“I’m ok...” She whispered almost inaudibly, pulling herself upright she ran her fingers into her hair pulling it away from her face, avoiding the others eyes as her cheeks colored in embarrassment. “I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to...” She apologized casting her gaze to the floor as she slowly lifted herself onto her feet, reaching down to brush down her khaki shorts and readjust her purple tank top, the simple action showing up the variety of braided leather bands covering her left wrist. She slid over to an unoccupied seat willing the blood to leave her face as she nervously reached up to the necklace hung around her neck as was her style it was a material necklace laced with a variety of wooden beads a shark tooth secured at its centre held in place with a thin piece of wire. Holding it between her fingers, she ran her index finger along the jagged edge of the tooth allowing the sharp tip to gently indent her finger, shifting her gaze to Nixie as she mentioned them not being the best planners she felt the left side of her mouth twitch up into a half smile. Perhaps but at least we all made it She thought in answer to that, though Skye carefully kept her opinions to herself. It was unfortunate for the other 3 having to be placed with her, although there was no obvious reason why, Skye figured something had to be up with her 2 years on the island and still no solid friends depicted there was. Noah often teased her for it, which was understandable considering her ‘best friend’ was a seal...one of which only really loved her for the small bribe of food.
Skye was pulled from her thoughts as she heard Tristan apologize for being a burden to the rest of them. Skye noticed Yuki give the other girl a friendly glance, she felt like she should offer the same but You just fell into the boat and almost squished her...she’s not going to want to know Successfully convincing herself not too speak for fear of putting her foot in it again she offered up a small smile of acknowledgment before returning her gaze to the ocean. Choosing to remain quiet her eyes flickered to rest on the other girls every so often, she had known of them before this assignment but not personally, she was aware of the awkward feeling that was currently surrounding them. Should I say something? Even as the thought crossed her mind she dismissed it looking back out over the water as they glided across the surface, she reached over the edge with her free hand allowing the warm salty water to slap against her palm enjoying the cool ocean spray against her lightly tanned skin. A larger smile crossed her face as Nixie pointed out the playful dolphin; the way he moved was beautiful effortlessly slicing through the water and propelling himself into the air with profound ease.
Skye had little to no knowledge about engines and the like but she felt her gaze shift to Nixie as she started up the boat, she’d been on enough boats to know that sound wasn’t right it caused worry to prickle across her skin briefly. Ignore it...Nixie’s not bothered by it She told herself, leaning further over the boat she dropped one of her hands onto its side to hold herself steady, the other outstretched towards the water, unbothered by the slight sting of the spray against her skin. She lifted her eyes to Mako island as they approached the shore, excitement apparent in her expression as she absorbed the scenery of the small island. “Never ceases to amaze me” She murmured to herself, forgetting other people could hear her. She withdrew back into the boat as the engine came to a spluttering halt, worry flooding back into her mind as she got to her feet unsteadily following Tristan over to the hatch but making sure she stayed well out of the way as the other girl got down onto her front to inspect the engine, in a bid to be useful she wracked her brain for a way to help.
I think I still have Noah’s multi-tool...would that be helpful? She thought to herself, it was the best she could come up with. Moving back to where she had been sat she searched for her bag feeling her stomach drop as she realized she didn’t have it with her. She must have left it back by Selkie’s enclosure, she pressed her fingers to her forehead everything she had needed had been in that bag, including her phone....disappointed with herself she moved back over to the others glancing away as Yuki threw a worried look in her direction, she instinctively reached up to her necklace to calm herself down as she listened to Tristan’s summary of the engine, she shuffled nervously. “Not an idiot, it was only a slight indication...wasn’t exactly worry inducing at the time” Skye murmured in a low voice British accent far more prominent than before, she had spoken up in an attempt to make the other girl feel better but knowing the likeliness of being able too was slim she quickly dropped her gaze to the floor. She peeked back up at Nixie as she mentioned having to paddle the rest of the way to shore “Looks like we have no other options, at least it’s not far!” She offered up with a small smile, deciding optimism was the best way to deal with this situation rather than worry, she tried to help out as best as she could on the paddling.
After they finally reached the shoreline, Skye was one of the first ones to jump ship so to speak, having not been much use with the paddling she eagerly vaulted over the side of the boat, splashing noisily into the surf below she grabbed onto the boat helping the others pull it ashore. Moving further in land her eyes focused on the other girls as they all pulled out their phones, she licked at her lower lip nervously before running her fingers into her hair pulling it away from her face as she moved closer to the trio unable to produce a phone, she tucked her hair behind her ear and awkwardly pushed her hands into her pockets hoping someone would be able to get some form of signal. Noah’s going to kill me when we get back... She couldn’t push the thought aside, she’d promised him she wouldn’t be out late and when she was unable to answer her phone he was surely going to panic. Hearing Tristan exclaim she glanced at her curiously, feeling her mouth turn up at the corners she quickly averted her gaze again, as if this action showed she hadn’t intentionally eavesdropped her conversation. I wonder if Noah knows Tristan’s brothers? It probably didn’t matter, even if they were associated would they even know where they were...she shifted over to Nixie as the teal tinted blonde pulled the test tubes from her bag, tilting her head to the side she watched the other girl wade out into the water to fill them before Skye could even offer her assistance. Just stay quiet, they've got this She retreated back from the others, trailing behind as the decision to climb was made.
