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“Ouzo.” The word was said like a proclamation, the slightly tipsy man admiring the bottle in front of him. “I’m gonna collect a local spirit or wine from each country we go to, seems like a good way to remember it, yeah?” Spoken with his usual air of self importance… even though this was an idea he’d thought of all of ten seconds ago. “You keeping anything from the countries?” open @nostrumstart​​

And this was how he ended up surreptitiously stuffing forkfuls of scrambled eggs into a plastic bag under the table. It was not a clean process, nor was it very stealthy despite his best efforts. So when he caught someone’s eye, he waved a forkful of eggs at them. “What? You never seen a man trying to stuff his leftover scrambled eggs into a bag before? I like eggs on the go. Just drizzle some ketchup in this bad boy and you got a walkin’ breakfast.” 

jaeyi   really   loved   his   job,   making   pastries   all   day   was   truly   an   amazing   job   for   him,   but   he   could   never   say   that   he   loved   that   more   than   going   to   the   beach.   he   was   so   in   love   with   the   view   and   the   weather   at   that   moment,   it   was   just   a   perfect   moment   and   he   would   treasure   it   forever.   “   i   have   to   be   totally   honest   with   you   right   now   ”   finally   decided   to   break   the   silence,   a   big   smile   in   his   face,   his   brain   deciding   on   whether   he   should   say   it   or   not,   but   he   felt   like   he   had   to.   “   but   this   beach   makes   me   feel   like   someone   is   going   to   burst   into   an   abba   song   in   any   moment   ”.

                                    “according to my phone… i have no idea where i am.” usually one to know her way around places, narae finds herself in a tricky situation, unable to navigate the town she was currently in. maybe she should’ve just gone on one of those tours instead of ventured off on her own. “i think i lost signal a while back so my phone map’s kinda just stuck in the ancient theater of delphi. like, i’m pretty sure i’m not there anymore. so i was hoping you could help? u– unless you don’t know where we are, either.”

          “  so  …  what  do  you  say  ?  ”  rhea  asks  ,  hopping  onto  the  atv  she  rented  for  the  day  and  starting  the  engine  .  “  wanna  join  me  ?  ”  she’d  already  paid  for  the  day  so  there  was  no  question  as  to  whether  or  not  she’d  back  out  .  “  i  think  it’d  be  a  fun  way  to  get  around  santorini  for  the  day  .  and  not  gonna  lie  the  rates  aren’t  bad  either  !  and  it’s  easier  than  riding  a  motorcycle  .  ”

“ huh ? well … it wasn’t me . ” linjun would be lying if he said he wasn’t nervous right now , and he’d definitely be lying if he said he wasn’t planning to make a run for it . after gulping somewhat comically , his gaze finds the tiled floors , a sigh leaving him — it was bad enough that he was running late , but something , somewhere , truly had to hate him for putting him in such a situation where he actually had to interact with someone , never mind plead his innocence over the mess made between the two of them . “ are you sure it wasn’t you ? i literally just got here. ”

                                   it wasn’t difficult for teddy to feel at home in the various towns within greece. though it was still very different from her hometown, the woman felt a sense of belonging here, almost like she had family in this town. so it isn’t so hard to believe that she’s already made friends with the locals despite being here for less than a day. she’s got a glass of raki in hand, smiling at the local bland playing their own rendition of what sounds like… call me maybe? “don’t you just love this sorta stuff? oh, here. try some of the fried snails, they’re so good.”

          when  it  was  announced  that  the  ship  would  be  docking  in  greece  ,  devika  couldn’t  help  but  internally  cheer  .  the  acropolis  museum  was  the  FIRST  thing  on  their  list  of  sites  to  visit  .  steps  halt  in  front  of  the  statue  of  nike  .  “  it’s  weird  to  imagine  that  these  statues  were  once  painted  ,  ”  she  muses  ,  turning  to  the  person  next  to  her  .  i  almost  prefer  that  they  remain  like  this  .  what  do  you  think  ?  ”

𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 :  @nostrumstart​  ,  for  the  cruise’s  guests  or  employees  ! 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 :  rooftop  bar  ,  zakynthos

         ｡𓂃🪧 ㅤ۪ㅤ۫ㅤ੭          ﹕          greece   is   beautiful   .    that   much   she   knows   .    when   she   left   the   ship   this   morning    ,    heart   didn’t   really   have   an   itinerary   in   mind   .    she   just   lets   her   feet   take   her   wherever   .    (   mostly    ,    she’s   just   following   familiar   faces   around   and   hopes   she   won’t   get   lost   )   .    and   rhodes   town    ?    it’s   just   so   amazing   .    literally   almost   everything   is   here   .    food   stalls    ,    souvenir   shops    ,    the   view   .    she’s   going   to   buy   a   lot   later   but   for   now    ,    she’s   trying   to   capture   everything   on   her   camera   .    she   takes   a   few   clicks   and   focuses   on   the   background   when   her   view   suddenly   becomes   dark   .    she   pulls   away   to   check   if   something’s   wrong   but   it   turns   out    ,    someone’s   just   blocking   her   .      “    excuse   me   .    you’re   kind   of   blocking   the   view   .    ”      she   says   politely   before   realizing   who   they   are   .      “    oh    ,    you’re   here   too    ?    are   you   alone    ?    ”

he stopped on his tracks when he spotted a familiar figure, he can't really tell who from afar as he has an eyesight of a bat. "hi, i'm sorry but i'm kind of lost. do you have a power bank with you that i can borrow?" he asks, flashing a smile in hopes he don't creep the other party out. "and do you know a place that has good food and drinks?"

   🧺              ⌣             misun  leans  back  in  her  chair   ,   letting  out  a  long  sigh   .   her  computer  sits  in  front  of  her  with  a  story   (  if  it  could  even  be  called  that  just  yet   ,   nothing  much  had  graced  the  pages  just  yet  despite  long  hours  of  work  )   quickly  becoming  the  bane  of  her  existence  and  yet  she  couldn’t  stop  typing  away  on  it   .     “   leave  it  to  me  to  try  working  instead  of  just  enjoying  the  sun   …   ugh   ,   this  is  going  nowhere   .   ”     the  girl  is  mostly  talking  to  herself  at  this  point   ,   in  one  of  her  moments  where  she  forgets  others  might  be  around  her   .

The gym was pretty nice, Duke would give it that. Being able to lift and stare out at the ocean longingly like he was the focus of some modeling campaign had become his new past time. He did miss a good game of soccer or basketball though, and there wasn’t really enough room to do so between all the weights and machines. Tapping on a window and deeming the glass strong enough, he glanced around. Footsteps caught his attention. “Bet you can’t get one of the medicine balls into the trash can over there.” Gesturing, hand moved from the small balls to the trash can. “What do you think?” open @nostrumstart​