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[rydiaofmist]

Who: Everyone!
Where: The newly discovered island
What: After recent events, the people of Union could use a bit of R&R. What better place than a tropical island?
Warnings: Drinks with little umbrellas in them, swimsuits, idek



An island paradise, discovered just off the southern coast, less than a day's travel from the city. A strong enough Pokemon could easily carry their partner and others out there. It was hard to say just who sent the original message, but pictures surfaced, with the tagline "Don't you wish you were here," came over the warp bands' feeds, and, like Venomoths to the flame, people began clamoring toward this new found tropical get-away. Those who wanted to go would find it easy enough--with so many people making their way to investigate, for whatever reason they claimed (but let's be honest, it was probably the beach), one could just hitch a ride.

The island itself appeared untouched by human contact. The Pokemon were strange and different compared to the fare immediately around Union. A warm breeze blew through palm trees, carrying the scent of hibiscus flowers. The water, blue as the summer sky, was warm and inviting.

This truly was a paradise.

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[niepokonany]

One of a great many fantastic things about befriending Fai was that he now had a constant enabler. Well, besides Imogen. Okay, so he had two, whatever!

But the point was, he had someone there to hand him the clothes he'd been staring longingly at, all but drag him into a dressing room, gush about how great he looked until he really had no choice but to get them, and come out in public with him dressed just as scandalously, and ancient gods, everything about it was awesome!

Especially the way his legs looked right now. Hell yeah.

He was dressed in a relatively modest one-piece swimsuit, sleeveless, with a low back and a little ruffled skirt attached. The ruffles and straps, as well as the neckline, were white, and the body of the suit a vivid red. Somewhere around the beach, he'd found a flower of about the same shade and stuck it in his hair. His feet were bare in the pale, warm sand, and he had a smile on his face and a girly-ass cocktail in hand.

Yes, this was exactly what he'd been needing today.

[tinytactician]

Bless his tiny heart, Armin is absolutely the last person to ever judge -- plus he's particularly fond of Fai's unique brand of style -- so his expression is nothing but curiously admiring when he speaks.

"Is it comfortable?

[niepokonany]

Yes, good. Feliks revels in the admiration, flopping down on his backside in the sand and getting nice and comfy.

"Totally! It's like, way stretchy, it doesn't feel tight at all."

[tinytactician]

"It's a nice color." Armin plunks down next to him, cradling his teeny-weeny baby Mareep in both arms to keep sand from getting in her wool. "Did you make it yourself?"

[niepokonany]

"Well, I was gonna make one? But then I was out shopping and I saw this one, and I was like, 'gods, I have to have it!'"

He smiles, draping his baby Dratini's long, thin body over his legs so she can nap there without getting all sandy. "Thanks for the advice about food and junk, by the way."

[tinytactician]

"Oh, I see. I've never seen one quite like it." Not that Armin's really the height of fashion -- he's wearing cut-offs and a vaguely sailor-esque top, like the sad mismatched child he is. But the baby Dratini gets a delighted smile, and a reverently whispered, "You're welcome. Have you named her?"

[niepokonany]

If possible, Feliks seems even more pleased--though the attention to his clothes already had him pretty happy. He pets her little ear-fun gently, and she gives Armin a distantly curious, rather sleepy look, her tail curling around Feliks's leg a little.

"Yeah, her name's Huzar. She's way pretty, isn't she?"

Someone spoils the Hell out of his Pokémon, and he's even worse with her than usual.

/tags before unconciousness takes me once more

[comparative_insanity]

Well, Fai had been absolutely enthused about the new scandalous bathing fashions, and even more at having an opportunity to actually wear something like that. And it was true that he'd even helped enable Feliks into getting what he wanted. But he still hadn't counted on how breathtaking the other boy would really look, with the honey glow of the sun dancing on his skin and in his hair, and with that really stretchy fabric following the shape of his body perfectly.

His own simple but elegant black bathing suit suddenly felt a lot more revealing than it had a moment ago, and not in an entirely good way. More like in a really awkward way. Oh, well, of course the best course of action was clearly to-

"Oh dear, you should've been paying attention~!"

Yes, pouncing on Feliks and landing them both in the water with a huge splash. What an amazing plan. Good job.

/shoos you gently into bed <3

[niepokonany]

"Whoa!"

The fruity drink ends up in the sand somewhere--Fai, that was a perfectly good drink! --and Feliks ends up in the water, flailing for a second until he can find his footing. His hair's a little damp, but at least the flower is still there.

"Dude, no fair, you surprised me!" But he's laughing, as he splashes water at the other boy.

[comparative_insanity]

He'll of course get Feliks a new drink later, because that's only fair. For now he'll use psychic powers to push water in harmless little waves towards Feliks. Hopefully that will distract him from how it might not have been a terribly clever idea to solve things by getting Feliks wet. Because now the fabric of the bathing suit is glued to Feliks like a secont skin, and the lower part of the tiny ruffled skirt keeps clinging to his legs, now a little bit transparent from the water.

At least the water is a bit cool, and has soaked into his own bathing suit, counteracting the trouble that it, too, now being slicked against his skin might've presented.

