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[color=tomato]"Why did we come here again?”[/color]

[color=888888]— Suki Oyama[/color][/center]

It was the weekend, it was hot, and it was summer. 

It was mid day by the time Roache arrived at the beach, and she wasn’t the only one that had this idea. Parasols, beach towels, and bathing suit-clad bodies stretched from one end of the beach to the other. It was the weekend, and most everyone was relaxing in the shade while the children and children at heart played in the shallow waters. A small child was building a sand castle, and another was burying “treasure,” which seemed to be a collection of sea shells. Further out there were a few people trying to surf, but there weren’t any giant waves to catch. They were mostly paddling around.

There was also a pier that reached far out into the vast blue ocean, but there were no boats presently. It did look like a group was about to go diving, so it was reasonable to think that the water was deeper that far out. Beyond the beach on either side were a few massive boulders that stuck out of the water like a dragon’s fangs. 

Oros stepped out of the van and stretched. She arched her back, and every bone on her spine cracked. The blood that made up most of her uniform swirled and spread, before her magical girl uniform looked like a summer dress. She still had enough blood left over to make a sun hat, albeit a small one. 

Despite the fact that almost everyone on the beach was having a good time, Suki really couldn’t connect to the joy they were feeling. She remembered there was a time she really wanted to be in a place like this with present company, but couldn’t for the life of her remember why. It was almost as if Suki had a dream about the beach, but now that she was here, the dream was fuzzy, and nothing in reality seemed to line up with what little she could remember. 

There was some movement in the corner of her eye. She spotted a tuft of pink hair, but it vanished behind a parasol. Suki shrugged, unable to work up the ambition to investigate. Judging by the looks of the other girls, either nobody noticed it, or had her same reaction of not giving a shit about it. 

Her eyes continued to scan the beach until she noticed a group of teenagers setting up a volleyball net. Her head froze, but she said nothing.