[vanilla bean.]

Your kalon goes beach-combing for spare parts, but they find something else in their search. What do they uncover?
vanilla bean. - veloria - team octopus - 243 words

The beach wasn't very far off, but veloria couldn't help but groan at the prospect of ambling about the beach and hoping to find parts to fix a giant ship. Were giant shipwrecks common here or something? Was she about to unearth a massive piston or whatever the hell boat engines used? This was not her specially in the slightest. Of course, she was grateful for the help Shark was offering, but this felt more like busywork than anything.

She felt the sun beating down on her back as she kicked the sand around, actions very lackluster. After bumping her toes on some surprisingly solid seashells, she decided she might as well get down on her hands and sift, perhaps she'd find something more interesting that way.

The hot sand burned if she kept them there for too long, so she headed down closer to the water and sat down tiredly, letting the waves run up over her feet. As the waves went back out, she noticed something glimmering like a little piece of candy. As soon as she saw the flash, she jumped up, grabbing the little glimmer in her hand.

As she opened her hand, a little piece of sea glass twinkled and shone cheerily. It was a lovely deep blue and was nearly translucent when wet. Maybe she didn't find any ship repair parts, but she couldn't be mad when she had acquired such a precious new treasure.

[Thani]

What do they uncover?

Thani - Team Octopi

Juliette combed the beach for awhile,Looking for anything useful she could return with.
She came upon a small glass bottle tucked away, with an obvious note inside.
Curiosity getting the better of her she sat herself in the sand and popped the top off the bottle, gently pulling the piece of paper from inside of it.

My Dearest Evangeline,

I know we may be apart now, but
I promise we will be together soon.
Iv'e sent you countless letters, all unanswered.
So I'm hoping you find this message in a bottle.
I know how much you love the beach
and theres no way your mother can hide this from you.
Please meet me at our spot on thursday night
with what little you can carry.
I'm ready to run away and be with you forever.

Because no matter how high the waves
Or how strong the current,
Together we can weather any storm.

Yours Forever,
Jesse.

Juliette rolled the paper back up and gently tucked it into the bottle once more.
A sad wave washed over her, wondering if Evangeline and Jesse ever got the chance to live their lifes together...
She stood back up, gently placing the bottle in the place she found it before dusting herself off and heading back to Shark.
Deciding that the bottle wasn't something that needed to be recycled, but instead stay there for the right person to find it.
If that were even possible anymore.

[Meridiem]

What do they uncover?

The metal detector beeped, Nemo dropped it and dug in the loose sand with his hands. Another screw. It wasn't much but it was something; he placed it in the mesh bag that hung off his shoulder. He let out a deep sigh, covered his eyes, and looked up at the sun. He had been out here looking for things for about two hours now. He put the metal detector back in his hands and continued his search on the beach.

A few minutes passed before the detector went off again. Nemo crossed his fingers for something more than scrape metal sheets and screws. Once again he dug in the loose sand. A small glass bottleneck stuck out. Nemo was confused and curious. Glass isn't a metal he thought to himself as he pulled the bottle out of the sand.

A small golden ring band chimed at the bottom of the bottle. There was a note coiled up inside, wrapped with a small piece of twine. Beautiful calligraphy letters were written on it.

"Johnny"

Nemo scratched his head for a second. What did this bottle's note have written on it? Was it rude to open and read it? Nemo saw the cork in the top was shaved off so he would have to get a wine opener to read the letter. It was a sign that this letter and this ring wasn't for Nemo's eyes.

The ocean seemed to be calling for the bottle back. Nemo knew how bad it was to litter but this wasn't littered; this was sent out as a love note. He set down his mesh bag, threw his arm back, and chucked the bottle into the ocean.

Maybe it will get to Johnny Nemo thought as he grabbed his bag and metal detector and went back on his way.

(304 words)

[Stephaaa]

What do they uncover?
sign up

My feet drag against the sand as I once again have to deal with the cruise fiasco. Again? I mean, we are on an island with extremely minimal supplies but... surely Shark can figure something out with it us having to dig through.... the ocean? But if it's the only way back home, I'm doing it.
The shore is filled with its regular assortments: shells, seaweed, and cans which I attempt to pick up, though sadly there are so many. But parts? I don't think I know what these parts even look like. I'll probably find some, hopefully (though I probably passed a whole part and didn't even notice.)
I look closer this time to the shore. I felt my whole face get dunked in the water. Too close. I back up a bit, only to see something in the corner of my eye. I look over. It appears to be an old burnt sienna box. It's covered in weeds, but it's golden coloured lock catches my eye. I feel the excitement within me and take a deep breath before attempting to open it. I peel away the slimy seaweed, and to no surprise it's fully locked.
I practically hit this thing like I had a can stuck in a vending machine. No luck. Maybe trying to actually pick the lock would help. It took my inexperienced self a bit but I couldn't believe my eyes when the box unlocked.

What was inside?

I found my eyes staring at a book. Through all the ink smudges and rips, I distinguished the title: Moby Dick
It was definitely not something I would keep in a safe.
It didn't take long for me to realize that there was a piece of completely soaked paper inside the book. I soon realized it wasn't just a paper: it was an envelope.
Unfortunately, this envelope, like the book and the box had been ruined from the waters it slept in. There was ink, barely distinguishable on the back of it. I put my eye as close as possible to the name written on the back.

Shark

My heart skipped a beat. Could this really be from... who I'm thinking of?

I want to take it out. I know I shouldn't. But I want to.

