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{{Sand n' stuff}}

Zayne smiled and looked at Damien. "Yep, this is Damien. Damien, this is my co-worker, Altair. He's the inventor whose inventions you sometimes take from me and use. " He chuckled a looked back at Altair, "Damien likes the things you make. Sometimes I find them missing from where they're supposed to be," he patted Damiens head, then looked back at the hole and started carving out from teh bottom.

"Time to get back to work! Damien, we are digging a hole. I'm going to use a shovel, since i dont like the sand getting into my nails."

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Damien's eyes sparkled and he gasped in delight, exclaiming "oh! Your stuff is so cool! I like all of it a lot. " He shied away in embarrassment at what his brother said about the "missing" inventions, but then quickly got an expression of happiness, and made himself comfortable around the new person.

"I would love to help dig a hole... I was going to do something in the sand when I saw you."

Damien started patting down the sides, making sure that the sides didn't fall in. He retrieved a bucketful of water to soak the sand so it was easier to work with, and carved frome the inside with his stick. He also glanced up at Altair, and started asking questions, like any other too-witty child. He went from one spectrum to another with his questions, most of them not relating to each other.

"So, uhm, mister Altair, why are you wearing a hat? Are you hiding something? and how do you invent things? Where do you live? And why do you talk in a weird tone..?"

.ll Sand N' Sun ll.

Josh felt on top of the world around this girl; she was always full of surprises that kept him on his toes. However, sometimes the cheeky girl contained some less than optimistic secrets. All of his previous bliss was shoved to the back of his mind as Namini peeled off her hoodie. The boy sucked in a harsh breath as his disgruntled gaze fell on the swirling burns adorning her arms. The flesh was still rosy and moist as if freshly healed. His eyes followed up her arms until the rested at her tense expression. He could see the nervous tremors rumbling through her small body. Josh froze. He felt his chest tightening around his heart. The palpating organ gave off a dull pounding which echoed in his ears. What had happened?

Josh reached out a hesitant hand and made as if he was about to caress the scorched flesh. He quickly withdrew his slim fingers. What if it still hurt? Not even the mention of Namini’s brother could pull him out of his shock. He paused trying to organize coherent speech in front of the girl. Josh’s brows furrowed in confusion and bewilderment, “W-who… what did this to you?”

((Beach Bar> Sand n' Stuff // Sand n' Stuff))

David's lips curled into a charming smile at the woman's response. Yes, this woman was exactly the type of challenge he had been yearning for for quite some time. Her touch assured him of this. It was gentle and yet Ebony's delicate hand had seemed to leak some kind of romantic poison into his pores. She was a dangerous thrill and David...could not get enough of this fascinating unpredictability. One moment she seemed flustered, ashamed at having let her guard down, and then the next she was as cold and refreshingly charming as the sea itself. Staring thoughtfully into her silver eyes, David purred, "I guess that makes two of us then. We egotists need to stick together."

He followed her like a helpless child, though the smile never left his face,, continuing in a sarcastic sing-song tone, "And yes, let's. Who knows what inappropriate thing she's doing." David laughed. "And..though they may have cuter faces, overall, you've got the cuter figure. Don't let their half-torsos put you down, sweetie."

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Namini flinched nervously at the mere though of Josh's approaching hand. Luckily, the other teen drew his fingers back cautiously, relieving her of some new invisible worry. She shook her head, slowly dragging her own hands down her marred arms. They were eventually placed in front of her, giving her a damaged maiden like image. Taking a deep breath, Namini played her voice carefully, making sure that it didn't crack under the tension, "I'm fine! Really, Josh. You're such a worry wart."

But the want for freedom drove her to blab it. This secret she detested talking about!

"Besides, it wasn't a person or thing that did this. I did it to myself," she laughed bitterly, remembering the chilly winter night that called for all of her bravery and childishness. Namini made a deal and this was merely the price to pay. In her opinion, she was lucky. All she had to handle were some little scars.

((Sand n Stuff))

A smile, a rare genuine smile graced her sun-kissed lips as she whirled around to regard the Asian male. He was an oddity that was for sure. After all her mixed signals and highly unpredictable nature, he was still around. It was nice to finally meet a man that was able to banter back and forth with her with such ease and grace as David had.

Walking back to him, she looked up to his face with soft, sensual eyes and gently pushed herself up on her tiptoes. She came awfully close to his face, her lips so close that, if he wanted to, he could have kissed her. But as quick as that had happened she’d snatched her hat from his head and walked away, plopping the accessory back onto her violet strands. Ebony smirked, “Flattery will get you no where David.”

[[Sand n Stuff]]

Rivener was enjoying the warmth on his skin, calming his heart and his temper, settling him into a trance-like contentment. He still wasn't quite sure why he enjoyed the sun so much when he was supposed to be loving the night most of all. There was just something about the sun, warming him to his core...

