As the shore receded and Besca with it, Quinn hummed with worry before throwing it from her mind. Besca was smart and strong. Whatever was happening, she'd be fine. She could handle anything that came at her, Quinn already knew with absolute conviction.

So instead of worrying more, she leaned a little further into Safie, looking at out the lake as the silver glint of the moon started to flicker over the surface. She tipped back, secure in the arm around her shoulder, and let her own skate over the water. 

"[color=FFE63D]It's so pretty out here,[/color]" she murmured, voice taking on a dreamy quality. "[color=FFE63D]I can't even believe it.[/color]" She let her gaze wander up to the cliffs, then pointed to a fading white shadow. "[color=FFE63D]Oh, you can see my house from here![/color]" She stared at it a moment more, then let her hand drop as a cold shiver passed through her body. She wasn't sure why.

Oh, she'd left the cup of clear water back on the dock. Aww. But...there was water in the cooler too, right? 

Shaking herself free of both the sight of the lake splayed out before her and Safie's arm, she stood up. She was wobbly for sure, but she managed to balance enough to slide down to the cooler and pull out a bottle of water, examining it. 

It was clear as a diamond.

She stumbled again as she picked her way back to Safie's side, threading the top off as she sat. The water brimmed, almost overflowing, just in front of her. She was still thirsty from those cookie things, as tasty as they were. She glanced at Dahlia. She didn't see anything off, it looked like. She looked down at the bottle again, then shrugged a little bit. Just a little sip wouldn't hurt, right? She slowly brought it to her mouth and took a taste

[i]"[color=FFE63D]Eep![/color]"[/i]

She nearly dropped the bottle, then covered her mouth and focused hard on it. It was...

It was [i]sweet.[/i] 

There was a bitterness she was used to in water that wasn't present here. It might have tasted like nothing, but to her, it tasted like...she searched for something to compare it to. It tasted like...that first step she took out of her house. That was it. Absolutely beautiful. Her eye darted between the two girls and the smile already on her face bloomed with untarnished happiness. She leaned back against Safie, taking another drink as she did. It was just as wonderful as the first. Okay. Clear water was nice.

"[color=FFE63D]Does water always taste like this?[/color]"