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When; July 25th, 9:30am
Rating; G? (unless Clow and Yuuko decide otherwise)
Characters; List; more characters to be added as requested
Summary; The long awaited second beach party takes place when everyone needed to socialize most.
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She thought she was going to go crazy. After the disappearance of Lacus and Kira, and then being sent to an empty City, Uta was beside herself with worry. She sent reminders to everyone she knows that the party will be today, but she wonders if people would want to even be there after that curse.

Nevertheless, Hiiragi, Jun, and Uta went to the spot on the beach they had all agreed upon previously, bringing a basket full of sandwiches with them. Uta remembered Omi liking Kappa Maki and made some for him to thank him for cheering him up. Similarly, she made Ken some sticky buns, brought beer for Yuuko and Mokona, cake for Hunny, and coffee and cookies for Anthony. She thought it strange that she made special food for certain people, and yet could not think of one for Hiiragi, but decided at the last minute to pack a slice of strawberry shortcake for him.

Perhaps having that empty City curse was a good thing, because she wouldn't have been able to prepare this much food otherwise. And Jun seemed to want to attack the picnic basket he was carrying for her already.

With her pink, two-piece swimsuit under a sheer white tunic, she decided not to let the curse bother her anymore. Today was going to be a good day... it had to be, because everyone needed it.

[ooc: Forward-dated, as I might not be around later. Threadjack at will~ Please post on the comment title if you prefer your thread to be closed. Anything goes!]

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It was really a welcome change to see a beach bustling with people and alive with noise, especially after yesterday's curse. The experience of wandering a completely empty City had been intriguing, yes, but it was nice to see a crowd of people inhabiting the place again, even if she didn't know many of them personally.

Picking out a relatively clear patch of beach, Rosella spread a towel on the sand and seated herself on it, stretching out her legs and kicking off her shoes so that she could wriggle her toes into the warm sand. It was a lovely day out, she thought with a smile, smoothing a few wrinkles out of the skirt of her dress (http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv60/Fortunes_Wings/Polychromatic/Beachwear2.jpg) and tilting her head back to feel the sun on her face.

As she gazed out over the water, she made a mental note to go looking for seashells before the day was out. But that could wait a bit; for the moment, it was pleasant enough to just sit and daydream and enjoy the day.

She's never met nor seen Rosella before. But there was a certain air about her... Uta was pretty sure she was someone of high status, even by the way she was sitting.

...or perhaps she was hanging too much around Yuuko and her high class BF, who knew. But she did think Rosella was very beautiful. Which was why she didn't notice that she was kind of... staring at her.

It didn't take Rosella long to figure out she was being stared at, but even after she did, she made sure to keep her eyes on the water, continuing to go about her business as usual. It seemed harmless enough, and there certainly didn't seem to be any malice in it, so rather than calling the girl on it at once and risking the chance of embarrassing her, Rosella decided to pretend as though she didn't notice, at least for a little bit longer.

A yawn and a stretch provided ample excuse to glance in the girl's direction, and Rosella made sure to smile disarmingly upon meeting her eyes. "Oh, hello," she said brightly. "It's a lovely day out, isn't it?"

...whoops, caught in the act. Not that she was stalking or anything, but she still felt a little guilty for staring at her.

"Ah... er... y-yeah."

The sun was getting to her. That was why she was blushing. At least, that's the story she'll be sticking to the entire day.

"I don't believe we've met before," she continued easily, still trying to be reassuring. The poor girl looked a little uncomfortable, and Rosella hoped to set her at ease as soon as possible. "May I ask your name? I'm Rosella."

Good thing Rosella didn't think she was a stalker or something like that. Still, she used the beach ball she had with her to hide her face behind with, even if it was partial.

"I'm Uta..." she said quietly. "It's uhm... nice to meet you. I apologize if I was staring."

"Well, hello, Uta, it's very nice to meet you, too!" Rosella replied, smiling. "I don't know many of the people here, I'm afraid, so it's lovely to make the acquaintance of someone new. Are you enjoying yourself, so far?"

She considered a moment, then added, "And believe me, I don't blame you one bit. I've been doing a fair amount of staring, myself. It's just so nice to see all the people again, isn't it?"

"Well, we don't bite, that's for sure~" she replied jokingly... obviously a little more relaxed. "I'm really happy to see everyone again, yeah..."

She knelt down by her as it would be difficult for Rosella to speak with her if she remained standing.

"...so you mean you were cursed yesterday too?"

"Well, I should hope not! And I'm sure I'll get around to making around or two of the beach, as well. After all, I'd be a very poor guest if I didn't at least go say hello to Cain and thank him again for inviting me. But for now, it's rather nice to just sit and relax, I think, too."

