One Sunset in Ochie
Aflima - ID# 10898
"One more Mai Tai?" the man asked teasingly as he offered a tall glass to his companion.
The woman shook her head vigorously, and turned to look at the sunset from the hotel room balcony. No way. Three is more than plenty."
"More for me, Devra," smirked the man as he stirred the beverage, pulled the pineapple slice out to chew it, then took a lengthy sip. "Delicious, my love."
Devra turned back, slipped her hand between her companion's arm and planted a small kiss on his cheek. "This entire time in Ocho Rios has been more than delicious. Thanks for everything. You even got to have a micro-adventure of your own out of the blue."
Aflima chuckled and planted a kiss of his own on the top of Devra's head, enjoying the smell of her hair as usual. To him, their time away from everything in the wake of the World Corps' masterstroke against BADGE and its allied groups was the proverbial medicine that the doctor would prescribe. Rested and rejuvenated, he felt in a good spot. Not even an unexpected encounter with bunnies and ducks could throw him off-edge. He took Devra's hand and they looked at the beautiful sky as it filled with orange and pink.
A series of short buzzing noises interrupted their quiet time, and Aflima walked back into their suite and towards their computer. He looked at the screen and sighed.
"What's Desert Survival?" asked Devra as she peered over Aflima's shoulder.
Aflima shrugged. "BADGE is in disarray, World Corps is hell bent on a New World Order with regard to powered persons' freedom and control, and Nova like clockwork is hosting another tournament."
"He no doubt is trying to maintain some normalcy in these times," came another voice, and Devra and Aflima turned their attention to see a viewscreen pop up and their friend Tri-blade appear, looking sombre as per usual of late. Aflima thought his pal looked even more exhausted than ever, but held his tongue. "We should participate as best as we can," Tri-blade continued.
Devra said, "Rosa's back 'home', you'll have to get the message sent to her."
Tri-blade nodded. "Let's meet up the next day or two. Sorry to cut your vacation short, guys."
"It's okay. Dev has pretty much cleaned out the liquor cabinet already," started Aflima before getting shoved to the floor.
Devra smiled as she sat on Aflima's back. "Anyway,... Mister Romance over here will join you soon. I'll pay a visit to BDL Labs in the meantime, may as well do something productive. BADGE had relayed some data with regard to the Arx situation before things went to chaos and if we can find something to help out, I'll be happy."
Aflima flipped Devra over, gave Tri-blade a wink and disconnected the feed. "Well, we can't be happy talking to that old man, love. Come have a Mai Tai."
She giggled and leaned in for a kiss.
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