Was this supposed to be a punishment?

Lyra held her teacup to her mouth and took a dainty sip of the grape soda within. The lake was beautiful; the water sparkled in the sunlight and the grass seemed so green along its banks.

The weird people who had put her to sleep and delivered her here had been looking at her as if she were a monster. She had expected to be strapped to a hospital bed or something, not put in a place like this. Yes, it was a cage, but it was a far larger cage than the one she'd lived most of her life in. She'd only been here a day, but she already knew it was going to be more fun here than it had ever been at home.

As she laid on her blanket by the lakeside, head propped up by her arms, she kicked her feet back and forth, enjoying the sensation of her flip-flops bouncing this way and that. She had chosen a sky blue sundress for her her first outing, and she found it just perfect. No one had bothered her all day long, even though she looked so pretty! She could only suppose being hit on in real life wasn't quite like on TV. Oh well! There would be plenty of time to play around later. She still had her abilities, after all. She wasn't supposed to use them, but in a place like this, who was really going to stop her?

The memory of being stung by one of those tranquilizer darts made her wince.

Lyra shifted until she was sitting cross-legged on her blanket and carefully poured more grape soda from her teapot into her empty cup. For now, there was no need to worry about being attacked again - no one here had come to hate her yet. For the moment, she was blissfully alone.

"He's not that bad." Artemis murmured as Gallus' flapped away to wherever his destination was, and that's when she decided to get ready to go to the lake as she knew that Toby was most likely there right now since everyone had the day off. She also knew her sister would be there for some reason, as they could always sense where the other was. She went back to her dorm and changed into her tight fitting white tiger print bikini and braided her hair into a fish tail braid which was perfect for swimming as it'd keep her hair out of her face.

Artemis grabbed a beach bag and filled it with cheese, crackers and grapes in order for them to have something to snack on once they were done swimming. She got on her wedge sandals and headed out for the lake, easily going to the biggest cherry blossom tree as she knew the route by heart.

She smiled as some of the blossoms were starting to fall, the scene beautiful and peaceful as other's admired the beauty of nature as well, even if it was for a few moments it was nice. She breathed in the sweet air and relaxed a bit, having been nervous for her first date with Toby, but she was feeling better as she continued to the designated spot.

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"No, unfortunately everyone is doing other things. So have fun wandering around and please, do enjoy your stay here in my home." Miss. Dawson said and hung up the intercom, sighing as she replaced the barrier wall as now he was inside. Hopefully she could relax more without anymore interruptions, and if there was she would be madder than a cobra who had its tail stepped on. She hated Mondays, but Mondays were inevitable so what was she to do?

Gallus perched himself on a branch of the cherry blossom tree and looked out over the lake. He planned for a long, uninterrupted nap in such beautiful scenery... but with the people that he was with, that was very unlikely to actually happen.

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Aaron groaned. He was effectively lost in Narnia now, no idea where anything is at any given time. So he walked towards the large body of water that was the lake, hoping to find someone worth sitting down with. He doubted that last bit, but his years on the street have taught him one thing: In life, anything is possible. It's just how likely it is to happen that matters.
Upon his arrival to the lake, he spotted a small, brightly dressed girl sipping something out of a teacup... Well, time to mess with that, a little mischief never hurt anyone. Except maybe that one guy that tried to stab him, but that's beside the point.

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Jace left for the lake, his feelings still festering inside of him. But what could be done? As lucky as he was, on paper at least, he'd have a decent shot at romance. In practice, he came across as a doddering fool with a speech impediment. He'd have to work on that last part, he decided.
He somehow made it without knocking anything over, and set up a spot for himself a little east of the cherry blossom tree, out of a direct line of sight. With the giant umbrella he was toting, however, he was pretty sure he'd be noticed.

The water was surprisingly refreshing. The water was just nice and warm, but not too warm. Alex dived down and up constantly. Testing his lungs. He wanted to know how long he could hold his breath. Pretty long so far, and with a few strong kicks of his legs he could get to the bottom of the shallower part very quickly. Hell, he even managed to dive 5 meter down and back up without too much of a problem. It has been an active day for Alex, and he felt happy about that. Wet and drenched he walked up the beach, slowly making his way towards the large Cherry tree. But more focused on his hands. He made an orb again, after so long. He was so involved in his own thoughts that he nearly didn't see Persephone who was with her back towards Alex. Alex's reactions were fast though. Right before he bumped into her, he made a little jump to the side. "Oh, sorry. I didn't see you there." he said, to her.