's lineface. But yeah, she can imagine he's dealt with worse.

...he'll live.]

[rainbowarch]

[You are both laughing on the inside he can tell. And Cielo is fine with that. Like they thought, a little crab pinch isn't much more than a small sharp pain that quickly goes away. And if it brings some joy to his friends, well, Cielo would happily let all the crabs in Vatheon pinch his fingers.]

I deserved that, ja?

[Okay, okay, he'll try not to bother the wildlife too much anymore.]

[bufudine]

[Serph doesn't say anything, but he does feel a sense of warm contentment. While his other comrades aren't here, it feels... nice, to be able to not worry about things. To simply enjoy the company of the people he's with.

But the sun is sinking into the horizon, painting the sky brilliant hues of pink and orange. Serph turns his head to look out at the ocean, reflecting the sky. The sight of it... it's a good reminder of what they had been fighting for. But night will be upon them soon enough.

Serph's voice is quiet.]

We should head back.

[Perhaps when they're more familiar with this new world, they can spend the night up here on the beach.]

[tsundyne]

[WELL, she wasn't gonna say anything, but y'know, she did try to warn you, Cielo. She shrugs though, and then turns to Serph when he speaks; because something about his voice is pretty demanding. He doesn't speak often, he's noticed, but when he does...

He has quite the presence.]

Right. [She's as taken in by the sunset as Serph seems to be...but suddenly glances towards the elevator, nodding her head in its direction.] It's the same way back down, so...

[...

Well, ladies first, she supposes. She'll lead the way.]

[rainbowarch]

[Cielo's a little disappointed to leave the beach, but he understands that they can't stay there forever. So he wades out of the water and follows Yukari to the elevator. He's dripping wet with water again, but just like when he first arrived, he hardly notices.]

That was a lot of fun.

[Crabs can't get him down.]

[bufudine]

[Good to know you didn't get crabs, Cielo.

Serph is the last one to enter the elevator, casting a lingering glance at the beach, the ocean, the sky. This is a glimpse of the future...

Once he's inside the elevator, doors shutting so it can bring them back down into the underwater city, Serph gives his two companions a nod.]

Let's go to the beach again.

[tsundyne]

[Yukari will nod, as the elevator starts to make its descent; both to agree that it was fun--confusion regarding their Atmas aside--and that they would definitely do it again sometime, after the two are a little more settled.]

...We will.

[And that's a promise.]