As Rivener was about to fall asleep, something bumped into him harshly, startling the Raevan awake and up, floating off the sand to a "standing" position, a small cloud of sand stirred up by the sudden, quick motion. Wide red eyes glanced about viciously, landing on the dark-skinned, blonde-haired man who was apologizing profusely. Riv's gaze turned into an angry glare, and his stinger-tipped wings flared open threateningly for a moment before the Scorpion realized what he was doing.

Clearing his throat and forcing himself to calm down, Riv tucked his wings back and just glared. "Watch where you're going! There's people napping all over the place here, if you don't start looking at the ground you're going to get someone seriously hurt or pissed off, and next time they might not be as forgiving as I am!" Riv's fists were curling tightly, obviously conveying the message that he wasn't normally this forgiving at all, and had the black-skinned man bumped into him a few months earlier, Riv might have made him very sorry indeed.

Now that the berating was taken care of, Rivener finally registered who it was he was speaking to. ...This man, for lack of a better word, looked like a Raevan. Riv had certainly never seen a person look like that. "What are you?" he asked bluntly, crossing his arms petulantly, annoyed at being curious enough to keep talking to Mr Bumpy-pants.

((Sand and stuff))

Chris and Cierra finally staggered back on to the beach from the ocean, soaking wet with hair matted to foreheads and faces, Chris's eyes wide with shock.

Cierra looked at Chris, worried. "Are...are you alright?" she asked hesitantly, her hand reaching out to comfort equally as hesitant, as if she was afraid that Chris would smack it off or shy away.

Chris let Cierra touch her, still not saying anything. Just thinking about what she had seen sent her heart skittering wildly, though if it was from excitement or fear she couldn't tell. Perhaps it was a combination of both.

Cierra's expression was pained as she looked at Chris. Had this really been the right choice? Showing her this?

Chris looked up to see Cierra's face, and without pretense or hesitation, grabbed Cierra into a hug, burying her face into her shoulder.

"I want you to know right now," Chris told her, "That this has not changed the fact that we are friends. I do know that some things will change because of this," her arms quivering slightly as she said this. "But our friendship, that, will not change," she said firmly.

Hearing Chris's words, Cierra hugged her tighter, so glad that she hadn't made a mistake, and that she wouldn't have to run away.

They held each other for awhile, until the moment was interrupted by small cough. "Um, Cierra?" Chris gasped, "I kinda need to breathe...."

Cierra quickly released Chris, her face flushing and gaining that pissed-at-self look that she got whenever she was embarrassed. "Er....sorry about that...." she said, a bit flustered.

Chris grinned, ruffling Cierra's natural red hair (much to her annoyance), saying, "Nah, it's fine, you don't have the guts to do anything thing to me."

Cierra raised an eyebrow, her green eyes that were miraculously still etched in eyeliner after the swim glinting mischievously. Shaking her hair out like a dog, she gave a theatrical (but still rather terrifying) roar, snatching at Cierra.

Shrieking with laughter, Chris dodged out of the way and took of down the beach, Cierra not far behind in the crazy chase, laughter and roars echoing behind them.

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Rivener growled softly and pouted in annoyance as the stranger turned his question back on him. This guy didn't know Raevans? Why was he here, then? The fact that this was a public beach completely escaped Rivener's notice at the moment, as all he could see were people who were somehow interested in, or involved with, the Lab.

"Well, that didn't answer my question at all," Riv answered curtly, but he lifted his chin and decided he might as well inform this person of what he was walking into. "As for ME, I'm a Raevan. There's a ton of us here," he said with a wave of his hand towards the crowd, some of which lacking lower bodies like himself. "This is a Lab Party. You better be careful," Riv added with a mean smirk, leaning forward as though telling the dark-skinned man a secret. "Some Raevans can be rather violent." He was mostly thinking of Roux, who might have given this guy instant frostburn just for touching him without permission.

"So what's your name anyway? I'm Rivener."

(( Sand n Stuff ))

Shadow eyed the other at that growl and debated taking a step or two back, but then decided against it. Better to act a bit dumb and innocent than to act nervous in any way. That way, if he ended up having to just leave the camera somewhere, this guy probably wouldn't immediately suspect him of having taken it.

"Well, I wish I could answer it," he replied with another little shrug. "Can't tell ya what I don't know myself." Hm... a Raeven, eh? So that's what they were called. How interesting. "Yea, I can see there's a lot around, but I didn't know what was goin' on. This is usually a public beach so I was just ... taking a walk."

A little pause and he smiled, and held a hand out. "Nice to meet'cha Rivenar. I'm Shadow." Apparently, it didn't at all bother him that the other had probably been created in a lab and that he had no idea what he might or might not be able to do because of that fact.