The Beach, Tuesday Night

[intraspective]

Ino had sent an island-wide text to the beach: Firework party at the beach tonight!

She and Reno hadn't really had to do much past that. It wasn't a birthday party, or a surprise party, and the beach and the fireworks would be more than enough decoration for a spur of the moment thing like this.

There was pizza (of all kinds), chips, soda, and Reno'd been good to his word for grabbing a few cases of beer and coolers. She'd brought a couple of blankets and lawn chairs down to the beach for people who didn't think ahead to bring their own.

Groovy Tunes had been cheerfully ransacked (she'd left Jono a sticky note asking permission) and so music was blaring out over the beach, inviting people to come on down if her text message hadn't been enough for them.

Even if no one else showed up, it was going to be a good time. Explosions, music, food, and fun were going to happen no matter what.

[PARTY FOR ALL! Please wait for the OCD is up, up and away!]

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Arrive/Mingle

[intraspective]

Show up, steal a blanket, get comfy!

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[intraspective]

Ino had a cooler in one hand, was wearing her bathing suit, and playing with a sparkler in her free hand.

Yeah, this was going to be great. She grinned up at the sky.

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[raspberryturk]

Hell yeah, Reno was here.

In a suit. Because Reno. But even so, he was kicking back with his ass in the sand and a beer in his hand, quite happy with this arrangement.

Even if nobody wandered by, he and his Rookie were gonna blow some shit up. What wasn't to love?

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[intraspective]

There was so much to love!

"No swimwear?" she teased him.

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[raspberryturk]

"What, you figure I own swimwear?" Reno grinned right on back and gave his shoulders an easy shrug. "I think you overestimate just how much I brought back with me to the island, yo."

He'd brought the ferret!

...

It was a short list of things.

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[intraspective]

"I've seen your swimwear before," she scoffed. "And if you ain't got nothing here, you need to go shoppin'."

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[raspberryturk]

"Then I need to go shoppin'," Reno replied, shrugging. "Didn't bring much. Plus side is it made it easier to make a place for myself in some random house, yo."

He was still kind of proud of that, okay. Just walk into a house and inform the tenants that he lived there now, and it worked? And one of them was the head of the island's law enforcement, no less.

He hadn't lost his touch, at least.

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[hernando_fuentes]

Hernando had almost missed the text. His phone had been ringing constantly all week as Lito tried and failed to contact him. At the last minute he'd given in and read it and been surprised by an invitation to a party. He'd no idea how he'd gotten included but it was a nice gesture.

He showed up in swim trunks, sandals, and a light cotton button shirt, carrying a towel. He hung out kind of by the food table, hoping to spot a newly familiar face or two. It was, after all, a small island.

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[intraspective]

"Yo!" Ino said cheerfully, lifting her cooler at the guy she didn't recognize in greeting. "New guy! Who're you?"

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[hernando_fuentes]

"Hello," Hernando greeted, "Hernando Fuentes. I have opened the new tea and art cafe on Serendipity."

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[intraspective]

She grinned impishly at him, her pupil-less blue eyes alight with amusement.

"You've only continued the tea war," she chided him. "Shame on you."

But she didn't sound like he really ought to be ashamed. Ino thought it was funny.

"I'm Iris," she said, "owner of Pick Your Poison."

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[hernando_fuentes]

"There is a tea...war?" Hernando asked uncertainly. His English was pretty good, but nowhere near a native speaker level. "I'm sorry, I don't understand?"

"It is nice to meet you, Iris," he inclined his head a bit, "I read about your store in the business directory. Perhaps we could talk sometime? I read you mix your own tea blends?"

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[nuclear_snide]

Bob wasn't stealing anything, but if there was the slightest chance at a good time, he was showing up.

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[intraspective]

What if there was a higher than slightest chance of a good time?

"Here for explosions?" Ino carolled.

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[nuclear_snide]

"Here for whatever you've got." Bob gave her an appreciative once-over before giving her a smile and a little bow. "Bob, at your service."

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[intraspective]

She always did like being appreciated. Her grin widened.

"Iris," she said, "at yours. In theory, anyway. In practice I'm kind of terrible at being at anyone's service."

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[puppy_fair]

Miss a party being thrown by his favorite girl? Zack would never. And he'd brought his dog along, too, of course. She was already calm in the face of most things, and she'd be fine around the fireworks so long as he stayed with her.

He'd brought a frisbee along and was throwing it for Girl to run to fetch in the meantime. It was a nice enough evening for it.

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[intraspective]

"Girl!" she said, beaming. "You came!"

And, okay, sure. That guy she was engaged to.

Ino blew him a kiss.

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[puppy_fair]

Hey, Zack knew where he was on that list of priorities. He totally understood. He winked and grinned right back to her as Girl trotted over to say hi, the frisbee in her mouth.

"She wouldn't have missed this for anything," he called over.

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[intraspective]

She laughed, kneeling down to cuddle Girl and to steal her frisbee all at the same time.

"That's because she's a good girl!"

Ino wiggled the frisbee teasingly for Girl and then tossed it for her, back in Zack's direction.

Food & Drink

[intraspective]

It's there, it's moddable (nothing fancy, though!), and it's free for the taking!

Dance?

[intraspective]

Sure, why not! Dance to the music while on the beach!

Fireworks!

[intraspective]

There's sparklers for all! And much, much more! Feel free to mod your skyplosions!

Other things? Other things!

[intraspective]

Fancy a walk on the beach? Or want to make out not far from the party? Or whatever else you come up with? Do it here!

OOC

[intraspective]

Reno and Jono totally modded with permission, yoto!