Today on BNW: Beach Surprise! Ami's Special Birthday Gift...

[inthenameofthemoon]

Who: Usagi Tsukino, Ami Mizuno, Rei Hino, Makoto Kino, Minako Aino and any party crashers that may just so happen to be near the beach *cough*The outer senshi*cough*
Where: Beachside, south of Union!
What: Wouldn't you guess, it's Ami's birthday! Usagi's taken the time to set up a birthday camp expedition to the beach with food, swimming and games to show a certain book worm how birthdays should really be according to her mantra.
Warnings: You've got the usual senshi shenanigans with a dash of the Body Swap event mixed in. Sounds like a hilarious episode, doesn't it?




[ Thanks to a little birdie one Rei Hino, it was up to Usagi to come up with the best birthday she could in what little time she had. And after careful consideration for who this birthday was for, Usagi could only come up with nothing but beach fun! It was still warm enough that swimming wouldn't get any of them sick, but it was cool enough that they wouldn't die of heat.

So, with friends, pokemon, food and camping gear in tow, it's time for the best birthday that Usagi hoped would be the best birthday Ami would ever have! ]

ooc: So, since this log is pretty simple, it's only going to be separated by Friday and Saturday (for obvious reasons). Friday might have more in terms of playing around, helping Mako-chan with the food or pokemon shenanigans but otherwise, have fun! It's not every day one turns 17 after all. ;D Also, don't be surprised if threadjacking happens? A whole bunch of teenage girls in one place.. it's only natural that everyone is in each others' business... unless you state that you don't want thread jacking. that's fine too!

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[incousinswithyou]

[baby latches onto that finger happily! It's playtime, right?

Martelé's eyes start glazing over at Gold's explanation. Uh. Yeah. Sure.] Vee...

[maybe she'll just ask Vivace later...

Finished, Michiru finally takes a seat next to Haruka and hands her the plush Rhyhorn. There you go.]

[actsmagnificent]

[ Oh, hey, look at this little guy! This Rhyhorn has had lots of love, huh? She even thinks she sees some Leavanny silk in these stitches. Haruka passes this special stuffed friend on to its owner. Can she have her finger back now? ]



I guess there's no point in breaking camp early. [ Haruka looks down at the Pokémon. Gold has fallen quiet for once. He is busy eating his food. ]

[incousinswithyou]

[Minuet giggles and gladly exchanges one for the other. She's full, she's got her toy, and she's got Mommy. This is one undemanding eggbaby you've got there.]

If it was just us, perhaps. [the girls will probably have to go by the ferry schedule no matter what. And well, she wants to see if they're okay.

Martelé takes her cue from Gold and starts stuffing her face too!]

[actsmagnificent]

[ Well, that egg sure went over easy.

The mention of the other girls has Haruka looking a bit melancholy too. That's right. They aren't responsible for just themselves right now. Those girls are going to be confused, to say nothing of their Pokémon...and as far as she knows, not many of them are Enlightened. What if they suddenly find themselves with powers they don't know how to handle?

...drat. She's doing the worry thing again, isn't she. Better exhale and state the obvious. ]



It's going to be an interesting morning.

[incousinswithyou]

[that gets a quiet chuckle as she stretches, bringing up her (now ridiculously long) arms over her head.]

We might as well make breakfast. [or tea, at least. Nothing is on fire yet, she knows better than to punch the ground on a whim, and all they can do right now is wait for more information so they could start a plan of investigation later on.

She's still nothing if not practical, at least.]

[actsmagnificent]

[ ....This is one of the many reasons why she loves you. You're absolutely right, and having something hands-on to work on will keep Haruka on target.



She chuckles back. ] Tea your way or mine?

[ If they swapped tastebuds, too....you'll be wanting it with plenty of sugar. She'll get that set up in a kettle. ]

[incousinswithyou]

[guess she'll hold onto baby then, if you're making the tea. Familiar pets and wiggling the plushie once in a while should be enough to tide baby over. Probably.]

I'll tell you when I try it. [sugar fiend. At least half of it has to be mental, right?]

[actsmagnificent]

You're a bold test subject. [ Yeah, it'd probably be best not to boil the egg. Haruka hands off the baby to actual Mommy. Here. Bond.

She grins at the two of them (and the breakfasting Eevees) before pushing her way back out of the tent to get a fire started. Wood...here. And even though Michiru brought the horse, Haruka had also brought a flint because independence.



Trainer(???) is starting a fire, Vivace. ]

[incousinswithyou]

[hmm. Baby is a lot more distracted than usual, even if she's still happily hugging the Rhyhorn plushie.

Hi Not-Trainer. Here's Vivace, looking rather disdainfully at that little rock. Did you guys manage to fix yourselves yet?]

[actsmagnificent]

[ Hi, Vivace. The least Haruka can do is reach up and scratch your nose. Your Trainer has probably never grinned lopsidedly in her life, so there's an accidental answer to your question. ] I'm not as impressive as you, huh?

[ But there we go. A spark. Which leads to a fire. Which leads to being able to put a teakettle on, once she fetches some fresh water. She calls back to baby. ] Be good.

[incousinswithyou]

[Vivace snorts, but that scratch seems to be well received. At least she likes playing with you too. And she really can't fault that fire you're making.

