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ft_directory ([personal profile] ft_directory) wrote in [community profile] fh_trips2011-02-25 12:21 am

Kohala Coast, Hawaii - Morning & Afternoon - Friday - February 25th

With only two days of vacation left, time was running out for the guests to enjoy the blue skies and warm ocean breeze of Hawaii. Luckily, there were still plenty of things to do at the resort, for anyone who wasn't worn out from all the fun yet!

[ Guest Quarters | Resort Activities | The Spa Without Walls | Beach Activites | Tidepool Education | OOC ]

Re: Beach Activities

[identity profile] seaweed-demigod.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 03:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"What's vacation homework?" Percy wondered, leaning over to take a peek. "Like a report on Hawaii or something? What educational things you've seen so far this week?"

Re: Beach Activities

[identity profile] notlikejack.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 03:39 pm (UTC)(link)
"Um. Yeah," he admitted. "And I'm supposed to write about the class problems inherent in a society formed around supporting tourism."

Re: Beach Activities

[identity profile] seaweed-demigod.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 03:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"Wow." Okay, Percy hadn't expected to be right. He just blinked and then took a seat beside Bobby. "What happens if you don't do it? You're already on the trip. It's not like your mom can take it back."

Such a good influence, that Percy.

Re: Beach Activities

[identity profile] notlikejack.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 03:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"She might not let us go next time though," Bobby explained. "And she'd get all disappointed and..." his voice trailed off.

Re: Beach Activities

[identity profile] seaweed-demigod.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 03:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, yeah, I know how hard it is to disappoint a mom," he said and meant that. "So, how long does it have to me? If you tell me something like thirty pages, I'm gonna suggest you just doodle on fifteen of those pages because come on."

Re: Beach Activities

[identity profile] notlikejack.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 04:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Bobby snickered. "No, she just wants like eight," he said. "Thirty's like not until you go to college. It's okay. It's kind of interesting, you know?"

Re: Beach Activities

[identity profile] seaweed-demigod.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"You could just go on for eight pages on the sun and the water," Percy suggested, shrugging. "Maybe throw in something about turtles and animals and ta da! Done."

Re: Beach Activities

[identity profile] notlikejack.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"...you could write eight pages about the sun and the water?" Bobby asked doubtfully. "How? It's just water!"

Re: Beach Activities

[identity profile] seaweed-demigod.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Percy stared at him for a minute until he realized Bobby still didn't know about the whole son of Poseidon thing even if he'd been more lenient about telling people lately.

"You really think the fish and the turtles and sharks and eels and other sea life feel that way?" he asked instead, trying not to drop the heavy 'son of a god, look at my powers!' explanation on Bobby for the moment. "It's kind of like their playground. Their home."

Re: Beach Activities

[identity profile] notlikejack.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
He opened his mouth then shut it again as he thought about that. "Do they feel like that?" he asked finally. "I mean, I know dolphins are really smart, but if fish and everything think of things like a playground and a home, it seems wrong to eat them, you know?"

Re: Beach Activities

[identity profile] seaweed-demigod.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 04:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Percy pursed his lips, trying to figure out how to be truthful without freaking Bobby out about the things he did know about the water. Which, you know, was a lot.

"Do you feel that way about all animals?" Percy asked, glancing over at him. "Like cows and pigs and lambs and the other things that humans tend to eat?"

Re: Beach Activities

[identity profile] notlikejack.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 05:14 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't know," Bobby said. "It's kind of dishonest to say that's different. But I guess it depends on if they know what's going to happen or can think about it. But I eat meat. Maybe I shouldn't."

Re: Beach Activities

[identity profile] seaweed-demigod.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 05:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, sharks eat people sometimes," Percy pointed out, shrugging. "I don't think they have moral dilemmas about that. It's, what's that thing called? The food chain. I vaguely remember that from a science class I took."

Re: Beach Activities

[identity profile] notlikejack.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"But that's the difference, you know?" Bobby pointed out. "As people we're supposed to have moral dilemmas to become better. Sharks eat people cause they're hungry, but we could eat other things. We don't have to rely on what we catch. So then we have to wonder what's the most ethical way to go."

This is what happens when you get him going, Percy.

Re: Beach Activities

[identity profile] seaweed-demigod.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 05:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"Are you ready to give up meat and the essentials it does provide so you can just eat leafy greens and take pills to supplement what you're missing?" Percy wondered curiously.

Re: Beach Activities

[identity profile] notlikejack.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 05:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"You can eat beans and stuff, Percy," Bobby said. "It's not that weird. But I don't think I wanna do that yet."

Re: Beach Activities

[identity profile] seaweed-demigod.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 05:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"Beans give you gas," Percy quipped, unable to help himself. "Girls don't really get impressed by that kind of thing, Bobby."

Re: Beach Activities

[identity profile] notlikejack.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 06:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Bobby snickered because he actually was fourteen. "Okay, no beans before girls. Got it."

Re: Beach Activities

[identity profile] seaweed-demigod.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
"Any girls caught your eye lately?" Percy asked curiously.

Re: Beach Activities

[identity profile] notlikejack.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 06:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh. I, uh, didn't mean that," Bobby said quickly. "There's a lot of pretty girls."

Re: Beach Activities

[identity profile] seaweed-demigod.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
"There are. Hawaii just means to be filled with pretty girls," he said, laughing at the quickness of that reply. "And I didn't think you meant it, really. I was just asking out of my own curiosity."

Re: Beach Activities

[identity profile] notlikejack.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"You're like Jack," Bobby complained, making a face at him. "So what about you? and the eye catching?"

Re: Beach Activities

[identity profile] seaweed-demigod.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"Girls don't tend to like me very much," he joked, shrugging. "Kate, for instance, enjoys calling me names. I haven't seen her lately though. Maybe she's in her room, asking for forgiveness about her name calling ways."

Re: Beach Activities

[identity profile] notlikejack.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"Maybe you shouldn't be mean to her," Bobby remarked. He was mostly kidding. "I haven't seen her either though. And I don't call her names."

Re: Beach Activities

[identity profile] seaweed-demigod.livejournal.com 2011-02-25 07:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm not mean to her!" He was just bratty to almost everyone. "I don't call her names either. She calls me names. She likes the name 'kid' most of all and since I'm not, I make sure I let her know that."