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[Adam will see a woman running in a sports bra and shorts. She stops just short of him to check her watch to see how her progress is going. It's about time for her cool down...oh hey. She finally takes notice of Adam.]

Hey. Want to finish up with me?

[He cocks an eyebrow, but he can't help so much when his eyes slide over her figure.] You could take a cool-down with me instead. [Holding up his drink, and folding one leg over the other, Adam does his best to look like he's having t-too much fun to resist.]

[Thankfully Rita lives in a happy land where no one checks out moms that work out. She just laughs in response.]

I'll take you up on that in... [Checking watch...] five minutes. Do you mind getting me a water?

Five minutes is a reasonable offer. [He snaps his fingers and the bikini-clad girl is back with a water for Rita before she's quickly on her way again.] I'm not much of a runner, I'm afraid. Life goes fast enough as it is.

[Since this dream land, she's already back to accept that water.]

That's too bad. It's great for you. Adds years to your life. [She'll go ahead and take a seat now.]

I don't worry about that. [He's sipping his drink leisurely, turning a bit in his chair to make eye contact.] I've heard it's bad for the knees.

[Rita sips her water, frowning slightly.] I hope not. I do it all the time.

WebMD was made for hypochondriacs, anyway. Forget I said a thing. [He's smirking behind his glass, watching her.]

[Rita is eying her knees before she changes the subject.] You know I don't think I've caught your name yet. I'm Rita.

[ It's been awhile since he's been anywhere near a beach, which makes this exceptionally pleasant. Well, it would be pleasant, if Peter wasn't far more engrossed in staring at the person sitting in the chair a little ways in front of him.

It's someone he hasn't seen in ages, someone he thought he'd never see again. And he's not entirely sure he ever wanted to see Adam again. Maybe he had at one point, but not anymore. He still wasn't entirely sure that he was over being betrayed by the other man, and he'd never stopped feeling guilty about nearly killing the entire human race. Taking a step back, he almost wanted to punch his subconscious in the face for torturing him. He wanted to make a run for it while he still had the chance, but he couldn't move, couldn't breathe, couldn't stop staring. ]

[Adam's eyes seem to light when he sees Peter. It was who he'd been looking for after all. He gestures to the seat next to him, raising his eyebrows.] Where have you been?

[ Peter's stomach drops, and he feels like he's forgotten the entire english language -- he's still in some form of shock, stuck staring at Adam. But what gets to him the most is how happy Adam seems to be to see him. Out of everything, that's the one thing that he can cope with the least. ]

What's wrong? Have I got egg on my face? Come sit. [He's looking at Peter like he's nuts, his head jerking again to the empty chair.]

[ And Peter's looking at Adam like he's about to fall apart. Or like the world's going to end, maybe one of those two. Or, considering the way his life usually works, they might happen at the exact same time. He's still rooted to the spot, staring at the chair next to Adam, wondering why in the world Adam wants to sit there. ]

... What are you doing here? [ is what he comes up with, lamely. He doesn't have it in him to sound upset. Mostly just miserable. ]

Sitting. Drinking. Otherwise having a merry time. [Adam wants to reach out to Peter, he's never actually rejected an offer of closeness from Adam. Something must've really gotten to him.] Come here? [His forehead is wrinkled in apparent concern, setting down his drink, suddenly disinterested in his beautiful beach scene.]

[ Jaw clenched, forgetting how to breathe, his first reaction is to take a step back. That's what he wants to do, but whether or not he can manage it is another thing entirely. So instead he just stays exactly where he is, trying to ignore the fact that their surroundings feel so absurdly out of place that it's making it all that much more worse. ] I'm okay. [ But Peter's sure that's the biggest lie he's ever told in his entire life. ]

[Adam's standing slowly, but he doesn't step. Not yet.] Tell me, Peter. Tell me what happened.

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[ He's squinting, hand held up to try and block out the sun when he wanders over. It's failing. He's getting a glare in his glasses.

The most beautiful beach he's ever been on and he's getting a glare from the light making it all fuzzy. Fuzzy fuzzy.

Adam has an empty chair. He hovers by it for a moment without speaking up, shifting his feet back and forth. Then he sighs. Confidence is key, grasshopper Hiro. He opens his mouth and-- ]

When did they serve mojitos? [ Is what he asks. D'oh. ]

Carp, how kind of you to join me. [Adam says without looking up, gesturing for Hiro to sit.] She'll come back around, I'm sure.

[ He stubbornly stands for a grand total of five seconds before taking the offered seat ]

Are you? [ He's turns his head to find where the dark skinned woman went off to. He just finds himself admiring another woman's red hair instead till she turns around. He quickly looks away. ]

Is it a good mojito?

[The red-haired woman brings Hiro a mojito with a bright smile, disappearing off with her dark-skinned counterpart...wherever it is they go.] The best. [He raises his glass to Hiro before taking a drink.]

[ He ducked his head when she came over and only looked up to thank her after she already left ] Oh. Too late.

[ He drinks it when Adam does then stares into it afterward ] I thought you were an appletini guy.

This seemed more fitting, and it's still green. [He shrugs.]

It is green. ...It's not easy being green. [ beat ] Having to spend each day the color of the leaves. [ He stops himself by taking a big sip of the drink. Quoting Kermit the Frog probably isn't as funny to Adam as it was in his head. ]

[He raises an eyebrow, almost surprised at the reference. Or he would be, if he hadn't been fed ludicrous reference after ludicrous reference lately.] But green's the color of Spring, and green can be cool and friendly-like. And green can be big like an ocean, or important like a mountain, or tall like a tree. [Adam has no idea why he knows that, but he decides it's not worth dwelling on, finishing his mojito and twirling his glass.]