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[Anthony ~.~ Caribbean Sea ~.~ The Challenger]

Anthony was takenback by Noelle. He wasn't expecting her to grab his arms. His cheeks flushed slightly, as he's prone to easily blushing. Her fingers somewhat tickled his wrist, until she pressed down on his pressure points, once again taking him by surprise and causing his jaw to tense for a brief moment. Whatever she was doing seemed to be working as he slowly started to feel better.

"Oh, wow," he said, amazed it was actually working. "It's, uh... it's working! Thank you!" He lifted his gaze from his arms to the girl's eyes and smiled at her, then felt the awkwardness of the situation slowly creep in more. He shifted his eyes around the room as he wondered how long she'd have to hold onto his arms. "So, uh... Do we just stay like this for the rest of the trip or something? Not that I mind or anything... I just think we should get to know each other a bit more before we lock arms for the rest of the journey," he said, laughing nervously at the end.

[Carribean Sea ~ The Challenger]

"Oh! Heh, no," Noelle said, pulling back and releasing Anthony's arms. She put her hands together, lacing the fingers and twising them slightly as she commonly did when feeling shy or in the presence of people she didn't know well. "I don't know how long the relief lasts for. I mean, I hardly know how it works, it's just acupressure. But if you start feeling uncomfortable again you can always push down on that pressure point with your thumb. Just measure three fingers-width on your wrist and press the center of your arm beyond that and you should feel better."

The blonde went back to the table and picked up her sewing so she wouldn't be standing so awkwardly. "So, ah, we were thinking about going back up on deck if you want to join us. Or you can go lay down if you don't feel well. It's just disgusting in here, so we'd rather not catch some disease."

[Anthony ~.~ Caribbean Sea ~.~ The Challenger]

Anthony also pulled his arms back, his cheeks still a bit flushed from earlier. He lowered his sleeves then scratched the left side of his chest with his right hand, a physical response to the awkward presence that quickly filled the room. When Dawn stated she wanted to return topside, Anthony figured he should too since he no longer needed to rest. As he turned around to follow her, an idea dawned upon him and he insisted on the girl to stay and hear him out. "How about we play a couple of games?" he suggested as he remembered a few ice breaker games his Youth Pastor taught him back on Earth. "They're really fun, yet annoying at the same time. We could get a big group together and play on deck if you'd all like!" The boy looked between the girls, hoping they'd agree to play. "It'll be a lot of fun and a good way to pass the time until we get to shore! I mean, it's not like we have time skips or anything, right?"

[Anthony ~.~ Caribbean Sea ~.~ The Challenger]

Suddenly, Anthony became really excited as Dawn took some interest in playing games. "Here, I'll show you!" he said, his voice lively and filled with excitement as he turned and scrimmaged through some of the boxes and trash in the room until he found an empty glass bottle. "This will do," he said, speaking to no one specific. He turned around and walked to the center of the room. "Alright! This is called 'The Cup Game.' Usually it's played with a cup, but for the sake of demonstration I'll just use this. Now, watch carefully, okay?"

Anthony began to to twirl and flip the bottle, tossing it in the air and catching it, as he sang, "I could play the cup game, cup game, cup game. I could play the cup game, can you?" When he finished singing, he caught the bottle for the last time then extended his hand with the bottle out at Dawn, gesturing her to take it. "Now you try."

((Don't google up these games, you mulchers! >.< Figure them out!))

[Anthony ~.~ Caribbean Sea ~.~ The Challenger]

Anthony giggle-snorted at Dawn's accident, again covering his mouth so he wouldn't embarrass himself. He bent over and picked up the bottle, which was still surprisingly intact. "Close, but no cigar," he said, still laughing a bit. "First of all, you failed before you even began. Second, remember, it's called 'The Cup Game,' but we're playing with a bottle. So the cup, slash, bottle has nothing to do with the actual game. Hint, hint, wink, wink." He dusted the bottle and then continued. "Alright, play close attention this time, okay?"

Once again, Anthony began to sing, but this time he held the bottle in his hands and did not twirl, flip, or toss it. "I could play the cup game, cup game, cup game. I could play the cup game, can you?" He extended his hand with the bottle out once again at Dawn, gesturing her to take it. "Give it another go!"

[Anthony ~.~ Caribbean Sea ~.~ The Challenger]

Anthony internally gonked when Dawn crossed her arms and left. Immediately he felt a sense of guilt, feeling rather sad that she had left, obviously annoyed at him and his lack of hints.

"Jaaacked...," he thought to himself. "I didn't mean to get her upset. It's only a game..."

Anthony, making a mental note to apologize to Dawn later, turned to the other remaining girls, the excitement that once filled his eyes dwindling and replaced with guilt, extended the bottle out to them. "So, um... do you guys wanna give it a try or do you wanna play another game?" he asked, his voice sounding a bit dragged and low.

[Anthony ~.~ Caribbean Sea ~.~ The Challenger]

Anthony bowed his head in shame, his arm still extended out before that too fell and dangled at his side. "Fine," the boy grumbled, tossing the bottle back into the rubble he found it from. "I guess they're not really ice breaker games anyway..." He sighed, then looked up at Noelle, who had suggested to play Two Truths and a Lie.

"That's a great game! Let's do that!" Anthony said, the excitement he had before returning to him. He enjoyed playing Two Truths and a Lie at the annual summer camp his church hosted back on Earth. Oh the lies he came up with..."Should we go get the others or is it just us three?"