"...And oh, goodness, where are my manners? Here," she exclaimed, shifting over on her towel to make room for Uta to sit. "No need to sit in the sand if you'd rather not. And yes, I was cursed yesterday, I'm afraid. You were, too? I hope it wasn't too awful for you..."

"It's alright, I don't mind the sand at all..." She smiled, Rosella was really nice.

"That curse felt like a cruel joke." She said under her breath, but quickly added, "Cain? Earl Hargreaves invited you?"

"Whichever you prefer," she said cheerfully, absently digging her toes into the sand again before continuing, "I imagine that curse was just as awful for the ones left behind as it was for the ones affected, though. At least for us, it was clear right away that something was wrong, since the whole City was entirely empty. For them...well, a handful of us just up and disappeared without any notice. That might've been a curse...or it might've been a departure, and there'd be no way of telling the difference, other than checking the Hall of the Missing."

At the mention of Cain's title, Rosella's smile widened. "Oh, you know him, then? Yes, he's a good friend of mine. I wouldn't have known about any of this if he hadn't mentioned it a few days ago."

She hadn't thought about what it would be like for those who were left in the City... the ones that weren't cursed. Maybe she would have to spend more time with her boyfriend later after all...

"I should have guessed you were friends with him..." She said, intentionally failing to discuss about the curse further. "He's my boss, I'm one of his waitresses in Turnabout."

Which may have been a little hard to believe, since she was only 14.

One of the waitresses? Rosella was far from a frequent customer in the cafe, and so it gave her some trouble, trying to picture such a young girl as a member of the wait staff in any establishment. Not that she doubted Cain's hiring practices, of course, but still...it was puzzling. "How nice! Are you enjoying yourself, working there?"

She certainly hoped so. And if not, then she'd certainly make it a point to look a little further into the matter. Still, there was something else that was equally puzzling, too:

"But, er, if you don't mind my asking...why do you say you should have guessed we were friends?"

"It's a lot of fun~ Konata helped me out a lot when I was still learning about... everything. But now I can somehow manage~

"Besides, the uniforms are cute~" Which was really partially why she wanted to work there in the first place.

She thought about how to answer Rosella properly with her second question... "Uhm... I don't know how to put it in words, but...

"You don't seem like any ordinary girl to me. It's like... you're someone of high status. Like Earl Hargreaves... there's a certain air about you.

"Although I could be completely mistake with assuming something like that!" she quickly added, blushing a little.

"Well, so long as you're having a good time, that's what's important, I'm sure." It was good that she seemed so happy with it. Perhaps it was all right, after all.

This time, though, it was Rosella's turn to blush a bit. How did they always manage to figure her out, she wondered? She didn't think she acted so much different than other girls. Yes, she knew she was a bit odd and didn't fit in very well, exactly, but it wasn't as though she was obvious about it...was she?

"Oh. Well, er...no, I'm afraid you're not mistaken. It seems you've rather figured me out, Uta. When I introduced myself, I didn't, er, properly introduce myself, as it were. If I had, I would've mentioned that I'm Princess Rosella, actually, of the kingdom of Daventry." She looked a little sheepish. "I've rather gotten out of the habit of using my title here in the City, though."

Not entirely, but maybe it was because her boyfriend acted (or maybe he was?), like a noble which was why she noticed. And Cain mentioned her on his journal before.

"I thought your name sounded familiar..." she said, smiling, "You don't like being called 'Princess Rosella'?"

"Oh, dear, and now it seems you've heard of me, too," Rosella groaned good-naturedly, half covering her face with one hand. It didn't bother her, of course, but she didn't tend to think of herself as a particularly interesting topic of conversation, either, so it was always curious to hear when she'd been mentioned somewhere or other. "Nothing too terribly bad, I hope?"

"And it's not that I dislike it, not at all," she added. "Just that...well, in a place like the City, there doesn't seem to be much point in insisting on it, is there? It usually comes out sooner or later, anyway, and I don't see any reason to be so formal with my friends in the meantime."

"Ah, no," she said reassuringly, "Earl Hargreaves mentioned you in his journal after the... ugh... Knights and Princesses curse. He said that you were a real princess, and that the curse made a terrible impression on what it's really like to be one."

She ran her fingers through the sand, contemplating... "'Princess Rosella' has a better ring to it than just plain 'Rosella' though."

Rosella wrinkled her nose. "Oh, that day. Ugh, my feet hurt just thinking about it. 'And they danced and they danced until they'd worn out their shoes'..."

She shook her head, as if to clear her thoughts. "Well, anyway, it was quite a curse. ...Do you really think it sounds better, leaving the title on? It's all right for a ball, I suppose, but when I hear it in everyday life, I rather feel as though I'm in trouble for something..."

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