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INTRO

Whoever you are, wherever you were, the last thing you remember is the salty smell of the sea breeze and a distinct tickle of electricity across your body. Enough to cause alarm perhaps, but in the next moment it all goes black, or blue to be more precise. When you stir into consciousness, those fuzzy sensations are all that you have as an explanation, though there's certainly more to experience around you.

The warm bright rays of the sun, the rhythmic cresting of the waves into the shore, the unfortunate feeling of sand sticking to you everywhere, because you're lying flat on your back on a beach without a beach towel. At least you're not alone, and at least it doesn't seem like you've been completely dumped unceremoniously, as there's orderly space between you and the 27 others who share your predicament. Whoever left you here probably could have dumped you into a pile, but they have better manners than that.

However you decide to react to your sudden vacation, you'll find that you're dressed just as you last recall and that you have at least one possession of yours on hand. Whatever else you had on you appears to be affected by baggage routing, unfortunately. You'll also find a key inscribed with a particular bird and a strange device in your pocket, ostenstibly some type of cellphone from the period when blackberrys were all the rage. A pop-up window will greet you when you turn on the device, prompting you to pick a username (this pop-up can be ignored for up to 24 hours) and also walking you through a basic tutorial on its functions. For now, it seems like the public network isn't running, but the direct message function is availiable. It ends with a cheerful blurb instructing that "For further questions and help, please contact one of the hotel staff!"

As there's nary a soul that seems to actually work here on the beach proper, it might be worth it to explore. Around the resort are robots manning the buffet, sweeping, and even making cocktails if you want to drink your problems away. While they'll answer to basic commands, provide you with a map of the island, or even be happy to tell you the weather, they're incapable of engaging in any meaningful dialogue. Any questions or demands they can't answer will yield the statement to please contact the administrators.

Whoever they may be, but they'll show their faces eventually. Probably.

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[ Those robes do certainly look like they could belong in his world, which already ingratiates Wei Wuxian to her a bit. Maybe they have some similarities.

Anyway, this is what he feared. It's clearly an issue with the pink thing, and might just be with her as well. ]

Yes, I believe so. I can sleep on the floor with no issue to free up a bed solely for you.

[ He's been sleeping on a cave floor so this is an improvement anyway. ]

Ah, that's quite kind of you...

[ This is a huge bed to be sleeping in by yourself, but Lacus is not exactly enarmored with the idea of sharing with a strange man. ]

I'm really sorry for the inconvenience though. If one of our roommates was a girl, it wouldn't be that much of an issue...

[ She bends over the bed to check if by any chance it's two mattresses pushed together, but... of course not. ]

[ He shakes his head. ]

It's no trouble. I'm not keen on sharing a bed with someone I hardly know either. I can only imagine you and your friend feel even more strongly.

[ Let him just grab the comforter off the other bed and shove it onto the floor. ]

See? There's my new bed.

[ Lacus still looks a little concerned - a comforter is nice and all, but the floor continues to be annoyingly hard. ]

Well... that is certainly logical. We all want to preserve our decency, surely.

Mr. Pink, meanwhile, bounces over the comforter shamelessly, announcing: ] Give it your best!

[ The mention of not knowing one another reminds Lacus of common courtesy. ]

I'm Lacus Clyne, by the way. Here's to good cohabitation.

[ He looks up from the comforter he's thrown into a pile on the floor and smiles. ]

Wei Wuxian. Let's hope that this goes smoothly.

[ And it probably goes without saying, but... ]

Feel free to kick me out whenever you need to. I'll find somewhere to go.

Ah, there is no need to go too far out of your way. I can also use the washrooms if I need to change during the day - you're already doing so much by letting me have the bed, the least I can do is allowing you to use the house normally at any other time.

[ Lacus is not planning on spending a lot of time indoors in any case. She likes the open air too much to waste her time here. ]

That's quite considerate of you.

[ He appreciates it, truthfully. It's been a while since he's been extended thought like that. ]

There's a chance I won't even be in the rooms that often. I get bored and like to explore frequently.

[ He loves to bother people, in other words. ]

My! Looks like our roommates will get a lot of privacy, then.

[ It makes her laugh a little - maybe living in such crowded close quarters is not going to be as much of an issue as thought. ]

It's far too nice outside to use the house for anything but sleeping!

Seems like we think along the same lines! I might even use the hammock from time to time for sleeping. The sea breeze is rather relaxing, after all.

[ He grins. ]

Here's to hoping our roommates spend plenty of time outdoors as well, so that each of us can have time alone every once in a while.

If we are all inclined towards the open air, then maybe this rooming arrangement is not nearly as stifling as initially thought!

[ She still thinks there should be beds for everyone or at least single-gender rooming but. Worst case averted. ]

Sleeping under the night sky is quite the wonderful experience, too, weather be willing.

Ah, you're right! With the sound of the waves from the ocean and the stars in the night sky, I imagine it'd be quite a peaceful sleep.

[ And if he gets sick of sleeping on the floor, he'll go outside and sleep instead. ]

The climate on the island I lived on before was very forgiving and sudden unforeseen rain was a rarity - I'll be crossing my fingers that we are just as lucky here!

[ Not that rain isn't also very nice, but being cramped indoors in such a small location during it sounds very adverse to a cozy mood. ]

Here's hoping. Where I was living, the weather wasn't so bad, but I think the location didn't make it feel as good as it could have.

[ But that's just life living on burial mounds. ]

Here, the air is nice and fresh. Ah... perhaps I'll spend all my time outside.

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