September Mingle Log

[thalassino]

[The mingle party for this month is slightly delayed, and it certainly isn't because Station Master had decided to wait for the perfect weather.

Today, the party is taking place on the island, where there are locals stationed out on the beach who're more than happy to toss you a kite and show you how to fly one in this breezy day. There are plenty of kites to choose from, ranging from the simple to the pretty to the more tentacular.

Further out along the beach are rows and rows of surfboards, with a sign. With those sweet waves, doesn't it make you want to get out there and ride them? ...Well, even if you don't, some locals will be quite insistent you try and look they're even willing to show you the ropes!

Away from the waves, however, is an outdoor barbeque, with locals cooking shrimp prawns, fish, hot dogs, skewers... anything you want. There's something for everyone, and if you want to be the cook, they'll happily shove over and give you space to be the Iron Chef of the Beach.

...Actually the party's just an excuse for Station Master to show off his masterpiece]

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[flared]

What? Hey!

[Suddenly that Portal opens up and Axel panics, wriggling harder and disturbing the sand a bit as he frantically frees himself. But Roxas comes back pretty quickly... and with his own camera, too. Dammit!]

Roxas, I swear!

[coolerthansora]

I'm only taking one and I won't show anybody.

[Say cheese~]

[flared]

[Oh my god, you're so rude.

Axel struggles and finally manages to pull himself mostly free from the sand, but not soon enough. Looks like Roxas already managed to snap a photo. Grumbling, he shakes sand out of his hair and grabs a chunk of it to toss in Roxas' direction.]

Man, I can't leave you alone for one second.

[coolerthansora]

[Roxas attempts to duck it, but the clump sort of clips his head. Sand gets stuck in his head and sprays down his back. He gives himself a shake to try to get most of it off.]

Come on. If you found me totally asleep out here, you wouldn't've done anything?

[flared]

[Hah! Got you, sucker. Axel actually manages to grin when he watches the sand hit Roxas and even snickers to himself.]

I so would've left you to sleep like a little baby the whole time. Honest.

[coolerthansora]

[Still brushing sand out of his hair.]

No way. I bet you would've drawn on my face or something.

[flared]

Me? Nah. I'm not as obnoxious as you.

[Kicking more sand at you huff]

[coolerthansora]

What? Since when'm I- obnoxious?

[Ahhh, if you're going to keep throwing sand at him, then he's backing up.]

[flared]

Since you started hanging around me, I guess.

[See? Axel's totally willing to admit that he can be an obnoxious freak sometimes, ok.]

[coolerthansora]

Then it's gotta be you rubbing off on me, which means you're worse.

[flared]

How rude.

[Axel frowns at that then with a sigh flops over backwards again to lie down on the blanket.]

Man, and here I was just taking a nice nap. Whatever did I do to deserve this?

[coolerthansora]

Like having a castle built on you is really that awful.

[flared]

Of course it's awful. I've gotta spend a while gettin' all this sand outta my trunks now thanks to you.

[coolerthansora]

It's just sand.

[Roxas absently brushes some off Axel's leg. Maybe he shouldn't have buried him.]

[flared]

Yeah, but it's itchy.

[Thinking it, he shifts a little then sighs.]

Ah, well. Maybe a good swim or something will get it all out. Did you go and do any swimming yet or have you literally spent all your time burying me?

[coolerthansora]

I was collecting seashells.

[You might notice how many there are among the ruins of the sandcastle.]

[flared]

[Roxas, stop trying to be Xion. It's supposed to be the other way around.]

Huh... so you have.

[Axel looks down and picks one of the shells up, turning it over in his palm.]

You gonna be keeping any of 'em?

[coolerthansora]

[Shh, Sora and Kairi do it, too. It's an island thing.]

Some of 'em, sure.

[Roxas offers Axel a white conch with a few black stripes that he set aside for later construction, then shuffles over to pluck a vibrant reddish orange shell from the now-slumping tower behind Axel's head.]

[flared]

[Hm? What's this? Axel takes the shell Roxas holds out for him and after looking it over and admiring the stripes on its surface he brings it up to his ear. Sure enough, he can hear the ocean...

Something about it seems so familiar. If only he could figure out just what that something is.

For a while Axel stays like this, just listening, but then he eventually lowers it with a small smile.]

I like this one.

[coolerthansora]

[Roxas watches his friend curiously, tilting his head at that look on his face.]

You wanna keep it for yourself?

[flared]

[Abuh--]

I thought you were collecting them for yourself.

[coolerthansora]

I've got plenty of them already. No reason you can't have one since you like it so much.

[flared]

... If you say so.

[... A small laugh]

Y'know, you really are adorable, man.

[coolerthansora]

Ah...

[It's a compliment, right? Axel's always said so. But...]

You don't- mean that like I'm a kid, right?

[flared]

[Axel's eyes widen a bit at that... then he glances away, still holding on to the seashell.]

Nah. More like... your personality and how you are. It's... nice.