[Open Log]

[bearshermark]

Who: Elliott and OPEN to ALL Different!
What: Beach Partyyy!
When: May 31st, all night
Where: Rockaway Beach
Rating/Warnings: Will update if needed



It's a good spot.

Two diagonal picnic tables are parked a within roasting fork distance of the fire pit. It starts as a small, flickering fire, but once everyone's gathered, Elliott takes the opportunity to kick the night off and turn up the heat with the aid of a few magical fireballs.

There's hotdogs and an overlaying grill to cook up Yotsuyu's mix of meat and veggie kebabs. A cooler filled with soda and water bottles sits further away to avoid premature melting. Cookies and marshmallows or s'mores feature as dessert- or dinner, if that's anyone's preference.

For entertainment, Roselia makes a live, musical debut with Lisa as its sole performer. Meanwhile, Elliott does his best to encourage socialization and facilitate any necessary introductions. There's even a volleyball net and ball, and at least one attempt is made to form teams and get a game going.

But for the quieter sorts, dark, ocean waves lap at the shore outside the firelight. The weather is perfectly clear, and the location affords a rare opportunity to enjoy the stars. There might even be a cat playing in the sand somewhere nearby.

Some accouterments (like cutlery or extra chairs) might have been accidentally overlooked.

...He tried okay.

Comments

[chenqing_player]

After taking a few of those waves fully, he decides the only way to avoid those waves is to go under. So he dunks his head under the water. He's a pretty avid swimmer despite growing up in the city so he swims quickly to try and circle around to behind the wave of water with a goal of getting behind Anthony.

[serpentinthegarden]

The splashing continued until Anthony noticed his missing target between rounds of sea foam.

"Wha... he's gone?"

He turned this way and that in the water, looking for Wei like one might have searched the waters for Jaws.

"Like a bloody fish that one!"

[chenqing_player]

He is a silent predator as he swims around the other man and makes it behind him. It's hard to see in the dark water but he tries to plan it when Anthony is not looking in this direction in his frantic search for him. When he sees a decent amount of victory on his side he successfully pops up behind Anthony and immediately send a new wave in his direction.

"Enjoy that sneak attack!"

[serpentinthegarden]

Such a well planned attack drew a small yelp as the cold, cold wave caught him in the back of the head. It was as chilly as all the rest of the water he had been splattered with but a few drops had traveled their way into his ear and wasn't that a shock!!

"Attacking from behind... that's just low really."

So why did some part of him feel like he ought to be proud?

"What we really need is water balloons at 500 paces. Have a real 'shoot out'."

[chenqing_player]

He laughs and nods his agreement, "Water balloons would definitely make for an interesting fight. Maybe next party we should put in the suggestion. We can have a real battle!"

Wei Wuxian looks back over towards the shore, where the party has gained a few more people. "I think everyone is having fun so no reason why there can't be more in the future."

[serpentinthegarden]

"We used to do that all the time. Water balloon wars during summer."

Over there on the beach some one sparked up a secondary fire, presumably to cook up a few of those hot dogs. Most of them were just kids trying to deal with things that were well outside what children needed to deal with... creepy organizations and blah. Anthony pouted at the shore but though it best to head back to it away.

"First one to the shore wins?"

Then he sent a splash directly at Wei to give himself a head-start as he took off through the surf. Without it... he was fairly certain he would lose.

[chenqing_player]

"Cheater!" He yelps as water sprays towards him. But the challenge is accepted as he he takes off after the man.

Wei Wuxian is definitely an adept swimmer so he knows he can catch up, he's just not sure if he can catch up fast enough.

[serpentinthegarden]

The distraction had been very necessary! Wei was a much faster swimmer than he was. Anthony would have blamed that on growing up in a largely rural English countryside where there were only a few pools and the rare seaside trip to splash around in. A few strokes and Wei was at his feet, a few more and they were side by side... if only there were some way to cheat again!

A wave which was rather larger than the rest swept up behind the racers and slurped both of them up. They were tumbled through the surf, Wei being momentarily sucked down to the shoreline floor and away from his inevitable victory, while Anthony was safely deposited on the sand. He laughed, surprised at his own good fortune and looked back just in time to see Wei being spat out onto the sand just behind him.

"HA! What do you know, cheating worked! I won!"

[chenqing_player]

Wei Wuxian had definitely been caught off guard by that wave and unfortunately has to admit defeat. He rolls onto his back and lays there spent. Any energy he had left got wiped out by that wave.

"You win this round but when it becomes water balloon war time...you are going down!"

He really doesn't care and he is grinning despite it all.