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

[unbr8kable]

Sweet. I know the feint wasn't looking forward to running up their naked... Luckily, birds don't wear pants.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Wait, it'd for real be naked?

[unbr8kable]

Usually they wear what I wear. So since I ain't wearing nothing...

[crossmyheartandhope]

...huh.

Learn something new every day I guess.

[unbr8kable]

...Is it really that weird?

[crossmyheartandhope]

Naw. I mean, I guess it makes sense. Just never thought about it, y'know?

[Here comes Ravioli, back with some towels]

Hey, thanks, Rav. You mind grabbing our clothes?

[A little chirp, and off he goes]

[unbr8kable]

Nice work, Rav.

[Though she ignores the towels for now, looking him over instead]

...You interested in feint mechanics, now?

[crossmyheartandhope]

I... I mean.

Never really thought about em, I guess.

[unbr8kable]

Same, honestly... Kinda curious what all they can do...

[crossmyheartandhope]

You never tried it out?

[unbr8kable]

Some stuff. But not--other stuff. Just never came up.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Huh.

Well... you ever wanna experiment, just say the word. We can see what all they can do.

[Ravioli drops their clothes off with a chirp, then poofs away again]

[unbr8kable]

...It'll depend on what you're looking for. There's a couple issues...

[She gestures and there's a feint sitting in the water on his other side, leaning almost close enough to touch]

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Startles, a little, at the sudden appearance]

M-man, they really just show up, huh.

[unbr8kable]

Yep!

[She waves]

Sitting in the bath's pretty nice, though.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Wait. They can - like. Talk and stuff?

[Looks between them]

[unbr8kable]

[Both of them shrug]

Just learned that one today.

Like I said, I ain't messed around much.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Whoa.

That's pretty cool.

[unbr8kable]

Kinda surprising, too.

Like, d'you think she's got consciousness separate than mine?

That opens up all sorts of moral questions, don't it?

[crossmyheartandhope]

I mean. If she can talk, can't we just ask her?

[unbr8kable]

[She shrugs]

Like I know any of that stuff. Pretty sure my job's just to poke stuff with swords. Avante powers, am I right?

[crossmyheartandhope]

I mean, I guess so.

So, wait. When you're here, can you like. See Nem and stuff? Or is she seeing stuff through your eyes or whatever.

[unbr8kable]

In both cases I'm seeing stuff, right? What's the difference?

[crossmyheartandhope]

I guess, just, like. Are you seeing it for you, or for her?

And is she seeing it for you, or for her?

[unbr8kable]

[In unison,]

I'm seeing what I see, for me.

[Then they both wink and cross their legs, leaning in towards him; the one on the left finishing the one on the right's sentence]

And what I see--

--is you.