[ORP] Day At The Beach

[Blood_Goddess]

The weather was foretasted to be bright and warm over the weekend, a truly perfect summer day with white clouds slowly moving across a bright blue sky, an a cool breeze from the ocean that glistened under the high sun.

There was no doubt about it, It was perfect beach weather! Some towels, a barbeque, and a few friends with pokemon sounded like a nice day, though as the weeks plans progressed more and more trainers were contacted to meet up for a beach party!
Pretty soon the League forum itself was posting between trainers that there would be a lot of friends at the beach, just enjoying the day with Pokemon.

As if Rosie needed more of an excuse to get friends together, it was with the added news that Luke had just graduated from trainee in the special ops, to a full blown League officer! The only in their group of trainers to make it to an officer!

The friends would be told that they would be planning to meet at high noon, bringing food for a potluck would be the best option, there would be barbeque, music and non alcoholic drinks.
a friendly reminder to bring sun block too, being out in the sun that long without it would prove to be a decision later greatly regretted.

Higher up along the beach, and further away from the city buildings, and bustle, closer to the higher end residential homes, parts of the beach were leased out, providing a small beach side cabin, with an aria outside on the sand for cooking, and lounge arias shaded with palm trees and ferns.
No far down into the sand the water waved around the sands, very inviting compared to the warmth of the day.

Rosie was one of the first ones there, sitting by one of the huts steps.
Vahy'n was already eying the water contently, though a number of Rosie's other pokemon didn't look nearly as interested in the water.
Pop, with her headphones already over her ears was lounging back in the shade over a towel that she had laid out. while kiss hopped around the dry sand, so enjoy the feeling of it between her paws.  

[Akira Midoriyama]

Akira was somewhat tired from his previous night's shift, but he showed up with a smile on his face and a container of some Sharpedo-fin dumplings. He wasn't sure how the others would like them if they even would, but the fact that the party was taking place by the ocean reminded him of seafood. It had been a while since he'd had any, pricey as it was, but what better time to buy food like that than a celebration potluck?

He was a little nervous since it had been so long since he had seen Rosie, Luke, or the others, but he was glad the news he'd gotten since the wedding's postponing was good news. Upon seeing Rosie and her pokemon at the beach, he beamed brighter and raised a hand in greeting, his Leafeon shyly trotting along at his heels.  

[TawnyAngel]

Gatherings of friends?

Celebrations?

Beach?

Food?

Dith liked all of those things very much and was another of the earlybirds, freshly awoken (shift work did upset one's sleep patterns) and strolling towards the appointed meeting spot with a cool box on one massive shoulder, a large bag slung over the other and a smaller bag in that hand. In deference to the weather he was wearing a large cowboy-esque brown hat, shades, a plain white t-s**t and dark blue board shorts. Whatever he had been wearing on his feet had already been shed somewhere along the way; he padded over the hot sand barefoot, enjoying the feel of it between his toes.

Viktor trotted along beside him, picking his way neatly over the sand with a pause every so often to pick up an interesting smell. Dolly too was out of her pokeball, the towering powerhouse of a Rapidash making the most of the hot sunny day by prancing and bucking around some way behind her trainer with uncharacteristic abandon. Upon spotting Rosie she let out a loud whinny, which Dith supposed made up for his lack of hands to wave with.  

[Blood_Goddess]

As Akira approached, Vahy'n let out a little coo in greeting that drew the trainer's attention. The blond perked up when she recognized a friend and quickly pushed herself up off of the step she was sitting on to hop down in greeting.
A light weight summer beach shawl wrapped around her torso in a short make shift dress, her sandals long since abandoned by her belonging by where Pop had set up.

"Akira! Hey!" Rosie greeted happily, pushing herself up off of the steps and moving over to greet him as he walked over.
"I'm glad you could have it, how have you been?" She asked, reaching out to offer to take something from him so he could come and get settled.  

