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Glancing over at the others as they approached, Alicia chose to address Penny first as she gestured to the sign. [color=aba000]"Well they want us to make it there without getting any water on us. Having a boat would let us move the entire group easy."[/color] If they could summon Earth Bastion in the first place. Otherwise the point was a bit moot. 

But it seemed that a lot of familiar faces had gathered so far. At least there wasn't anyone she didn't recognize yet, or anyone who wasn't a Beckoner. Was that by design? It had to be, right? What were the odds that out of a random selection, only Beckoners would land in one place? Surely there was more going on here than what they could see. 

[color=aba000]"Still, if the central island has answers for us then I guess we'll just have to go there. We can enjoy the 'beach episode' once we figure out if this is some kind of trap or test, or whatever."[/color]