open || sky's blue daba dee daba da

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WHO: YOU
WHERE: Peach Beach
WHEN: Backdated to November 4th, all day
WHAT: BLUE SKIES AND OCEANS ARE BACK. So it's time for a beach party to enjoy them. In November. Bring a jacket.
WARNINGS: None at all!

[THE SKY IS BLUE AGAIN. And after a run down to Peach Beach, Minako realizes that THE OCEAN IS BLUE AGAIN too. This is such a joyous occasion that Minako calls in sick at work to be able to enjoy the day to the fullest. But why just enjoy this by herself? This is the text she sends out to everyone she knows.]

come down to Peach Beach for a sky and ocean viewing party today!!! BLUE IS BACK!!! Invite all the Retrospeccers you can think of!!

[Thanks to a quick call to Yoon-sung, catering is called in, and there's free food for everyone to eat, as well as several large bonfires for people to roast marshmallows and keep warm by. But mostly, there's a lot of blankets and chairs for people to sit on for ocean and sky watching. That's literally all this gathering is for.]

Comments

[me_matey]

-Honestly, even the siren's call of "free food" would have had trouble bringing May back to the beach lately, given it still held such a sour feeling whenever she was there. It was the place her ship, her home, still lay wrecked in the bay, lost to the sea. She'd come out from time to time, still, but never enjoyed it the way she used to.

But... her blue water, blue sky... She had to stop and take it all in, deep breaths and a smile so wide and pure that most people hadn't seen on her in months.

There were even some tears in her eyes, getting a bit overwhelmed at just how elated she felt to see her beautiful ocean again, the way SHE remembered it.-

Oh man... -Sniffle.-

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[Minako pauses from setting out a blanket, giving May a little smile.]

Yeah, I kind of had the same reaction earlier.

[me_matey]

I think... I think part of me felt like I was never going to get to see it like this again.

Gives you hope, yanno?

[mercurio]

[may may (lol) notice prompto approaching, then, ruffling her hair]

Hey, what's with that?

[he understands it's beautiful and he won't fault her for tearing up at the blue skies and blue sea being back; he's just teasing]

[he's got a camera hanging from around his neck, as he focuses his attention towards the horizon.]

This is a sight I sorely missed.

[me_matey]

-May only pouted slightly while straightening her hair back out, returning her gaze to the sky.-

Heh... It represents everything that's still good in this world, for me. Freedom, yanno?

Ota

[androidheart]

[Angela isn't here for the part. In fact, she didn't even know there was a party. She was already here, staring out into the newly christened crystal clear blue waters.

Inspiration. It's wonderful inspiration. And the crowd of happy people that slowly forms along the beach in celebration manages to warm her heart even in the brisk November weather. If only she had brought her guitar with her, she might try to entertain the others with song, but for now, it was nice to be alone with the lovely scent of seabreeze and the gulls calling in the distance. The world is so vast in front of her...

How long has she been doing this? Maybe you noticed this strange blond girl has been staring off into the ocean for at least a half hour. Is she okay? Maybe you should check on her. Or push her into the water. Or invite her to the gathering because food is hard to come by lately.]

[burningblossoms]

[She's not a strange blonde girl. She's Angela. And at first Yukiko had been content to let her be, figuring she was lost in some sort of artistic trance, but after the fifth time she'd looked up and seen the blonde zoning out she decided enough was enough. Grabbing a drink for her, she walked up and tapped her on the shoulder.]

Angela, you know that it's not going to immediately become grey again, right?

[androidheart]

Was it ever as blue as it is now?

[Angela finally turns to face Yukiko, smiling.]

Loss begets perspective, and perspective begets change. This is the beginning of a beautiful process. A good omen, for sure.

I am glad to see there are many like me, celebrating the change.

[Her lips part to transition her smile into a full grin.]

And my good friend Yukiko, as well!

time for dramatic reenactments

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[Even if this is a sky and ocean viewing party, Minako can't be expected to stay still for too long of a time, and so off she goes for a walk along the beach, tugging her jacket more closely to her body to fend off the cold.

There's a lot of people around, but she's looking for somewhere quieter, somewhere she can be alone for a bit. The strip of beach up ahead is a good place, it seems, with only one person standing there and staring out to the sea. So she starts walking over, intending to just quietly walk past.]

[androidheart]

[Angela's ears perk slightly to the found of footsteps rustling through the sand heavy sand. However, she continues to look on, pondering off into the silvery reflections of the sky over water. But...something possesses her to turn her head––did this person come to talk to her specifically.

Angela slowly cranes her neck to the side, looking back at Minako. No, she's not anyone she recognizes, but...

Her eyes narrow slightly, staring into Minako intently.
She's familiar, somehow. Her face...Why?]

You are...? [The words seem to leave her mouth before she can think to speak them.]

[compendiem]

[ Why is this the weirdest party he's ever been to, why are people running towards the water with their hands in the air screaming about how the world is beautiful again and they can die happy now that the water is blue again... When Minato had first gotten the text, he was tempted to write back "Why?" and not go, but he finds himself here anyways, despite the noise and the people and the fact that he's got his winter coat on at the start of November and would never subject himself to the chilling ocean breeze otherwise.

He's camped out next to the bonfire, though not immediately noticeable. What is noticeable is something of a blanket fort that's been set up next to the fire, three chairs pulled up and a blanket laid over the top like a little tent, Minato curled up inside it with his little hoard of finger sandwiches. There's room inside for one more person, but maybe make your own blanket fort, as is what Minato's expression looks like if eye contact is made. His blanket obscures both the sky and the ocean, counteracting the entire reason for the party, but not the long stretch of sand. He's here to people watch. ]

[mincingminuet]

[He isn't the only one here to people watch and hang out. Pen had come out to do just that, and maybe make a recording or two. It's November, and that's not the time for a beach party. But whatever. It's nice to spend an afternoon with friends, right?

