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Fire Flies and Water Flows at Sunset. [Open]

In the aftermath of a rather unusual experience in the hotel lobby that morning, Billy was not exactly enamored with the mega-hotels with amenities upon amenities crowding the shoreline of the main island. After conducting all the business he could before store closing (and making sure he had enough savings to last the few days), he chose to retire to a more remote location to think.

The cluster of quiet cabanas he'd located on one of the side islands was perfect for that purpose. True, there were no on-site spas, shopping centers, restaurants, or other facilities, but all he really needed was a simple room with access to the island breeze. The surrounding palm trees, central quiet pool, and peaceful beaches were positives as well. It was so remote here that he'd even been able to park right next to his cabana. How convenient.

Once check-in was completed, it was time to think. Helpful attendants sporting tropical shirts suggested the quiet pool located next to the fire pit, where a mysterious event was due to occur at sunset. Billy went along with them unresistingly, and sure enough he was immersed in the water as the twilight filled the sky. There were perhaps ten other people milling around in the pool, all seemingly waiting for something spectacular to happen.

And it would, given a few minutes and the right spark.

((OOC: These cabanas, as it turns out, are second only to love hotels in popularity for couples. Billy is about to find out why. Feel free to mix and mingle in this post, or use the setting in your own posts.))

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She'd placed all of her purchases back at the hotel, and had taken to wandering a little by herself. It was definitely an eventful few hours, and she was happy to take a little time out of the hustle and bustle of it all: it could be pretty tiring. Right now, she liked the idea of having a little time of quiet, and so she'd gone over to where the pool was, and was pleased to see there were hardly any people here.

Well, hardly any. She spotted Billy, and have him a wave, settling down next to him. She hoped he didn't mind her coming over to talk.

"Katara," he smiled up at her. Billy didn't mind...well, she was probably part of the Fun Patrol, but he believed this ~~rest~~ thinking period might be sufficient to satisfy her. And he doubted there were crew members in the bushes waiting to jump on him.

"Everyone's back at the main hotels, right? I was going to let you all know where I'd gone after this unknown sunset event everyone here keeps talking about."

"I was just wandering," Katara admitted. "I got to shop today, play in the water with my brother like old times, and then I'm going to go to one of those nightclubs in this place. Before that, I kinda figure I'd take some time to myself."

Katara had every intention of doing that...a lot had happened in only a few days, and no amount of shopping or dancing was going to make her forget that.

"Sunset event? What is it?"

"A nightclub? You're far more adventurous than I am. Let me know how it goes, all right?" Billy is certainly not sneaking into a nightclub. He'll just stay right here and live vicariously through everyone else for a little while.

When she asked about the event, he shrugged and relaxed into the water. There were chair-like ledges carved into the sides for people to sit on, and he took advantage. "No one will tell me. When I ask, the staff and regulars all exchange knowing looks and tell me to wait for it. It should happen in a minute or two---one of the few things they will tell me is that it happens when the sun disappears from the horizon. It's just barely visible now."

Any minute. The few others in the pool were now constantly bobbing up to look at the horizon, waiting for the sun to completely disappear.

"Well, I've been dancing with my teacher Arha a lot," Katara said, "and waterbending has a lot to dow ith dancing and steps if you really break it down. Mostly, I'm looking for something that's just fun. I have no idea what kind of music people listen to in thsi world though, so I'll just have to be surprised."

Katara shrugged. "In that case, I might as well sit by you and find out what's going to happen. I have time to kill." She wondered what was the big deal about secrecy though. People in other words could sure act weird.

"How's Renne?"

"I think I can see a connection hetween bending and dancing." From what little he'd seen of the bending arts, they were fascinating and spectacular to watch. "Don't worry, I'm sure you'll take to it no matter what their music style is. My friend Zack was similar. You only had to put him near a source of music and he'd dance to it without a care in the world."

Yes, a nightclub would have been Zack's perfect environment. Grinning at the memory of his friend, he listened intently to her. Out of the corner of his eye he saw excited movement, but that would be acknowledged later.

