date 1 - beach group b

[snackcakeordeath]

🍰 You're here at the beach🏖️ with some of the people YOU rated the 🔥hottest🔥 in town, so get ready for your chance to make a summer memory that'll last forever☀️!

🍰 It's up to you to create the 💖best date ever💖. Pick your special someone or someones and find an activity to really wow 'em!

🍰 If sun and surf🏄 doesn't float their boat, then make your move during that gorgeous sunset, or around a bonfire in the evening--timing and activities🦈 are up to you.

🍰 You'll need a public thread with all of your teammates where at least 1 thing is done as a group👫👬. Feel free to have any number of additional threads, public or private, with individual or groups of teammates; the extra effort should pay off with both your datemates and your hosts. Assume that everyone has opportunities to be 💑alone👩‍❤️‍👩🏽 with each other person.

🍰 At the end of the dates💕, you'll play Marry💍/Kiss💋/Kill☠️ on your datemates. Rate your dates✌️🖕 and you're free to go--but remember, they'll be rating you, too😨🤞. Hopefully you pulled out all the stops for all your dates!😎⚰️

🍰 Need some activity suggestions?
+ Swimming, snorkeling, or surfing🏄
+ Kite flying, beach volleyball, or burying someone into a sand castle🐚
+ Scary stories, sparklers, or s'mores over the bonfire🎆
+ Don't forget suntan lotion, you wouldn't want your poor datemates to burn!👒

🍰 At the end of the day, vote here.

Comments

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

Such as when to walk away from a fight?

[glances again at the bandages]

Some of them. European dragons tend to have larger wings and bodies, and longer limbs. Eastern dragons are longer and thinner, like snakes, and can fly from their own magic. Where I'm from, we tend to lean more towards the European influence, though you can find a mishmash of both. You have different dragons?

[you_like_ike]

I didn't realize there were so many dragon tribes. The ones I know of are black, red, and white dragons. Their country is isolationist, so it's rare to see them, but I've met a few. The Prince was very generous to us when our ship ran aground by their shore, but he couldn't actually allow us in because of the King's decree.

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

...You met a dragon? In real life?

[you_like_ike]

Yes. Their natural forms are at least twice as tall as me, and very strong... we were lucky to have one fight with us for a short time. In their form that looks like us, they don't have many distinguishing features like Ranulf does, but I hear they have incredibly long lifespans. The Prince was apparently over a hundred years old, but he looked younger and smaller than me, and had dark hair and red eyes.

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

[obviously thinking of something--then obviously nipping that thought in the bud and shaking his head]

That's an incredible opportunity, though. Such noble creatures...

[hesitates, then]

I met the spirit of a dragon, once. ...Possibly. It was probably some mass hallucination or some other trick. Even so, it left an impression on me.

[you_like_ike]

That sounds incredible, too. What sort of impression?

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

Well, there was some of the old chosen one-reincarnation-fated warrior BS, but setting that aside... Dream or no, I just got a sense of power, but with grace and finesse. Intelligence and wisdom. It was...inspiring.

[you_like_ike]

Real or not, that is a fortunate experience.

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

You're awfully generous. Most people would just say I was insane. If I wasn't so intimate with the situation, I'd agree with them.

[you_like_ike]

It sounds more like inspiration than insanity. You seem happy when you talk about it.

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

[shifts a bit]

...Whatever it was, it wasn't a bad memory. More importantly, how's your leg? No need to amputate?

[you_like_ike]

It's not bad. I don't think I even need a healer.

...I should change now. Like you said. Mind if I do it right here? I don't see anyone else nearby.

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

Doesn't matter to me. You probably haven't got anything I haven't seen before.

[you_like_ike]

[Stands and brushes sand off, stretching his leg to test it on the injury. Then gets to changing into swim trunks. He's faced away from Kaiba as he does. So if Kaiba is getting an eyefull, Ike doesn't even notice.]

...That's better. Maybe I'll go back into the water.

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

[He can neither confirm nor deny such an action taking place. He CAN (and does) check out the water for Jaws 2: the Return]

Go for it. Seems like no more unwanted visitors for now. Could be a good time for a float.

[you_like_ike]

Feel free to join me when you can. I could use a hand if anything else does come up.

[Wades back in. This time going deeper.]

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

[hesitates--the last time he was at the beach he spent 99% of the time working on his laptop--but since that's not an option he'll follow after, conveniently having changed when he got the bandaids okok]

That actually would be quite a story to bring home. If only this place were stocked with tridents around for this Poseidon adventure...

[you_like_ike]

I miss having a sword in my hand. Let me know if you do run across any weapons.

[Starts swimming as it gets deeper, but after awhile...]

...Huh? What's this? ...I can't see the bottom anymore.

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

Sure, I'll check the closet for battle axes when we get home.

[kaiba doesn't go out quite as far, and seems to check back regularly to see how far the current has taken them from where they started]

The ocean's pretty deep, that's the point. Bad time to get a cramp, if you were considering it.

[you_like_ike]

I know, but... it's just... dark here. It must be very deep.

[Treads back, closer to Kaiba.]

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

Could be anything down there. Maybe a sunken ship. Maybe more ancient sea life. Maybe--

[he breaks off, twitching away from something]

--Could you not?

[you_like_ike]

...Not what? You don't want me close?

[Backs off a bit.]

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

No, I--

[he flinches away again, this time staring down but it's too dark to see much]

Something keeps brushing my leg.

[you_like_ike]

Seaweed? Or...

[Comes closer again.]

[blueeyeswaifudragon]

!

[it is dark below, but that's not due to the water being any less clear. but this time, if one's paying attention, a flash of something can be seen moving through the water, something long and thin and pale that's not legs--or at least not kaiba's leg--zipping ikewards before dipping deeper, out of sight]