Skerry Waters [Wren]

[Sitara Qin]

"Jump. Jump. Jump. Jump. Jump." The others chanted, their arms moving up and down, trying to coax the obviously frightened teenage girl into leaping off of the cliff and into the rocky waves below.

Sitara rolled her eyes as she watched them, wondering why she was hanging out with idiots who jumped off cliffs in the name of proving a point. It was a random group of people who bundled up together. There had been a random bet in the middle of the golden beach, causing a bunch of people to riot together and head up to one of the tallest cliffs in the area. Tara always liked tagging along interesting groups of people. They offered her a wine cooler and she hiked with them to the top of the mountain. She looked at the scared girl, her green doe eyes staring down at the ocean miles below her.

Tara wished someone would push her off already. She couldn't stand the girl's fickleness; the girl was simply standing there, hopping up and down telling people she was going to do it. She walked over to the edge of the cliff for the ninth time acting as though she was going to jump. Then the second she took a step forward, she'd turn pale and then back out; the people surrounding her pressuring her to jump yet again. If she jumped, she'd be fifty credits richer and look less pathetic than she was now. Sitara stretched her long legs before getting up, her ponytail bobbing behind her as she did.

She felt the golden sand stick to her skin as she walked barefoot over to the girl, the people parting to give her room. She crossed her arms over her chest, her bikini top patterned with white fish making her look less serious than she was now. She stood there for a few seconds, waiting for something to happened. It was there when she lost her patience. She stepped over to where the smaller girl was standing, and with a finger and a little help from the force, she pushed the girl over the cliff; her lithe body plummeting into the deep waters below. "Oops."

The people were silent for a moment before cheering. She rolled her eyes, a little annoyed by their juvenile reactions. She shook her head and sighed, before speaking nonchalantly. "Does anyone else want to jump in?"

|[member="Wren"] |

 

[Darth Ren Malgus]

Wren had followed the group quite interested in the behavior it would seem that behavior altered when one was in a group as opposed to when one was on their own. This was fascinating. As she watched she could see how the group's emotions would influence the girl but then fear of the unknown factor would kick in and the girl would stop.

Wren laughed. But what made her laugh harder was when someone walked over and pushed the girl off. She instantly covered her mouth as the dirty looks already started being passed around to the woman who did the pushing and to her for laughing.

When the call for another jumper came Wren thought for a moment, and then walked to the edge looking at the girl who did the pushing.

"long drop. there are some rocks." Wren thought about it she could make the dare, but nah. She started walking away, "I'll buy you a drink for relieving her misery though" why not, drown in water, or drown in alcohol..either worked.

[member="Sitara Qin"]​

 

[Sitara Qin]

It…didn’t look like the other girl was coming up for water anytime soon, although Sitara wouldn’t know that considering someone had just offered to buy her a drink. She laughed as the blonde woman walked up to her, she seemed to be the only person laughing at the whole ordeal. The rest of the people in this group were no fun. She grinned and put her arm around the blonde’s shoulder. “Thanks.” She said, walking away with her. She stuck her tongue out towards the people who booed at them, happy to get away from people who weren’t worth her time.

Once they were out of sight, she withdrew her arm from around the girl’s neck and placed her hands in the pockets of her beach shorts. “They were losers anyways.” She said, smiling.

“Either way, it was a fun drop.” She chuckled. “For all three of us.”

|[member="Wren"] |

 

[Darth Ren Malgus]

[member="Sitara Qin"]​

"Most of them were happy to see someone else jump not one of them had the courage to even walk to the edge" Wren felt the girl's emotions as she was falling through the air, complete and utter shock and disbelief. But she had survived the fall and now was dog padding to the nearest sandy beach.

"I love it, reminded me of when I pushed a student off the edge into a dark cave. We were cave diving, and they just stood there, I thought he was gonna piss himself" Wren laughed and then realized she just told a story that she hadn't remembered before. whoa, now that's a bit of a shock and now she needed a drink.

"I'm Wren, what's your name? And what were you doing with them?" They walked along the lights of the nearest beach bar glittered and beckoned them towards it.

