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Beach Bar

Aki let the Raevans mingle, finishing her little drink in another sip. Roux and Lucretia seemed to be doing just fine, so she excused herself from the conversation. She rather liked Lucia, though she'd just met the Raevan, and ordered her up a drink as well with her next round.

"Two strawberry daquiri's, one virgin, please!" She winked at her old friend behind the bar, and grabbed the orders as soon as they were ready. "Many thanks!"

As she handed one to Lucia, Aki smiled...tipping her glass towards Lucia's with a clink. "Cheers!" She examined the girl over the rim as she took her first sip. Aki'd had a few drinks already, which would probably explain why she accidentally handed the wrong drink to Lucia. "You know, you and Melisande go well together. So beautiful! Like night and day, side by side! Have you met many of the others?" Aki took another sip, batting the pink umbrella aside with a flick of her finger.

Location: Sand 'n Stuff --> Beach Bar Buffet

Tango took the ice cube carefully in his front teeth, waiting until Kale's hand was away before throwing his head back to get it further into his mouth. He held his head down to chew, but was interrupted as the two who stood on two legs began to walk forward. He would just have to let it melt in his mouth for now, though he often adjusted it during the walk, giving them a small, crunchy accompaniment.

Regularly, Ani messed with the strap of her shoulder bag until it was settled comfortable across her chest--not between it. The last time she had seen Josh was cooped up in a malfunctioning elevator in Durem where the heater had broken, so her appearance at that moment was old news to the boy, though it had been dark. She wondered briefly if David would also be making an appearance, but she swept it away, figuring he had better things to do than come to some fund raiser he probably had no affiliation with.

"Where do you live, Kale?" Small talk. But it was better then awkward silence. Silence was fine, but she had a feeling it was awkward for him, with his stuttering (despite that most likely having a totally different cause then just shyness).

// Sand 'n Stuff > Beach Bar Buffet )-

Kale watched the Bar carefully as the interaction between people kept going on. Listening carefully he turned at Ani's question and frowned as a first response. He hated when people asked him where he lived.

Shifting uneasily as he walked he finally mustered the energy to say it. "I don't have a home, I sort of just wander around. . ." Kale admitted a bit louder than his normal tone. Averting Ari's gaze knowing it would hold disappointment or pity he looked down to Tango.

Kale wanted a home, but couldn't really get one. Not being human and all.

Location: Sand 'n Stuff --> Beach Bar Buffet

The closer they got, the colder the air became. Odd. Or maybe not, considering how many cold drinks there were probably being served, let alone all the ice in storage? Ah well, it was refreshing either way, and Tango thought so, too, as his panting slowed the further along they went.

Her brow raised immediately at that prospect; homeless? And at a fund raiser? The logic seemed flawed, but his reasons were his own. Of course she felt bad for him, but she had learned quickly that most normal people didn't like being the object of pity, and so she attempted to turn it around into something humorous while at the same time making sure he knew she wasn't making light of his situation--a difficult skill, to be sure.

"Wander around? Like an adventurer?" she had wanted to use the word 'hobo', oh yes, but she hadn't actually met anyone homeless before and wasn't sure if that was a rude term or not. Ani loosened Tango's leash a bit, giving him more reign to move ahead of them to the cooler air which seemed to be drawing him ever closer. Closer to one of the Raevan's. An icy chill surrounded him, with white hair, a small crown, and a parasol? Perhaps for shade. If she were smarter, she would have done the same, but thankfully she remembered her sun screen and slathered as much as she could on every single bit of skin showing. Tango crept closer, sniffing at the Icy Sigel's hand, unintentionally nudging it with his wet nose in the process.

-( Beach Bar Buffet )-

Laughing for the first time Kale stopped in his tracks. "No, No you have i-it all wrong." Twitching nervously he continued to shake with laughter without letting it out. Pulling the pack off his front he petted Tango letting himself calm down. "I do have a place to live, I just don't like it so I find myself awake and out a lot. . ." He patted Ani on the shoulder one time his arm going through a bit. Hoping she hadn't noticed he pulled it back and stuffed it behind his back.