[Blood_Goddess]

"Oh ho ho big guy! What kind of goodies did you bring for us huh? You sure you're not setting up for a whole week?" A boisterous voice teased behind Dith.
A tall wet form stepped up beside the giant of a man, ash gray hair tied back out of the way and dripping wet, with a surf board tucked under a well tones arm. the other reaching up to offer to take one of Dith's burden's from him.

Ray had arrived a bit early that afternoon, to do some swimming out before the others got there, as was evident from the large candy cane colored serpent curled in the hot sand by the cabin.
Her timing to come in hadn't been any better, as she noticed Akira, and Dith both arriving to where Rosie, Luke and Sera seemed to already be setting up.  

[[X]Natty-Chan[X]]

Naomi, when she got the message of a beach party, took note of the massive use of friends. It was because of this that she was actually unsure if she wanted to go for a moment. Eventually, her love of any place that had water won out and she made her way to the beach.

Not much of a cook for herself, she lugged a bunch of soda as she stepped onto the beach. Ridley, on the other hand, carried a giant bag full of berry buns for any Pokemon that may also be attending.

She may not know anyone, but it was a good chance to meet someone. Finally coming to the meeting place, she called out Hydro and placed the cooler on his back and lead him and Ridley to where a few trainers were already gathering  

[Akira Midoriyama]

The large Russian man drew Akira's attention and he hesitated, somewhat intimidated by the acquaintance. Dith was probably just as unfamiliar with Akira as he was with Clara since Akira hadn't had the guts to come as himself to the blonde's birthday party. Well, perhaps this could be an occasion on which they got to know each other better.

In the meantime, though, he heard Rosie and her Vaporeon return his greeting and grinned. "Hello, Rosie. I'm glad too; it's been too long." Gratefully handing over the container of food, he bowed at the waist before realizing how ridiculous the formal gesture must have looked. They themselves were dressed so casually in summer clothes and in such an informal setting. The young man blushed in embarrassment. "I've been alright; what about you and Luke? I had no idea you had been doing so much."

Glancing over in Ray's direction, he quickly looked away, only to notice the red-headed guest of honor. "Luke! Arceus, where did you get all those scars?!" Had it really been that long since they'd last seen each other?  

[Suudonym]

Luke's attention was drawn from the extravagantly-colored Jolteon he was trying to settle (evidently, Rem just loved the beach) by the sound of his name, and he blinked up at the unfamiliar individual. Someone who knew him, clearly; he hoped things wouldn't get to be too awkward.

"You mean this?" he assumed, raising an indicative finger lightly towards the still healing cut across his nose. "I was attacked, sort of out of the blue... There's a suspect under investigation now, though, so it's not really a big deal anymore." He supposed the person might have been rather referring to his right arm or even his left hand, but, well... what was said was said. He certainly did have more than enough scarring to speak of, though.  

[Blood_Goddess]

An elated smile just spread over her face as Akira swooped down into the bowing gesture, seeming to think nothing odd of it at all.
Graciously taking the dumplings, she took a moment to peer down at them with interest "Ohh these look good"

"Oh good, good, Are you still working late shifts?" she asked, it was the last she heard that he was doing.
"We haven't been doing too much more then usual, I mean, other then training, and of course Luke now being an officer." she said with a brighter smile. "Enough to keep anyone busy I guess."

Rosie glanced over at Luke when Akira addressed him, and brought attention to his scars.
"It was really odd." Rosie admitted, her smile fading a little "thankfully the cuts healed a lot, without any infections." She breathed out thankfully. It could have been a lot worse.

Placing the dumplings down where some tables had been set up, peering past Akira and holding her hands up to wave to Dith and Ray as they made their way over.
Though someone else approaching caught her eye.
It looked like another trainer, her and her pokemon with some drinks.

"Hello~" Rosie greeted the new trainer, stepping over to her and holding her hands out to help "Need some help?"  