 

[Sitara Qin]

“I know, right?” Sitara said, clicking her tongue. “They are so pathetic.” She said. They were absolute hypocrites trying to make a young girl jump off a cliff. Although she did eventually plummet into the waves below, Sitara thought they were all idiots for not following after her. They didn’t even laugh when Sitara pushed her, although she knew that they all wanted her to fall in the first place. She shook her head.

“Cave diving? That sounds like fun.” She replied, giggling with the happy blonde. She didn’t think the girl had it in her. Sitara thought the girl looked far too…sweet. Although unlike the idiots they left behind, she was the only one that laughed. Maybe she was cool after all. "I've never been."

“Tara.” She answered, as they continued towards the nearest beach bar. [member="Wren"] was an interesting name. It was some kind of bird, wasn't it?“And nothing actually. They made a commotion, I thought they’d be fun, aaaaaaand, they turned out to be total drags.” She said as she caught sight of the bar, which really just looked like a small shack. “And yourself?”

 

[Darth Ren Malgus]

"Tara" Wren put an accent on the T making her a sound like an a in star, but she smiled still. Wren had never really been bad but for some reason tonight she felt up to a little mischief.

Wren gave her a sheepish little look, "I didn't want to be alone so I kinda tagged along just to hear voices other than my own" The little shack they had been heading towards was finally where they could walk in.

It wasn't much not really but Wren thought people came in here just to look at what was hanging from the ceiling or off the walls that's where her gaze had gone. Pieces of various swim suits, magic marker all over the walls from various visitors.

Coren was here

Mya left here

Try the fish Jade was here first

Wren laughed so odd, "So what will you have Tara" Wren looked over to the tender of the bar, "make it ice cold, in a bottle, and a bit pale" They bartender put a cold beer on the counter.

[member="Sitara Qin"]​

 

[Sitara Qin]

The shack was overly decorated. Sitara eyed the various trinkets that dangled from the ceiling. She found a couple of magnets, a few keychains from various planets she had never been on, and oh… was that… was that a bikini bottom? There were many more types of swim suits on display. She wondered what kind of person collected swimsuits from other girls. She laughed. She’d probably be the type of guy to do that had she been born the opposite gender.

She read the writings on the wall. Perhaps, when the day was over, she’d leave her own mark.

Wren laughed a little oddly, perhaps it was because she was nervous. She watched her companion order a beer, and hopping onto the stool she decided that maybe that’s what she needed: a light drink, nothing too heavy. “I’ll have the same.” She said, as the bartender nodded and slid her bottle over. Sitara took a swig before resting the bottle back on the counter.

“I get what you mean though. Sometimes I don’t really like being alone.” She told Wren. She was happy to have company, especially of someone she could click with. “So Wren, how’d you get into cave diving?” She asked the blonde, generally interested. It was one of those hobbies that weren’t really common. Sitara hadn’t been out and about enough to really get a chance to try diving, much less cave diving. Perhaps the girl could show her some day.

| [member="Wren"] |

 

[Darth Ren Malgus]

[member="Sitara Qin"]​

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[SIZE=12pt]Wren sat on the stool next to Tara, “I wanted to impress a professor, get his special attention, know what I mean?” She smiled and gave her that look.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]“He was gorgeous and his class was boring as feth. So when I heard him mention that he would be at a cave diving location I was on it like flies on honey.” Wren took another drink, “So I get there, and get all in this gear, it’s like skin tight, you couldn’t hide an ounce of anything in it, so here I go walking up to the jump point thinking I’m so cool looking how could he resist?”[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Wren laughed more at herself than anything else. “I saw him, Professor Gorgeous” She sighed at the memory, “He was selling maps”[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]She laughed, “Talk about a letdown, here I had pictured this whole encounter in my head, every detail…and poof. He’s not there to jump. So. I look at him I am clearly disappointed.” Wren took another drink.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]“I walked over to the line, asked to go next, took one look at him, and jumped.” Wren’s eyes got real big, “WHAT A RUSH!!! I’ve been hooked ever since” She downed the rest of the beer and asked for another, "I dropped his class after that"[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]“There’s nothing like jumping off into nothing, feeling the wind on your face, knowing if you don’t pull the cord soon, you go splat! Yeah makes the heart pump, but then there’s exploring the cave, the things you can see, it’s like stepping into another world.”[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]The next beer arrived, “does it sound like something you want to try? Tell me one thing that has made your heart pound Tara.”[/SIZE]