"I actually haven't seen Renne for a while," Billy frowned. "I sent a message along the Bond to tell him where I was, but I haven't been able to find him anywhere. I just hope he shows up soon."

Billy looked down at the water, only to look back up in startlement a second later when he saw a flash. It was just a spark at first, but in the same second the sun dipped below the horizon, a golden beam of light shot up from the center of the pool. It was just the beginning.

Katara grinned. "It's one of my favorirte things. The last time that I remembered really enjoying dancing is a little hazy though: I think it has something to do with those memories that Stacy hides. But everytine I dance, its like...like I'm releasing myself a little bit, you know?"

The nightclub would be her first of course, but it would give her a chance to try those strange glowing clothes that she'd bought with Nura. She also saw some movement out of the corner of her eyes, but ignored it.

"I'm sure he will," Katara said. "I've talked with hi after the tower incident. He really does care a lot about you."

Her mouth widened as the flash dominated their view. "WOW."

"I think I feel similarly when I invent something that I've wanted to build for a long time. You have a creation that's yours, and you can share it with the world if you want to. So I'm sure your dancing must be quite a sight."

That he won't be seeing tonight, unfortunately. Billy is definitely not going to any nightclub.

"If he didn't we'd have problems," Billy joked. Bur it was clear that his love was nothing but sincere. Renne would make it here somehow. He had to.

"Wow!" He joined Katara in her awe at the sight. It just kept getting better and better. Seconds later, that light began to rain down on the poolgoers. How was it tangible? Billy didn't know, but he felt it brush against his skin like warmer versions of falling snowflakes. As he watched the light's continued shine, other streaks of color appeared in the pool. These weren't tangible, but they started from all ends of the pool and entered the middle, wrapping around the golden beam to create a rainbow pillar.

And those weren't the only lights. The leaved of the trees changed from their usual dark green into soft neon colors, the firepit roared to life in a burst of golden flame, and finally---fireflies appeared, dotting the entire area with little balls of golden light.

It was, in a word:

"Spectacular," Billy whispered. "Improbable, but spectacular."

Katara reddened, but she smiled. "Its probably not anything another person couldn't do, but I like it. It calms me down, and I feel at one with everything arpund me. There's nothing like dancing for me...if inventing something gives you the same joy, I'm jealous!"

She personally hoped she would see Renee too: she missed the little guy.

Her mind was blown at seeing all of the flashing lights and all of the different colors. Being so used to Stacy and being from her workd, lots of colors was a new thing for her, and she couldn't help but stare in awe. It aws all so beautiful, she wished she had a wayof preserving it all somehow.

"How are they doing this?" She asked Billy.

He nodded. Dancing sounded absolutely wonderful. "Well, maybe it's not exactly the same.

Watching the light show, he couldn't honestly pinpoint how it was done. And he suspected no one would be willing to divulge its secrets. Instead, he settled for trying to puzzle it out as he observed the fireflies. He felt something in his hair---were they lighting that up?

"I honestly don't know. The lights must be bent with something, but I don't see any mirrors. The trees may be electronics molded to look real, but I'd need to study it further to confirm anything." As he kicked in the water and watched one of the blue lights coil around his leg, he wondered. "Perhaps they motion sensors to track where we are and direct the lights to us?"

He was tempted to see what would happen if he were to go for a swim.

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Katara laughed to hereself. "How it makes us feel is probably the same, but the way is priobably different, right?"

Those were all pretty interesting theories, but there was no real way that she could understand all of it. Billy had more of an idea of what caused stuff like this, and if he didn't know, maybe it was magic somehow. A different kind of magic, of course, but some just the same.

As if reading his mind, Katara offered him a hand. "Wanna go for a swim?"

"Exactly."

And that was just what he'd been waiting to do. Looking back to the ledge to make sure his glasses were secure, Billy smiled and took her hand as he pushed off. "Let's go."

The lights seemed to jump out of the pool and skip across the surface in reply.

Katara grinned. When Billy pushed off, she leapt high in the air, gave a twist and then fell gracefully into the pool. The taste however...was something to be desired.

"Bleh!" Katara said, rising up and spitting out the water. "What the heck did they DO to this water? It tastes all funny!"

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