Lynnette

I think I'll consider the poll done for now, with the result being mixed between not allowing multi-threading, and being okay with it, with one person preferring the option. As a compromise, as a way to let those who want to write a lot more, I propose this; The option to do "prequels" and "Epilogues", basically, private scenes that take place before, or after, the trip. I figure they'd be considered non-canonical, though I'm up for input on that, but basically just a way to write something different as well. Perhaps how characters met each other or simply interact, outside of the trip? Or maybe someone bonded a lot during the trip, and it developed into something more after the trip? Let me know what thoughts you all have on the matter ^^

@Moon Hound Hati "Kyaaa, what if I get pregnant from your massage though..?" Between deadpan delivery and the obvious "misunderstanding", it was most definitely a joke, one that she soon confirmed. "Kidding, I'm on the pill, you can go a little... Harder, though I'll leave it to you to... Not make it too obvious." Akari could get used to this though. Laying naked on the beach, with a handsome guy giving her a massage. And, there was a little exhibitionistic touch to the whole charade that she could get behind. The bit of tension from possibly being found out, paired with a nice little slow-fuck, she wasn't against that. It'd been far too long since she'd last "gotten some" anyway. Though she didn't make much noise as it was inserted, she had her face tilted to the side, looking towards the rest of the beach to look out for anyone a little too curious about their ongoings. A little smile grew at the corner of her mouth as she felt it fill her up, but she didn't say anything beyond that. Still, if the smile was anything to go by, she was quite happy with the development. It became all the more obvious when she wiggled herself just a little deeper on to his shaft. "You've been working more than usual, saving up for something?" Well, that was out of the blue. Was she a stalker? Someone who hid in the trash-cans across the streets with binoculars? Someone who'd pay good money for pictures from swim-team competitions? She left it in the air for just a little longer than what would be considered comfortable, before coming out with the truth. "I go by the place on my commute, seen you go in and out from time to time. Your parents own the place, right?" She'd never actually visited the place while Makoto was working, mostly by chance though, she didn't eat out often. Though, she had almost an hour of commute time, having wanted to go to the same school her mom had. If it was already late when she left school, say after practice, she'd sometimes get something to eat before heading out of the city center.

Sorry for the radio silence from my part, Easter came and went, and things have been hell at work. I'm hoping to get a reply up tomorrow on my part, hopefully people start to peek back in now that the holidays are over ^^

@Moon Hound Hati Despite the failed attempt, Akari still gave a similarly small round of applause, pinning the parasol between her shoulder and neck to free her hand up. "It's a hard knock life," Akari teased back, she wasn't too confident she would stay true to the dare though. A novel attempt deserved to be rewarded, no? Nevertheless, with the entertainment done and dealt with, they found themselves a place on the beach, the parasol went up and the towels were put down. Maybe she was getting a bit too comfortable, sitting down with her legs crossed, but honestly... She couldn't stress about it. If she thought about every little action she did, that would be the whole trip. Sure, she could just lay down on her back right away, and lay like that the whole trip, but it sounded horribly boring. And, while she doubted the teachers were constantly eyeing up every little thing they did, it seemed fair to assume that it would be seen as attempting to cover up. And, it'd look pretty hilarious if only her back was tanned. She waited for her turn, letting Makoto finish his arms before asking for the bottle, starting to do the same with her own arms. She glanced over his body once again, she hadn't really looked while he was balancing the bottle, but now she had a better chance to see the honesty of his body - He'd definitely been looking earlier. She knew she'd probably exposed herself a bit excessively, so it was to be expected, wasn't it. Akari had a brief look at the contents of the bottle, probably a good idea to know what she was rubbing on herself, though what she was looking for most of all was just if it was toxic in any way or not. Turned out that it wasn't, if it would matter at all remained to be seen. "I'll give you the pity-prize," Akari said to Makoto as she laid down on her stomach, putting her hands under her chin. "Can't do my back myself, and a novel attempt deserves a reward, no?" It didn't come without a hook, though she doubted he'd mind. "If you'll give me a massage as well, those plane seats did a number on me." Her legs were slightly spread, not very far, but enough to show that she wasn't on full defense mode at least, though just her words would have insinuated as much. "Feel free to get on top of me, I don't mind," she assured, if anything hinting at what she'd prefer him to do.

I'll see what I can get posted today or tomorrow, a little difficult to find time to write when I'm working evening shift.

Hate when that happens, close your eyes for two seconds and suddenly you're a different person. Fixed.

I'll try to summarize the current going-ons, apologies if I miss something! Akari (me) and Makoto (Hati) are currently setting up on the beach a bit away from the main crowd after some very impressive Seal imitations Takuya (Gard), Akiho (Bluenails), Aiko (Chiyako), and Rin (DreamsnThings) seem to be getting ready to do some exploring of the beach. I'd offer a better synopsis, but there's so many posts I'm just a wee bit lost as well. If any of the involved parts want to expand on it, feel free. Ms. Niijima (me) is currently by the locker rooms, ready to pull out any stragglers. She's currently alone, though since I already have a running scene, I don't mind letting her hang back for a little for the sake of others who aren't involved at the moment. Aya (Isabella) is currently alone, having laid down on a lounge chair to enjoy her book after confidently walking out and walking past everyone. Yua (Chiyako) is currently unposted (student). Kaito (Akuja) is currently unposted (student). Keitaro (LeSane) is currently unposted (Teacher). Minoru (Hati) is currently unposted (Teacher). Please do keep in mind that the beach is a free use thread, in other words, bumping in on other scenes etc. is perfectly fine. Of course, if someone was balls deep in their fellow student, maybe they wouldn't appreciate it too much if someone came over and asked to borrow sunscreen, not to say it's not allowed

Yup, go for it, I won't hold you back ^^

And there we go, got a little poll going, while I'm not saying "What gets the most votes is what it will be", common consensus is definitely of interest. I'm not specifying how long the poll will be up for, so anyone who has an opinion on this, I encourage you to vote at first convenience. I'll avoid voting personally since I don't want to influence this choice too much before the common consensus is established.

It's not, don't worry! I'm sure it's a busy week for many, leading up to easter and all. It's been a busy one for me at least, apparently everyone's IT-needs have just been saved up for the last two days until Easter While I'm personally more in favor of multiple characters over using the same character in multiple threads, I'm not opposed to it. I'll see if I can set up a poll and see what the consensus is.

Nah, not really. The "intended" result is to get them to think more about, well, sex, and stuff. Inspiring them to be more interested in pursuing romance, I think is the way I would put it. I don't think there's incentive in having a school full of pregnant 16-18 year olds First of all, welcome ^^ Second, I think Gard said it best - I have no qualms with it in the slightest, those kinds of characters definitely have a place as well, only concern is, like the both of you said, about writing a character into a corner, is the only concern, but so long as she'll interact with people - Like you said - There should be no problem at all.

@Moon Hound Hati Just having an objective - Something as simple as just getting some drinks - Made Akari feel much more at ease. Sure, she wasn't among the crowd laying down on their stomachs, but it would take some time. Just having an agenda, it helped tremendously. Alongside Makoto they made their way up to the boardwalk. "Huh, so they have regular shops too," Akari commented, glancing at the few stalls mixed in between. She'd seen an abundance of vending machines, but she hadn't actually noticed the "real" vendors. Maybe she just hadn't wanted to acknowledge that there would be other, non-naked people around. Still, like she'd said to Yui - It somehow felt more like the vendor was the outsider, rather than her. She'd imagined they'd probably be stuck with some cans, but it seemed like there were more options around, including more premium ones. She doubted she'd ever see drinks served in glasses at a beach ever again, perhaps that was something to savor on its own? She went with a lemon soda on her own part, letting Makoto have his pick before paying. It was effortless, the little bracelet made a little beep, and that was it. She glanced at the prices briefly before paying - After all, it was a pretty premium resort, she'd expected it to be completely unreasonable, but it was surprisingly inexpensive, enough so she almost wondered why they bothered charging for it at all. "Aww, you know, I left my fanny-pack back in the dressing rooms, sorry!" Akari replied in a similarly teasing manner. She took his drink and patiently waited for him, sneaking a little sip of his drink as well while she was waiting. She'd paid for it, might as well. "Cheers!" the glasses made a hearty "clink!" as they tapped against each other, and she had a good sip of her own. It really was refreshing, even though she'd cheated a little. She glanced down at the bottle in his hand, of course there was a bit of sausage in the peripheral, but she was mostly focused on the bottle of suntan. "Oh, I remember those bottles! I used to be able to balance them on my nose! Think I still got it?" She immediately gave the "here-here!" gesture with her hand to make him hand it over. After a quick check that the head of the bottle wasn't loose by pushing the bottle up against her thigh, she flipped it around, going as far as to give it a little flipsie in the air. "Here we go..." She leaned her upper body back, having to spread her legs a little just to maintain balance, not that she thought about it at all. She brought the bottle up to her nose, placing the little head of the bottle against the tip of her nose. It took a bit of shifting, but, she managed to do it, very impressive Akari! Of Course, she had to shift a fair bit to keep it balanced. "Haha, still got it! Now let's see if I can flip it as well, I never managed before, my sister used to taunt me about it, maybe this is my chance to shine..." It wasn't. Well, she almost managed to do it, she did make the bottle flip just by moving her head and upper body a little, but it flipped too much, and after the bottom edge of the bottle dooted her nose it bounced off, falling down on her chest. She managed to catch it though, even without spilling a drop of soda! She did a little curtsy, as though the failed flip had been intentional, though given her reaction it definitely hadn't been. "Not quite, I don't think I'm ready to drop out to pursue a career in theatrics just yet," a slightly giggly Akari replied, She handed the bottle back over, and had another good sip of her drink. "Maybe I'll take you up on your offer... If you can flip it, on your nose." It was a silly dare, sure, but she'd just spread her legs out shamelessly to stay balanced, right in front of him. She felt he should have a go as well. She took a few steps over, grabbing one of the folded up parasols nearby, propping it up against her shoulder. She figured they could find someplace to sit down after the theatrics were over, that wasn't drowning in other people like the area near the dressing rooms was.

No need to go as hard on it as Gard did, though I do think it's probably the "optimal" way to do it, since it lets people know which paragraphs they're referred to at, which can be useful when writing responses in bigger groupings (like yours). Though, just tagging the people at the start or end of the reply definitely works too! ^^

I think it's a good idea, I didn't even know it was a thing, but yeah, let's go with it from now on, should make it a little easier to keep track of who's interacting with who.