 

[Sitara Qin]

Sitara was clearly amused by Wren’s story. At the first mention of a hot professor, she already knew where this was going. Wren was not the only woman who’d do something for a man, Sitara herself was weak in the knees with any guy with a nice chiseled face and a six pack. She could clearly see where the blonde was coming from, and so, she’d sip her beer and laugh along to the friendly woman’s story.

“I hate it when a man’s a let down.” She said, shaking her head as she took another swig of beer. “On the bright side, you found something else to love.” She grinned, and leaned back. “You’re quite the adrenaline junkie, Wren.” She clicked her tongue, before leaning towards the bar. She rested her head on her the back of her hand.

“Of course I want to try it. After you described it, it definitely sounds like something I’d love to do.” She told her, a playful grin on her face. She found it wonderful that Wren got excited talking about something she was passionate about. She sipped her bottle of beer before realizing it was empty. She signalled for another as well. “I’ll pay for this round.” She interjected.

“Something that made her heart pour out?” Well, she could definitely name a few things—or, er, people. She laughed. Way before that, what was something she enjoyed. She sat up and smiled. “Well, my father rarely had the time to do anything. He was one of those, er, business guys, right? So he was usually out and about.”

“Well, we also owned this small little store on our home planet. He had several others, but this one was his favorite.” She fondly recalled his little drug cartel where she’d spend most of her days. Her companions were constantly high and that was why she didn’t need an imagination to visualize things. She had tasted various spices before even going through puberty. “Well, anyways, since I spent most of my time there, he decided that I needed to learn how to protect myself.” She told her.

“So he brought me to a blaster ring, and that was where I shot something for the first time.” She didn’t really want to mention that they tested on prisoners. That was definitely not going to make the conversation funner. “Well, at first, I was pretty scared of the sound, so I’d always miss since I anticipated the recoil.” Not to mention the fact that blood wasn’t quite a fun sight. “But after a few years of target practice, my aim definitely improved.”

“It was probably the most fun I had as a child. Although I had a lot of toys, there was never really anyone to play with. So shooting a blaster, that probably made me feel more alive than anything else.” Well, except for training with a lightsaber at the sith academy, of course. “It’s nothing as different as cave diving though. You’ll have to teach me that sometime.”

“Do you think we could find a few places to do it on this beach?”

| [member="Wren"] |

 

[Darth Ren Malgus]

[member="Sitara Qin"]

Wren listened, "I think we can do some cave exploring, but diving. that takes equipment, a hole in the ground, unless they have one around here" Wren looked at the bar tender, and began to explain cave diving, and ending with Do you have something like that on here? The bartender gave her a brochure that talked about everything that could be done while vacationing here.

Wren laughed, "Ok, so..they have cave trips, exploration...beach cave for pirate treasure, and..." Wren turned a few pages looking there was a lot to do here, water board surfing, swimming, diving, then she found it, "TWo miles inland there's a place to jump" Wren got this evil little grin on her face, "So do you really want to do this, cause if you do, I saw we have out last drink and go find this place before it's too late"

She rubbed her hands together in anticipation it was a rush still, filling her head with ideas as adrenaline began pumping slightly

 

[Sitara Qin]

Wren read the brochure aloud, detailing all the fun things they could do on the island. Well, pirate treasure sounded childish, though hilariously entertaining. Those things were simply scams to lure children in after all. It was then that the blonde had found a place to jump in. She looked fairly excited and Sitara laughed. “Of course I want to do this.” She said.

She signalled the bartender for another drink to get the nerves out of the way. Maybe Wren was far more of an adrenaline junkie than she was, though Sitara was not the type of person to back away from a challenge. She gulped down here beer, wiping the froth away from her lips. Her body was loose and she had enough alcohol in her system to try anything. She waited till Wren finished up her own drink.

