Zouichi... had never actually been to the beach. He'd seen a simulated one once, but it wasn't like this, with buildings off in the distance and bright beach umbrellas propped up in the sand.

So whose imagining was this?

He didn't have to wonder long before he spotted a head of bright red hair, brilliant against the backdrop of pale sand. "Jr.," he said in way of greeting. "Haven't seen you in a while."