Minato's presence isn't unnoticed, and it doesn't take Pen long to gravitate towards him, settling on a towel by the fire and leaning back so they can talk.]

Don't care for blue?

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[ Minato has to push back the blanket to see who he's talking to, so unused to hearing Pen's voice unfiltered through his headphones, taking the time to finish eating the rest of his sandwich before speaking up himself, gaze shifting from the dull sand to the late afternoon sky. ]

Never really noticed it one way or another.

[ Whether the sky is grey or blue, he never would have thought about it if it weren't for people bringing it up; he spends more time looking at his feet than up at the sky, more time active during monochrome nights than bright blue days. ]

[activatingcombatmode]

[What the hell is that.

Zack can't help but wander over and sneak a gander at whatever the hell this fort thing is and when he sees Minato he grins.]

Hey, John! What are you doing...? Did you build this?

[He's got a six pack of beers tucked under his arm. He's not about to crawl into a blanket fort yet but curiosity wins out.]

[compendiem]

Hey... [ Minato shifts a little from inside the fort, looking up to see who he's talking to, if he remembers their name, or if he should just leave it as "Hey." There's only one person who calls him John, though, so he probably could've gotten away without checking. ] Zack.

[ He's not really doing anything much, aside from sitting and eating his sandwiches. Didn't really think about drinks though, so his eyes slide to the beer in Zack's hands before it goes back to Zack's face to finish answering the questions. ]

Not "build" as much as I monopolized some chairs and a blanket. Keeps the sand out of my food if it gets windy.

[androidheart]

[Look out Minato, because out of nowhere, Angela will stick her head into the entrance of your little fort, grinning her usual grin that serves as an omen to the slight invasion of personal space about to transpire.]

Minato detected!

[She laughs, leaning in close enough to cross the property line of his fort.]

And in his natural habitat, no less.

[compendiem]

[ He can't wait for the dead of winter where he can sit around with a hat and ski mask and hood pulled over his head for triple protection against the cold as well as staring eyes, the only thing showing of his entire face to be the one eye that blinks up at Angela now, harder to make out with the sun lighting her up from behind instead of from the front. ]

Forgot my "Do not disturb" sign, unfortunately.

[ He does shuffle back to give her a little room, though, before she leans too far and topples forward into the sand and brings down his fort with her. ]

[scarlet_devil]

[ Well, no return of blue eyes yet, but this was something she quite missed! No longer does the sky and sea look like so dull and grey.

So, they finally fixed it... ]

Ah... I never realised how much I missed all this...

[redarm]

[It's nice to see blue sky again, but Noah isn't about to be one of the people to get emotional about it. It hadn't affected him that much.

But he is there for two reasons. The first of course, is to grab some free food. You might find a teenager with a bandage on the left side of his face chowing a extremely large amount of food. Where is he packing it all away? Who knows.

The other reason he's there? Well, instead of actually interacting with people- he can be found on one of the nearby piers fishing. Because what's better than a hobby that can bring you more food right?]

[chuusai]

[ Mao's a smart guy, he really is, but you'd never know it from how often he engages with people he probably shouldn't. He recognizes Noah but the bandage is new. He's not stupid enough to ask about that, though, at least not right away, but he does kind of wonder if this guy's the kind of person to carry a grudge. Most people would probably use that as a reason to not bother someone sitting alone but Mao's Mao so instead, he heads down the pier, looking at the water as he approaches Noah. He's got a couple of roasted marshmallows with him, a kind of peace offering for what's about to occur. ]

Hey.

[redarm]

[Fortunately for Mao, it usually takes much more for Noah to hold a grudge. Honestly, with everything else that's gone on, the memory of their last interaction is more than a little fuzzy.

So he gets approached, he'll look over curiously. Especially at the roasted marshmallows-- though at first he'll assume they're for Mao]

Hey.

Didn't know someone brought marshmallows.

[invocate]

[After emotionally exhausting herself at her audition, Li-Na needs this. The moment she's done at RU, she heads back to Chiyo's, changes into an over-sized sweater and thick leggings, and makes a beeline for the beach.

She can be found keeping warm by one of the bonfires, drinking hot cocoa, and eating a bag of marshmallows one by one.

SOMEONE PLEASE SHOW THIS GIRL HOW TO MAKE A S'MORE. SHE'S NEVER SEEN ONE BEFORE. MARSHMALLOW + CHOCOLATE? HER MIND WILL BE BLOWN.]

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[Minako comes over to the bonfire with an armful of boxes.]

Who needs more s'mores supplies~?

[cheetahsenpai]

[An invitation to the beach with free food is enough for Kuramochi to take a day off work to join. He would like to be able to go to the beach without something happening to him. It doesn't take him long to get to Peach Beach. He stops to take time to admire the blue sky and ocean. It looked so weird to have it back after it being a way for so long, but he's not complaining. Having a blue sky and equally blue ocean is wonderful.

Kuramochi grabs some food and carries it over to the nearest chair to enjoy it.

Now this is a good way to relax. Anyone can join him since he's thinking of roasting marshmallows a little bit later.]

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Hi!

[Minako is arriving with two roasting sticks, a marshmallow speared at the top of each.]

Is there room for me at this pit?