“Alright. Shall we?” She asked, handing over a couple of credits to the bartender.

| [member="Wren"] |

 

[Darth Ren Malgus]

"Oh well shall Tara, how could we not after all this talk we have provided to one another" Wren is an adrenaline junkie had been for years it was that sensation, that moment in time when caught between fright and excitement. The shock that ran from head to the tip of the toes pushing you to go forward to scream. Wren smiled and looked at Tara again, "I will get us a buggy to drive, do you drive?"

Perhaps the question should be more of do you get motion sickness for Wren had plans of finding every sand dune, hill, and bouncy road to go down as they made their way to this hole in the ground, where treasures below waited. This planet was rich in colored gems and some rumors of crystals but you had to go deep for them, The core of the planet where life hung in the balance, a moment too long without a rebreather, without protection and the flesh would melt from the bones reverting them back to the proverbial dust they came from.

Wren began making a few holo calls arranging the jump, arranging the gear, and arranging the ride. She reached for her drink as she made the last call, she looked at Tara, "There is still time to reconsider..." she smiled devilishly at her new friend

[member="Sitara Qin"]​

 

[Sitara Qin]

“‘Course.” She nodded, though the real question was: did Tara drive safely? She didn’t enjoy playing it safe and loved the thrill of racing at high speeds through rough terrain. She had never driven a buggy before, so she wasn’t quite sure how fast it went. She was sure she’d get the hang of it as soon as she’d sit on the device. It couldn’t be that hard, could it? Tara liked to scream, she liked having the rough wind blowing through her dark locks, and the world feeling like it was rushing towards you. Wren was probably more of an adrenaline junkie, but Tara was certain she could catch up.

“Are you kidding?” She grinned, as Wren arranged for the activities. She hopped off of her stool once the blonde finished her drink. “No way are we skipping out on this.” She giggled. She stretched. Now the only thing they needed to do was wait for the buggies to arrive.

| [member="Serena Bouie"] |

 

[Darth Ren Malgus]

Buggies - solar powered dune buggies - wide wheels, bouncy, and make that little prius sounds nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn. Within the hour two of them pulled up driven by what could only be described as Adonis and his brother. Who knew there could be two.

Wren looked out, "That could only happen under current circumstances" She could admire the form of each of the males, along with their perfect tans and muscular build. The first one came in standing there in all that would be glorious about a man he smiled and the whites of his teeth seemed to glow, his hair was bleached by the sun he held out his hand to escort them out to the buggies.

Wren took the offered hand lost in a dream of sunshine and sand she waited for Tara to take the other hand, all the time he wore this beautiful smile.

His mouth opened Wren waited to hear what the sounds one of the tanned gods would make...a single breath taken, "Ladies" Wren shook her head blinked he smiled again, "This way" His voice, what was supposed to be sultry smooth make you warm where you stand sounded like.............pee wee herman. Wren shook her head shattered damn.

"Lead on" was all she could muster to say, any dream she had of him whispering in her ear was shot, dead, and was now struggling for breath.

She looked over at Tara to see what was her reaction and had she been admiring the delivery boys.

[member="Sitara Qin"]

 

[Sitara Qin]

Hotties.

Sitara licked her lips as two delicious looking well-built men with tanned bodies pulled up. She didn’t even notice the two buggies they had driven over. Her eyes had traced their toned figures, focusing on each bump on their biceps. They were so gorgeous; with perfect teeth and heads full of fluffy hair.

Wren had already made skin contact with the first man; and she was in charge of taking the second. His grip was rough, and his firm fingers brushed over her gentle ones. She batted her eyes at them, smiling sweetly as he shook her hand. She giggled as her eyes wondered off to Wren.

Best. Day. Ever.

“Ready to go?”

“Yes, Tiger.” She nodded, her other hand feeling his firm arms. Oh how he made her skin tingle. He was just so gorgeous. She totally appreciated men who knew how to clean up and look nice. This man was a total beach hunk. He even smelled like the salt-water.

