Lucas took another sip of his coffee. [b]"I dunno,"[/b] he said, responding to Claire's comment about going out for certification. [b]"Seems to me like you've got this coffee thing [u][i]down[/i][/u],"[/b] he finished as he briefly raised his cup to her and took another sip. He pondered a moment about lifeguarding and the things that came with it, and the only thing he could come up with was [b]"You do have to become [i]very[/i] good friends with sunscreen"[/b] with a little shrug.

He chuckled at her next question. [b]"See for yourself,"[/b] he said, opening his palms to her. [b]"There's not really much more to me than meets the eye...I think,"[/b] he remarked. [b]"I'm no Transformer."[/b]

He thought a moment. [b]"At least there isn't now, anyway. This,"[/b] he said as he pointed to the lifeguard cross on his shirt, [b]"is pretty much my life currently."[/b] He shrugged. [b]"Not that that's a bad thing, but...I need to find my way at some point, you know? You can't exactly retire on earnings from being a lifeguard for fifty years,"[/b] he finished, chuckling.