[open] gotta get down on...saturday

[littlecousin]

Characters: OPEN
Date: 9/7, early afternoon through night
Location: shell edge somewhere
Situation: impromptu partay
Warnings/Rating: warn in individual threads, if necessary

This is a party. Kara had the idea and Nita managed the execution. With some Green Lantern help (the universe's most powerful weapon? great for transporting buffet tables and tiki torches) a section of "beach" has been set up with snacks, a surprisingly good bar, deck chairs, and various pool toys--where Nita came by an inflatable horsey ring is anyone's guess.

As it gets closer to evening, the grill is lit and heartier foods are available, though the selection runs rather heavily to fish, since the ocean is right there and nothing can outswim either of your hostesses. That said, you owe it to yourself to try the grilled pineapple.

Anyway, you know what to do.

[OOC: Roll your own threadstarters, and remember to mark if it's open or closed!]

Comments

Nita | open

[littlecousin]

A. In the water

[This is, of course, her natural habitat, and Nita's as graceful as dolphin underwater, coming up from the depths in a streak of blond hair and green scales, or diving back down in a cloud of bubbles.

She only plays "Jaws" (hummed theme song and all) with people she knows won't mind being upended from their rafts or yanked underwater by an ankle, but no one who ventures into the water even as deep as their knees is safe from getting splashed.]

B. Running the grill

[When she got here, Nita couldn't cook anything that didn't have microwave instructions. Necessity and Favrielle are great teachers, however, and she's since gotten respectably proficient in the art of applying fire to food. Taking a grill shift, she keeps the swordfish steaks and various kebabs coming with only minor bobbles.

At some point in her tenure on the turtle, Nita acquired a "KISS THE COOK" apron, and will in fact cheerfully hand out pecks on the cheek if requested. Keep it friendly, though. She can hurl a car the length of a football field.]

A

[idavid]

[Guess who is completely waterproof and a great swimmer? This android. Who happens to be slowly swimming up behind you Nita.]

[littlecousin]

[She doesn't know David well enough yet to engage in a little friendly violence, so instead Nita just closes the distance between them in a flash, skimming just below the water's surface.]

Hi, David!

[How the heck she's floating with her head and shoulders out of the water yet not so much as kicking her legs occasionally is anyone's guess.]

B!

[mccallmemaybe]

[ Scott follows the smell of food to where the grill is and recognizes Nita from briefly talking to her on the network. ]

Hey. Sorry about the lack of green bikini. I couldn't get hold of one at short notice but maybe next time.

[littlecousin]

Oh well. You're new, so I guess I won't count it against you.

[She points her tongs at the grill.]

Want anything?

Erica Reyes | Open!

[unfettered]

[Erica has been on the turtle two days. She should be worrying about how she got there, how she's there to fight some Big Bad creature or something, or even just the fact that she's apparently from several months in Isaac, Scott, and Stiles' past and none of them will talk to her about it. At the very least she should be trying to find a job or something.

But instead Erica is indulging herself in decidedly not thinking about it for a moment. She hears Nita's post about a party at the edge of the turtle's shell, that Green Lanterns are offering to carry people out there, and all Erica cares about is finding a swimsuit. Nita is nice enough to lend her one, which is how she ends up at the beach in one of Nita's Atlantean swimsuits and looking more than a little pleased about how she fills it out. Derek's Bite is the Gift That Keeps On Giving if nothing else than for the fact that she can finally wear something like that and not have to worry about humiliating herself.

So, she can be found from afternoon to evening sunning herself on a towel on the sand, swimming in the ocean, trying all of the food (especially the pineapple which is delicious), and even trying to sneak a drink or two from the bar because why not? It's not like there's anyone who's going to stop her, is there?]

[tactile_telekinesis]

[Okay, Kon had heard Nita's post about a party and he couldn't even word what level of excitement he had been at. Parties were his let out, it was a thing on the turtle where he could just not have to worry about anything. So to say he raced there was an understatement.

Recharging his battery in a relaxing way sounded like heaven right now and he was about to set down a towel and soak some rays. However, Erica happened to be incredibly rude and be here on the beach. Had he seen her on the network? Did he remember what he had to eat for breakfast the other day? Kon set his towel down, though it was a little closer to her than he was going to get. Okay, she looked amazing, and Kon was going to get to know her. Yup. Sorry Erica.

So this is Kon, flopping down on the sand after making a like sand nest to lie in. But he sits up instead and looks over at her, just over the rim of his sunglasses.]

Hey there, let me guess, you're new here, right?

[unfettered]

[Yep, Erica is super rude coming to the beach looking hot in a bikini. How dare she?

