Caravanserai [Open Waters]

[Flower]

Scenes that might take place here are ferry rides (to the mountains, to the resort, or to the airport), private/public dinner cruises, whale watching, etc. Game Time: July 1, 2025 to July 11, 2025

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[float=left][img height=200 padding=10][/img][/float][b]Name:[/b] Your character's name goes here.
[b]Date | Time:[/b] What day and time does your scene take place?
[b]Wearing:[/b] You can either link a picture of what your character is wearing or describe it in words.
[b]Location:[/b] Where is your character located in the hotel?
[b]Tagging:[/b] Who is your character talking to at the moment? Feel free to include if they are mentioning someone. Also mention if your scene is open or closed.[hr]

[LocusVonErich]

Name: Joseph Edwards
Date | Time: 1 July 2025
Wearing: Black button down open to the solar plexus, sleeves rolled up to the elbow and black slacks
Location: Ferry
Tagging: n/a

Joseph had booked his room online two weeks ago. He felt reinvigorated at the idea of going back to Caravanserai. Maybe he would make new friends and maybe he would reunite with old friends. What mattered was the possibilities. He envisioned his suite, then the bar where he would make a second residence. He looked forward especially to Caravanserai’s cigarettes, having not quite enjoyed a smoke the same way after going home.

Really, he just looked forward to being at Caravanserai in general. He wouldn’t admit it, but Caravanserai was the best time of his life. Living a luxurious playboy life agreed with him more than he realized. Maybe he would settle down some time soon, but for right now, he was not looking to be tied down by anyone or anything. He would lean against the rail, looking out to the sea. The flight was a long 10 hours and he was already looking forward to being on terra firma again.

[Nadore]

Name: Haruka Aoi.
Date | Time: July 1st 2025
Wearing: thin high-cut white bodysuit, tight black leather jeans, black stiletto peep-toe heels, rimless white glasses
Location: Ferry
Tagging: Joseph, Open.

For the first time since the opening of her clinic, Haruka had the time to go on vacation, and that's because she was able to hire a capable assistant in time. She had taken the week off and took upon one of the clients' recommendations to visit Caravanserai. Since aboard the ferry she hadn't walked around much and simply just sat in her spot, tapping away at her phone. Getting bored of it, she decided to look around.

Haruka walked around the deck of the ferry, heels clicking loudly against the steel floor. She smiled and nodded at the other guests before leaning against a railing outside, looking towards the horizon. She looked to her sides before spotting a man wearing a Black button down, giving him a nod and a smile.

[LocusVonErich]

Name: Joseph Edwards
Date | Time: 1 July 2025
Wearing: Black button down open to the solar plexus, sleeves rolled up to the elbow and black slacks
Location: Ferry
Tagging: Haruka, open

Joseph had been off in space, waiting for the ferry to come to a stop. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed something blue. Turning so that his back was to the rail, that’s when he saw the woman clearly. Something about her oozed sex appeal, but Joseph would do his best to stay calm, not wanting to presume anything untoward. The way she dressed made that difficult, but he still composed himself.

“Nice day out, ain’t it?” He simply asked, seeing if things would progress from there. “First time at Caravanserai?” He continued to speak, looking for a way to progress the conversation beyond niceties. His eyes would catch at her heels, they were quite tall. He wondered what her secrets were, how to coax them out of her. She didn’t look familiar, so his question was most likely already answered.

[Nadore]

Name: Haruka Aoi.
Date | Time: July 1st 2025
Wearing: thin high-cut white bodysuit, tight black leather jeans, black stiletto peep-toe heels, rimless white glasses
Location: Ferry
Tagging: Joseph, Open.

"Yes, it's quite nice out today." She said with a continued smile and nod. "It is. I got recommended this vacation spot by a client of mine." She finished before walking over towards him. Her walk was elegant and refined yet had A somewhat sexy, and slutty sway to it. "Dr. Haruka Aoi." She slightly bowed to him before holding out her hands towards the man. "But you can call me Haruka or Dr. Aoi, whichever makes you feel more comfortable." She said with a chuckle.

"I take it that you're a regular here?"

[LocusVonErich]

Name: Joseph Edwards
Date | Time: 1 July 2025
Wearing: Black button down open to the solar plexus, sleeves rolled up to the elbow and black slacks
Location: Ferry
Tagging: Haruka, Open

Her strut, for lack of a better word, definitely confirmed his belief in her sex appeal. He would take deep breaths, trying to calm his nerves. “I was a guest at the desert resort. Figured I’d see what the new place had to offer.” He said as he flashed a smile. “So…Doctor, eh? What do you specialize in, