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008 || {Action} || Backdated to the evening of the 10th.
[Hope had been grateful for the warmth, and he was almost sorry to see it on the verge of fading away. At the same time, though, autumn was something he found himself looking forward to as he'd never experienced anything like it back on Cocoon. Leaves turning colours? Quite the interesting phenomenon!
It had been overcast that day, which only added to Hope's gloomy mood. Most kids look forward to their birthday with excitement, in practically any world as he'd discovered living here - and he, too, was still pleased to find himself growing both in height and in smarts - but it also left him feeling strange and a bit emotionally disoriented. His last birthday had been different. Completely different. He had been different. The Pulse fal'Cie were little more than frightening legends as far as he'd been concerned. His Mom had been there, his school friends... Dad was not, of course. As usual. But even that was familiar, part of his old life. Despite everything he's outgrown and overcome, there's still a part of him that would give anything to be back home with his mother and - as funny as it would sound - having another dumb argument with his father.
It doesn't matter how old he gets. That part of him might be buried, hidden, but it will never go completely away.
As such, though he's already somewhat shy and introverted when it comes to gatherings, he'd sworn up and down to Lightning that he did not want a party of any type. In all honesty, he didn't want any kind of fuss made over him... but he resigned himself to the fact that it wouldn't be completely avoidable.
As such, in the end, that lack of a party turned into a cozy little gathering with his housemates around a campfire by the seaside. He could try and cover it up with more teenage moodiness, but truth be told, the summer days were waning and soon it would be too cold to even really spend time on the beach - let alone pitch a fire.
So he's fifteen now. It feels strange to say, even stranger than when he had to get used to being fourteen! And in just a few months, he'll have been here for a year. It's funny how easily time slips away.
Maybe a year from now, for his not-so-sweet sixteen, he'll finally be ready to be social.]
( OOC: This can just be free-for-all style threading instead of a posting order! If any of Hope's friends/acquaintances beyond House Lucky want to drop by we can assume he invited them to come hang out too. ♥ )
It had been overcast that day, which only added to Hope's gloomy mood. Most kids look forward to their birthday with excitement, in practically any world as he'd discovered living here - and he, too, was still pleased to find himself growing both in height and in smarts - but it also left him feeling strange and a bit emotionally disoriented. His last birthday had been different. Completely different. He had been different. The Pulse fal'Cie were little more than frightening legends as far as he'd been concerned. His Mom had been there, his school friends... Dad was not, of course. As usual. But even that was familiar, part of his old life. Despite everything he's outgrown and overcome, there's still a part of him that would give anything to be back home with his mother and - as funny as it would sound - having another dumb argument with his father.
It doesn't matter how old he gets. That part of him might be buried, hidden, but it will never go completely away.
As such, though he's already somewhat shy and introverted when it comes to gatherings, he'd sworn up and down to Lightning that he did not want a party of any type. In all honesty, he didn't want any kind of fuss made over him... but he resigned himself to the fact that it wouldn't be completely avoidable.
As such, in the end, that lack of a party turned into a cozy little gathering with his housemates around a campfire by the seaside. He could try and cover it up with more teenage moodiness, but truth be told, the summer days were waning and soon it would be too cold to even really spend time on the beach - let alone pitch a fire.
So he's fifteen now. It feels strange to say, even stranger than when he had to get used to being fourteen! And in just a few months, he'll have been here for a year. It's funny how easily time slips away.
Maybe a year from now, for his not-so-sweet sixteen, he'll finally be ready to be social.]
( OOC: This can just be free-for-all style threading instead of a posting order! If any of Hope's friends/acquaintances beyond House Lucky want to drop by we can assume he invited them to come hang out too. ♥ )
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[It's already cooled down considerably, though not so much to make it intolerable. It's only a matter of time, though.]
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[Hope glances out over the water, scuffling a toe in the sand. It looks really nice... the way everything's growing darker, the shimmering shattered bits of light scattered across the surface. It's not quite like how it would have been on Cocoon, but it's still interesting nonetheless.]
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[With the trees beginning to turn, it even makes the mountain look a lot nicer than usual.]
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—once we're actually in the water, I mean.
[Because... yeah. He doesn't stand a chance on dry land. Probably doesn't in the water, either, but...]
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It'll be in his t-shirt and shorts, but he doesn't care. Considerably newer shorts, even, since his spindly legs have gotten... even longer and spindlier since his arrival here. Yep, he's growing all right!]
Okay... I'm ready when you are. [Once they've gotten to where the water meets the land.]
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Whoa! It is kind of chilly, this late in the season.
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[He bends his knees a little, attempting to lower himself further into the water as he wades out.]
Um... okay, just... hold on a minute, then we can go.
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[Okay, don't tease the kid too much, Zack. It is kind of his birthday, after all.]
Take your time though. I'm not in a rush!
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[He draws himself up and attempts to straighten out his face to show that he is not, indeed, shivering... but it just makes him look like he's sulking. Oh well.
At any rate, his arms were wrapped around him, but now they're gingerly extended, swishing through the water... yeah, it's not that bad once one gets used to it.]
I think I'm ready now...!
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Okay, whoever gets to that rock offshore first- [He points to a little outcropping maybe thirty feet away-] -Wins. Deal?
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No, he's totally man enough for this.]
You're on.
[A brief pause, forming his own stance to ready himself for jumping in, hands pressed together.]
—okay. O-okay, go!
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Though the water was never this chilly.
It takes him a second before he can work up the nerve to suck in his breath and submerge himself completely. But he does, feeling for the rock that lies in front of him. He knows Zack will probably beat him, but it's nice to get in while he still can.]
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It'll be nice to get out of the water soon, though, even for him. It's getting chilly.]
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How did you learn to go so fast? I thought I was doing pretty good, but you still beat me.
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You were good! Actually, I have a confession to make- I'm kind of cheating.
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[He raises his eyebrows slightly.]
How are you cheating? Or were...
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