The Beach - Friday - Hour or so before sundown - open party

[spectre_alenko]

It had taken some doing, including a run to the mainland, but mission accomplished. Kaidan closed down the C.I.C. early - most people had stayed indoors and avoided the heat during the day anyway - and hired a rickshaw to help tote things down to the beach.

Once there, he unloaded a couple large coolers, some paper shopping bags full of stuff, a pile of fabric - towels and beach blankets, mostly - a folding chair and a portable grill. He tipped the driver well and arranged for pickup later that night.

A large, colorful blanket was spread out and pinned at the corners with rocks to hold it down. The folding chair was opened, towels draped over the arms and beach blankets folded over the back. Grill unfolded, Kaidan staked the legs down so it wouldn't blow over, and circled the legs with rocks as added ballast.

Off to one side, he set the coolers. One was filled with ice, drinks, containers full of chilled fruit, some packages of ready-cooked brats. An assortment of other snacks was unceremoniously dumped from the paper bags onto a blanket next to the cooler. A disturbingly large container of glowstick necklaces was chucked onto the blanket as well.

The other cooler contained water-filled balloons...that were sitting on large, rectangular blocks of ice.

[Open! OCD is up. Come play.]

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Socialize!

[spectre_alenko]

Hang out on a blanket, steal a seat in Kaidan's chair, park your butt on the probably far too warm for comfort sand! Chat with friends and friendly strangers.

Re: Socialize!

[1000yearstoolate]

Seivarden really needed to get summer gloves. And possibly a swimsuit, since the water looked quite inviting right now. She sat down on a blanket, kicked her shoes of, and reached for a cool drink, then squinted up at the sky.

Re: Socialize!

[spectre_alenko]

"Hey, Seivarden. How've you been?" Kaidan asked, spotting the familiar face.

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[intraspective]

"Seivarden!" Ino carolled, smiling. "Hi! Aren't you hot, dressed like that?"

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[uncertain_dume]

Kanan glanced Seivarden's way, looking faintly amused.

"I feel marginally better about wearing boots in the park today," he mused.

Look, he'd gotten crap for it earlier, and now he was here wearing next to nothing because Kaidan had insisted. So seeing someone at the beach more or less fully dressed was actually vindicating.

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[special_rabbit]

"Thank the stars," Amaya had to grin a little as she spotted Seivarden and drifted over, "I'm not the only one overdressed. How's it going, Seivarden?"

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[intraspective]

Freed from her, uh, job, Ino was totally not averse to using the remnants of daylight to go to the beach party that…

Well, okay, no, it hadn't been advertised. But there were benefits to being a telepath and knowing when and where parties were going down was one of them. It also made figuring out what to wear super easy.

Bikini-clad, grinning, and with her ridiculously long hair in two twin braids that still reached nearly to her ankles, showed up, beach towel in hand.

"Okay," she said, "who do we need to thank for this and what form should that thanks come in?"

Re: Socialize!

[spectre_alenko]

Dear telepath: I'm so sorry you're anywhere near my broken boy, but at least he's in a good mood rn?

Kaidan turned, searching for whoever was asking about the responsible party. "Uh, probably me. Hi, I'm Kaidan. No thanks necessary.." His voice trailed off, and then a small smile played, "Actually, I take that back. How's your throwing aim?"

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[uncertain_dume]

"This is entirely Alenko's fault," Kanan called from where he was wrestling his dog for a piece of driftwood. "... Probably because of me, admittedly."

Kaidan had given him hell for wearing clothing in this weather. And so Kanan was here now, wearing nothing but his hair tie and a pretty tight pair of plain black swim trunks.

They were basically the swim trunk version of the underwear he wore, because Kanan was not necessarily an exciting man when it came to wardrobe choices.

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[uncertain_dume]

Well, Kanan had said he'd be here, so he was here. And he'd even gone out and gotten a swimsuit for the occasion.

It... was not an exciting swimsuit. It was, in fact, a very boring swimsuit. But it showcased his... legs... nicely. That was important, right?

Oh, and he'd brought his dog, which was probably the real draw, here.

Re: Socialize!

[spectre_alenko]

"Stance!" Kaidan greeted, kneeling down to snuggle the pupper, "You made it! And you brought your human! What a good dog you are! Yes you are, just a very good dog."

Only then did he address the human. "See you found some trunks," Kaidan grinned.

Re: Socialize!

[futurespacemom]

Hera wandered by a little later, having had to find a suit for herself. She might or might not be appreciating Kanan's legs. She was definitely ruffling Stance's fur when he came to say hi.

Re: Socialize!

[special_rabbit]

Far be it from Amaya to turn down an invitation to a sort-of party, especially after a long day of work and considering that she would actually be the proper age for this one and didn't think she was a wanton vampiress, either. She didn't think she'd be getting in the water, but she'd brought a couple packs of those fancy craft beers from the store and was ready to unwind. Not a bad way to pass the time between when she could just get right back to work.

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[intraspective]

"Yo, person I don't think I've talked to before," Ino said cheerfully. "Is your beer for sharing or do people have to fend for themselves?"

Don't give her one, Amaya. She'd drink like half of it and abandon the rest.

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[battlewithstyle]

Mitsutada arrived in dark blue swim trunks and... gloves.

He insisted on wearing the gloves still.

Because... because he's Mitsutada.

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[what_the_shock]

Beach parties were something Miguel could definitely do. He was out here in trunks and sunglasses, grinning.

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[2_old_for_this]

Peter wasn't a huge beach person, but his friends were here, so why not? He'd managed to dig out a swimsuit, though he'd probably mostly be sitting on the sand.

Get in the water!

[spectre_alenko]

Swim, wade, float, splash around, just don't drown.

Re: Get in the water!

[spectre_alenko]

Kaidan flew down the sand, cajoling and egging on Stance, who was doing his doggy barky best to be as joyful as a hound can be.

The two hit the water with a tremendous splash, frolicking in the surf at wading level and playing a form of tag. Eventually, Kaidan leapt into a dive, taking him into deeper water. Stance followed him, dog-paddling gamely. Kaidan splashed at him, laughing. Stance's face was in a wide canine grin as he tried to catch the splashes with his jaws. Then Kaidan would swim back to shallows, and they'd chase each other again.

This is what fun looks like, Kanan. Take notes.

Nom some noms

[spectre_alenko]

Have a beverage, snacks, fire up the grill, try not to choke on partially-frozen grapes.

Note: Kaidan has not provided alcohol, just non-alcoholic drinks and water.

Waterbaloon Fiiiiiiight!

[spectre_alenko]

You know what to do here. You'd think that cooler could only hold a finite amount of chilled water balloons.

You'd think.

You'd be wrong.

Welcome to Fandom.

Mod your fun

[spectre_alenko]

Feeling antisocial? Come up with a creative idea for other fun? This ain't Burger King, but this thread is mos def 'Do It Your Way'.

Private word with Kaidan

[spectre_alenko]

Need to talk to the troublemaker? He's here.

OOC

[spectre_alenko]

It is too hot to live, both in Baltimore and in MN, today. Come enjoy some vicarious online beach fun, hopefully from somewhere indoors and air conditioned.

Re: OOC

[what_the_shock]

It is apparently 90F (that is just over 32, C folks) here, and UGH.

If god had wanted us to go outside, they wouldn't have given us A/C!

*snarls and curls up inside the freezer*