Impromptu Beach Party, The Beach, Around Sunset Friday

[nobloodymessiah.livejournal.com]

So Eleanor and Celia were on complicated terms at the moment. It wasn't bad, they weren't exactly fighting, but neither of them were budging, which was casting a serious pall over an already long week.

This was exactly the sort of moment that called for the beach party they had been meaning to throw all bloody summer. Obviously, what they needed to do was stop planning and just throw it. Tell a few friends, ask them to tell a few friends, and get the message out that way.

Holding it spur of the moment made it a very simplified party -- no themes, no decorations, no posters tacked up around town. But they did have the essentials: food, music, and a large bonfire.

Really, what else did you need?

(Open to EVERYONE, EVER. Feel free to assume someone mentioned it to you or that you just stumbled by for no good reason. There's a bonfire, it's easy enough to spot! OCD INCOMING UP!)

Comments

Arrive/Mingle!

[nobloodymessiah.livejournal.com]

Show off your swimsuit, or sundress, or whatever you decided to wear down to the beach.

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[notaweenie.livejournal.com]

Barry arrived for said party in your standard swimming trunks and an old t-shirt that had a circle surrounding an equals sign.

He was also using a wipe of some sort to clean engine grease off his hands as he had just arrived from the warehouse.

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[not-called-icky.livejournal.com]

Ichabod certainly wasn't wearing a swimsuit of any kind. A nice shirt and a coat was the proper thing to wear to a party, wasn't it? He was prepared by now to other people wearing next to nothing though, and that wouldn't stop him from enjoying a party.

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[tigerundercover]

End of summer bonfire beach party thrown by her first little sib? Damn right Raven was there. She was mimicking a cute little bikini, sunglasses, and sunhat. She found herself a nice centralish spot on the beach, and wondered if maybe she should have thought to bring along an actual towel.

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[kenselvren]

Jalian was in denim shorts as small as she'd been able to find, and a top that just covered her (not terribly substantial) breasts. (She would be terribly jealous if she ever learned Raven got to go around naked!)

And a knife. Well, plural, but only the one on her leg was visible.

What?

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[theheadkid.livejournal.com]

Being from a place like Missouri meant Travis didn't get a lot of chances to swim. So, he couldn't pass up the opportunity to swim even if he felt a little weird being so new and not knowing anyone.

He had his trunks and a tee shirt on and was really fascinated by the feeling of his toes in the sand. A few years ago he thought he'd never experience the beach. The huge scar ringing his neck was basically made this possible.

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[likes-ducklings.livejournal.com]

Rapunzel was thrilled that there was a party to cap off her already-exciting week of classes. She had a swimsuit (http://www.modcloth.com/shop/twopiece-swimwear/hollywood-frills-swimsuit-top) she'd gotten earlier this summer, despite having no intention of swimming, and was wearing a sarong (http://www.1worldsarongs.com/sarong-kd-half-df-3.html) over it. (She wasn't really worried about her modesty as much as other girls who dressed like she did might have been, given -- well, who'd want to look at her, anyway? She might as well be comfy.)

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[fly-so-serious.livejournal.com]

Joker was in his normal beachwear: comfy t-shirt and swimming trunks that were a little tighter than modern fashion liked, his Systems Alliance baseball cap, ... and his leg braces and crutches.

"Let's get this party started!"

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com]

No, Elsa had not decided to wear a swimsuit today. She had absolutely no intention of going into the water at all. She and the Atlantic were somewhat at odds, and she didn't quite feel like making up with it just yet.

But she was wearing a cute sundress, a simple teal sleeveless something that went slightly past the knee and left a little more ankle visible than she was used to. And yes, that was going to be her concession to the fact that this was intended to be a beach party.

For Elsa, it was pretty impressive.

Re: Arrive/Mingle!

[ultimatehottie.livejournal.com]

Was Johnny late? Yes. Was Johnny wearing nothing but his fireproof swim trunks? Yes. He was of the opinion that this made up for whatever amount of lateness didn't count as "fashionable."

Food

[nobloodymessiah.livejournal.com]

There's a long buffet table set up with a moddable array of typical outdoor fare. Hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, veggies, fruit, lemonade, soda, juices, desserts -- this list is meant to be illustrative and not exhaustive. Mod yourself some snacks or dinner or whatever you like.

