Her first time at the beach (Complete)

[Kuri, Queen of Feels]

Saffron was compleatly fine with Mercator's idea... until he said shopping... Saffron never had liked doing that. There where always too many snobbish people in stores that told her that she didn't dress right and with there stupid help she could look better. Saffron wasn't one who cared much about clothing, exept for lack of it.

"Goodnight Mercator." said in reply to him saying the same thing.
Saffron wasn't quite ready to sleep yet, so she attempted to get up, which was quite difficult from the sting of her still healing legs, but she managed it. she walked over to a nearby window and looked out onto the beach. It was compleatly dark outside, but she could still see a little. This place was very pretty, and a lot more so then her world.

After stareing for a while, Saffron looked back at Mercator, who was for sure asleep now. She sighed, then walked back over to the side of the bed and sat down.
I should probably get some sleep too... she thought then layed her heard down on the side of the bed.
it took Saffron qite a while, but she did end up falling asleep. and as she did she slowly slipped down until she was laying on the floor, closely to the bed.

[iuma]

... the following morning

The sun slowly appeared over the horizon at the east. The golden red glows radiating over the vast ocean and bringing it's light to the Destiny Islands. The temperature started to rise again as birds and animals awoken.
The tide kept on washing on the beach. Unrelenting and never tiring. Washing up seashells on the shore for children to collect. And if your very lucky, even a message in a bottle.

The morning ray's also sneaked through the windows of the first aid post at the mainland. Where in the dormitory, a young girl was sleeping soundly in her bed. She fell asleep on the floor. But in the middle of the night, Mercator woke up and carefully picked her up without waking her. And tucked her in one of the many other empty beds in the dormitory.
The warm thin ray of sunlight was now itchingly burning at the tip of her nose. While the sound of the first seagulls could be heard through the window.

The old wanderer, was already up. Being very quietly to not disturb the peacefully sleeping young girl. She needed her rest to recover well from her injuries. Mercator luckily didn't need so much sleep anymore at his old age. The treatment he received also caused his injuries to be gone completely over the course of the night. He hoped that it would be the same case for Saffron.

But until she woke up, the cartographer was busy preparing breakfast. Tea, biscuits, marmalade sandwiches, fresh fruit. It reminded him of the tea and crumpets he fetched for her in the hospital back in Traverse Town. How that was only the evening before yesterday.
Still if Saffron wouldn't awaken soon then the elderly man wouldn't have a choice then to wake her up himself.

[Kuri, Queen of Feels]

Saffron slept without any disterbance throughout the entire night. She haddn't even felt Mercator lift her up and place her in bed.

She only started to stir when the sunlight from outside started to make itself noticeable on her face. Saffron simply turned over onto her stomache and burryed her face into her arms. She attempted to fall back asleep; but that didn't work very well since her mind started to wander around.
After about ten or so more minutes Saffron decided that attempting to return to sleep was useless, and she lifted herself up, and sat up in bed.
How did I get here? She wondered, examining where she had apperently been sleeping. I don't remember falling asleep in a bed... I was sitting next to Mercator...
She thought as she streched out her upeer body and looked around.
She spotted Mercator not to far away, He seemed quite accupied with hat he was doing.

Saffron quietly slipped off on the bed and stood up. She was very surprised to see that most, if not all her injuries where gone. This felt great! no more pain!
Saffron walked over near mercator and sat down close to where he was.
She was still excite that her injuries where gone, that she haddn't really prosessed that she could return to her normal apperance. she kept her hair up, and chest bound, instead of noticeing that her regular clothes as been on the bed.

"Good Morning Mercator." she said in a calm way, and really hoped her "sudden" apperance would startle him.

[iuma]

Her greeting was calm enough to not startle the old Mercator. As he turned around to see where this voice was coming from and stared straight into Saffron's face for a moment with raised eyebrows. Then his pupil's sparkled as a rimpled smile appeared and he gritted his teeth at her. Being delighted to see her again.

