[action] Top of the world, looking down on creation...

[neverforgets]

[ On one section of the beach, about twenty feet from where the sand gives way to jungle, someone has planted a giant mallet head into the sand. A bright, red scarf is tied to the handle. The handle sticks straight up--

And up--

And up--

And up into the sky. If you're good at estimating height, you might guess it's two hundred feet up above the ground. And at the very top, you can see the shape of a person up there. ]

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[everwalking]

[--then that's just what he'll have to do]

We have to head back to the beach after we get some water. That's where everyone else will be. But we'll rest a bit before we head off again.

[neverforgets]

S'not too much further, I think. [ Does some mental checking as he looks up at the sky. ]

Don't worry so much, man. Not the first time I've gotten sick on a trip. [ Reaches over and ruffles Allen's hair. The only time that might be comparable is that time when he got shot as a kid. And though Gramps had been worried, it's not as though they had stopped living their lives, for the most part. ]

[everwalking]

[he left himself open for that hair-ruffle. he sighs]

I'll remind you that you said that if I have to carry you back to the beach.