#fenixtj

And Vaeltilde is quite happy to give Adala and Ellie lessons

There might be quite a bit of splashing, too

The troll pulls her sundress over her head to reveal a modest but attractive one-piece.

Duff observes this "And my trip here is now worth it all"

LOTs of splashing

Salma busies herself heaping up sand and then draping a beach towel over the roughly squat chair shaped heap. “You have to sit on your throne, Condesa. Or no one will know your glory.” Ariel and Ellie have been asked to find shells!

"Are you coming in?" Jess heads to the water.

“I suppose I could be the condesita. Just for a bit..” and she tries out the throne, feeling SCANDALOUS.

Ellie's hair is wet through, and will probably be all tangles later. She has sand stuck to her suit. She did not put on sunscreen!

Ash winces "Ah girls, sunscreen might be wise"

And Duff strips his shirt, and changes to trunks under his pants joining Jessica

Ariel waves to Salma "ooooo Throne Own!"

Salma murmurs something, blushing a little, perched on the edge of the seat. And then speaks up as Ariel inspires a touch of courage. “I said, BurraQueen demands her subjects come for screening!”

Holding up the bottle of lotion that is already slathered on her arms and neck.

Vaeltilde and Ellie try a game of "can the wave knock us over" - shallow enough that there's little risk beyond falling on their kettles.

Ariel comes out, as a redhead she burns fast "Fine.. but put mine on first. The waves..theycall!" Drama

Jess dives just enough to get her shoulders and hair wet, and stands up; she keeps herself standing sideways so she can keep an eye on both shore and waves.

The tattooed troll dives after Jessica

The waves push at her gently but she can stand against them.

And then Jessica is lifted in the water! Duff picking her up

An undignified SQUAWK and she flails briefly.

Ariel laughs as she's getting sunscreen on.

"Splash! I'm drownded!" Dramatic fall.

Ariel calls out "Ellie, you gotta get sunscreen"

Duff grins and steadies her "I have you. I have you"

"Awwww..." But she trots back to Salma.

"God, Duff....." Jess sighs.

"Jess, If you were smaller I might throw you back but i rather like you here"

Salma slathers them with lotion. “Go go, I will watch from my throne, I am la Benevolent Queen.”

"La Reya?"

Vaeltilde frowns unsure she likes this Pooka-acracy

"Let me stand." She bargains. "I... I'll stay here, but put me on my feet."

"It's a game." Ellie reassures.

Duff lets her slide to her feet and ksises her, "What ever you wish," then he runs a finger over a wet curl of hair and tucks it behind her ear

Vaeltilde says "Well, I suppose.." Dubious but willing

He gets a kiss back as the water gently rocks them. She glances towards the childlings and others.

The chldlings are... playing?

And getting sunsdcreen one by one

Salma wavers a bit at Vaeltilde’s frown, but carefully applies sunscreen to her as well. Odd, claiming to be a queen at one moment, then applying lotion like a hand maiden the next. “Now you won’t burn. Si? By order of the crown. Oops, I have no crown.”

Adala says "She is looking after us all, Baroness" To Vaeltilde

"Oh, we could make crowns!:

Vaeltilde's features soften and she says "Yes you do, you are a queen among pooka" And she takes Salma's ears and makes a kind of crown pattern of them, gently so not to hurt "There. Even when we can't see it , you will be a pooka queen"

"Salma is my favorite pooka, though we mustn't tell Tonto."

"Oh yes, Tonto is our favorite grown up pooka" Ariel says

Jessica turns in Duff's arms so she can keep an eye on things both ashore and afloat.

The Baron observes from the shore, curious

"Yes!" That seems a good compromise.

"Now, if we get shells, we can decorate the throne..."

Jessica findss his arms about her, and her view shows childlings getting along in away that's sweet

Unsaid: finding shells means digging in the wet sand.