Much like the students, Ms. Niijima was bursting with anticipation. She'd missed the nude beaches of Germany and France so terribly badly, and had for years dreamed of beaches of that nature showing up around Japan. After all, shared onsen weren't exactly uncommon, so she struggled to see how the morality of it could be any different, even if one of them were rooted in tradition and the other wasn't. Nevertheless, she was happy that she, along with a few similarly interested people in the business and politics world, had managed to wrestle the cabinet to allow the project to happen. It'd been a long time in the makings, but it was finally happening! The school she taught at was finally going to be able to experience a joy she'd only been able to experience because of her prior workplace, one that she hadn't even known existed before going abroad. Her son was understandably less thrilled, she knew he'd had a hard time, her involvement in the project wasn't difficult to piece together, and a lot of students were less than thrilled about the trip. Of course, she'd had a good talk about boundaries with him, but things were... Tense between them, she knew he probably hated her guts at the moment, she just hoped that would change once the week was over. Akane, among a few other teachers, opted to pay a few extra yen for the business class seats on the plane. She had a smug smirk on her lips throughout the entire flight. A smile that could only convey one thing - "Fuck you principal, I win this round." She'd fought with teeth and nails to make it happen, the principal on the other hand seemed less enthused. Still, with a complimentary champagne flute in hand, the mood seemed to lighten a little. And with the principal in on the action, she helped herself to a beer as well - after handing out the pamphlets anyway. After dealing with the announcements, it was off to the dressing rooms for the teachers too. She had a notable strut in her steps, and while undressing, she was humming to herself as each piece of her clothes were neatly folded and put in the locker, alongside her valuables and anything that she'd end up losing in the sand. There were lifeguards from the resort sitting around the beach ready to intervene if anyone were struggling to get back to shore, so she could just focus on enjoying herself, she hoped. "Hmm, I've gained a bit of weight it seems," Akane said to herself, looking at one of the mirrors pinching her stomach a little, before turning to look at her back end. Still, despite her statement, there was a distinct lack of care in it. It was a pure observation, not a voice of concern. Besides, thin was out, wasn't it? Though she wasn't a master at internet lingo, she'd picked up on some of it. She'd initially thought "dumptruck ass" and "thicc" were insults, but it seemed to be the contrary. While she'd usually shaved in Europe, she preferred trimming. She felt like she'd be trying to relive her teenage years if she kept it cleanly shaved, keeping and maintaining it felt like the more "mature" look. Oh well, it was about time to head out, wasn't it? Wouldn't be a good example for the students if students were reluctant to go out as well, now would it? She picked up her sunglasses and a big white sun-hat, and she brought with her a cooler filled with water-bottles, just in case, students falling over from heat-stroke and dehydration wouldn't be a good look for the project, now would it? She figured she'd remain close by the changing rooms for the time being, both to answer any questions, and because she was pretty confident there would be some that'd need some encouragement to head out.

Super happy that this is having such a strong start, you all rock! I'll work on getting Ms. Niijima posted up. I'll also be making an NPC directory. NPC Directory will contain a much lighter sheet and is voluntary, but is intended to be used for named NPCs. After all, it's a big school, so if you for some reason pull in an NPC, like per example I have, to add a bit more "realism" to your replies, feel free to post it up there. My thought is that any named NPC can be picked up by a player should they desire to, so do keep the amount of details light, down to what has been explicitly mentioned or basic traits ^^ Also have so many ideasssss, but I should limit myself. I know I suck at writing multiple characters. Though, if anyone wants to make multiple characters, and just have a character do their own thing for a while whilst playing another, that's totally fair! Oh yeah, it's super-good. All, or at least most, of Okina's works are really good too! Beyond all his idolmaster-related stuff, which is just beautifully drawn, if you want something more with some substance, I'd highly recommend checking out Please!Freeze!Please! or Enkou Ojisan ^^ As of now, it seems we have two groupings - Akari and Makoto, and Rin, Aiko, Akiho and Takuya.

