day 418 | vacation

[unbr8kable]

[There is more to Hachijo Island than just creepy hotels filled with fungus--though there are plenty of those.

But one doesn't need to visit one for impressive-looking black-sand beaches with tide pools and sea turtles frolicking nearby, or tall, green cliffs that fall off into the sea, or mountains to climb, or hot springs with views of the aforementioned cliffs and beaches or even overlooking a waterfall.

Nemesis comes ashore with satchel full, looking between the greenery and the water and the mountains rising nearby, and then over to Hurricane, grinning]

...Ready to relax?

Comments

[crossmyheartandhope]

I mean - 'course not. I just didn't know you played.

[unbr8kable]

Oh. Uh, I mean, in school, right?

[crossmyheartandhope]

That a school thing?

[Nudges against her, a little]

We should try and get a game going for you sometime. Bet the volley twins'd go for it.

[unbr8kable]

Pretty sure I mostly only ever played in gym class, same as like basketball or softball or whatever.

...Mighta played once or twice with my old man. But like, whatever.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Still might be fun, right?

[unbr8kable]

Might be...

[crossmyheartandhope]

Then we should do it.

[unbr8kable]

You really ain't never played before?

[crossmyheartandhope]

Don't think so?

I'm missing a bunch of memories still, though, so...

[unbr8kable]

Huh. We should try it, then. It's something you can play anywhere, y'know?

[crossmyheartandhope]

Don't you need, like. A net or something?

[unbr8kable]

Nah, you just need a ball. And somebody to get the ball past, anyways.

[crossmyheartandhope]

A ball shouldn't be too hard to get ahold of.

[unbr8kable]

Well, you ain't s'posed to hold it. Only the goalie can touch it with their hands. Anyplace else's fair game, though.

[crossmyheartandhope]

What about, like. Elbows.

[unbr8kable]

Think so... Maybe?

[Clambers over some tree roots, then waits for him to follow]

Like. I know you can use your head or your chest... And that's basically the same.

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Hops over after her, light and easy]

So, what, you just headbutt it?

[unbr8kable]

Or footbutt it. Or buttbutt it, even. Just no hands.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Buttbutt it. That sounds like it's just waiting for you to make it your signature move.

[unbr8kable]

You think my butt's ready for prime time?

[Cranes back to look]

A signature move, that's something they put into games and t shirts and stuff.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Uh huh. Just picture it: your butt hitting a ball, front and center on a t-shirt.

[unbr8kable]

My poor ass... You don't think it could rock a hoodie?

[crossmyheartandhope]

An ass-hoodie?

...how would it even put on the arms?

[unbr8kable]

No arms. Like soccer. Other stuff's fair game.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Seems hard.