Shore Grumpiness [OPEN]

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Shore leave! A time to kick back, enjoy the sights, play around in the great weather, and maybe go swimming. Unless you're Satori.

Satori had, until coming to the ship in the first place, spent her entire life underground. After that, it had been the artificial glow of the ship. This place was, in fact, the first time she had ever come in contact with a real sun. It was too damn bright.

Nevertheless she had come down, both on principle and because hey, anything to get a change of pace from Stacy. Thus, she found herself down on a beach, parked on a towel under an oversized beach umbrella. In her hands was a glass of something that had been described to her as "iced tea," although she was beginning to question the validity of the "tea" part. Nevertheless, it was real, so she sipped it slowly, squinting into the eye-searing brightness of the sunlight shining down on the swarms of people all having a great time running around and playing in the ocean.

She was already starting to miss the caves.

Comments

[morphitudinous]

That was interesting, and it definitely sparked some genuine curiosity (and sympathy for the uncomfortable environment). "You never experienced one? Or was it further away from your planet's surface? The climate's somewhat hotter than my location on my former planet, but massive shifts in temperature and brightness are always unpleasant."

He looked curiously at her, all concerns about getting work done, being caught by his personal Fun Patrol, and general anxiety forgotten. Getting to know this person for a few minutes seemed like a better idea.

[thirdeyesighted.livejournal.com]

"I couldn't tell you much about the sun from my world." Satori idly scanned Billy's surface thoughts, not finding anything particularly worth commenting on. "My home was in the Underground City, so I've never seen it."