[b][i][u]Crash[/b][/i][/u] Crash gave her another devious grin as he watched her face color further, he didn’t feel guilty at all for putting her in this situation. He feigned innocence at her first comment, shrugging at her comment. “Doing what on purpose?” He asked, his lip twitching from the effort to keep a straight face...yes he expected a bashing for this. It was evident in the way he flinched away from her just a little bit. He was quite surprised at her response, because although she had muttered it under her breath he had in fact heard every word, it made his pulse quicken and the smile on his face to widen as he tried not to grin like an idiot. [i]Way to happy about that, cool the jets[/i] Crash watched Kathy cautiously as she apologized a second time about the texting incident, he gave her a shake of his head but didn’t comment on it. [b]“The bar. Just remember that you’re a minor.”[/b] Crash blinked at her at her comment. “They have a bar here?” He queried raising his eyebrows at her, amusement entering his expression. “How would you know if I was a minor?” He asked, watching her curiously now a sly grin answered her second question. He was being rather forward in his ‘evil ways’ all of a sudden. Crash had looked away momentarily as she stopped walking, her grip on his wrist caused him to jolt to a halt a few seconds later. He didn’t turn his gaze away from her even as she looked away, the joyous vibe left him as he felt a wave of concern pass over him. Had he said something wrong again? He really needed to start taking notes...He tilted his head to the side, just about to free her from the obligation of answering through sheer guilt when she cast her gaze over to the pool and told him in a rather melancholy voice. [b]“I can’t swim so… I avoid any activities that require me going out into deep waters.”[/b] Crash allowed her words to sink in before releasing the breath he had been holding. “Hmm, that explains the look you gave me earlier...” He murmured. Crash was grasping at straws, he wasn’t sure whether she was ashamed of it, or whether it was more deep seated...he didn’t feel it the time or place to ask either. He lifted his hand to her face rather impulsively hooking his index finger and thumb under her chin he gently attempted to coax her into turning her face back towards him, giving her a reassuring smile. “Thanks for telling me” He murmured, [i]if[/i] she had looked at him he held her gaze for a moment before he quickly dropped his hand from her face and cleared his throat stepping back and casting his gaze up at the bar. "Besides there are lots of other activities to do around here that don't involve deep water" He blurted out, his words escaping him at a rapid pace. He was quite glad when they started off again, he had noticed a few eyes had already clocked them...he was hoping they hadn’t all seen that, he hadn’t wanted to embarrass Kathy...[i]Idiot, what was that all about?[/i] He gazed around at the people at the bar, recognizing everyone there except for possibly the guy sat next to Carmen...he hadn’t seen him before. He looked down at his wrist as he felt Kathy’s grip loosen before she pulled her hand away from him, leaving a tingling warmth where her fingers had been moments before he instantly lifted his hand to the back of his neck, lifting his other in greeting to the people in the bar. About the same time a hard blunt object connected with the side of Crash's head causing him to exclaim loudly, clutching his abused head and stepping sideways glaring down at the offensive item that had been hurled at him. "Do I have a 'hit me' sign on me today?" He muttered to himself, his head threatened to throb for a moment but after years of constant abuse it subsided. Crash frowned at the mirror at his feet, of all the things to be thrown...he huffed his hair out of his face, sighing. “About time you got here, abandonment is frowned upon you know?” Crash looked up as the familiar voice pierced his thoughts, he shook his head at Mercy who was grinning mischievously at him. “Like you need a chaperon” He cut back, considering sliding past a few people so he could reach the bar next to Mercy he cast a glance at Kathy seeing whether she was coming with him or if she had been stolen away by another. [b][i][u]Mercy[/b][/i][/u] Mercy laughed at Darwin’s enthusiasm, blinking in surprise as he seemed to magically pull a mirror out of his person, looking in it before he threw it haphazardly away from him flying at another friend, ‘Matt’. Mercy gasped as the mirror flew through the air, wincing as it connected with the side of Crash’s head as he lifted his hand in greeting. She put a hand to her mouth stifling a giggle, of course, of all the people in this bar it would have hit Crash! She kind of felt sorry for him as he rubbed his abused head, frowning at the mirror at his feet. “About time you got here, abandonment is frowned upon you know?” She called to him, watching him lift his eyes and scout her out of the crowd grinning at her he replied with [b]“Like you need a chaperon”[/b] She smiled at that comment turning back to Garden. “Okay...” Mercy repeated a quizzical look crossing her expression; she realized Garden was waiting for her. [i]Curiosity aside, the bartender won’t want me to bother him...besides I can’t leave Garden alone[/i] “Come on then!” Mercy grinned at Garden, hopping away from the bar she reached for the young woman’s hand grasping it with her own [b]if[/b] Garden allowed her too, providing she had Mercy tugged the her along with her towards Matt and Darwin, noticing the girl with horns beside Matt Mercy offered her a friendly smile. “Hey Matt, how are you doing?” She asked politely, waiting for his response before she turned to his companion. “Hey. I’m Mercy I don’t think we’ve met before” Mercy introduced herself to the girl offering her a hand in greeting. “Are you coming with us to the pool?” Mercy asked, honey eyes switching from Matt and his companion. [b][i][u]Little Feather[/b][/i][/u] Little Feather grinned at Dani as he laughed at Lion’s behavior. “Don’t encourage him!” She scowled playfully at him before setting off up the path watching Seven jump and flip ahead of them. Little Feather noticed there was a large group at the bar, as they approached the resort she wasn’t feeling as confident as she had been recently. Lion watched Seven spring away from them, flipping and leaping through the air with acrobatic grace, it made a small shiver of envy pass through him at the bakeneko. Lion had always wished he could be human...[i]Food?![/i] Lion purred loudly, charging over to Seven and staring in the direction he pointed, before he took off towards the shack. “Lion! Not on your own...” Little Feather called after the big cat, but he was already gone once he had food on the mind he was an unstoppable force. Though she was querying how he was going to get food without being able to communicate...she cast another glance at the bar where everyone else seemed to be. “Should we get a drink first Seven, Dani?” She asked the bakeneko and purple haired boy, pointing towards the bar.