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[EVENT: BEACH TIME!]

[Normally, one might count walking into a standard classroom only to find a bright, sunny beach instead to be a very pleasant surprise. But as Tadakuni stood there; blankly trying to wrap his head around what just happened- Only one question plagued his mind enough to dwarf all other concerns.]

.......

WHY AM I IN SCHOOL TRUNKS AGAIN!?

((OOC: Welcome to the Beach Room! Once inside, everyone who enters will suddenly appear dressed in swimwear of some kind. Unfortunately, those who try to leave will find an invisible barrier blocking them from exiting the room for at least 3 hours. So have fun, take a swim, play some volleyball, enjoy the cheesy beach-party music, or find some other activity to occupy your time! ~~Emergency suntan lotion will of course be instantly available for all you beach-goers to avoid a nasty sunburn~~!))

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What-!? [Pyrrha blinks; eyes wide.] But... but how??

[And WHY? It seems so impractical! -Not to mention very strange and unsettling... but Pyrrha doesn't want to say that and rudely insult another culture!]

I... I suppose that I will try it... [She really doesn't want to though! But... it's something that Nero wants... And something that he suggested they do! So she can't just turn it down, can she? Oh dear...]

[Nero decides to not explain any further the intricate workings of corndogs--call him a jerk, but her reaction was kind of funny. Besiiides, as soon as she saw what it really was, it'd be fine.

So Nero just heads for the nearest shop and purchases two corndogs. Needless to say the vender ends up tied up in his sign with his head in the drink cooler while Nero walks away with some free food.]

Alright, Pyrrha. Here's yours--[He tilts one of the corndogs in his hand towards her]--and here's mine. [And then he grabs the other in his teeth.]

[FFFFFFFFF]

[As Nero roughs up the unfortunate food vendor, Pyrrha merely stands back in shock; a gasp escaping her as the man's head is shoved into the cooler. Th-they... are they stealing right now? They are!!]

[When Nero walks away, Pyrrha can only stay behind and bow repeatedly to the mistreated stranger; apologizing on behalf of both herself and Nero.]

I- I'm sorry! I'm sorry...!

[She scampers off; running over to trail behind Nero until she catches up. It's then that she gets her first good look at the food presented to her, and she blinks at the realization that it's nothing like what she imagined.]

It's... breaded...? [Well, it certainly doesn't look as unappetizing as she has prepared herself for. She watches Nero as he catches the food in his teeth, and then stares down to the corndog held out for her.]

[Nervously, Pyrrha bites down upon her lower-lip for a moment before lowering her head to mirror his action. She parts her lips enough to take the corndog into her mouth and then bites down; holding it between her teeth as she pulls back with it in her mouth.]

[The young woman reaches up to take the stick in her hand after biting off a decent amount; then chews and swallows.]

.....

[She blinks.] It... it's actually... really good...

...

[You know what? He's just going to stare at her in bewilderment as she mimics his actions. The only reason he'd done that was because he didn't want to use his other hand. Pyrrha, on the other hand...

Well, it got a small laugh out of him once the shock wore off.]

Uh, that's great, but you could have just taken it by the stick, you know.

[Pyrrha blinks; before looking down in embarrassment.] O-oh--

I... I assumed that it was part of the custom... [Ahem.]

[Face red, Pyrrha takes another bite of her corndog before speaking again.] ...I never imagined that I'd enjoy eating dog....

But I still don't understand where the corn could possibly be...

It's...not. [He snerks.]

[As Pyrrha words her concern over the cornerdog, Nero decides to break the news to her.] I'll give you a hint.

[He leans in, whispering into her ear because this is a VERY SECRET MATTER after all.] It's not actually made out of dog.

[Nero pulls back again, talking at a normal volume now.] Although what it actually is made out of is up for debate and possibly illegal.

[A pause.] And the outside is made of cornbread. I think.

Mm? [Pyrrha turns her head as he mentions a hint; jumping slightly as he ends up whispering against her ear. The girl gasps; touching her ear as she turns toward Nero with a definite blush and a frown on her face- not just due to being tricked, but also the brief, unintentional reaction within herself that inevitably came with the sensation of his breath falling upon her skin.]

[She furrows her brow; immediately forcing that thought back as she focuses on the fact that she was tricked.] W-why would you lie about such a thing??

[Still frazzled, the girl looks away with a bit of an embarrassed frown. Fooled again...]

Haha, don't get all mad about it. I was just kidding. [Nero waves a hand at her as if waving off the fact he lied at all, and then takes another bite out of his corndog.]

Man, I should have gotten us some drinks while I was there...

...Well. Perhaps if you hadn't blocked access to the drinks with that man's head...

[Nero pauses.] Uh.

[Damn, she's good.] Well, maybe it he'd just handed them over in the first place, I wouldn't have needed to soak his head~

[He continues walking, taking another bite out of his corndog.]

[Pouting slightly.]