Eggbaby, hearing Mommy, immediately trills and tries to escape. She doesn't get very far, but it looks like Michiru has got the baby conditioned a bit too well. Baby's still wiggling around, trying to look for Mommy.] You did that on purpose.

[hi baby! Here's your Rhyhorn friend, doing a funny dance aaaaand he's coming in for a nose boop! Yay!] ...Pri! Toge toge...!

[actsmagnificent]

I'm hurt. [ She totally did. But it's good to see that baby can be entertained by her real Mommy even when real Mommy looks like Haruka.



Gold has finished his food so he comes trotting over to Michiru. He pushed his dish towards where you store it for you! Did you need help with anything or can he go dig holes in the sand? He doesn't want his new favorite pastime to get in the way of being useful.

Or should he ask the other human? This still has him a bit confused. ] Eevee! Eevee vee. Vee ee.

[incousinswithyou]

[Michiru looks contemplatively at Gold. Geez, that's a lot of veeing. Martelé isn't much help either; she's sauntering off, leaving her bowl behind on the floor and looking for Vivace. Why did Trainer tell her to do that?

Well...] Can I help you, Gold?

[actsmagnificent]

[ Gold's ears lower. You're really not Trainer, are you? Trainer either would know what he was saying or else would brush him off, only to show him later that she'd been listening this whole time. But he doesn't want you to think he doesn't like you, either! So he puts a paw on Michiru's ankle and smiles, then looks up at the baby, then looks over at the beach. Do you need help with Minuet? Or can he go dig? ] Vee!



He's offering to babysit. [ The suspense was killing Haruka. Not. ]

[incousinswithyou]

[..aw. Gold gets a smile. Not to say Martelé isn't cute when she wants to be, but still.] Go on and play. We'll be fine.

[probably. It's not as if baby isn't at all used to 'Haruka' being around.

Meanwhile, Martelé and Vivace have been in deep discussion and now the Normal type is marching on over to Haruka, veeing loudly. What do you mean you're not her Trainer??]

[actsmagnificent]

Eevee! [ Oh, thank you, whichever human you are! If he finds a really great treasure in the sand, he shall give you first dibs on keeping it.

Haruka thus finds herself in the position of having swapped one Eevee for another. She looks over from the teakettle at Martelé. How to put this. ]

...A mean Pokémon is playing a trick. Until it gets bored, or we find it, we're stuck.



[ And she offers Martelé her hand to sniff. Everybody else has already smelled her. ] Bear with it.

[incousinswithyou]

[she will sniff that hand, thank you very much! And run up that arm and onto your shoulders for a second, before she hops back down and runs back towards Michiru to vee loudly at her too.]

I don't believe we really have time for pranks, Martelé.

[actsmagnificent]

[ This is going to be a long....however long it takes, though Haruka can't say she doesn't sympathize with that reaction. She pulls out the container of tea as the water starts to boil. Almost done here. ]



It might mess with training. [ Unless you expect her to swim with your Pokémon. Since it's you, she might try, but it'll still feel wrong.

Gold is digging to China Gigas over here, meanwhile. ]

[incousinswithyou]

[and Michiru is shaking her head]

They'll be fine. [only Stradivarius and Martelé are being actively trained. The rest are just maintenance. So if anything, you might find that your training is a bit more effective this week.

Martelé vees and hops on up next to Michiru, front paws resting on her Trainer's leg. No they won't be fine! She demands a redo!!

She places a hand on the Eevee's head, rubbing gently.] I told you I won't lie to you.

[Martelé deflates a little at that]

[actsmagnificent]

[ Thanks for the extra levels, Michiru. If you have been wanting to beat something up for a while now in exchange, well, now's your chance.

Poor Martelé. The water's boiling, so Haruka pours it out and adds the tea. She passes a mug - and the sugar - back to her partner, then grins at Martelé. ] Just think. This is your chance to show the others you can handle anything, right?



[ Yes, she did just wink at your Eevee. In your body. ]

[incousinswithyou]

Eevee. [hmph. Haruka gets a dour look. She can handle anything. She doesn't need to prove it!! And to prove it, she's going to saunter off like she owns the world.

Michiru smiles and reaches for that mug. One sip. Pause, the beginnings of a frown. Another sip and...she's reaching for that sugar.

Sugar fiend.]

[actsmagnificent]

Two lumps. [ However you normally prepare your tea, she's defaulting to that. Does this mean she'll be craving fish until this is fixed...? Weird.

Siiip. ]

[incousinswithyou]

[she's not going to dignify that with an answer, even if she does exactly as you say. As if she doesn't know how you like your tea by now.

If anything, Michiru's palate tends to trend towards expensive things?

That's a quiet exhale though, as she finally takes another sip. Caffeine is nice.]

[actsmagnificent]

[ That it is. Haruka sips her tea in silence too, listening to the waves. They seem a lot louder in this body. Maybe that's the placebo effect.



Her eyes close. ] The ocean's uneasy.

[incousinswithyou]

[she glances over at you, hands wrapped around her mug now. Would she feel better about this coming wave if she held your hand instead?

She'd reach out, but...

Her eyes close too, trying to listen. It's hard to push away the feeling that she's half blind right now, but she rallies her mind and steadies her breathing.] I think I hear it.

[this...might take some getting used to]