Selphie on the Sand

[booyaka_boom]

Who: Selphie and anybody else ever in Vatheon ever.
Where: On the island beach, in the rain
When: Early evening
Style: Any
Status: Open!

Selphie had been back in Vatheon a little while now, and the place felt like home again, if a little different. Memories were beginning to come back to her - that is, they were triggered by things she saw or ate, or smelled. But that was weird, and she felt like her friends had moved on without her while she was gone. On top of that, one of her best friends had been tortured and injured, and Selphie hadn't been able to stop it, or to help her, or to do anything. In short, Selphie was in Vatheon feeling at a lose end; lost, and a little bit useless.

She'd decided to take a trip to the island, give herself time to walk things through in her head. She hadn't expected the rain though, and she glanced up with a bit of a sigh, holding out a hand as though testing that the rain was actually there, and actually making her wet. It was. But Selphie continued to wander along the sand anyway, stopping every so often to pick up a pebble, sand dollar, or something, and either skim it across the water, or just plain chuck it in, watching the ripples.

 

 

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[champ_coordinator]

Wallace could never be far from Vatheon's waters as he walked along the beach. Perhaps he'd meet some familiar faces along the way? Or completely new ones perhaps. He stopped as he saw Selphie in the distance. Was she pebble skimming? He smiled and walked over to greet her.

"Greetings. Are you having fun out here?"

[booyaka_boom]

Selphie was examining a new pebble in her hand, brushing the sand from it as she decided whether it was one to throw, or a skimmer. She turned at the voice and smiled lightly, clutching the stone. "Hey. Yeah. I guess. Are you?"

[champ_coordinator]

"Of course. Wherever there is water, I am not far away." He mused as he picked up a pebble. "Are you just here for the view or other matters?"

[booyaka_boom]

That was true; Selphie remembered that he had said that before. "Hmm... I guess I just wanted to go for a walk." Even though it was raining. Selphie walked closer to the water and skimmed the pebble hard across the surface.

[champ_coordinator]

"A walk? How pleasant. I can understand that with all of Vatheon's beauty around us." He nodded. He watched her skim the pebble and did the same himself.

[booyaka_boom]

"Mmhmm." Selphie walked to the edge of the water and kicked her boot in it, splashing a little. "What about you? What you doing out here in the rain?"

[champ_coordinator]

"I always like to be amongst water. It runs in my veins." He smiled and looked up at the grey clouds. "Back at home, my old Gym in Sootpolis City was filled with water."

[booyaka_boom]

"Filled with water?" Selphie turned to Wallace then, swiping her wet fringe out of her eyes. "Like, did you have to swim all the time in there?"

[champ_coordinator]

"Yes. I am a Water-type trainer so my Gym is a water Gym. Or was when I used to be the leader there. My mentor, Juan, taught me everything I needed to know."

[savemegermany]

Italy had visited the island quite a bit since the boats had appeared, hoping that the boatman would one day return. The lack of sand dollars was a pretty good sign today wasn't the day. Not to mention it was raining too. Such weird weather, but it was an island. The beaches could have more temperamental weather.

Italy was about to go back to the bubble when he spotted Selphie.

"Selphie!!!" he called out excitedly, waving at her like an idiot as he attempted to jog over to her. Sand made jogging a bit harder for someone who was a failure at running.

[booyaka_boom]

Selphie heard the voice and turned in the direction it was coming from to see Italy. She laughed at his jogging, because it was more like he was running in slow motion. "Hi Italy!~"

[savemegermany]

It was very awkward running as he attempted to keep his balance. "Ve, ve, what're you doing in the rain?"

[booyaka_boom]

Selphie giggled a little and waved to her friend, "Oh, just out for a walk. How about you?"

[savemegermany]

"Ve, I was hoping to find the boat man again," Italy replied. "I want to go boating and fishing again."

[booyaka_boom]

"The boat man? Boats sound cool! I like boats!" Selphie moved a little closer to the shore and looked out over the water, "A boat ride... That would be so romantic!"

[savemegermany]

"Ve, there was a boat man here a few weeks ago," Italy babbled on. "If you gave him a sand dollar, he'd give you a boat. I went fishing!"

For him, the boats didn't turn out romantic one bit. It involved him getting flipped out of the boat when his line snapped.

[booyaka_boom]

"Wow! That sounds awesome! Did you catch anything?"

She wiped her wet fringe away from her forehead and looked out across the water again. "Maybe cause it's raining. I hope the boatman comes back.."

[420]

The cold or rain never bothered Gamzee. Back on Alternia, he used to wait for the ol' Goat in all sorts of weather, on a beach far more cold than this one. In some ways it is nostalgic. And sometimes a motherfucker just gotta fuckin' see the ocean when he needs to, and what does the weather matter then. If you gotta, you just gotta.

He's been out long enough to be soaked, his otherwise curly hair plastered to his skull and his face-paint dripping a little down his face. He's content though, just staring at the water like he is expecting to see an old friend. He sure wasn't expecting to find Selphie there though. He tilts his head a little in surprise, before raising a hand. "Yo. What's the haps?"

[booyaka_boom]

Selphie blinks at Gamzee, noting how different his hair and face looked in the rain - he'd probably been out for a long time from the looks of things. Selphie herself was beginning to be pretty wet herself, to be honest. "Hey." She manages a small smile, "I'm walking! What are you doing?"

[420]

"Felt it all in my bones like I hadn't up and fuckin' seen the ocean in too long. So I came up here to get my sight on." He glances out over the water for a moment with a relaxed, always sleepy looking smile. "Feels like my ol' home when I do this."

[booyaka_boom]

"Y'know what? You're right... Maybe that's why I came here too." Selphie hadn't really thought about that. She'd pretty much just gone as far as she could go to get away from everything. "I lived beside the sea back home too."

[420]

"Yeah?" His head jerks back at her, looking at her with a bright, curious smile. He hadn't found anyone yet who shared this whole living by the sea thing. It was exciting. "What was it like? What were your fuckin' sea like?"

[booyaka_boom]

"Uh huh!" Selphie throws the pebble she had in her hand out across the water, "It was so pretty! The water was really blue... and you could go fishing there too. And the sand was so lovely..."

She sighs, a little nostalgic, "How about yours?"

[420]

He folds his hands behind his head, giving her a smile. "A good place, good as this fuckin' place. Just, you know, missin' the fuckin' moons sometimes. You got a fine ass, pale as stars moon here, sister, don't be grievous at me here. But back home we did all have these miracle moons, all pink and green like fuck knows what, you know? Sometimes I does all miss the fuckin' sight of them."

[booyaka_boom]

Selphie still struggled to really know what Gamzee was talking about some of the time. It hurt her head a little bit, but she did mostly gather what he was on about and she smiles. "That sounds really pretty. No wonder you miss it!"