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Commander Hange Zoë ([personal profile] fieldresearch) wrote in [community profile] maskormenacelogs2014-06-18 08:36 pm

somewhere, beyond the sea [ OPEN! ]

WHO: Hange Zoë and OPEN!
WHERE: The beach near Heropa, then the aquarium! There will be separate headers for each
WHEN: Backdated a little to saturday June 14
WHAT: Hange explores the WONDERS OF THE OCEAN. Because she's never seen it before. Then to the aquarium to see seacritters up close and personal.
WARNINGS: Usual AoT cast warnings apply; possible mentions of violence, cannibalism, and perhaps SPOILERS


[ BEACH ]
[She'd seen it from afar, from pictures crying out "COME VISIT, COME RELAX, COME SPEND MONEY AT FANCY RESORTS", from the road. But standing next to the ocean, gazing out and seeing nothing but blue seas as far as the horizon… that was an altogether different experience. It was so vast, so wide, and only vanished because the curve of the earth wouldn't have it any other way.

She drops her bag (sunblock, notebooks, pens and pencils, a large camera, a net, and a book on Floridian sealife contained within) in the sand and sinks to her knees, moving only to hold the broad, floppy sunhat to her head to prevent it from flying away in the breeze. All she can do, for a full ten, fifteen minutes, is stare out at the ocean in awe, watching the waves roll in and out, birds diving for fish and boats sailing in the distance. It's a good thing that she applied sunblock before coming out here, because she'd have burned to a crisp just sitting there in the sun.

Eventually, she does make her way into the shallow water, cautiously. She kneels down and takes a handful of water, then puts it to her lips. She immediately spits it out, but lets out a yelp of happiness
]

It's salty! It really is! And animals live in this?! This is amazing!

[and that was that. Her awe is not lessened, but her caution is thrown to the wind. There were things to explore, to see, to learn about!

As such, Hange will be running up and down the beach like a toddler on stimulants, doing every manner of thing, from picking up shells to hunting for invertebrates and small fish in the surf with a net. Drawing unique seaweed, floating in the sea, screaming about jellyfish, photographing shells and waves… everything that a scientifically minded person can do at a beach will be done
]

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[ AQUARIUM ]
[At the end of the day, Hange is exhausted, dehydrated, and sunburnt. Her hair is a hot mess, barely tamed into a ponytail, and her clothes are disheveled from salt and wind.

And yet, her enthusiasm hadn't dimmed a single bit.

She takes pictures of everything, shoves little kids out of the way to read the placards, and spends a gratuitous amount of time by the shark tank and the touch pool
]

Ahhh! Starfish can grow back completely as long as part of the central disc is intact… what amazing little creatures! OooOOOHhh! and they eat by everting their stomach on their prey!! Truly starfish are the most amazing creatures in all the sea!

[of course, she's said that about pretty much every animal in the aquarium thus far…]
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[personal profile] sacrificusdux 2014-06-21 08:10 am (UTC)(link)
[This time, Erwin puts on sunscreen when he joins Hange that afternoon. Or, let her drag him out of the house. Given that the beach represented everything humanity was looking to achieve in stepping out of the walls, in exploring the world previously unknown, it was one of his favorite places in Florida.

Today he had chosen to wear shorts paired with a white button up shirt along with sandals, sunglasses perched on his nose. He didn't mind letting Hange run ahead, while she ran to go poke at things Erwin found a spot to settle down on at on the beach with his towel and book. He would only look up once in awhile to make sure Hange wasn't poking at something (or someone) she shouldn't.

Eventually he put his book aside to look up at the sun, taking a moment to let out a breath and be distracted by listening to Hange exclaim over some seaweed she had found.]


We should head back soon, maybe in a half hour or so.
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[personal profile] sacrificusdux 2014-06-22 06:34 am (UTC)(link)
[Erwin was watching the pile add up but if she wants to bring it back, she's carrying it all by herself. He's not as excited about sea creatures crawling out of the pile she had been accumulated.

But he looked up when she responded, shielding his eyes against the sun.]


We've been here over 2 hours, Hange. [And he was starting to feel uncomfortably hot and he was sure he was looking rather red. He didn't care to repeat the experience of getting sunburnt again, that had been bad enough the first time.]

You can always return. There are no walls to prevent that.
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[personal profile] sacrificusdux 2014-06-24 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
A half hour and no more.[Erwin said as he looked at her over his sunglasses. Of course he knew that she could spend much more time poking at things.

Only then did he sit back, distracted enough from his book that he wasn't going to try to read again. Instead he watched as she ran across the beach for a moment before looking back at the expanse of ocean. He was becoming comfortable here, with the wide open spaces, it was making him uneasy even if they weren't behind Wall Sina.]
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[personal profile] sacrificusdux 2014-06-25 08:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Erwin didn't think he could ever be used to the lack of Walls, it still seemed unbelievable. Perhaps the walls here were not physical but he was still convinced they were here nonetheless.

But he allowed himself to be distracted from that train of thought as Hange returned to ground, and surprisingly within the thirty minutes. While he knew she wanted to go the aquarium, he figured it could wait since Erwin read ready to get back.]


Shall we head back then? [He asked, taking a moment to tap some of the sand from his sandal with an expression of mild annoyance. The stuff got literally everywhere, a shower was going to be very welcomed.]
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[personal profile] blondtactician 2014-06-25 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[Armin's glad for another excuse to visit the aquarium. He's suspicious of Hange, of course, but she is his new commander, and he also finds her to be interesting company. Mostly, he's steeling himself for a lot of loud scenes. After a childhood with Eren, he's more or less used to it. However, Hange won't be as easy to calm down.

Since moving into his life in Heropa Armin's been sunburned several times over, his hair bright from the sun, his cheeks decorated with an array of post-sunburn freckles. Because of this, and a desire to cover his tattoo, he often wears hoodies of light fabrics over his shorts and T-shirts. Pale colors, light blues and greens, always with his red sneakers.

He notices Hange in the lobby and waves to her.]


Commander!
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[personal profile] blondtactician 2014-06-28 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[Since this seems to be a casual gathering rather than something formal, Armin only waves and smiles, rather than performing a full salute.] Once, yes. There's a lot of interesting things here, and they even have a place where you can touch some of the creatures, provided you promise to be gentle with him.

Should we head in? Tickets are over there.
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[personal profile] blondtactician 2014-06-30 07:14 am (UTC)(link)
[Hange's enthusiasm is infectious, and Armin's honestly been looking forward to the trip, so he finds himself returning the smile. Unlike Erwin, who gathers around him an air of authority as surely as a green Survey Corps cloak, Hange is approachable. It's easy to forget who she is, and maybe that's what she wants to do for the time being, too.]

Okay!

[Once inside, Armin flits under impressive display of jellies in a fancy tank shaped like an arch, immediately taking out his phone to snap pictures.]
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[personal profile] blondtactician 2014-07-08 07:41 am (UTC)(link)
Pretty amazing, huh? [Armin smiles faintly and wishes his imPort power were some kind of time dilation. So he could be old enough to buy alcohol, and carry it in a flask, and drink it for this entire trip.] They're so graceful and beautiful, like living clouds, or flowers. But without water, they're just a floppy bit of membrane.