text, un: Yousoro★

[ayes]

[The following text message is typed fairly urgently.]

so the weathers starting to get a little cooler
its not just me noticing this, right??
that means summer is almost over (｡•́︿•̀｡)

weve gotta have a party!
a beach party!! before its too late!

you cant just let summer end without having a beach party, thats just wrong
you gotta have beach volleyball! and watermelon splitting! and swimsuits and tasty food and all the other stuff

do you think theyd let us have a beach party here? if I find a place to do it, everyone is invited!
we gotta send summer off properly! (*•̀ᴗ•́*)و ̑̑

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text; un: ROCKET

[beatupgrass]

Watermelon splitting?

[That better be as violent as it sounds.]

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[ayes]

yes!! its really fun you put a watermelon on the beach and one person has a big stick or bat and they get blindfolded and everyone else calls out where for them to go and aim and they gotta take a big swing! you only get one swing b4 its someone elses turn and then afterwards everyone eats the watermelon!

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[beatupgrass]

What happens if you hit someone else instead of hitting the watermelon.

Strictly speaking this could get very bloody very fast.

voice; un:archer

[fakers]

Is now really the time for a celebration?

[ the parade rainer appears. ]

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[ayes]

[Every party needs a pooper that's why they invited you party pooper] Well... it can't hurt, right? We have to keep everyone's spirits high!

[fakers]

Considering we have no idea what the future may bring, it's hard to know whether it might "hurt" or not.

[ just... raining, everywhere, constantly. ]

But perhaps that's good reason for why something like this is necessary to begin with.

text | un. altea

[juniberries]

What is a watermelon and why do we split it?

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[ayes]

ohhhh youve never had a watermelon??? you are missing out princess!!! watermelon is a big melon like maybe 1.5x the size of your head and its green and its got a really juicy sweet inside its like THE perfect summer food! so you put a watermelon on the sand and take turns being blindfolded with a big stick and everyone is calling directions where to aim and you gotta take a big swing! and then everyone eats the watermelon you split open haha its kind of pointless but a lot of fun!

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[juniberries]

And fruits that large grow on Earth? How?

[excuse her she is an Alien.]

But that actually does sound like a fun game. We had something similar, although it had been more a training exercise for young Alteans during the warmer months, and we would shoot the Nem'le berry with a laser while blindfolded.

text, un: gardenGnostic

[witchhooded]

hi you!
this sounds very fun!!!
i have never been to a beach party
what kind of things do we need for one?
just the things you said here?

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[ayes]

technically??? the only things you need for a beach party are you, and a beach! hahaha but yeah! some watermelons to split, some food and drink, maybe somehow set up a volleyball net oh also we need a ball you can't play it without a ball everyone just goes to the beach and has a nice time you can swim or you can stay on the sand but its really great! you TOTALLY have to come! do you swim?

text / un: chocobro

[punshots]

oh man, you are SO right!
we gotta fix this ASAP
can't let summer go by without a proper send-off!
think we could find some fireworks?

[ Because there definitely needs to be fireworks. ]

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[ayes]

ohhhh fireworks would be great!! they might be a little harder to come by BUT if we could get them theyd really make it feel like an end-of-summer thing what a fantastic idea!

text | un: zelda

[hylights]

What is volleyball? And I wonder how far it is to the nearest beach, as well.

I've not heard of a beach party before, but I think it would be interesting to see.

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[ayes]

oh its a sport where Im from! there are teams on either side of a high net and they hit a ball back and forth if the ball lands on the ground on the other team's side, you get a point! beach volleyball is well its exactly like that but you play it on sand

text | un: tracer

[quevalry]

You can count me in!
I'm happy to help with anything that you need, too. It would be super fun to go to the beach.
I'm sure people will be fine with it as long as the water is safe.

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[ayes]

thanks lena!! I mean its a beach party not a swim party right but youre right it would be a real shame to go all that way and not be able to go for a swim ahhhhh I miss swimming in the ocean so much

text | un: SecondWind

[crosspear]

Is a year-end beach party a part of your culture as well?

[Hi, it's the religion nerd.]

That sounds like it could be fun. I can already feel an autumn wind beginning to settle, but you're right. The summer wind isn't done yet.

[ayes]

haha I guess so! I mean its not like one of the big festivals that everyone does every year but if you live near the ocean its pretty common! maybe its a small beach fishing town thing

text | un: EUSFORD

[eusford]

You not everyone here is fifteen.

[ Okay but apparently plenty of people here are excited... Crowley's just gotta be a pessimist. ]

I doubt you'll need to ask for permission to have a party,
though.

[ayes]

Im 16 not 15 and there are plenty other teens around here ok I dont really think we need permission either unless someone owns the beaches around here?

text | username: xXx_trueblue_xXx

[competing]

[ oookay trying this again— let's avoid any weirdness, shall we? ]

dude i am SO IN!
what do you need help with i am your guy

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[ayes]

[Not swimsuit shopping.]

well we are gonna need a volleyball net and a ball
and some food
I hope I can get some watermelons for us to split! also a bat
I can cook if we get a grill or something!!

un: zevran | text

[agradecido]

I don't think I've ever been to a beach party. Or heard of any of those things.

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[ayes]

then you have to come zevran!! its so much fun everyone just relaxes on the beach and plays fun games and goes swimming and eats tons of great food