Kon doesn't catch her attention until he flops down on the sand nearby, making a bit of a fuss to get comfortable. She doesn't pay him more attention than that until he sits up and turns toward her. Raising an eyebrow, she turns her head to the side to look back at him.]

Yeah. Got here with the last batch of people. Let me guess, you're not.

[Not a difficult thing to deduce from the way he asks.]

[bereavements]

[ He finally works up the nerve to drop by her towel. Scott's talking to Stiles and Isaac assured him he'd be fine. But, all he can do is pretend everything is normal and try to help her acclimate. She was a friend. She was his best friend. Just because alliances have shifted, that doesn't mean they can't work up to that from his end again. ]

Hey, I uh - was going to go for a swim. Wanna join?

David | Open

[idavid]

[David, unfortunately, cannot enjoy the food, but that does not mean that he cannot enjoy the company. He saw the network post from Nita and actually made a quick trip around the stores in Keeliai as he had not seen any need to invest in swimwear as of yet. He picked the most monochromatic thing he could find from the fashion choices available, a simple pair of trunks with a diligently tied drawstring. Nudity at the Bacchanal's wrestling rings was one thing. Accidental nudity at a party was another, after all.

David can be found in the water, rifling through the sand for things of interest, or perhaps just standing aside and enjoying the open air.]

Stiles | Open

[skybluejeep]

[Stiles has on swimming trunks! ...And a t-shirt to cover up the rest of his body. Considering that the wolves he hangs out with seem to have zero problem baring their bodies, Stiles still lags behind in that respect. Hm.

He's hiding under a shady tree, because one does not maintain such flawless porcelain skin by spending too much time in the sun. (He turns into a lobster when he's not careful. Also, skin cancer. No.) And he's sipping on a fruity drink of some sort. Come say hi!]

[unfettered]

[Can werewolves get sunburns? Erica's not sure. She doubts it. Tanning could be a thing, or her skin could heal. Suffice to say, she's not worried about any of it. Spotting Stiles hiding under the shade, however, she wanders over his way, with a drink in hand.]

What'd they set you up with?

[She nods to his drink. It seems for the moment she's feeling like playing nice.]

[myownhand]

[And Merida is going to just be bouncing up, eyes surveying the entire party. She'd been invited earlier by a message from Stiles, so she'd figure she'd at least come by to check what all the fuss was about.



But she had one big question.]

....So, does everyone just dress like this when they swim?

[Because here she is in her dress feelin' a bit outta place kthxbye]

Korra | OPEN

[alphatar]

Early Afternoon

[Getting a lift from one of the lanterns was awkward, but Korra manages to keep quiet for the very short trip. Once there she and Naga can be found munching on snacks, lying on towels, or at the bar, but mainly they can be found in the water using pool toys and waterbending. Her swimsuit is practical and interchangeable with her usual clothing.

Approach the playful Avatar with caution. She will splash. Repeatedly.]

Evening

[Once the grill gets fired up Korra can be found at one of the nearby wooden tables, Naga laying next to her deck chair, winding down from a day at the beach waiting for the food to be cooked. Occasionally petting Naga or firebending to keep the grill’s flame going, Korra is lazily (but happily) slumped into her chair.]

afternoon

[littlecousin]

Korra!

[SUB-MARINER TACKLE!

Nita knows Korra can take a bit of friendly roughhousing, so she surfaces just long enough to shout a greeting-cum-warning before going for a football-style takedown under the water.]

Kon || Open (One started closed to Bart)

[tactile_telekinesis]

Closed to Bart

Kon hadn't even given a warning as soon as he heard about the party. He knew it was going to be good because Nita and Kara were hosting it, you know...one step down from him. So that was when he'd left his own suite and went in search for Bart because wow, really they needed this hang out. Would Tim go? Kon never thought of Tim as a party goer but hey, the invitation was open.

He knocked on the door to the suite he was hoping Bart would be at, not waiting before he called out.

"Baaaaart? C'mon man there's a party on the beach, we gotta go!"

Open

Kon had now been at the party for a couple of hours and spent most of it mingling with other people. Having fun and generally using it as a great excuse to forget pretty much everything. The day was perfect for it he could either be caught sprawled on in the sun, making a sand sculpture of complete awesomeness or in the water.

He doesn't bite, so come say hi.

[backinakidflash]

It's not like Bart ever takes long to answer a door - if anything, he's faster about it here than he was back home, because all of the knocks are either for A. Him or B. Tim. The Tim knocks can be commandeered as Bart knocks - the people that they know largely overlap. Anyone that's OK with Tim is OK with Bart, so really every knock is someone that he knows or a possibly interesting someone that he wants to find out about. He doesn't miss the Jehovah's Witnesses knocks, but he could really go for some elicit Girl Scout cookies. New people are the closest thing he's going to get to a real endorphin rush without video games or trouble (the former don't seem to exist here; the latter he could do without for awhile).

