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Adney approached the beach carefully, dressed not at all in his usual manner; he was wearing dark flipflops, black cargo shorts and a short sleeved shirt. Sunglasses shielded his eyes from view, and he scanned the beach carefully. Of in the distant, he could see the signature blue hair of a very familiar person at the shore. Adjusting the black duffel bag hanging from his shoulder, he sets off in his direction. The other turned, watching him approach quietly. "Well well, how'd you get a suit? You and your girlfriend go for a little swim?" he asks, grinning broadly. Ignoring his friend's blush, he leads the way to a clear spot of beach and drops the bag on it. Bending own, he unzips it quickly, and pulls out a towel to lay out on the beach. Reaching in again, he pulls out a pair of clear goggles and a neon yellow diver's flashlight. Flopping down onto the towel, he tosses the two objects to the other man. "Here. I'd move quickly, if I were you. It's not too far off."

The spirit nods, his expression grave as he pulls on the goggles. Adney would stay here on the beach and appear to be sunbathing, when in reality he would be in a semi-meditative state to keep an eye on the immediate future. Pyry, on the other hand, would be diving and searching for the treasure they sought. He didn't need to breathe, and no matter how deep he went, the cold wouldn't bother him. He would swim to the surface occasionally, and were Adney standing at the shore, it meant he had seen something. If he hadn't moved, however, the spirit was free to continue diving and searching. Approaching the water, he cast the other man a swift glance; receiving a nod, he made his way out into deeper waters before diving below the surface.

Hearing a noise and she shuffle of sand, the redhead jackknifed into a sitting position. Were the mermaids onto him? Eyes narrowed, a knife practically appearing in his hands. Taking in the area with a swift glance, he notices the young lady on her knees in the sand. She didn't appear to be a mermaid, but neither did Mizuki. Tucking the knife away at his belt, he stands and moves to stand over her. A look of concern crosses his otherwise serious face as he looks down at what he assumed was a female student. "Are you alright?" he asks, bending slightly to offer her a hand. A faint attempt at a friendly smile appears on his face.


Meanwhile, quite a bit deeper than most humans dared dive, the ice spirit twisted in the water to search the underwater shelf. He had spotted nothing so far, but he hadn't been down long, and he did have a 10 mile area to span. It would take quite a while, and he hoped that he would be lucky, just this once. Seeing nothing within his line of sight, he turned his light and swam west along the shelf.

Watching in thinly veiled amusement, Adney shook his head lightly. "Now usually I'd stay out of a sibling quarrel, having had quite a few of my own, but you two aren't quite being fair to each other." he pointed out, hands moving to rest in his pockets. "Why should the other bend to common gender roles when you yourself reject them?" he asks, his expression remaining casual, as if they were talking about anything. He looked at each of them carefully, as if reading a book someone had left open on a table. "Hypocrisy is only going to breed unhappiness. I think you're both perfectly fine as you are, so long as you are happy." he shrugs, as if it wasn't as important as it most certainly was. "But that's just this old man's opinion." a faint smile returned to his lips, and his posture relaxed again.

Grinning as they both corrected him, he thanked them each shortly. He opened his mouth to play peace keeper, but before he could say anything, his hands were roughly placed on the older student's breasts. Instead of what had been a nice objection to their argument, a low and strangled noise came out instead. He jerked his hands away quickly, his golden eyes wide with surprise. "I.... I am so very sorry." he looked shocked, mentally kissing his job goodbye. That could be considered sexually harassing a student, and his usually rational mind sidestepped the small fact a teacher had had a baby with a student not too long ago. He looked quickly between the siblings, his eyes settling on Ashley, still wide with surprise. "Why would you do that?" he meant to both himself, and the boy's sister; Sky was sure to object as soon as she regained her composure, and Adney very well could lose his job.

Sighing the young man simply shakes his head; he supposed it wasn't a big deal if the girl knew it was unintended. He raised an eyebrow at the girl's final comment, a faint smirk appearing. "As a straight man, I can hardly agree with that. Breasts are hardly unattractive, whomever they are attached to." his smirk remained in place as he spoke, looking at Sky curiously. Turning a swift glance to Ashley, his expression doesn't falter. "I forgive you. But next time, use another student. I could lose my job if your sister pressed charges." he tells the rather feminine boy, his smirk growing faintly. "Or just abstain completely, of course."

His brows rose up so high, one couldn't see them beneath his bangs. Taboo love? What was Ashley talking about? How strange.... Watching the boy a moment longer as he drifted off, he turned his full attention back to Sky. He frowns, her perspective seeming so very gloomy. "Well you can'd possibly know that, when it's not true at all. There's absolutely nothing wrong with your breasts." he shrugs, his tone casual and not at all condescending. Honestly, there really wasn't anything wrong with them; they were a little on the small side, but that wasn't uncommon in skinny girls. His expression settled to one of casual amusement, and his hands moved once more to his pockets. "And your view on the world seems so very drab. I've had my share of misfortunes, and maybe a few extras, but I still wouldn't say that society hates love." he smiled at her, his expression more gentle now. His tone turned serious, but his expression remained casual. "But I can't say I understand why you'd want to skip college and go straight to work when you have the opportunity to further your education. I spent far too long just barely scraping by to approve of someone throwing such a thing away."