VACATION IS WHERE I WANNA BE

[kametaro]

☼ BEACH VACATION MEME ☼ Summer begins, and the saniwa's army earns a well deserved vacation. All expenses paid for by their organization, from travel to lodging to food, and yes, even the swim wear and toys. The water is blue, the skies are (mostly) clear, and it's time to have some fun at the beach! Watch out for the jellyfish and KBseagulls. ***Feel free to include some prompts in your top level. If you can't think of any, pick from below for some ideas!** 001.IN THE WATER This is why you're here, right? Take to the water and splash around. Now might be a good time to learn to swim if you don't already. But watch out! Here comes a large wave--! 002.SANDCASTLES This is it... the enemy's stronghold... not! It's a race against the clock to build a castle before the tide comes in. Collect those seashells, fortify your fortress, and don't be a jerk and ruin some else's castle. 003.SUNBATHING or maybe you've opted to sit under the shade of a large umbrella instead. Some times it's good to just sit back, relax, and watch to make sure no one needs to be rescued later. Keep an eye on the tide or you might find yourself getting wet anyway. 004. BEACH ANIMALS There are tiny fish in the tide pools, crabs crawling around, and uwah are those sea turtles?! Tsurumaru, put that octopus down right now. Ouch, did that jellyfish get you? And look, over there! That's a dolphin! You know, dolphins are intelligent creatures and have been known to help people-- WAIT NO ITS A SHARK ITS A SHARK NOT A FRIENDLY FISH IT LOOKS LIKE A DOLPHIN BUT ITS A SHARK. 005.MELON SLICING The organization has been kind enough to provide food and drink as well. They must have felt very clever sending all of those watermelons, though. Really, who needs that many watermelons? It's a competition to see which sword is the True Melonslasher. 006.STORM Those clouds came in so quickly, you barely had a chance to notice. The sky is dark, the rain is pouring down, and the wind is blowing cold. It's time to quickly collect your things and try to find some place dry. 007.KBCGULLS. Oh no, who fed the seagulls? They're circling around like vultures and making swoops at you, trying to steal your food. Hey, wait, that's not even edible! Was it just you or was there an evil glint in that bird's eye just now...? 008.BEACH PARTY. All of those watermelons you sliced earlier are being put to use. The sun is setting, the food is out, and a bonfire is going on the beach. Eat your heart out and dance around the fire. Watch the sunset, look at the stars, this sure is nice, isn't it? 009.WILDCARD. Mix and match. Create your own prompt. Find the dragon king's palace or something.

Comments

[adornmental]

[Yeah please don't let Tsurumaru be in the kitchen if the final result is supposed to be a surprise... A SURPRISE NO ONE ELSE WOULD LIKE.]

It's fine, it's fine. We can just cook them like yams or something!

[They'll make their own fire pit that breaks all fire pit regulations... But hey, it'll be cheaper that way!]

[yume_tabiji]

[Eek! Shoo you mean crab, before you land in a hot pot! And here she tried to avoid unnecessary conflict...]

... It's gone.

[At least it's gone...]

[mikazuki_munechika]

[Yes, yes that sounds like a wonderful future.

Good that he's laughing, he was wondering if what he said had been funny at all. Mikazuki chuckles and holds up the bucket.]

Off to make a another fox!

[Lead the way little fox, he will follow and sit down next to him once he put the bucket down.]

[aslyfox]

[ His shoulders will slump as he takes a seat, shaking his head. UGH, THIS TRIP WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SO NICE AND INSTEAD CRABS. ]

Well, I'm glad that's over.

[ He'll kick at some sand, lazily spreading it out by waving his legs. Kogi just needed a second to collect his thoughts and it's still a nice day (even better without being assaulted). ]

[aslyfox]

[ A very wonderful and idealistic future. Shame it's only one day...

As Mikazuki sits with the water, he'll cup his hands to pour some into the sand, making it suitable to form the haunches and body of the fox. ]

You do it like this, okay? It should be oval shaped. When you make it big enough, you can etch out its legs...

[ With very well practiced hands, Kogitsunemaru's actually pretty good at this. With some time, a great model, and the desire to show off... well, he's in his element, right? ]

[aslyfox]

[ Kogitsunemaru doesn't realize that last bit, only wanting to crown each sand fox with its own little memento. It should be easy to just put them down and let them live their lives on the beach. ]

Let's go. [ He'll start toward the shore, beckoning the cape-clad sword along. Nothing possibly could go wrong. ]

fyi I'll be going on vacation soon, so there will be a delay in tags

[yamanblanketry]

[ Yamanbagiri goes to grab two marshmallows this time, willing to help Kashuu in his s'more experimentation. ]

The marshmallows will stick to the wrappings.

[ Or the leaves which they cook the yams in. It's very gooey.

Unless they go for a huge fire with the leaves instead of the low fire roasting kind and cook like they are doing now?! Danger in the name of cuisine?! ... Might be safer to bother the blacksmith. ]

fyi I'll be going on vacation soon, so there will be a delay in tags

[yamanblanketry]

[ Nothing can possibly go wrong, indeed. Yamanbagiri follows silently, taking the bucket and keeping an eye on the ground for anything that could suit their needs of fox decorations. He takes each step carefully because he doesn't want to step on anything useful.

He finds an interesting piece of driftwood shaped in an odd curve and worn smooth from the waves. He plops it into the bucket with a quiet thud. Then he continues his expedition for seashell resources. ]

ahh i hope you have a good vacay!

