[h3][center][color=00a651]Kale Kahananui[/color] - The Beach[/center][/h3][hr][hr] Kale's few days off were over, and it was time he returned to work. Kale worked as a Lifeguard at the beach, and loved every moment of it. The warm Sun, the people laughing and playing, the salty tang in the air, and the Ocean stretching as far as the eye can see. Kale's main concerns were the children, and the surfers. Children usually came equipped with inner tubes or water wings, but a powerful wave could knock them off easily. It would be his job to swim out there and rescue them should the need arise. Whether they would need CPR or just brought back to shore, Kale would be there. As far as Surfers go, Kale hadn't met one who couldn't swim, but that doesn't mean they were completely safe. When that wave gets to be to much, and you're shoved 15 feet under the water, you panic. You can't see anything, you can't breathe, you don't know which way is up, and your head fills with images of sharks and other deadly sea creatures. You open your mouth to scream, only for water to fill your lungs and your limp body floats to the surface. It was up to Kale to find these Surfers, and bring them back. Fortunately, Kale was not alone. There were two other Lifeguards on duty at a time. Kale only knew of one other Lifeguard, but he wasn't on duty right now. He was a fellow Hawaiian, named Hilo. Kale didn't know the other two Lifeguards on duty very well, but he knew he could rely on them. Kale's eyes scanned the horizon, looking for anything out of the ordinary. A few surfers went under from some big waves, but the would rise up only a couple of seconds later. The children stayed close to the shore, and everyone seemed to be having a good time. [i]"C...h...w...l..."[/i] [i][color=00a651]"Hm?"[/color][/i] Kale looked around. Nobody was close to him in his lifeguard tower, obviously. Maybe a seagull flew by? [color=00a651][i]"Hello? Someone there?"[/i][/color] No answer. [i][color=00a651]"Maybe Doc was right. All this might be getting to me. Although..."[/color][/i] Kale thought to himself. This had happened before,but only here. During his time off, he didn't have this problem. He'd heard from various conversations that the reason behind the whole "Genome Project" was to look for people who had weird mutations or something. Perhaps these strange noises were a part of that. Hopefully there'd be a cure or treatment of some sort. Maybe he had some sort of reaction to the salt in the air that was messing with his head. Kale felt...unsettled by the thought. He continued the rest of his shift in silence, and quickly returned home as soon as it was over.