.ll Beach Bar ll.

Josh watched as Mouse reached great new heights, namely she seemed to rise a few inches as she stood on her tip toes. The woman stretched over the bar in a lacksidasical search for her charge. Josh would have help in the short lived hunt, that is, if he had know what exactly he was looking for. He listened to her scanty and curt description. Generally, the scarce amount of details wouldn’t have been enough to determine a person from a group as large as the one attending the festival. However, it generally wasn’t hard to pick out a floating half torso with brown wings. Josh nodded, “I’ll have to say hello whenever I see her around.” Josh smirked at Mouse’s next comment, “I can ask more questions if you want me too.”

Josh was slightly taken aback when the woman started her own interrogation. The boy chuckled shakily and cleared his throat hesitantly, “Well, you see my package kinda got lost in the Lab explosion. It so happens a homeless man managed to find it before I did. Well, long story short. Yes, I did get an essence around Christmas.” He hoped that Mouse wouldn’t devil any further into how he obtained his essence. The boy would rather leave his near rape experience untold and under wraps. “It is called Self-Indulgent Ink. It has a pretty nasty attitude if I do say so. I left it at home. So right now it is probably making pictures of how stupid I am for leaving it bottled up in my room.” Josh sighed and took a breath. He had said quite a mouthful just then.

(( Entrance>> Sand and Stuff))

The hot sun did it's best to fry the sunny beach while two figures walked along the asphalt next to the beach. Lauma glided along, the black sunglasses perched on her small nose making her flat expression even more ambiguous and unrevealing than it already was. The sun didn't seem to have the slightest effect on her, although it was doubtful any of it's oh-so-deadly rays even got to her with the amount of sunscreen Jupiter made her put on. It helped that she wore nothing a light, sheer, wraparound and bathing suit bottoms on her waist and only her bathing suit top on her chest. The suit itself was light blue and had a bubbly, tye-dye pattern on it. The top had several frilly bits on it which Lauma would occasionally reach up and touch. Lauma would've looked adorable if her expression had been one of cute joy and excitement about the beach instead of a (nearly)soulless stare.

In comparison to her brother, Lauma was one cool cat. Jupiter lagged behind her wearing a white rash guard and bright orange swimming trunks that were slightly too large for him. He huffed a bit as he carried about six bags stuffed full of beach supplies, an umbrella, three towels, and a rather large and awkward beach ball. His sunglasses had fallen down his nose and become crooked and his wide eyes stared uneasily at his sister walking ahead of him slowly getting farther away.

"Eh, Lauma please stop at the top of that hill so I can catch up..." Jupiter said slightly uneasily. Lauma was listening to him less and less these days.

"..." Lauma didn't say anything but did as Jupiter asked, stopping at the top of a tiny hill leading to the beach.

"I think someone took our spot..." Lauma said and as Jupiter reached the crest of the hill he saw what she meant. Someone had rented out their favorite, usually deserted beach spot and decided to throw some kind of party or festival on it. The pair looked at the large number of people milling about having fun. The crowd was confusing to Jupiter.

Lauma was not confused by the crowd though. Her eyes slowly moved from place to place absorbing all the information. Games, buffet, beach... her eyes found something that excited her. She saw two ghosts floating on the beach. They were very pretty, a mint green one and a female one. Lauma had never seen ghosts like these, but what else could they be. She had learned to avoid ghosts but something drew her towards them. "Pretty ghosts..." she trailed off. Suddenly she bounced down the stairs and ran onto the beach, her black flip flops flipping and flopping.

"Ghosts? Jupiter repeated. The word struck terror into his blood. Lauma had seen ghosts and she was so vulnerable. Without even looking to see where his sister was going, he dashed down the stairs after her, attempted to anyway. He ended up getting tangled up in the massive amount of stuff he was carrying and instead falling in a huge, conspicuous crash on the edge of the beach where everyone was. He panicked as he flailed and tried to get up while tangled in the straps of his bags.

Lauma flew right up to the ghosts and froze, staring at them blankly with her unnerving expression for a few uncomfortable seconds. Then she said, "You're ghosts."