@Moon Hound Hati Oh, hi Makoto. She looked over at the swimmer as he came over, though she wasn't really seeing anything she hadn't seen before. Well, apart from the bits that would be skin-tight in a competition anyway. Still, it'd be a shame to not at least look, right? Yup. That's a penis alright. Cock and balls. Gun and ammo. The king and his jewels. Frodo and Samwise at the base of Mount doom. He had a nice physique, no denying that. Generally the whole swim team did, came with the territory. She did occasionally go to their races, particularly around the time she'd been dating Yuuto, though that relationship hadn't exactly lasted. A month and a half or so, but good looks didn't make up for lackluster chemistry. At least it had been a clean breakup, both of them had been chewing on it for a while that maybe it was best to break it while things were still good between them. "Uhuh, was thinking about it," Akari replied, glancing between the volleyball net and the swimmer. She was a little conflicted - On one end, it would leave her really exposed, and she wasn't sure if she was quite ready for that. On the other hand... If she didn't establish some kind of "normality", she'd just go around feeling uncomfortable all day, possibly for the entire trip. In a way, doing something that left her that exposed, while doing something fun, it felt like it would really just establish a good baseline. Like, a "if I can do this, I can do anything!" type thing. Well, screw it. She turned her head towards her club members, more specifically Yui, who she knew was actually pretty alright at volleyball, the other ones she didn't know. "Yui! Play volleyball with us!" Akari shouted, maybe a bit too loud, over at Yui. The girl with the purplish hair, who was in the middle of putting up a parasol, still keeping the bag in front of her, turned to shout back. "Like hell I would!" Akari shouted back, "Your loss!" Yui didn't even hesitate with the reply, it came just as Akari was finishing up. "No!" She shrugged, giggling a little as she turned back to Makoto. "I don't think she's joining." Still, she hadn't completely given up and turned to Yui again. "We'll be playing against the swi-" "Don't care!" Akari shook her head, she enjoyed that she'd be able to tickle a good reaction out of Yui if nothing else. "They'll come around." Still, that left them a couple players short, and she would really have enjoyed some kind of "swim club vs. track and field" match. They could always just pull some randoms, though finding someone willing to have their jewels - Or tits for that sake, flopping around, five minutes after undressing seemed like it'd be a real challenge. "How about we pick up some drinks for now?" Even though it was still morning, kind of, the Okinawa sun was brutal, getting enough to drink through the day would be pretty vital. "My treat."

C H A D T H U N D E R C O C K H A S E N T E R E D T H E C H A T It's a hard knock life, having to deal with a girly-boy with a cock three times your size.

Don't worry too much about posting order and whatnot, though I do appreciate the thought. I'd say as long as there's two posts between, go wild! But I think it'd be beneficial to give at least some room to avoid a ping-pong scenario where posts are just flying out from two people only.

Akari on her part was conflicted about the trip. On one part, it sounded like easy grades - Just be naked and on a beach, should be difficult not to ace it. On the other hand... Well, they were going to be naked on a beach. She'd tried not to think too much of it the weeks leading up to the trip, but she couldn't deny she hadn't slept much that night. Though, she'd managed to catch up some Z's on the plane, much to one of the other girls of her club's dismay. She'd apparently been drooling all over her shoulder, how embarrassing! "Yamamoto-senpai, take my bag!" Oh right. She was basically club prez now, Hasegawa sprained her ankle and couldn't go. While they weren't off for a race or anything, it seemed like the hierarchy was still running strong. Akari glanced over at Yui, a second-year and part of the same club. And, to the best of her memory, one of those that'd talked most about how to "accidentally" cover up after club meetings. Very noble of her, offering to sacrifice the bag she was bringing with. "I, uh... Thank you for the offer, but I think I'll pass." Akari replied with, scratching the back of her neck with an awkward smile. She was mostly stripped down, Yui was lagging behind. "But people are going to be looking at you!" came as a follow-up. Which was fair. She knew she had at least a few people who'd watch races or whatever just to ogle at her. "Aren't you embarrassed about this?!" Akari let out a nervous chuckle. "O-of course I am, but..." She thought about how to formulate herself for a few seconds. "But I think that... How do I put it... It's more embarrassing, trying to cover up? Like... Oh! You know that thing, "imagine your audience naked to not get nervous", right? I think I wouldn't want to be the one person who's still wearing clothes, up on the stage. I'd rather be in the crowd. I think." Yui looked at her like she was just rambling. Which was true, her thoughts were spread out across several continents. Nevertheless, she declined the bag, and offered to meet up with them later, that she wanted to just look around for a bit and explore. Glancing around the dressing - or rather, undressing - Rooms, there were all sorts of different emotions. She recognized Mayu from her own class - It was hard not to, the girl had tan skin and massive boobs, there were plenty of rumors that she'd go around late at night, hooking up with salarymen for money. Akari knew the rumors weren't true, though she didn't seem to have much trouble stripping, and she seemed plenty ready to just head out - Even if she didn't want to form the vanguard. She'd waxed as well, Akari was glad she wasn't the only one. It seemed to be a pretty even split, with a few of what Akari considered disasters spread among the crowd, who seemed to regret their choice of not even trimming a little. "I'm gonna go out now, but I'll see you around?" Akari said to Yui and the other girls from their club, who - most of them anyway - seemed to really take their time undressing. She gave them a little wave as she stepped out of the tent. I guess I was right... Covering up does seem way more embarrassing. Her eyes went around the crowd, there was a good mix both among the girls and the boys. Some were hiding their genitals behind a sandal, or like Yui had suggested, a bag of supplies. The ones who weren't trying to cover themselves up seemed a lot more at ease, though they too had bright red sheens across their cheeks. On her part, she'd ditched most of her stuff, and besides a beach towel and the key-band, she wasn't accessorizing or anything like. Oh, and her watch, she kept it on the same hand as the band. It was waterproof anyway, so she didn't have to worry too much about breaking it. Heh. dicks are kinda funny when they're all floppy-like. Flip-flop, flip-flop. Wiggle-wiggle-wiggle. She was mostly just shocked - And relieved on that note - that there weren't thundering erections everywhere. It seemed like nerves got the best of the lot. "Maybe I should lay down and try to get a tan... But..." Her eyes glanced over at one of the volleyball nets that were set up. That could be fun. Though maybe not right away.