She was happily escorted onto one of the buggies. His hands moved to her hips, helping her hop on the buggy. “Thank you.” She said, then gave Wren a grin.

| [member="Serena Bouie"] |

 

[Darth Ren Malgus]

Of course the guy with the great voice was walking with Tara, all this just made Wren laugh more as they walked along to the buggies, oh wouldn't some of those that she had encountered over the last few months have gotten a grand laugh out of this. She slipped into the driver's seat of the buggie as she got her last minute in structions, and got the GPS set.

She looked over at Tara and gave her a devilish smile, she looked to God who escorted her, and wished he would say nothing else, the falsetto voice was...going to stick in her head far too long as it was.

She pressed the pedal that would increase her speed and the engine roared, "Oh yeah, now that is power" Yeah yeah Tara was all ready to be up in this guys...space. A tactful way to put what the writer was thinking.

"I will race you Tara, do you have a need for speed?" Wren winked at her and then at the guy, "Keep the lights on sweetie, we will be back" Wren increased power, stepped on the clutch, and shoved it into first gear. It was time to spppppeeeeeeed.

[member="Sitara Qin"]​

 

[Sitara Qin]

Wren wanted to race her.

Tara gritted her teeth as she struck a competitive nerve. She grinned, totally ignoring the handsome man whose name she didn’t even bother asking. She activated the GPS, and her fingers gripped the handles of the buggy tightly. She could feel the rubber beneath her palms.

She could see Wren’s long blonde hair floating in the wind as she sped away. Tara’s feet slammed into the pedal, knocking her head backwards into the seat as she tried catching up to the blonde. The terrain was smooth, though the small rocks in the sand still made her bob in her seat.

She was trailing behind the blonde woman. She cried out to her as loud as possible. “I’m gonna get you!” Sitara screamed.

| [member="Serena Bouie"] |

 

[Darth Ren Malgus]

"I"m waiting for YOUOUUUUU!" Wren looked back and laughed, this was fun. She gave it a little more power and shifted gears, all while glancing down to look at the GPS. One thing she didn't want to do is go four wheeling through the dunes and forests, of an unknonw planet and end up in some sink hole that she failed to take note of.

The road before her opened up soon to become this snake like path, that was filled with little hills that as she went over made her stomach lurch and laugh that much harder. Oh god when was the last time she had been able to do this. Sand was kicking up from under neath the spinning tires, and she could hear Tara.

This certainly beat sitting at the bar and watching the hours tick by, she did not dare go too much faster on the unknown road she could easily roll the buggy over, and that would leave a mark.

[member="Sitara Qin"]​

 

[Sitara Qin]

Wren was taunting her, Sitara realized as the blonde was laughing. She had to admit, this was really fun; almost as fun as pushing the girl off the cliff earlier. Sitara giggled as she started to speed up faster, the buggy rumbling beneath her as it passed over rockier terrain. Her hair was flying in the wind and she swore that if she opened her mouth in the right angle, bugs were gonna fly through her teeth.

“I’m catching up!” She yelled after the blonde. She was closing in on her, trailing quickly behind her. She slammed her foot onto the gas and made the buggy beneath her charge faster.

Her ride was inching closer and closer until eventually she tied up with the quick blonde. “Hey Wren!” She yelled, giving the blonde a quick wink before slamming her foot onto the gas once more.

| [member="Serena Bouie"] |

 

[Darth Ren Malgus]

[member="Sitara Qin"]

She could hear the high pitch sound of the solar powered engine as it crept ever closer, all the while Wren laughed as she twisted the steering wheel, moving her hands and feet in order to shift into a higher gear. She looked over at Tara who had that same gleeful devil may care grin and look upon her face. Ok so maybe they were both adrenaline junkies but life was too short to always walk upon narrow pathways.

They were neck and neck until Tara gunned the engine and slipped passed her. "Oh it's like that is it!" Serena laughed and pushed forward she was having to double clutch in order to shift, she looked down at the GPS their turn was coming the road being as wide as it was would allow for them to take it without making too many adjustments for speed. This would be where Wren would take up another position to try and out manueuver Tara.

"I will get you my pretty just you wait and see"