She watched Nixie take her flip flops off and place them in her bag, her eyes falling to rest on her own feet, her battered old Nike trainers were by now absolutely sodden and rather uncomfortable to walk in. But she wasn’t prepared to risk cutting herself by taking them off; she ended up third in line following behind Yuki whilst being acutely aware of Tristan’s presence behind her as she moved. As beautiful as their surroundings were the brunette glanced around her only occasionally, though the full moonlight was creating enough light for her to see where she was going she didn’t trust herself enough to not trip up again. She moved past the swamp dwelling croc pretty fast as Nixie pointed it out, she loved all forma of wildlife...there were just a few species she wasn’t comfortable around, Crocodiles happened to be one of them. Just after they passed into the forest she noticed her shoelace had come undone not wanting to cause another disaster she quickly stepped out to the side haphazardly balancing on the rocks as she leant done to do it up again, lifting her gaze after the others as she felt Tristan pass her.
She had literally just secured the lace back in place when she heard a scream up ahead, her heart practically leapt to the back of her throat as she propelled herself upright and forward, catching up just in time to watch one of the girls feet disappearing into a hole in the ground, she skidded to a halt just in front of the gap, teetering dangerously she threw her body weight backwards in an attempt to fall clear of the ominous opening unfortunately the action caused her feet to slide straight off the edge, her backside connected with the tunnels surprisingly smooth walls with a harsh thump. She kept her knees bent, her fingers grazing the top of the tunnel as she tried to press her feet against the smooth rock beneath her causing a nasty squeaking noise to echo through the cavern below. She squeaked out a rather feminine exclamation as she was unceremoniously thrown out into the cavern, ending up face down in the dirt for the second time that evening.
She lifted herself up onto her knees almost instantly, groaning as pain coursed through her body, she was pretty sure she would have bruises in unsavory places after this. Luckily her mind quickly recovering from the disorientating ride down after all she hadn’t been as surprised by the fall. She got to her feet hastily, having been the last down the chute she moved further into the peculiar cave. “Is everyone...” She started to ask trailing off as her eyes widened taking in the rather mystical view before her. “...okay?” She finished, though she was concerned for the others she was momentarily mesmerized by the place they had fallen into, she reached out towards the crystals on the wall her hand hovering just in front of it, smiling as blue light danced across her palm. “Are we inside the volcano?” She asked aloud, looking up at the opening far above them her mouth turned up into a smile as she listened to the others talk. “...Snap” Skye murmured although it was in answer to Tristan’s comment she hadn’t said it to be heard. Remembering how they had gotten into this place in the first place she allowed the rational side of her brain to regain control as she turned her attention back to her companions, her storm grey eyes still alight with excitement.
She noticed Tristan was still on the ground not far from her, she shifted towards her reaching over to offer her a hand up. “You ok down there?” She asked clearly concerned but unable to wipe the smile from her face, even as she spoke she avoided eye contact as best as she could. Depending on whether Tristan accepted her help or not, Skye either helped the other girl to her feet or uselessly retracted her hand keeping the smile on her face regardless. She turned her attention to Yuki who had sunk into the beautifully clear pool sat at the center of the ‘room’. “Not meaning to be the buzzkill here guys... but shouldn’t we be trying to find a way out of here?” Skye suggested though she moved towards the pools edge at Yuki’s prompting, clearly far more in touch with her ‘voice of reason’ at this moment than her ‘free spirit’ she looked around with a hint of worry to her expression the tunnel they had all fallen down was definitely too slippery to ascend. She looked up at the hole in the ceiling far above them, she bit down on her lip refusing to admit she couldn’t see an easy way to escape the confined space...It’s not confined, it’s open, you’re ok, don’t freak out, just breathe Her thoughts came out in jolty sentences, her hand reflexively sought out the necklace around her neck trying to appear as calm as possible to the others. She crouched down next to the pool reaching forward to dip her fingers into the cool water so as to distract herself, her eyes drifting up to rest on Nixie as she moved around. “Nixie, what do we do?” Skye asked in a low voice as she balanced precariously by the edge of the pool, she was clearly taking this far too seriously it was apparent in her face she was nowhere near as relaxed as everyone else seemed to be...
