Beach fun for beach bums

[indigo_league]

Who: Everybody!
Where: Cianwood!
When: June 21st, all day.
Summary: Come to Cianwood today to celebrate the solstice, participate in a race and maybe even get a date??



June 21st. The solstice. The longest day of the year. Practically half the year gone already, which frankly, seems rather insane. It seems like only yesterday you were all fighting to save Christmas with Santa, and yet, that was almost six months ago! How can that be? We just don't know. Time is a force even more mysterious than pokemon evolution.

In any case, Cianwood has gone all out to make this solstice a great big celebration. The beach is awash with bright-coloured umbrellas and stands, selling everything a visitor might need to make this into one hell of a day (and, let's be real, also a lot of things you don't need, but hey, who doesn't want a nice souvenir?) Rental stands have everything from surfboards to huge inner tubes for rent for those who want to stay at the surface of the water, as well as snorkelling equipment for those who won't mind taking a peek below the surface. On a cleared stretch of beach, a small Sand Castle Contest is being organised. The prize won't be anything fancy (just a token little reward, really) but why not enter? Don't worry, there are separate prizes for kids and adults. Meanwhile, large piles of wood have been stacked here and there, waiting for evening to fall so the bonfires can be lit.

One particular section of the beach is a riot of different smells, with various restaurants and other establishments having set up stands to sell you all the very best. It doesn't matter what you are in the mood for, because you won't have any trouble finding it here! Want some BBQ? It's there; several Sizzlepede keeping those coals nice and hot while the cooks chuck everything that can vaguely be chucked onto those grills. Would you rather cool down with some ice cream? No problem; just as long as you can actually make a choice from all those different flavours available. Has the summer sun put you in a fruit mood? Watermelons (whole and cut), strawberries, cherries, papaya -- it's too much to name!

Or do you maybe just want a drink? It's important to keep hydrated, you know! Juice, water, mocktails and cocktails, everything that you could possibly want to stave off the heat is there. There is even coffee and teas available for those who need their daily worship at the Church of Caffeine. Just don't overheat on them!

And, of course, there is the race.

It looks like the first-ever SEMPER race has drawn quite the crowd. And where there is a crowd, there are more souvenir stands. Why not buy a flag or two to cheer on your pokemon? Or maybe you should buy an 'I ran the SEMPER race and all I got was this lousy t-shirt' for your pokemon to commemorate the occasion. They sell them in all sorts of sizes.

And then there is that mystery section of beach, currently cordoned off with ropes and screens. Signs let everybody know that this is where the Helping Hand auction will be taking place later tonight, but if you had hoped to get an early peek at the decorations or items up for auction, you will be sorely disappointed. Be patient and wait like everybody else is.

So come all and enjoy the beach. Participate in a race maybe, and pull your wallets for tonight's charity event. After all, who knows when disaster might strike again? Better enjoy things while you can!



ooc: The Charity Auction will have its own log, which will be posted later tonight. Should there be any questions, please use the event info post to ask them.

Comments

[woofdad]

Oh.

Right. Yep.

Yeah, no, his attention is definitely going right to the tits. He's really trying not to stare, but if he looks away from Dimitri's chest his gaze just lands on his shoulders, and... yeah, this is gonna be a struggle. His eye finally lands on the sand, for the time being.

Right. Cows and sunscreen. "Mm... hm. Yeah, uh-- that sounds like a good idea."

[nastyboy]

Unaware of Grant's struggle, Dimitri preoccupies himself with picking up the bottle of sunscreen he was given. "I'm glad you agree. I still am not entirely sure about some of the things to do, here, but you are always so kind and patient, Grant... I do want to thank you."

And there's a squirt.... Dimitri eyes it, wondering if that's enough for his whole torso. Oh well, he can always apply more. For now, he begin to carefully smear it along one pec.

"Do we have to put this on our back, Grant?"

[woofdad]

"Oh, uh-- no problem. I mean, it's... y'know, I'm glad you want to learn this stuff." If he keeps carrying on the conversation, he's got something to think about that isn't Dimitri rubbing sunscreen over his chest. He should... see if there's anything he hasn't unpacked yet that he should. Maybe he missed something in the bag, and can look there instead.

