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Entry # 14: Age 14

Dear Diary,

So everybody finally had a free day today; Cinder had the day off, Emmy finally finished tinkering with her spear-drill-Railgun-thing, and Yin and Summer came back from Mistral, so since we were all here again, Cinder decided to call us all to hang out – she said to meet her at the bus station – she had a surprise in mind. Well of curse I went – It wasn't doing anything today anyway… I haven't for weeks… Volume 7 only lasted me three days…

But that's the past; when I got to the bus station, Cinder was waiting there already, and so was Emmy; apparently they were trying to bet on who would show up last… Both of them wanted Yin… When they notice me though, the argument stopped, and Cinder came over to give me a hug and ask me if I brought my swimsuit…

What.

She insisted that she'd sent another message to everyone because she forgot to mention it in the first one. Cinder an Emmy had theirs, so It looks like I was the only one who didn't get the message… Stupid scroll… Anyway, that particular subject was dropped for the moment when Yin and Summer showed up… Somebody forgot sunscreen on their trip to Mistral…

So yeah… Yin had a pretty epic sunburn… I mean, Summer had a tan, but Yin, well… Yin Xiao Long does not tan well…

It took us a while to get Emmy to stop laughing, actually, and we almost missed the bus because of it, but we did get on the bus, and it was only after we were securely on the bus that Cinder actually told us why she called us all out there. Promptly she presented us each with a ticket to the Schnee-World water park… Apparently this was what she had been saving money for. She was really excited too. When I reminded her that I didn't have my swimsuit though, she told me not to worry, and that she knew the one she got me for my birthday was still a little too big, and that she'd help me grab one that fits at the park. Of course then Emmy offered to help, and before I long, everyone insisted to come along… So it was settled… the first thing we did when we got to the park was to go straight for the Schnee Swimsuit Emporium… Right next to the Schnee Spa, and the Schnee Juice Bar… You know, those Schnees are really big on product placement… I heard their even opening up a burrito parlor in town…

What followed was… a thing… I'm not sure that Cinder and Emmy get the fact that I can dress, and indeed undress myself… Cinder and Emmy practically dragged me into the changing stall and forcibly stripped me! Fortunately Cinder stepped out to take care of a nosebleed (seriously, I think she should really see a doctor about those) but I had to shove Emmy out of the stall to preserve some of my modesty. I was just about to put my clothes back on so I could go out there and give them a piece of my mind when I realized that they were gone… And before I could protest this theft and the preceding violation of my privacy, four different hangers were shoved at me past the curtain. Swimsuits. All two-pieces. The all told me to 'pick one'… At least Yin had the decency to add 'if that's alright'…. One of them was a really pretty red, so I figured that Cinder picked that… It's a pity there wasn't enough of it… I hope it was supposed to be a joke, because it was positively indecent! Then there was a green one, which would have been nice, but it was too frilly… like a kid's swimsuit. The last two were better – practically the same actually – They were nice and modest – well, as modest as two-pieces get anyway – one in White, the other in yellow. I tried the Yellow one on first, you know, cause it matches my hair, but when I tried to put the top on… too loose… Yep… Yin picked that one…

I'll get there DAMMIT! For now though, I went with the one that I think Summer picked out; same style, just in white, and it actually fit. By the time I walked out of the stall wearing it, everybody else had changed too… and Cinder and Emmy each handed Summer twenty Lien… Then they had me stand next to Yin… and handed Summer another twenty Lien… They had better not be betting on me again. Especially not if they're betting on what I think they are… Either way, I wasn't really comfortable with just walking around showing that much skin, so Summer got me a little robe to wear around the park…

It was fluffy…

After that ordeal, we actually went out into the part. First, we hit the pool, and then a whole bunch of waterslides, and then we rode the biggest Dust-operated water coaster, and it was really AWESOME! Yin threw up afterwards though… Back on the positive side, we rounded out the day by meeting the park mascot, Sharkie-chan!

Ehem… I mean, I opened relations with the esteemed representative of the Schnee company on behalf of Lord Fluffy the Terrible…

All in all, though it was a good day, and I really do owe Cinder a thank-you. She was surprisingly willing to pay for another swimsuit… If I didn't know better, I'd think she just wanted to see me wear one… Ridiculous…

Winding down after a good day,

Glynda