doghouse | hero pcs: hanako

[ nooo don't think about that :(

also i'm honestly not even sure if he's ever been to an ocean beach since he's from way up in the mountains where there's just lakes and rivers so actually he probably does assume those are normal beach supplies ]

Like, nonstop? That'd be kind of a lot.

[ Me looking at Hanako like I don't know if he can even swim ]

Nonstop. I guess when we get to the beach, we can see if there's any large umbrellas for sale, that should help.

Help with what?

Crossing the ocean.

[ hm. ]

How would an umbrella do that? Are you thinkin' about parasailing or something?

What's parasailing?

[ He was thinking more of... regular sailing ]

When you float up in the sky with a parachute while being pulled by a boat or something!

...Not a great idea if your focus is on going a long distance in a short time, but we can give it a try sometime if you wanna.

Oh! Well, if we can find a boat, you won't need to swim!

[ That's even better than his original idea, actually, ]

I'm not light enough right now to float, though, so unless there's a boat, we're going to have to keep relying on you.

Hmm. Lemme see if they've got boat rentals or anything out there.

[ as i watch the mod questions channel to find out... ]

I guess I can always run back and grab one o' those swan boats if not. [ ... ] Really oughtta get some food too if we're planning a whole long thing.

What about your apples?

[ they're healthy! and there's juice in them, too, so they won't starve or die of dehydration ]

I was thinking to travel light, so you didn't have as much to tow, but I guess it's different if we had a boat.

[ grins ]

Yeah, we always got those! Wanna grab some protein and bottled water too though, probably.

[ looking at that rope again ]

What was your plan, exactly?

I sit on the foam board, tie the rope to it and the other end around your waist, and you swim across the ocean to freedom.

[ it's a very simple plan. we can still do it. ]

...Yeah, let's try that with a boat instead! Less likely to drown that way if I pull a muscle or something.

[ had more than enough drowning here already.

and I GUESS THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE?? so. idk it's got a rope thing built in, maybe hanako can just hang onto to that while on the board. ]

[ He's going to have to be careful not to fall overboard and give Datz one more drowning to worry about ]

Alright. ...Do you think we can make it? All the way across the ocean?

Honestly, knowing this place, they've probably got some kinda stupid barrier out there, like. "Sorry, the rest of the ocean is still under construction".

[ He makes a face because, unfortunately, he can see that happening. ]

We can try in the dead of night, where they can't see us to catch us.

I dunno, that's when the moon's supposed to be out doing its stupid evil moon crap, isn't it?

You think it'll open up and shoot lasers at us while we're in the middle of the ocean?

Maybe?

[ sighs ]

Remember when we thought it was just a fake moon that was hiding some guys on it that we could just blow up?

[ the good old days ]

Yeah. I mean, it still might be possible?

[ except they have to eat the moon, somehow ]

Man, I hope so, this moon stinks.

...OK, well. Don't know 'til you try, so let's give it a shot and see what happens, at least! If it doesn't seem like we're making progress after a couple of hours I'm gonna turn us back around though, I'm not lettin' us get stranded out there.

[ A couple of hours is a lot more than what he was expecting, so he brightens up immediately. ]

Okay! We won't get lost if we just head straight out from shore!

Right!

[ it is probably really hard to know if you're going straight when you're out in the water surrounded by more water and can only see water and if he was thinking ahead he'd maybe try to get a compass or something but he doesn't. it's impulse week.

anyway, the canoe gets rented and a bag of jerky and four water bottles are acquired, so now we're at the shore and it's just a matter of figuring out how to set this up. ]

OK, so you're doing the board thing? Or did you wanna try to squeeze in?

We can probably like, make a big loop with the rope through the handles on the boat to make a thing to hold onto.

Do you think we can both fit inside? I can stand.

[ it'd be kind of like surfing, except on a boat ]

It wouldn't be a bad idea to tie the rope to the boat anyways, and also ourselves, like a lifeline. I don't think I can swim.

Wait, you can't swim??

[ well now he's a lot more concerned about rowing out a long way??? ]

In that case you're definitely squeezing in here, c'mon. Just stay close so I don't whack ya with the paddle.

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