Re: Food

[nobloodymessiah.livejournal.com]

Eleanor had her swimsuit (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v328/Rellyjean/eleanor/hobiefringetankini.png), and she had even brought a sarong (http://www.sassysarongs.com/Ruffle-Sarong-White-Long-p/131g-wh.htm) for later, in case it got cold.

For now, she was pouring herself some lemonade and sampling the food.

Re: Food

[notaweenie.livejournal.com]

Barry typically sticks to eating organic foods but every on e and a while you just have to sit down and have a burger.

Mmm. Beef.

Re: Food

[kenselvren]

Vegetables and fruit were good, and Jalian was grateful for them. It still amazed her all the extra food around here.

Music / Dancing

[nobloodymessiah.livejournal.com]

There's also a table with a CD changer and several CDs scattered about -- on loan from Eleanor's job, natch. (No one has told this girl about MP3s yet, okay?) Feel free to pop in something you want to hear, play your hand at DJing, or to hang out in front of the music table and dance. Good times.

Re: Music / Dancing

[14andseven]

So, on the one hand, Roland felt like a dirty old man, hanging around a bunch of scantily clad teenagers.

On the other, you didn't survive as a street musician long without learning to spot a potential audience.

He found himself a spot that wasn't too close to the CD player, to make sure the music didn't clash too much, and gave his guitar a quick tune.

Beach Boys seemed appropriate as a starter. If anyone decided to listen, he'd ask for requests, next.

Watch the Waves

[nobloodymessiah.livejournal.com]

Hey, sometimes you just want to sit in the sand and take it all in. Go nuts.

Re: Watch the Waves

[pasunereveuse.livejournal.com]

Celia wasn't exactly watching the waves so much as stretched daintily on a towel with her book and an enormous sun hat. While the fight over whether she'd wear her swimsuit to this or not had been a bit less...well, consequential than the other ongoing argument she and Eleanor were having, this one had been much easier to lose gracefully. (It helped that Eleanor had absolutely refused to see the reasoning of tasteful sundresses, today.)

She felt self-conscious, again, with so much skin (http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/pasunereveuse/66082012/702/702_original.png) exposed, but it really was her last chance to wear it before next year, probably. And yes, maybe it was antisocial to hide with a book at a party one was helping to throw, but this was a case of 'wear the swimsuit, or talk to people and be social.' Maybe she'd put on something decent later and actually mingle.

Re: Watch the Waves

[halfbad.livejournal.com]

It didn't seem like a terrible idea to check out the party. It wasn't like Nathan had been invited to many back home and he did like the beach. It was outside and with the sun setting and the wind coming off the ocean, he felt strong. He felt good.

He breathed in and let the water lap over his bare feet.

Bonfire

[nobloodymessiah.livejournal.com]

Off to one side, there's a large pile of logs stacked up and a nice roaring bonfire. Gather around it. Dance. Chatter. Watch the fire burn. Roast marshmallows. You do you.

Re: Bonfire

[notaweenie.livejournal.com]

Barry had settled down by the fire and was now roasting marshmallows. Actually he was just setting them on fire and watching them become charred bits.

He had weird ways of relaxing.

Re: Bonfire

[ultimatehottie.livejournal.com]

Of course Johnny was at the bonfire. Not close enough to attract the flame to him unintentionally, but close enough that he could toss small fireballs in to join the rest of the flames.

Nightswimming

[nobloodymessiah.livejournal.com]

Remembering that night
September's coming soon
I'm pining for the moon
And what if there were two,
Side by side in orbit,
Around the fairer sun?

*cough* That is. Go ahead and swim under the dusk / moonlight.

If you want to swim out with your sweetie and get affectionate, feel free, but remember NSFW goes in your own journal.

Re: Nightswimming

[tigerundercover]

Swimming in the dark? Sounded like fun. Plus there was the fact that in the water at night was one of the few places that no one would think she was really weird or rude being visibly naked.

The fact that there was no swimsuit left on the shore was one of those little details no one would really notice, right?

OOC

[nobloodymessiah.livejournal.com]

Sometimes, you have the day off work and decide it's time for a beach party.

Celia modded with permission. HAVE AT!