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]

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.

[unbr8kable]

You prefer butts soft and squashy?

[crossmyheartandhope]

I prefer em in top hoodie-wearing form.

[unbr8kable]

That could be anything. Just gotta try 'em on and see.

[Prods low at his hip as the path splits, one going further up, back towards the shore, and the other leading deeper inland, past some traditional looking buildings]

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Ambling to a stop at the fork in the road to peer one way and then the other]

What do you think?

[unbr8kable]

[Leans in, looking down the fork herself]

I think you're in peak hoodie-wearing form... Or did you mean the road?

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Flushing, a little, and nudges against her]

I meant the road.

[unbr8kable]

[Nudges back]

Well, whichever you prefer. One looks like it'll go to the top of the cliff. And the other... The sign says 'Urataki Falls,' right? So...that.

[crossmyheartandhope]

...man. A for real waterfall?

We can't say no to that.

[unbr8kable]

Don't gotta. C'mon.

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Leaning in against her a little more, as they turn toward the waterfall]

Man, I dunno if I ever seen one in real life.

[unbr8kable]

Sounds like that won't be for long...

[From here, they can in fact hear the rush of water. It's not much longer down the path until the trees open up to a tall waterfall, splashing into a milky green lake. The path itself seems to continue on, disappearing into the rock.]

[crossmyheartandhope]

Would you look at that.

[He takes hold of her hand - shakes it a little, as though to make sure she's looking - looks toward her, to check the same, or perhaps just to see her seeing it]

[unbr8kable]

Whoa...

[She runs up to the low railing at the edge of the drop, eyes wide as she peers up to see where the water comes from, and down to see where it goes. She looks back to him, genuinely impressed]

What d'you think of that?

[crossmyheartandhope]

[He keeps pace, as she approaches the drop, leaning out to look]

S'pretty awesome.

Look how tall this thing is.

[unbr8kable]

Yeah... Wonder how deep it goes. 'Case you wanted to jump off...

[crossmyheartandhope]

Dude. You think we could swim here?

I bet it's deep enough. We could totally swim here.

[unbr8kable]

Yeah, for sure. But you could jump from up there--

[She points to where water flows from the summit]

--To there.

[And she points down, to the pool of water below]

[crossmyheartandhope]

...oh my god.

We gotta do it.

[unbr8kable]

Hell yeah. Guess we should keep going up in that case?

[crossmyheartandhope]

Yeah... there's gotta be a way to get up there, right?

[Reaches out to take her hand, already heading toward it]