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]

Like I said, if there's a good reason, that's different. Since then it's for somebody worthwhile...

[crossmyheartandhope]

...I mean.

You're worthwhile.

[unbr8kable]

[The feint gives her a Look, while she mostly looks sheepish]

Yeah, but I ain't my type. So if somebody else's involved, now it gets interesting.

[crossmyheartandhope]

What, like... you like showing off...?

[Flushing, a little,]

[unbr8kable]

[Flushing more than a little,]

I mean. If somebody wants to see.

["Or direct the action," the feint adds helpfully]

[crossmyheartandhope]

O-oh. That's -

[A long beat, while his brain tries to decide to do with this new information, and grinds unhelpfully to a halt]



...oh.

[unbr8kable]

[Clears her throat,]

A-anyways! It is a nice waterfall, ain't it?

[crossmyheartandhope]

It's, uh. It's real nice.

[Another long few seconds]

...but like. Later. If you wanted? There's, uh. Someone who might wanna see.

[unbr8kable]

.........There is?

[crossmyheartandhope]

I mean.

...yeah.

[unbr8kable]

Oh!

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[crossmyheartandhope]

But only if you'd be cool with that kinda thing.

[unbr8kable]

I mean. If you ain't just saying you're interested 'cause I did, then...yeah. Yeah.

[crossmyheartandhope]

I mean... seeing one of you's great.

Seeing two of you seems real great.

[unbr8kable]

Oh--like--

Oh.

[They both flush, looking away]

...I can, uh. Look into it.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Okay.

And like... no pressure. But just... sometime. If you wanna.

[unbr8kable]

Yeah. Okay.

[A pause that stretches long, and then extremely off-hand,]

...If you ever want an audience...again, uh. Lemme know.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Wait. What?

Like - ?

[unbr8kable]

Like. If you're ever, uh. Then I could watch how you do it. Like that one time, on your birthday.

[crossmyheartandhope]

...oh.


Oh. That's -



Okay.

[unbr8kable]

I mean--if you want. If you ain't into it, don't worry 'bout it.

Plenty of other stuff to try, right? --Or what we been doing's pretty awesome, too.

[crossmyheartandhope]

I mean. It sounds... good.

Sounds, like - real interesting.

[unbr8kable]

Well--if you think so.

So--whenever, I guess.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Well... yeah. Then - whenever is good.

But maybe, like - after we eat? You said you were hungry, right?

[unbr8kable]

I could eat. Where'd you want to camp out?