Ilmea's Lament [Private] As peachy as a beach

[Ilya]

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Sand was everywhere, literally everywhere... Every time Ilya went up to push her hair out of her face, a flick of sand would fly up into the air before falling and hitting the.... sand. The one thing Ilya hated about the beach, and the one reason she refused to go to the ocean in the real world, was sand. Sand, sand sand. Annoying sand. The lull of the waves paired with the raring heat beating down on her skin was almost putting Ilya to sleep. "Zelrius, I fucking hate the sand, why did we plan this again?" Ilya adjusted her position so she would be facing him rather than the ocean. Truth be told, Ilya knew exactly why they had planned this little hangout sesh. They both needed a break, and what better way to spend a break than at the beach.

"Let's go get wet, it's getting really hot." Ilya fanned herself with her right hand dramatically, a wild grin on her face. She stood to her feet and without waiting for Zelrius' confirmative reply, she grabbed hold of his wrist and dragged him up with her, taking them straight to the edge of the water. The tide was drawing in the water of the ocean, a visible current forming in the shape of little waves. Ilya braced herself as the cold water seeped over her toes before driving the two of them further into the ocean until they stood at about knee-deep. Letting go of Zelrius' hand, she waddled as best as she could in the water a few steps further.

Ilya had an evil smirk on her face, one that Zelrius wouldn't have seen as a plan formulated in her mind. Turning around, she quickly bent forward, scooping her hands beneath the surface of the water. With her palms now open, she surged them upwards towards Zelrius, splashes of water taking shape towards Zelrius, the cold water hitting against his upper body, "I. Got. Youuuu!~" Ilya was laughing and making a face at her friend, triumph flooding her eyes.

@Zelrius @Sol @Alphabet Chocolate​

 

[Alphabet Chocolate]

Alpha was a person with a big heart. She loved people, adored them, and would probably invite herself into their rooms, and lovingly caress their faces as they slept comfortably at night, happy in the knowledge that they were having good dreams. She loved her best friend from middle school with all her heart and wept for days when she moved. Except sometimes people forget. You go to a high school reunion and realize, hey, who's this guy again? Oh, it's your best friend. And now it's awkward. It's been years, okay? And Alpha never claimed to be perfect.

"Zelrius!" she grinned. Of course, after she came back to the game, she checked all her old messages. She knew him from somewhere, considering they PM'd each other about a meeting in Brisshal once.

And when the girl started complaining about sand? Well, she looked a bit familiar. Maybe Alpha had seen her before too. They have at least one mutual acquaintance so the likelihood is there. She took a deep breath, and stood still for a good while, before she approached them from the shore, careful not to get wet. She forgot if Terrasphere had dry cleaners or not.

"Hey there guys!" she waved. Better not to say any names yet. She still hasn't remembered the girl's name and if she called out Zelrius, social expectations would give her away. No, she needed to approach this with utmost caution. "Long time no see, huh?" Keep it casual, Alpha.

"Like oh my gosh, remember the time we met in Brisshal, Zel?" A perfect opportunity to establish she knew Zelrius by name and give him circumstances where they met, where he would hopefully go into deeper detail. But wait, no! If they had a reunion now, she'd be expected to recount good tales they had! Funny ones, like if they got drunk or if one time they accidentally ate some wood or...something! No, topic change! "HAHAHAHA, what a beautiful day at the beach guys. I'm so happy to be here. I'm so happy to see you guys here, too! It's just been forever y'know, why don't we just spend the time having fun at the beach together instead of looking back on old times because old times are boring, you know?"

Her body shook with laughter. But still! What if they don't believe her?! Oh no, she forgot to bring a bathing suit. No, if she doesn't swim now, it would expose her lie. "Let me join you now!" she grinned and, with a heavy heart, jumped into the water. "Oh my god pals, what're we gonna do today? Man, I love the beach!"

 

[Sol]

Sol had been... Doing what Sol does, exploring. And after hearing some whispers on the wind, it came to her attention that there was a beach in Terrasphere that players would go to hang, chat, play, and so on... And so, Sol explore. And thus, she was here, towards the beginning of the beach and out of the forest.

For this particular outing, Sol had changed out of her usual fit and into something a little more comfy. On her body was a black bikini top, adored with flames. It was strapless and went around her chest, tying at the back. She had some black shorts on her bottoms overtop of her bikini bottoms, just until she decided to get in the water, and on her face was a pair of black sunglasses, keeping her eyes safe from the- Oh, who was she tricking, it wasn't a real sun so she was just wearing these to look cool. Baddie moment!

Reaching the edge finally, Sol stepped out onto the sun, sandy land, removing her sunglasses from her eyes and tucking them into her hair as she squinted to look out over the waves. There was a moment before she moved her hand up to her forehead to see better, quickly defeating the purpose of taking off her sunglasses as her sight finally came into focus, seeing what was in front of her.

It took her a couple minutes to notice the people a little ways down the beach. Walking a little closer, she recognized one of them as Ilya, a blonde girl that she had interacted with on multiple occasions. The man and the smaller girl, however, she had never seen before, so Sol decided not to bother their time. Keeping a small distance, but close enough to hear anything they were saying, Sol laid out her towel on the beach before taking off her sunglasses and short to reveal matching swim bottoms. And then, she headed into the water.

She was surprised how real the water felt. She giggled to herself as little fishies nibbled at her toes as she stood in the water, before then slowly working her way in, hissing between her teeth as the cold water lapped upwards against her skin. Before long, she finally let her body drop with a small splash into the waves, grimacing for a moment before relaxing, Ah... This is the life. Just her, the sun, the beach, and the water... For now.