[adornmental]

No, no, I mean we can just use the same area and make a fire there!

[HELL YEAH DANGER IN THE NAME OF CUISINE. They can just break every rule and make an above-ground fire and it'll be great (until one of the fire-trauma swords ambles in.)

Watching him skewer two marshmallows!]

You gonna make two at once?

[mikazuki_munechika]

[Truly a shame... but hopefully there are more peaceful days to come.

Mikazuki watches him carefully and nods.]

I see... alright, I will give it a try.

[Now watch and see how... he fails. he's not doing as well as Kogitsune. Okay, he has to practice.]

[yume_tabiji]

So am I...

[If it's alright with him then she will sit down next to him and draw lines into the sand.

Actually if he looks closely, he may see a picture...]

[aslyfox]

Hm?

[ He'll look over, eyeing the picture being drawn. Japan's probably more of an artist than Kogitsunemaru is, so he's excited to see what it will be once it's completely finished. ]

[aslyfox]

[ Oh, he knows why. Mikazuki needs a little more water. The sand just kind of falls and doesn't clump together like it should. The little fox will add some more, nodding. ]

This should do the trick. Why don't you try again? [ He's still proud of Mikazuki trying his hardest. With his help, maybe one day they can have a real army of little sand foxes, ready to fight off the Revisionists!

He could hope. ]

no worries!~

[aslyfox]

Wait... where did they all go?

[ Where Kogitsunemaru hoped to find some of his newly shaped friends was, instead, lumps of sand that had no features as the water washed over them. So much work wasted... he's a little bummed, so the little fox will sit down and mope.

Moping is good for the soul, after all...? ]

[hoasen]

[It's okay Kogitsunemaru! If anything, at least they can be prepared to eat them next time (wow).

Seeing as he seems to visibly look happier with hairear pets, she continues doing so. Even when they perk up, ah...]

Perhaps it is more accurate to say they sense fear.

[mikazuki_munechika]

[Ah, so that's why it didn't work the way he wanted it to. Mikazuki nods in thanks and continues with his attempt to make a mini fox.]

I think I got the hang of it now.

[With the old man sword looks pleased his work... let say he needs to practice a lot more before they can make a sand fox army.]

[yume_tabiji]

[It's going to be a mermaid! ... Or a merman? it might be a bit hard to tell because of the character's looks.]

Do you happen to see any seashells I could use for this picture?

[aslyfox]

[ Next time, the crabs will be running from him. He won't think twice about slicing and dicing some of those damn things into bite sized chunks and they'll have a great evening barbecue.

Funny how those little hairears tend to spring right back up for more pets and Kogitsunemaru is easily placated, the irritation he's feeling being drawn out by Vietnam's hand. ]

Think they're aware of their own annoying behavior? [ The crabs ARE starting to vacate the area, as some start heading back to the water. Perhaps they're as impatient as he is! ]

[aslyfox]

[ He'll look around him. It's mostly sand, but he remembers seeing quite a few closer to the water. ]

Wait here. I will find some for you.

[ Kogi won't move out of eyesight, crouching down at the water's edge, scooping several things out of the sand... he'll take a few more moments to gather them up, before returning in a hurry.

In his hands, a few scalloped seashells and cone shaped ones. He holds them out to her. ]

Do these work?

[aslyfox]

[ And he's pleased, too! If only they could take all the foxes home with them, then he'd be even more happy. This is probably impossible, but they could try making some when they return to the citadel. ]

I'm sure it's very happy to have been made by you. [ He gives a cheeky grin, scooting closer to Mikazuki. ]

[reprizesal]

An umbrella fortress...

[He looks like he's considering the idea.]

Do we have enough umbrellas for it?

[adornmental]

Sure! [He says, without even looking around to make sure...] We just need to borrow them.

[Easier said than done, considering most of the largest umbrellas belong to the fussy swords?!]

[yasusada]

[ NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WHY IS KASHUU A MENACE!!!! Yamato isn't able to save his soft jelly friend so in return once he's close to Kashuu he decides to hold his hands out forward and press them right against the other's back - forcing him to fall face first within the water. It doesn't take long until he hears a loud crash and he's happy that he's successful in something. Taking in what has happened, he looks forward to see that Kashuu is probably still there which brings a smile onto his features.

It doesn't take long until he starts laughing just a bit knowing how much this was probably not the ideal response for Kashuu at all. He finds it almost hilarious that he'd come out so far to throw that jellyfish and in the end, the loud smack into the water will probably make the other upset with him but he can't help it! Even through all that, Kashuu was able to carry the creature - no matter how gross it was, back to the sea so it could be saved and this is how the uchigatana is rewarded. A face full of sea.

Maybe that's what he deserves for throwing that poor jellyfish so way out!!! ]

I hope you had a nice.. fall. Ahaha!

[hoasen]

[He'll be so popular once he starts up that barbecue!!

And ah, he's so receptive to it. She keeps doing it also because his hair is so soft. It's so soft she's probably slightly envious. But so comfortable so that she could keep going.]

Perhaps, they aren't known to be angelic. Though sometimes are timid. The ones you encountered though are very feisty.

[occasion]

[Bird feed would be the ultimate weapon, so Aizen would think. As in he would crush it in his hands to show the seagulls what for! Or eat french fries in front of them. All of these are the worst ideas which is why it's a good thing all he has is this surfboard.]

And then they just went for you? Dunno if you're popular or they really wanted something!