- how does your kalon feel about their cruise breaking down?
venita - not good | rudy - very good | 527 words
venita flopped against the bed, her hair still damp from the pool water. ah, the sweet smell of chlorine. she'd get used to it by the end of the trip, she figured, but for now, she'd just have to deal with it. but what was a minor thing like that compared to being on a cruise?
her relaxation was interrupted by rudy throwing open the door, a sour look on his face. he swung his guitar case off his back and onto his bed, huffing about how he was told that he was 'causing a disturbance' and 'interrupting the atmosphere of the krab kruise' as he pulled his instrument out.
of course he'd come back when she wanted to take a nap. venita nearly forgot that she was rooming with rudy. a close friend of theirs had given them their tickets, insisting that they deserved a vacation, without mentioning that they were going to share close quarters. the two got along well, but rudy's loud tendencies and venita's need for sleep didn't always make for a perfect match. thank god palmer himself wasn't there (although he did say that he'd be joining them later. how could he be joining if they were going on a cruise...?), though. that would've been a squeeze.
ven's mind drifted back to the present. rudy was singing margaritaville to himself, strumming gently. at least he tried to be conscious of himself. noticing venita's stare, he grinned, bringing the volume up, and encouraging her to join in. she shook her head, breaking into a smile. this vacation was going to be fine.
"some people claim that there's a wo-ah, what the hell?"
rudy stood up after the ship stopped shaking. "dude... what was that?" venita shrugged. "well, uh, get your stuff together. we've gotta investigate." after pausing for a brief message over the pa system, the pair was out the door and out onto the main deck.
standing at the railing, they watched as the ship began to draw close to an island. ven glanced over to rudy, watching his eyes twinkle as he realized the situation: they were headed to this tiny, hidden paradise. she closed her eyes. it'd been three years since she'd been on an island. the kingdom was larger than this small village, but... it still reminded her of home.
"are you good?"
rudy put his hand on ven's shoulder. "people are starting to get off. we should check it out." he tried to keep his cool, but his voice rose with excitement. he could tell something was up with the usually adventurous girl- the last time they had an opportunity to explore, she didn't hesitate! this time, she merely stared at the island with a look of worry.
"r-right." she let out a breath of air she didn't know she was holding in. she forced a smile. "sorry. i have, um, bad memories with a place that looks somewhat like this. but i'm sure we'll be fine." he gave her a thumbs up, which she matched. "shall we go?"
and with an energetic stride from rudy, followed with a hesitant step from ven, they set foot onto kalokairi.