To no suprise however, the letter was completely ripped and smudged. It felt like it had been an hour of me trying to make out letters from this destroyed paper. All I could make out was

"wanted to tell you that⎻⎻" and the rest of the letters were completely ripped or smudged.

When I come back to Shark, the only words that could come out were "Sorry, Shark. I didn't find anything,"
Which of course was partly true. I just really don't want to say anything yet.

[persona]

Your kalon goes beachcombing for spare parts, but they find something else in their search.
What do they uncover?

Pip thought they saw something, but it was just a pet collar...

[✧ 花chéngzhǔ.]

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[-pidge]

Tʜᴇʏ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ sᴏᴍᴇ sᴛᴜꜰꜰ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ, ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴀᴄʜ.

As Willow forages along the sand, spotting Captain half-buried in the sand. "What you doing young trooper?" She smiles.
"Beach coming!" Willow exclaims, over-enthusiastically.
"Ah, you should've joined us yesterday! We couldn't find much, so hopefully, you can find what we missed!" This gave sudden doubt in Willow, but she still insisted on going, like the stubborn kalon she is.
Skipping along her merry way she made deep footprints in the dense sand, keeping a close eye on anything abnormal. As she approached to pick up a baby pink shell she trips on a solid object, giving her a face full of sand. Spitting out the gravel-like substance she lent forward to inspect the thing she tripped on. Lying before her was a corner of a moldy battered grey box. Digging in the sand around it, Willow managed to remove it from the sand. Out of pure curiosity, Willow opened the box, which was barely holding itself together. Inside she found a tape record, photos, and a little brown leather notepad. Before she took a closer look, she thought it would be best to report it back to Captian, maybe she knew something about it? Rushing back, full of excitement, Willow skidded her knees landing millimeters from Captain.
“You right there youngster?” She asked, now sure is she should be concerned or intrigued.
“I-I-I…” Willow pants.
“Spit it out!”
“I found a box…” She stammers as she reveals it from behind her back. Captain's face changed from confused to gobsmacked.
“Where… on earth did you find that?” Captain's eyes glistened as if she had found a crate full of precious gems. Taking the box from Willow’s possession, she examines it. Taking out the notepad, which only now Willow noticed had a name on the front.
“Whose Jackson Ruther?” She asked, looking up at Captain, who now was about to cry.
“My father.” She whipped the tears from her eyes with her handkerchief. “ This was a time capsule we made together when I was about the same age as you are now. She sat down and everything went completely silent.
“What happened to him?” Willow hesitantly asked whilst Captain was putting down the photos. She simply just shook her head. Willow knew that was the answer to her question, but how, she didn’t have the heart to ask.

(399 words)

[VoidRinkusu]

Your kalon goes beachcombing for spare parts, but they find something else in their search.
What do they uncover?

Sign up - Wylan - A locket - 386 words

Most of the day had gone. I hadn’t forgotten about Shark’s request, I had just been doing other things. Besides, I had arrived right before sunset. There was no time a beach could look more beautiful. I saw Captain working with a few other kalons to find things hidden in the sand. I called out a quick hello before continuing on my way. Further along I met Egg. He asked if I was back to fish some more, so I explained I was looking for washed up parts. We talked for awhile before I left him. I found a nice, quiet spot and took off my shoes. The sand felt warm and soft, there were hardly any rocks. By this time, all of the larger pieces had been found by other searchers. I uncovered some scraps of metal, what looked like part of a railing, and a section of piping. I was about to change locations as it looked like I had found everything when I felt something catch on my arm. I sat back, removing my arm from the sand. A necklace hung loosely around my wrist. At the bottom hung a heart shaped charm. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a locket. I opened its latch and looked inside. There was a picture of a man waving on one side and what looked like a family photo on the other. Both pictures had been worn down a bit, but I didn’t recognise any of the faces I saw. Even with the missing details, it felt odd to be looking at this, as if it were a secret I wasn’t supposed to know. I was looking in on a life that was not mine.
I closed the locket and stood up. I gathered the scrap metal and went to find Captain. She was pretty close to where I had last seen her.
“Hello.” I greeted her.
“Hi.” She replied, “Can I help you with something?”
“Yes. Do you know who this belongs to?” I retrieved the necklace from my pocket and handed it to her. She looked intrigued and opened it up, inspecting the pictures. She smiled softly.
“Yes. I’ll make sure to return this. Thank you for finding it, I’m sure he’ll be happy to have another thing to remember them by.”

[PolarizedVertigo]

Your kalon goes beachcombing for spare parts, but they find something else in their search.
What do they uncover?

Rion had scowered the beach in hopes of finding something. anything that wasnt a crab or shell, preferably. Now spending his life in a few shady places, some worse than others where people seem to go missing and the cops don't investigate too much when they miraculously get a "donation" into their pockets, Rion is used to finding things he doesnt enjoy. Now this island was the last place he expected to find anything bad, but it... it is an island. unsavory things will wash ashore and in the shallow parts of water. People get hurt or drown out at sea and thats just life.
Luckily none of that was the case and Rion just stumbled uppon an unoppened glass of brandy, in which he promptly snatched up and confiscated. we wouldnt want broken glass on the beach if it were to break now would we? Rion whistled a tune as he swittly turned around and jogged to which he had come from, tail swishing happily back and fourth, a little pep in his step. His mind wandered to thinking about what all he would do to pass the time, after he finished his brand new bottle of Brandy, of course.

[Lepid]

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