With a joyful voice Mercator greeted her back:
"Ah, a jolly good morning lass. I hope you slept well. I also hope that you are hungry."
The cartographer turned back to the table and took hold of the plate he was preparing. Coming round again to show the content of marmalade sandwiches, bowls filled with fresh cutted fruit, biscuits and hot water to draw tea in. With several teabags in all kinds of different flavors.
"Breakfast?" He then asked as the pleasants scents of all the food started to float towards Saffron's nose.

[Kuri, Queen of Feels]

( I'm sorry for this very pathetic post! x.x I honestly had no idea what to write x.x )

Saffron was acctually a bit surprised when Mercator presented her with food. She smiled at him and took a few peices of fruit off the plate, unsure of how much she was suposed to take.
"Thank you Mercator." she said and smiled at him. He was so nice to her.
Saffron started looking around the room a bit, since she didn't really have much to say to him at the moment.

[iuma]

The old Mercator nudged the plate some more toward Saffron as he insisted that she would start eating.
"Go on then, breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
Or would you perhaps first wash up and get dressed? There are showers and bathrooms here and your clothes are washed and ironed and placed on your bed."

With his free hand he pointed at the neatly folded clothes that were still waiting for their owner. While putting the plate down on a table.
Grinning he said:" Take your time dear, but do hurry up. The shops will open soon."

[Kuri, Queen of Feels]

Saffron was about to start takeing more food off the plate, which mercator was makeing obvious was for her... until he said somthing about her clothes.
It haddn't excatly clicked in her mind that she was still pretty much half naked around mercator until he pointed it out.
Saffron quickly stood up, while her face quickly turned red with blushing. "I-i'll go get dressed now! Please excuse me!" she said, grabbed her clothes and nearly ran off too the bathroom to change.

When she returend, Saffron looked fully normal, wearing her usual clothes, and she had taken her hair down and brushed it out.
"Sorry about that..." she said shyly and sat back down.

[iuma]

(OOC: sorry for the wait, I've been sick)

Mercator couldn't help but chuckle a bit at Saffron's shy attitude. Surely this was a very different girl then when facing the dangers of Heartless and Nobodies. The old man found it absolutely endearing.
Again he placed the plate with the prepared breakfast down on the table and took a seat to commence eating.
"Don't let it go cold." He said to Saffron. While feasting on the sandwiches and enjoying the tea and fruit.

The sun crept higher over the sky and the glowing beams grew brighter and warmer with each passing minute. The sky was an azure blue with some puffy whipcream clouds passing by on a gentle summer breeze. It was promising to be a fantastic summer day. Warm, but not to hot. A playfull wind that felt nice to the skin but wouldn't mess up your hair.

The Cartographer finished his breakfast and awaited Saffron to do the same before cleaning everything up. Before finaly asking. "Well then, ready to go shopping?"

[Kuri, Queen of Feels]

( its alright, feelin better? )

Saffron nodded and took a few more peices of fruit, and one of the standwhiches and nibbled on them. Although it wasn't somthing Saffron was nessasarily used to eating, the food was still pretty good.

Once she had finished, Mercator seemed to be quite eger to get going.
"Shopping for... what?" Saffron asked, a bit confused as to why mercator wanted to go shopping.
did he just think it was somthing Saffron wated to do, being a "girl" and all... or was there an actual reason... either way... It had been a llllloooooonnnggg time snce she had gone shopping, for really anything.... should be interesting.

(geeze, i'm really sorry for all these short posts D8 i dunno why i'm haveing issues makin them longer D8 )

[iuma]

(actually no)

A smile appeared on the old man's face. As he bared his pearly white teeths at the young Saffron. He tapped with his cane on the ground and then opened his arms a bit as he explained:
"Well for our day out at the beach of course. We'll need items such as a towels, swimsuits, beachchairs, sunscreen, games and entertainment.
And lets not forget a picnic basket filled with food for later at the day.
Buckets to collect seashells with, or build sandcastles. And windvanes to place on top of them.
We're going to enjoy the beach like it was ment to be."

