hard times

“Life is what you make it, or some bullshit like that.” Sora muttered, before gesturing to the mimosas at her side. “Why don’t you take one of those? At the very least, they’ll make you feel like it’s worth it– and if they don’t, you’ll forget how shitty of a time you’re having.” She said simply, before grinning. “Besides, of course it’ll be worth it. It’s the Bahamas. What isn’t to love?” She could merely be saying that because it was her birthday, but, well, she was having a good time, at least. 

“Chill?” Elliot repeated with a dramatic gasp as he placed his hand over his heart, as if the very thought of being chill was agonizing. “Oh my god, Memphis!” He exclaimed in a similar fashion. “What is chill about an entire mass of land surrounded by vigorous waves crashing to the surface, just waiting to lure a victim and swallow them whole? For all we know, we’ve entered some like- Bermuda triangle stuff! Or maybe pirates will come sailing in and raid all of our treasure, and-” He gasped again and jumped in place as he had a sudden light bulb moment. “Memphis! What if the circle are a bunch of pirates! But not only that, but what if they’re like– undead pirates? Like the ones from that pirate movie? wasn’t that a thing? Where it was an army of undead pirates? And there was an undead monkey? What if they’re not people at all, what if they’re some sort of spirit or alien parasite infiltrating our minds? What if Luxor is like, their test run, and then once they figure out how to successfully destroy us, they’ll move on to all of humanity!” Just a few seconds ago, Elliot was promising Memphis how much fun everything would be, so he wasn’t quite sure why there was a sudden switch. It just felt fun to be extra. 

Maybe he shouldn’t have been so quick to picture a very specific person being eaten by a shark as she mentioned that option, but he wasn’t about to question his mind at that point. If he went down that rabbit hole, whatever good mood he was currently in would instantly obliterate. “Do you have any candidates  you’re considering feeding to the sharks yet? Or is it just an option in case someone steps on your toes during this trip?” 

“Your words, not mine,” he pointed out. Still, it wasn’t his intention to cause any kind of conflict, so Alex dropped the subject. He might not have been sure about whether the school trip would go well, but starting pointless arguments was a guaranteed way to make sure it went bad. “Just gotta find way to make it not be lame.”

“ Why are you here if you don’t want to listen to my stories ? ” He questioned, giving her a small dismissive wave of his hand before pulling down his sunglasses to give her one of the zane looks. “You can leave if you want, I won’t bother you – and my eyes are up here, missy,” he warned her, although unable to stop himself from cracking a smile. “You know, given the circumstances, that’s pretty nice of you.”

“ Hey, hey, hey – fetch me that sunscreen over there ? ” It was easy to tell that Zane had already indulged in way too much alcohol and weed the second they had arrived there, sincerely making the most of his spring break. As a Canadian boy, the male didn’t really know how to fight the sun except block it with the magic of some good old cream. The good part of it was of course that he smelled like coconut after and that was certainly irresistible, making sure he even smothered some places that were particularly sensitive. “Last time I burned my nips, oh boy .. let me tell you a story.” / @luxorstarters​

“What would make it worth it?” Leo asked as he looked up from his sketchbook to see Memphis. Not that he was going to try to make the trip worth her while, he couldn’t care less about who had a good time and who didn’t… he was just curious. 

“Brag about it all you want, I’m just giving friendly advice. Take it or leave it.” He shrugged. He didn’t intend to sound rude or anything - Alex tended to just say the first thing which popped into his head without prior consideration for how that would make others feel. It could be a good, or a bad thing. “Then be optimistic. Maybe it won’t be lame.”

“I don’t think it’ll be lame.” Will quickly contributed his input, already excited for the change of scenery. “There’s already so much stuff to do here.”

“It’s going to be absolutely one hundred and ten percent amazingly fantastic and completely worth it!” Elliot exclaimed. “I promise! We’ll have fun! And if you don’t have fun, then I’ll be wrong… and you can be mad at me for eternity for leading you astray!” 

“A free trip to the beach and away from that prison school. It’ll be worth it, even if I just lay here all week.” Aly reached into her bag and pulled out a baggie of her special homemade cookies. “Take as many as you need to relax.”

This was Adrian’s second time coming to the Bahamas, but he wasn’t complaining. The male loved nothing more than traveling. “That’s up to you, y’know. Either you make it fun for yourself or not. The world is your oyster.”

“I mean, maybe it’s not the best idea to go around telling everyone you forged it then,” Alex suggested. “Just an idea.” He shrugged, glancing around the beach. It was quiet - although he supposed since it was a private island, that was to be expected. Maybe the trip would be better than he was expecting. “I guess it depends how much you’re willing to loosen up and make it fun.” 

Nolan smiled and looked to his side at Memphis “ well, its only gonna be as good as you make it, so if you make it worth it, it will be. “ Nolan stated “ and if you need a partner in crime for fun things, i´ll be around” he then told her. “ this break is all about having fun right? so we will make it worth it for sure. Oh wow you went to grate lengths to get here huh, then we better make it worth it.” 

“My dad once got his dick infected from trying to fuck an apple pie when he was my age so I don’t think I’m that gross,” he defended himself, raising his hands dramatically in surrender. He then moved her shot glass over towards where she was sitting and grabbed his immediately after, lips pursing in thought for a second to think of their toast. “ To not fuck on hard surfaces ? ”

lennon laughed back before nodding her head. “the sneaking around i love, don’t get me wrong. but i’d rather be doing it for run rather than because my mother is driving me nuts, you know?” she said, laughing again. “oh for sure, i’ve been there.”