Holiday (Open)

[balthazar]

Joseph found himself lying out on a dock in the sunlight. Today was a rare day in which he had neither work nor school to keep him from enjoying himself.

"Nothing but sun and cool water today. Doesn't get much better than that."

Joe rose lazily and stretched before taking off his shirt and shoes, and looking around carefully before launching himself into the familiar salty water. He laughed and tread lightly for a moment before swimming hard. It felt good to be able to just swim, without worrying about anything at all. Swimming helped him stay fit as well. Not that he needed to worry much about that. Working on a fishing boat got him plenty of exercise. But it was fun, even alone it was fun.

For a moment his mind wandered to his older brother, and he wondered what he was up to. They usually spent a lot of time together, wrestling around, having swimming races, working on the boat, and whistling at pretty girls.

He chuckled, thinking that his brother was probably off chasing a girl right at that moment.

That'd be something wouldn't it, Joe thought as he flipped to his back and floated gently on the waves, allowing the sun to fill his body with a warm and pleasant feeling as he drifted.

[clovegoodshot]

I see a boy, floating on the water, near me on his back. I swim to him, concealed by the fish and the waters.

"The water feels nice today!",I say to him as I swim by. He is rather attractive, so I pursue him farther by going up to him. He has beautiful hair, a tight stomach, and smooth back. I just want to get near him. Hug him. I take his hand in mine. It feels so good, and I jerk him into the water."There! doesn't the water feel great?"

[balthazar]

Joseph hears a voice and rights himself, seeing a girl coming near him. It's a good day, so it's no surprise to him that people are out and enjoying the water. He smiles a little bit, a little glad for the company.

He feels the touch and the jerk and he laughs. "Heeeeey there! Yeah! The water is great!" He ran a hand through his short hair which felt a little spiked from being wet. He smiled warmly and introduced himself.

"I'm Joey."

[clovegoodshot]

This boy is delicious.He is adorable. He runs a hand through his spiked hair, which is wet, and I am almost tempted to drool. He smiles and says,I'm Joey!Joey. What a cute little name! I swim around him, in a circle. and smile."Well Joey, it is nice to meet you, I am Michelle!",I say as I stare at him. He is gorgeous. I must have him. Also he seems really nice. I hope I don't do something embarrassing, like drown in front of him. I check him out. Over, and over again, because he is so cute! I giggle.

He looks red, like he has been getting too much sun, so I suggest something that will benefit both him and me."You look a little red, maybe you should put on some sunscreen. . . . .I have some in my bag. . . . .if you wanna. . . . .Then I begin to daydream about rubbing sunscreen all over him.

[balthazar]

He shrugged a little. "I think I'm alright. It'll darken tomorrow most likely. I don't really burn at all." Joey wondered for a moment how she could see any red on him at all. His skin was pretty darkly tanned. He didn't really dwell on it though. It would all be brown in the morning. He had the good fortune of nearly never burning. It came with the job, he supposed. Being out in the sun all day most days tends to help one build a tolerance for it.

Joey tread in place for a while. "Nice not having class. It's a perfect day to be out."

[clovegoodshot]

He tells me no. Ugh. He is not making it easy to hit on him. So I go to an extreme."Uh, do you wanna go on my Daddy's boat, its a nice cruiser, very big. You could drive!,I suggest. I really like this boy, but he isn't paying attention to me!

[balthazar]

Joey shrugged. He worked on a boat, so boats weren't really that fun to him. He liked boats well enough, but generally if he wasn't working, he liked to keep off them so he could really feel like he had the day to himself. Granted, a recreational boat was a little bit different than a fishing boat, but it was still a boat. Besides, he mostly just wanted to swim anyhow. Being on a boat made that a little hard.

"I like swimming. I work on a boat, so I see enough of them." He said casually. He'd been on a recreational boat once or twice in his life. Some people had them and liked to use them for parties, especially after the reaping. Though he didn't think anybody actually liked the Games, people in District 4 did celebrate. They had a pretty good record. They didn't win as often as District 1 or 2, but they held their own pretty well and because of that they remained rather prosperous. That was enough to keep people pretty happy.

[clovegoodshot]

Now he was getting on my nerves. He rejects everything. Ugh. I am getting sick of it so I swim away. He obviously isn't interested in me.

(sorry for the short suckish ness I am in like 10 threads right now and I am rushing because I have marching band tonight so I am still rushing to post in all of my threads!)))

[balthazar]

Joey found himself a little bit confused. He wasn't quite sure what had just happened, or that he wanted to pursue the girl at this point. She seemed slightly unstable. He watched her swim away for a few minutes before shrugging and laying back again. He smiled as he floated on the waves, the sun warming his body and very nearly erasing the girl from his mind. Soon, he was left with nothing but a peaceful, easy feeling that would remain at least until some other person decided to disturb his daydreaming.

[Hayley]

I had been watching this exchange from afar. I was sitting on the dock, with my feet dangling in the water. I laughed to myself as the girl was defeated by Joey. He's always so clueless. A lot of girls hit on him, but he's pretty much oblivious. I dive into th water and swim after him. He's floating on his back and smiling. I laugh again and then speak. Hey Joey. Enjoying the water much? Moreso the people, am I right? I smile again.