trans_9 | 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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"They did," Katara said, "But it was a fire nation village too. The military had set up a factory there that polluted all of the water in that village. I'm just...someone that is a part of my world, and this one. That's why I think we fight so hard to help the people that we care about."

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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He listened to her story with a sympathetic ear, wincing as the implications of that sunk in. He said nothing, but the frown and concerned look spoke for him.

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.

Katara loved this light show, and to show her appreciation she brought another wave of water in the air and streamed it in the air for a few minutes, whipping it around her like it was some kind of a weapon. She then brought her hands down, but breathed out: the water fell in a frost all around her.

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?"

"Whoa..."

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.

Katara laughed. "Oh, okay! I'll make sure to remember that word! Prodigious. You learn something new every day!"

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.

"If I don't learn something new, I consider it an unproductive day." Katara received a pleased smile, and then they were off to the firepit.

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."

"I totally get that," Katara said, taking a small bite of a cherry tomato and sighing in pleasure, She really had forgotten how good real food tasted, let alone food that was roasted on a spit and ready to serve. For a moment, Katara could forget they were on Stacy and just enjoy herself and all of the things around her.

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."

"And that's definitely not the impression I want to give," he grins. "I'm sure this world has a library somewhere. As soon as I get the opportunity, I'll look for it and let you know what I find out."

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?"

"I don't think anybody would make that mistake if they know you," Katara said. "I'm not surprised at all that you would head over to a library. I would, but don;t know when the next time will be that I'll get to just relax and have fun like this. I almost don't want to go to sleep!"

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?"

"I don't blame you, but I think Stacy would be upset with us if we came back to the ship sleep-deprived. Yet I still feel that it would be awful to miss anything important while we were here."

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."

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