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[color=goldenrod]“Hey, Chad!”[/color]

Chad jumped as he heard the voice, turning quickly to see who called out for him. It took him a second to recognize who he was looking at, but she was pretty easy to put a name to. She was Quake - one of the S-tiers in HERO. Chad had met her very briefly during the EAGLES incident in Hero One, but hadn't gotten the chance to talk to her yet. He regretted that - being a Hero fanatic, Chad was very excited to meet an actual S-tier.

[color=goldenrod]“This place is so nice. There’s a beach, and a bar, and an ocean, and a lot of cool stuff… wanna hang out, maybe? We have a lot of time until dinner with the director. We could build a sand castle or, like, go swimming… it’ll be fun!”[/color]

And, more importantly, she wanted to hang out! [i]'Operation: Make Friends'[/i] was turning out to be far easier than Chad had thought it would be! Maybe Chad was actually super cool and just didn't know it?

...Well, Chad liked the compliment to himself, even if it wasn't true. Chad was about to suggest hitting the gym (Imagine how strong a pro hero must be! She probably knew a good routine!) when someone else came up to them.

[color=96eace]"Hey, Jamie! Chet! You guys got any plans on what to do yet? Because I don't really have any ideas except sleeping, or waiting for Starbuster to finish unpacking so I can obliterate him in beach volleyball."[/color]

While Jamie's name came to Chad instantly, he had no clue who this guy was. The guy definitely looked familiar - Chad had seen him around HERO One before, and his file was one of the ones given to Chad on his very first mission. They hadn't talked at all, so it was understandable that Chad would forget his name.

...Chad still felt pretty bad about that though. Maybe that was why he wasn't as upset as he usually was when people got his name wrong.

[color=a36209]"Actually, my name is Chad... Uh, I'd love to hang out with you guys! I was going to go to the gym, but I'd be cool with building sandcastles or playing Volleyball!"[/color]

The gym could wait - Quake and the nameless guy (J-something?) were both pretty fit, but even Chad knew most people didn't lift weights during their vacation. Well, they don't in the movies - most he's ever seen was in the romance films where the pretty boy is swimming laps, and the love interest sees him while he dries off his chiseled abs-

Why the heck was he thinking about movies right now? Chad tried to focus - he was on an actual vacation for once, not watching one. Crap, he stopped talking - had to keep the conversation going.

[color=a36209]"I-I'm pretty good at Volleyball though, so watch out haha..."[/color]

Smooth as sandpaper. Chad bit his cheek to stop from cringing. Time to think about something else - finding J-something's name...

Chad smirked slightly - he'd just wait until Quake said the guy's name! Chad wouldn't have to ask and seem rude, and he'd have something to call this person that was better than 'J-something'. 

It was pretty incredible how quickly Chad could become lost in his own delusions and imaginary situations.