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trans_92010-06-13 12:00 am
morphitudinous) wrote in trans_92010-06-13 12:00 am
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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.))
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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"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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"It must be a chemical similar to chlorine. Pools used by the public are usually treated with a chemical to kill any infections that people bring into the water. Before chlorine, sometimes everyone got sick if they drank water that a sick person had used. It won't hurt you, but it definitely doesn't add flavor." He wrinkled his nose.
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In any case, the light show was still going on. As if to match the festivities, she started to bend the water in the air, making it rise higher and higher, spinning it into a small cyclone.
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The demonstration of her skill brought a huge smile to his face. It was a glittering cyclone streaked with light, rising into the air. Other poolgoers noticed, but they dismissed it as part of the normal experience.
"Should I ask what you're planning to do with that?"
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"Well, since you asked." Katara ave him a grin and started to rotate the water cyclone, making it bigger and bigger, until it was in the center of the pool, shimmering in color. Without warning there was a very loud pop and now all of the water had exploded into bubbles.
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That was about to be proven as well. Billy paddled over to it, still remaining safely out of range, and then? The pop happened and the bubbles rained down over his head. Sputtering, he wiped the excess water from his face as a band of green light extended toward Katara. It might have liked her.
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Katara smiled as the bubbles flew overhead, and when the green light came near her, she just smiled. Somehow she just felt very relaxed and serene right now. Billy was good company.
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The light whipped around Katara like a ribbon, lighting up everything around her. From the outside observer's view, it was eerie yet beautiful. Billy had to smile.
"Prodigious." He bobbed through the passing fireflies, glancing over at the firepit. The scent of cooked food was starting to fill the air, along with the soft laughter of the few other attendees.
This was nice.
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She smiled over at Billy, then mouthed prodigious?
And now she got a whiff of the cooking in the air, and her stomach grumbled. In one move, she leapt out the water, grinning over at Billy. "I'm going to grab something to eat. Want anything?"
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That was the sum of Billy's reaction to the whole event. He watched, reaching out to touch the frost as though he was a curious child observing a first snowfall.
"Awesome," he corrected himself. When she moved, he climbed out of the water much less gracefully. "I'll go with you."
The firepit wasn't far away. Katara and Billy would walk through a light-strung path surrounded by the glowing trees, and then they stood in front of the golden flame. Items and sticks were available for roasting---fish, meat slabs, some unidentified round delicacies, and the ever-popular marshmallows.
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She was happy that he was coming with her though. He probably wouldn't have known what to get unless they came anyway. She was glad that he seemed to like her freezing the water into ice crystals.
When she approached the fire pit, she clapped her hands gleefully. It looked like there was a lot of good food to eat! With the actual choice of what to eat though, she started with some of the vegetables she saw nearby, then headed for some of the pieces of meat and, of course, fish.
Always fish.
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Somehow he'd guessed she would gravitate toward the fish. In the spirit of the islands, he chose some as well with a nice side of roasted vegetables. The food was exceptional.
"Wow---the taste is similar to some of the fish species of my planet, but there are subtle differences. I wonder what the living species look like."
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When Katara took a bite of the fish, she paused, then grabbed a cup of water and swirled it around her mouth a little. "I'm going to have to agree with you here. It does taste a little different. I could always ask, but I think they'd look at us like we were crazy. We'd totally be sounding like dumb tourists."
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For now? He's enjoying the atmosphere and the company. It's a nice little place. And those marshmallows look awfully tempting...
Seconds later, he's snatched one up and shoved it into the flame. It caught on fire, as anticipated, and he withdrew the little marshmallow torch and blew it out. Burnt to a perfect crisp.
"Do you need anything else before you leave for the nightclub?"
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Katara laughed when she saw the marshmallow catch aflame, but was a little shocked when she saw Billy eat it anyway? She took her own marshmallow and lit it aflame, and when the flame died, she ate it gingerly.
"Hey, this is really good!" Katara exclaimed. "Anything else? Uh...no, I have glowing clothes, water and comfortable shoes. What else would I need?"
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Nodding his approval at Katara's first burnt marshmallow, he thought: "Glowing accessories and sticks? They're sometimes used to enhance the effect of dancing."