The old Mercator brough his hands back together and rested it on top of his cane while he awaited Saffron. So that both could commence on her first time at the beach.

[Kuri, Queen of Feels]

( aaww well i hope u feel better soon <3 )

Saffron wasn't exactly sure what to say of this idea...... she didn't really know what to expect from a normal beach experiance... but one thig did make her nervous. a bathing suit. They had pools where she was from, so she knew what it was... and Saffron had never been quite comfortable wearing them. To girly and revealing, definantly not her style.

"A-alright Mercator... sounds interesting." she said, although the simsuit issue was troubleing her she was very curious about everything else that he had said.
Saffron stood up and smiled at Mercator, ready to follow him when he was going to leave, after all she had no clue where they were going....

[iuma]

With Saffron following him, the elder led her to the nearest shop in the town that was more inward to the main land. The town was full of activity despite being it still early in the morning. Other children and teens were running around, parents and citizens strolling.
Pulling out a city map with symbols that indicated all the different shops, the Cartographer found his way to a tourist shop that supplied all the neccesaties for a day at the beach. It was a cozy and small shop with isles filled with buckets, spades, fishing nets, sandals, towels, deployable lightweight beach furniture and lots of other items. All at very democratical prizes.

Taking in the sight, Mercator gazed at the many trinkets and items with sparkling eyes. Filled with boyisch mischief as the wrinkles around his eyes multiplied as he grinned.
Turning his head down to look at Saffron he said:" Well then, go along lass. Go pick out anything you like. I'll gather the rest."

[Kuri, Queen of Feels]

(sorry i haddn't replyed in forever, i was warned of a possible virus on the sight last week or so, and i just go a new laptop so i didn't want to kill it XD )

Saffron was very curious as to what a lot o the items around this shop where, or more so what they where used for. Like the tiny plastic shovels; what could someone do that equired a tiny plastic one that they couldn't wth a normal sized metal one?

That thought aside, Saffron simply looked around at the various diffrent objects in the store, spesifically avoiding the bathing suits. She wouldn't even think to approach that area unless instructed... there was just so much other cool and colorful thngs here, what was the point in looking at what in all honesty made her most uncomfortable?

Then agian, another silly thought popped into her head, as well as the tiny plastic shovels... why was everything plastic and bright colored!? she haddnt really notced the trend at first, but now it was quite obvious, where they scared of evrything getting lost?
"I am so confused by all this!" she said to herself, trying to make sense of what was around still.

[iuma]

The elder Mercator was enjoying this moment of time for himself. Strolling through the ailes with a large shopping basket as he carefully gathered all the necessities for a fun day at the beach.
They weren't alone in the shop, despite stil being early there were already other visitors. Tourists that had their children with them and were also hamstering on everything they feel they need. Of course the younger children were pestering their parents for every brightcoloured toy there was.

More and more items were dissapearing into the large shopping basket as it seemed unreal it wasn't full yet. The Cartographer knew some tricks to stack and order the many items in an efficiënt way. Still he was no miracle worker and the basket reached it's limit at one point.
Still Mercator cleverly solved that problem by making his next acquisition a coolbox that served as a second basket.

While overseeing the shop to recollect on his current inventory, the elder sought out Saffron and called on her:
"How are you doing, lass? The sooner we leave, the more time we have on the beach."

[Kuri, Queen of Feels]

(sorry i haven't posted in a while i'm on winter break now so i should b getting better agian x.x )

Saffron was still looking at things, very confusedly when she heard Mercator call to her.... where was he?
Saffron walked around the store until she found him, ad she was very surprised at the amount of things he carried with him.

"I'm good, She said, examining the items Mercator was apprently getting.
"Do we really need all this stuff?" she asked looking at all the things in both the basket, and the cooler.