"We~ell, that's the point, right? I was testing to see how vigilant you were. What if I'd been a wild pokémon, huh?"

[niepokonany]

"Then I'd like, have to fight back!"

Which is what he does; thankfully for Fai's predicament, he tries to do so by circling around behind him and leaping on his back.

[comparative_insanity]

Fai squeaks a little bit, but then laughs, forcefully shutting out any thoughts about Feliks' body so close to his with so little between them. For the moment, he wasn't going to let his brain cheat him out of some simple, stupid fun. So he grabbed Feliks under his thighs to make sure he can't get away, and then starts spinning as fast as he can, laughing.

"Fool! Don't you know I'm destined to be the personification of a Whirlwind one day~?"

[niepokonany]

"Not fair!"

He laughs hard, winding his arms and legs around the other boy, pressing his face into his back. "I'm just gonna have to hold on really tight, then!"

[moemoetentacles]

[Squid Girl comes running up to Feliks while he's relaxing on the beach, proudly wearing the Sharpedo costume he'd made for her before.]

Graaaah! I'm a Sharpedo!

[niepokonany]

Whoa! Ahaha, way scary!

Looking good, though!

[moemoetentacles]

Drowny finally evolved, too!

[niepokonany]

Oh my gods, seriously? Awesome! Is he like, training hard and junk?

[moemoetentacles]

Yeah! He can swim with the best of them now!

[niepokonany]

Way to go, Drowny! I so told you my Sharpedo idea would work.

[crimson_pinnacle]

"Nice legs." Red wasn't sure if Feliks was a boy or a girl...he had that certain blurred line about him, but Red wasn't in position to comment on it either way.

At least Feliks was wearing something. Adjusting his hat for a moment, he clears his throat. "Incidentally, you don't have a spare towel, do you?" At this point, he didn't even care who saw him now, he just wanted something between him and the sand when he was sitting down.

[niepokonany]

He turns towards the voice with a cheerful little grin, ready to accept the compliment, maybe talk about the new swimsuit styles if the person was interested in that--

Oh.

Oh, wow, that's. That's. That's a thing he just saw? He goes bright pink, mouth open slightly, unable to avoid staring and stammering for a couple of seconds.

"I... uh... L-like... Towel...?" It takes him a second to notice that the last sentence he heard meant something. "Oh--yeah, I like, have one somewhere, w-wait a sec..."

He puts down his big bag of stuff, leaning down to dig through it. Hat, baby Pokémon food, crappy books, Feliks food, parasol... Oh, there it is! He takes out a towel and offers it to Red, still trying to not stare.

[crimson_pinnacle]

There's a quiet sort of nervousness that's filtered into the air, Red notices.

Though he isn't sure why just yet. It occurs that perhaps not everyone on the beach has seen him yet, Feliks may be one of them. The thought is gone just as quickly as he looks up in time to see a cloud that looks vaguely like a Spearow drift by overhead.

The word towel catches him from cloud-watching though and he nods. When Feliks moves to rummage in his rather large bag, Red takes a moment to consider that yes, Feliks might be a boy. Who knew another guy could look so nice in ladies' swimwear? unbothered by the revelation, he takes the towel with a smile, having to whip it behind his back as a flapping Pidgey goes by, and lands on the ground. Red points at it authoritatively. "Nike, this isn't mine, you can't take it. Understand?"

Staring a Red a few seconds, she puffs up before going to grooming. About as close to a yes as he'll get for today. "Dunno what it is about this island but she's just being terrible today..." That's said absently as Red stretches out the towel and sits down with a sigh.

"Thanks. I haven't been able to sit down since I got here."

[niepokonany]

Feliks manages to summon up a nice big smile, mostly out of the deep but probably misguided hope that doing so will make it easier to pass his furious blushing off as a sunburn. In fairness, he kind of has that going on a little, too.

"Sure, no big. Do you like, usually have issues with her trying to mess with stuff?"

Forget fighting Team Evolution, he deserves a medal for making full sentences with a naked stranger just like hanging out there.

[crimson_pinnacle]

"No. Not at all." Granted he hadn't been bonded with her for long, but Nike was anything but troublesome. Until today.

Despite Feliks' being ready to pop a vessel in his face, Red hasn't noticed currently petting said Pidgey while it cooes happily at his feet. A Charmander comes up after a few seconds and immediately puts Red between Feliks and himself, though he quickly starts picking at the towel and peeks around Red to look a few times.

"Oh, hey Abby," Red glances over his shoulder and deposits his hat onto the Charmander's head, which seems to help because Abby comes around him finally, adjusting the hat so it sits low over his eyes. "This is my only other Pokemon, Feliks. Abelard. Though for now I just call him Abby." He looks up at the other noy with a smile, and tilts his head. "You may need a hat."

[niepokonany]

"Huh, weird."

He perks up at the introduction, relaxing a little. Pokémon are much easier to deal with than naked boys!

"Hey, Abby, 'sup? This is Huzar, my other friends are off someplace else." Jadwiga has been a little shy since the tournament, and Feliks understands why on a very personal level. Still, there's an adorable baby Dratini draped around his shoulders, making little sounds at Red in greeting, so it's hard to be very upset with life right now.