Selkie Cove, all day Tuesday

[cheminthehead.livejournal.com]

Antarctica was one of the coldest places on Earth. And now, just off the coast, was a great big chunk of warm.

Tuesday morning found the beach at Selkie Cove awash with seals. Happy, barking, frolicking seals, who were very pleased to find a polar bear and orca free environment in which to sun themselves.

Being not at all familiar with humans, they had no fear of them, and so would merely react with puzzlement and/or curiosity at seeing one. Any food that might be offered would definitely be looked upon with favour.

[ooc: come and look at/feed and/or play with/pat (within reason; they're still wild critters!) the seals! Seals can lumber around, so also feel free to mod them as being around the town, but not up in the school or grounds. The hill's a wee bit steep for them.]

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Morning

[cheminthehead.livejournal.com]

The beach has seals!

Re: Morning

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

Savannah had never been up close to seals before. She had seen them on TV and stuff, of course, but never up close and personal like this. That would be why, after taking Destiny back to the dorms, she was sitting on some rocks, watching and sketching the seals.

Re: Morning

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"What are you working on?" Isabel asked.

Re: Morning

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

Savannah looked up and gave Isabel a small smile. "Seals. I've never seen them before."

Re: Morning

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I saw them at Sea World in San Diego once," she replied. "But somehow this is so much better."

And apparently a lot more interactive as one lumbered by and forced Isabel to step out of the way.

Re: Morning

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

Savannah watched the seal with fascination and smile more like one of her usual ones made an appearance as she flipped a page in her pad and started sketching Isabel and the seal.

"They're really amazing."

Re: Morning

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Seriously. This is Wild Kingdom at an entirely new level of high def."

The seal stopped and barked in apparent agreement and Isabel wrinkled her nose at the fish breath. "Smell-o-vision even."

"So how are you doing?"

Re: Morning

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

"I think he's adorable."

At Isabel's question, the smile faltered a bit. "I've honestly had better weeks... months, even."

Re: Morning

[ktarian-wildman.livejournal.com]

Naomi came down to the beach early in the morning, she found a place to sit down so that she could just watch the seals.

Re: Morning

[time-flyer-5.livejournal.com]

Jen had been out to check on her ship (she really had to get that thing completely fixed and housed somewhere safe before Bridge left at the end of the summer) and couldn't help noticing the seals on her way back.

And . . . seals! Up close! She had to stop and watch for a while. Purely in the name of scientific observation, of course.

Because scientific observation required the occasional quiet squee or "awww."

Re: Morning

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

Hinata found a place on the rocks where she could just sit and watch the seals. She'd never seen them before, and they all seemed very sweet.

Re: Morning

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

With time to kill till she had to make her trip back to Alexandria, Isabel was out and about exploring.

When she saw the seals she had to stop and take a picture with her phone to send to Max.

Guess where we are this week?

She found a comfortable rock to perch on and waited for his reply.

Re: Morning

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean had bundled up Gracie and taken her out for some fresh air and, apparently to see seals.

Re: Morning

[demons-death.livejournal.com]

"Kit-eeee!" Gracie crowed, reaching out of Dean's arms towards the seals.

Re: Morning

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

No, the opposite pole, Isabel texted. Go figure.

Looking up she grinned at the new arrivals. "This is better then the seal exhibit at Sea World. Hi Dean. Hi Grace!"

Re: Morning

[demons-death.livejournal.com]

Grace immediately hid her face in Dean's shoulder.

Re: Morning

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

Dean snorted. "This is a new phase. Pretend shyness. I say pretend because I don't think I've ever met anyone less shy."

Afternoon

[cheminthehead.livejournal.com]

And yet more seals!

Evening

[cheminthehead.livejournal.com]

And still more seals!

OOC

[cheminthehead.livejournal.com]

Leaving off the OOC thread might seal our fate.

Re: OOC

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

*facepalm*

Re: OOC

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

*grins* I couldn't resist!

Re: OOC

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

*snickers*

I see that.

Re: OOC

[baskiceball.livejournal.com]

Thanks to Arrested Development, I now have an irrational fear of seals.

They'll bite your hand off, you know.

Re: OOC

[time-flyer-5.livejournal.com]

You're so my pun hero.