But as he's slowing down to properly open the door, Kon is talking on the other side. While Kon's not new, he's every bit as good if not better than new people. Particularly when he's promising a beach party.

And now the door's open, and Bart's leaning against the frame. "I'm in. When's it start? Do I need a swimsuit? Cause the kedan forgot to pack mine. Not to mention my toothbrush."

[iguanasolution]

Frank was just- standing around, watching others have fun and being overall an awkward teenager (tm). He wasn't really sure why he had even came here if he was honest, he wasn't even big on parties back at home, and that was when he actually had Hazel with him.

But then he sees a kid doing kind of the best sandcastle ever. And he lets out an startled 'wow' before he approaches him.

"You must be an expert on this kind of thing."

Scott & Isaac | open!

[mccallmemaybe]

[ One of the main reasons Scott was going to this beach party was because he knew Stiles was going and if alcohol was there, Scott really didn't want Stiles to get as drunk as he did at the Bacchanal. A very drunk Stiles had led to some very awkward conversations with his roommates. The last thing Scott wanted was for Stiles to come back from the party talking about threesomes again.

Isaac wasn't much of a beach person but Scott had dragged him along anyway, to take his mind off the whole Erica situation... except Erica was apparently going too. But maybe they could all have fun together and not think about how none of them had the balls to tell Erica the truth.

Clad in board shorts, the boys look around for anyone they might know. The sun gets in Scott's eyes so he uses Isaac's height to block out the sun for him. ]

[bereavements]

[ Isaac has a lot on his mind. With Erica's arrival came a new set of nightmares. He hoped he'd kept those under wraps. Images of cold, dark enclosed spaces. Shattered glass gives way to belittling commentary. His father's lifeless body. His brother - blown to pieces. But, Erica has brought back what he'd known for some time. Erica Reyes ran, she was captured, and she'd fought back and died.

He can't tell her that, as conflicted as he is, and he asks Scott and Stiles not to. If she ever finds out it has to be from him. Not to mention the complete shift in alliances he hardly explained well when they'd met up. It's a lot to deal with and he'd been keeping to himself, his space, and his job.

But, Erica had invited him and Scott insisted. Isaac has little power over Scott. And Scott has all the power over him. He has incentive, a power of suggestion. Isaac just bends for him. And he's happy to do it.

He's not going into this excited but, he's going because Scott's there. Bringing a hand to shield his own eyes, Isaac turns his head slightly. ]

Are you hiding behind me?

Scott & Isaac for Reasons

[unfettered]

[It's while the sun starts to set that Erica starts to take it easy again. She's relaxed on the beach, run around on it, gone swimming, had food and drink, and bothered Stiles a bit. So now? Now she's going to bother Isaac again, and Scott as well. Mainly because apparently she and Isaac are still friends and Isaac is also friends with Scott which means she's going to try.

So, Erica strolls up to the pair and slings an arm over Isaac's shoulders, and then Scott's.]

So, how's it going over here?

[skybluejeep]

[He's close by to his biffle, of course, but not wanting to interrupt the whole...you know. Pack-bondy-thing. Scott has so many people around him now, and Stiles doesn't want to be that guy in his life, that guy, that friend who has to take up all his time.

But he's nearby anyway, sucking his lime and coconut concoction through a straw, hooked into the side of his mouth. He's pretty much incapable of drinking this without making a funny face, either.]

Sabriel | open

[bindsthedead]

Daytime

[Sabriel never could tolerate much bright sun without getting a burn, and had remembered to bring a parasol. She sat at a table, watching the party with a small smile on her face.]

Nighttime

[Guess who decided to mess around with the tiki torches? Some of them have started burning green or blue- even turning the flames on the grill purple for about a minute.]

/fashionably late to own party

[littlecousin]

[Nita would be perfectly happy to keep splashing around in the ocean after sunset, but her vision is considerably better-adapted to the dark than most people's, so as her playmates one by one desert the darkening water, she comes back to shore.]

Hey, Sabriel, right?

[Nita really doesn't pay much attention to the network, but she hangs around with Amon, so she's picked up a little about the people he knows.]

Anole | Open

[alpha_squad_leader]

Day

[The water may be a bit too cold for Vic to go for a swim but he did at least dip his feet in the water. There's also plenty of time to mingle and play around in the sand. He brought a frisbee too and is happy to toss it around with anyone that wants to play.]

Night

[As night falls, Vic moved closer to the grill and tiki torches for warmth. He made sure to grab some of that grilled pineapple, knowing how good it can be thanks to Alani back home. He's also considering building up a bonfire and wondering if they have the supplies to do so.]