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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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[After spending some time fooling around in the surf, Asemu has taken to walking the beach as he dries off in the sun. When he spots Rise, he decides to stop and say hi.]

Hey. Enjoying yourself?

[For reference, he's wearing a pair of white swimming trunks with black outlines. Nothing on his upper body.]

[Clearly the fact that there's so many men running around like that has nothing to do with Rise's position on the beach. For her part, she's wearing a pinkish sundress that's loose enough that it's almost certainly covering a swimsuit of her own.]

Beats the heck out of running for my life, if that's what you mean.

Hey, remember. That was your idea.

[He plops down on the sand.]

But this is definitely better.

This is the sort of break I thought I needed before the earthquake and everything. Turns out I apparently wanted to train Pokémon, but this is nice too.

We all need breaks every now and then. Even me. This was supposed be my training week, but here I am.

You have weeks that aren't training weeks?

Of course I do. You don't think I just work 24/7, do you?

You kind of give that impression, yeah.

[Facepalm.]

No. I don't. I mean, I only spend about eight hours a day on duty. And I get two days off every week.

Really? So what do you normally do to relax in all that free time?

Mostly reading or playing games with my sister. Sometimes I listen to the radio, too. But Dad's got tons of books in his office, so if I need something to do, I'll go in and take something off the shelves.

Reading, huh? I guess that makes sense. There's something that separates the tough guys in the Rangers from the tough guys in the Guard, and I guess education's one explanation.

Dad was pretty hard-nosed about me getting an education. I definitely don't regret getting it, though. I still like to learn new things. I mean, we still don't know a lot about our world, but there are some fantastic things out there -- and at home, too.