[BlackFireKitsune]

Going to the beach had always been one of her favorite things to do - not to see or do anything, of course, but to be seen and just simply lounge around on a towel, sporting whatever new fashionable swimsuit she happened to be wearing and attempting to work on a tan without burning horribly. She'd always loved summer, but last year she'd only gotten to enjoy the very beginning of it before her life turned upside-down by the careless behavior of the driver of a semi.

While Sera herself wasn't helping set anything up, Mordecai happily hovered around, helping to place things or organize things, going wherever needed to help whenever he could. Jacques had also condescended to help - perhaps mostly due to Isabella's pointed glaring at him from the cool safety of the shade provided by the cabin - but was much less enthusiastic about it than the Metang was. Anastasia watched them from her spot in the sand by her trainer's feet, perking up a bit when she saw Happa, while Seraphine, clad in shorts and a tshirt, merely sat on the steps with a light frown on her face as she watched various people approach.  

[[X]Natty-Chan[X]]

As she approached the other trainers, she felt herself get a little worried at meeting new people, but getting an encouraging nudge from Ridley, she smiled and pressed on. In fact, her smile got bigger when one of the trainers greeted her and came over to help. "Hey! The cooler is pretty heavy... it has ice and several cases of drinks in it." She said, stopping the Blastoise carrying it on his shell and climbing up to slide it down.

"I also brought little buns for the Pokemon, if you want to grab those. Ridley, my Lucario, has the bag." She said as she worked on getting the cooler onto the floor without dropping it or shaking it. Ridley stepped up and carefully put the bag onto the sand, nodding his head in greeting to the other trainer that had came up to them.  

[Akira Midoriyama]

"A-attacked?" Surely there must have been a great deal of trials on the road to becoming a League officer, but to be attacked without warning by a real suspect? Just what kind of work had Luke undergone? "Who - what - ?! What about those others? Were those from the same incident?"

He turned to Rosie with a look of horror. "Oh...y-yes..." he murmured in response to her question, his mind obviously elsewhere. He'd just remembered something. "R-rosie...I apologize if this isn't the best time, so just let me know, but...I was meaning to ask you about that last letter you sent..." He'd never gotten the chance to reply to ask. And even if he had, how to phrase it? Would it be rude to stick his nose into their business? But he had come to care about these people and, as such, worry.

Ahh, but Rosie was busy with others. "Um...Luke..." he said, turning back to the red-head. "About that wedding of yours...would it be rude of me to ask...?"  

[Blood_Goddess]

"Oh wow, yeah that does look heavy-" Rosie commented, looking at the cooler, and giving the pokemon carrying a grateful smile.
She did however take the bag from the fighting type, smiling at the Lucario
"There are lots of other pokemon around, so feel free to mingle and introduce yourself." Rosie made a gesture to the group "My girls are over there, Kiss Kiss is always happy to meet new friends, and Pop... well she might not hear you over her headphones." she admited with a more sheepish smile.

Leading them back to the ground and showing the Blastoise where he could set the cooler down, Rosie turned to the trainer, holding a hand out to her "My name is Rosie by the way."  

[Tymiko]

A black-haired girl standing by noticed Sera sitting to one side on the cabin steps. She approached with her hands clasped behind her back, leaning over to speak to the brunette.

"Hi, Sera," she said gingerly.  

[[X]Natty-Chan[X]]

Hydro let out a low rumble at the other trainer's smile, giving a bigger one when his own trainer patted his shell. Ridley looked to the other Pokemon when the trainer mentioned them, as he handed her the bag. Once the buns transferred from him to the trainer, he instantly lept onto the Blastoise's back, grabbed the cooler and placed it where it was said it should be placed and opening it.

When Ridley dealt with the cooler, Naomi slid off Hydro's back and took Rosie's hand. "It's nice to meet you Rosie, I'm Naomi." She introduced before pulling off a Pokeball from an arm band and releasing a small Eevee. Oberon shook off as he was released, looking up to his trainer, small pout on his face, but otherwise unharmed