...It's only moments later, however, that he looks at Dimitri almost warily, because he possesses enough pattern recognition to see where this is going, but there's also... really no way around it. "Uh... yeah, that'd be best. If you're swimming your back will probably be exposed to the sun a lot."

[nastyboy]

"I suppose that is true." Dimitri huffs, sliding his hand down the middle of his chest. He's not thinking much, beyond how to best cover every inch of his torso. "That is going to be troublesome..."

And before Grant can find himself roped into the most cliche of tropes in all the horny beach tales...

"Do you think a stick would spread it well enough...?"

[woofdad]

He is looking back into the bag.

Grant considers that, because it seems like a good way for Grant to avoid Death, but... "That seems like it'd get pretty streaky... which means you'd probably get uneven coverage, and might burn in the areas where it's thinnest."

Yeah. It's not worth Dimitri getting burned.

[nastyboy]

Definitely keep looking into the bag, Grant, he's using both hands on his chest now.

"I see... How unfortunate. I wish there was some sort of tool for this kind of predicament. Then again, I suppose there is, and I simply have not heard of it yet." Dimitri has to admit that there are a lot of things he doesn't know about in this kind of place.

"Maybe if I used a long, flat rock instead..."

[woofdad]

There is... no way around it, is there. Grant is going to have to be the one to say this.

"That'd probably have a similar problem. Uh... actually, people will usually just have someone else help them out."

He is still looking into the bag.

[nastyboy]

Hands pausing against his chest, Dimitri looks up with a befuddled blink. "But won't it be bad if I do not learn how to do this myself, Grant, or figure out a way?" he says. "What if I decide to go swimming or outdoors on my own? I should learn how to do it by myself first."

After all, if Grant has said it's such an important thing, isn't that what Dimitri should do? It's not as though he can just drag around one of his other boyfriends or regular friends to put sunscreen on his back.

Although that reminds him... "Did you put sunscreen on your back, Grant?"

[woofdad]

"Uh... y'know, that's a good point." Genuinely, he's wondering about that now. It's not like he's had to worry about it much himself, since he hadn't gone swimming in some time until recently. "I'm sure there's a way... or someone might've invented something for it."

He's drawn back from that new distraction by Dimitri's question, and gives a quick shake of his head. "No - I'm not going to need it, though. Not planning to take my shirt off even if I do swim."

[nastyboy]

Something invented for such a purpose... Well, Dimitri supposes that's probably true. After all, people in Johto have invented so many other fascinating things that are useful in a variety of ways. He will have to look into it later.

For right now... Dimitri frowns a bit. That's right, he doesn't think Grant took his shirt off back at the Mansion either. "Is it because of..." Awkwardly, he makes a gesture to his own shoulder.

[woofdad]

He nods, and rubs idly at the back of his neck - both a part of his confirmation, and a reaction to one of those occasional twinges in his spine under the scar tissue. "'S a big part of it, yeah."

[nastyboy]

Ah... Of course. Wiping his hand against one leg, he holds it out and up to Grant. "I would never force you into something that you are not comfortable with," he says quietly. "But, for whatever it is worth, when I saw you then... I thought you looked fine. You are incredibly handsome, Grant, and your scars not as noticeable compared to that."

[woofdad]

Grant glances up at the motion in the corner of his eye, and, after a moment's pause, reaches out to take Dimitri's hand.

"Th... thank you." Of course Dimitri would say that. And, no doubt, he means it, which just makes Grant's heart jump in his chest even more. "I... I still don't think I can take my shirt off here - I mean, when it's just us is one thing, but here there's... uh. Yeah. Anyway, I-- I do appreciate it, all the same."

[nastyboy]

"Of course. As I said, I don't want to pressure you. I seek only to offer reassurance." With that, he gently tugs at Grant's hand, just enough so that he can raise it to his lips and press a soft kiss against his lover's knuckles.

"Whatever makes you happy, Grant."