I support it, go for it!

Haha, yeah, sorry about that, I realized that it was probably a bit vague what I actually meant.

I hadn't considered that. I'm going to say that it was required, partially so that everyone had the "oh shit I'm naked now" moment at the same time, and partially because I don't think it's school business to practice nudism in more public places. EDIT: Clarification, I'm going to say it was required to wear clothes*

And we're off! IC channels are unlocked and ready to be used!

The tension on the busses was thick enough to slice through with a dull plastic spoon. Nervous glances, awkward laughs, mediocre jokes and whatever else could be thought of. After the three or so hours spent in the air, and an hour and a half of bussing, they were all getting scary close to their destination. At some point, the convoy of busses had turned off from the main road, and down a well-maintained but barely used one-lane road. Down another half hour and a thick concrete wall met them with an electronic gate. The gate moved effortlessly aside, letting the busses through, those in the last bus of the convoy would see it close behind them. Another ten minutes or so, and the busses pulled up to the courtyard. The digital clock in the busses showed it was around 10am, it had been an early morning, but it was hard not to get a little amped up by the clear skies, the tropical heat, and the knowledge of what was to come. "Everyone gather up by the fountain!" could be heard shouted loudly from several teachers, trying to manage the crowd of nervous teenagers was no small task but luckily it went by pretty acceptably. After a quick tally to make sure nobody had jumped out of a bus on the way, and a better lunch, it was about time to get going. Luggage was being brought up to the students' rooms by the resort staff, and during lunch everyone received their keys - A small stretchy band with a chip on it. It was explained over the speakers how they worked, that they could be used both for paying for services, using lockers, and pretty much anything else imaginable. And of course an obligatory encouragement not to lose it, though replacements could be provided if necessary. ________ The principal held a brief speech back by the fountain they had first gathered by. Most would consider it on the boring end, just talking about how important it could be for the country and its future, and how fortunate all the students were to get to take part - Something very few were likely to agree with. Ms Niijima stepped up afterwards, and explained the rules, and she went over the pamphlet that had been provided on the plane ride as well. Besides that, there were announcements of when the core events were going to happen, which mostly just meant when meals were being served. And then they were off, to the last time they'd maintain any innocence, the dressing rooms. The last point where they'd be separated by their genders, teachers were separated to their own changing rooms, slightly less fortunate in not getting separate rooms to undress in. And then it was off, the school trip had officially begun!