You know... I think that there are a lot of people in this world who respond well to common courtesy. When I travel, I depend a lot on the kindness of others to get by.

I don't think... that people necessarily need to be forced... [She takes another bite of her food as well.]

[-And then finds that she has now finished the last of her corndog already.]

[Blinking; the girl realizes with definite embarrassment that she actually finished eating before Nero did; too distracted by their conversation to remind herself to slow down and pace herself as she normally would. Awkwardly still holding the stick in hand, Pyrrha quickly hides it behind her back as she hopes that the man wont notice.]

He was asking for it anyway, you saw the way he looked at my arm.

[Nero starts leading them back to their seats, and only stops when Pyrrha suddenly hides her corndog stick behind her back. He finishes off his own food before asking.]

You can just toss, I mean, it's just a piece of wood. [He tosses his own as an example.]

[H-he noticed-!?]

[Pyrrha blinks; turning her reddened face away as she concedes and drops her own stick to the ground as well. The blonde suddenly feels the need to explain herself a bit;]

I-- I hadn't eaten anything yet today s-so... so that's why I was- um, hungry...

[Nero slowly raises a brow, not sure what Pyrrha is so embarrassed about. So he just responds in his usual, sarcastic manner.] Well I hate to break it to you, but that's usually what happens when you don't eat.

[Reaching their seats, he takes a seat again and lets out a heavy sigh.]

R-right... [SHE'LL JUST ASSUME THAT HE'S SECRETLY JUDGING HER and continue to be really self-conscious about it.]

[However, the girl refrains from sitting as Nero takes a seat; looking down at him as he rests. They've probably still got some time to kill... And if they just start talking about themselves again, it can only result in depressing conversation or another angry outburst from Nero. Pyrrha anxiously tries thinking of something else to occupy their time... ~~And also distract from the subject of her eating habits.~~] Um... so...

...What else should we do? [Pyrrha looks up; the sun's rays brightly shining into her eyes. As self-conscious as she is about her body, part of her is almost starting to wish that she could discard the thick towel around her torso.]

It's... getting pretty hot, isn't it?

[Nero sinks down into the chair, his foot bouncing impatiently in the sand below. It seemed that despite it all, he was impatient as antsy as ever. Nero wasn't the kind of guy who could just "sit around".]

I don't know. I can't do anything with my arm like this-- [He furrows a brow, looking out at the crowd.] There's too many people here...

[A pause. Pyrrha casts a sympathetic gaze on him, before looking out at the sea.]

...What if we were in the water? Then no one would have to see, right?

[Nero shifts uncomfortably, looking out at the water himself.]

It goes all the way up to my shoulder.

[A slight crease of her brow, as the blonde can't help but picture herself in Nero's position; being too self-conscious to enjoy herself, or relax with friends... She already has a tough enough time with that while lacking her own corrupted arm; what about when that changes? Then what will she do? Just... be even more miserable forever..?]

[No... It doesn't have to be that way. ...That's what she'll choose to keep believing anyway.]

[Determined.] Then we'll swim out to where the water is deeper.

I'll keep an eye out too- and warn you if anyone gets too close. No one has to see you but me... I promise. [Pyrrha extends her hand out to the man as she stands in front of his chair.]

...Will you come with me?

[Nero brings his human hand up to clutch his shoulder, looking nothing short of miserable. He shakes his head after a moment, scowling now and appearing to be his usual arrogant self.]

It's fine, I'll just go. It's better than sitting here and being bored out of my mind.

[Hiding like this was even worse. He felt pathetic on top of ashamed by having Pyrrha offer to help him. No matter how much he might need the empathy, Nero was too stubborn to openly accept it.]

[He gets up from his seat and loses the towel as he makes his way to the shore.]

[Pyrrha exhales. She retracts her extended hand as he rises up on his own; just glad that he eventually agreed. Nero just looked so... miserable- and understandably do- that Pyrrha couldn't help wanting to do something.]

[The girl watches as he walks off and discards his towel; glancing at his bare torso momentarily before looking away. She... still has to get used to being in the presence of an exposed man, after all.]

[The blonde herself keeps her towel wrapped around herself even as she approaches the shore. Only when her feet have touched the cool water does she pull the towel free from her body; letting it fall to the sand as she hastily moves forward to submerge herself in the sea; anxiously looking around to make sure that no one is too close by. The water is certainly nice and refreshing against her skin; instantly helping her feel a lot cooler as it rises up the further she moves in.]

[Miserable was right as Nero trudged towards the water, wasting little time before he submerges himself up to his chest. His Devil bringer is still visible, both from the glow under the surface and the strange, distorted scales and skin that cover his biceps and part of his shoulder blade.]

Hh... [He lets out a sigh, because at least the water was nice and cool, taking an edge off the heat and his bad mood.]

[Nero also can't help but glance at Pyrrha when she walks in before quickly averting his eyes as usual.]

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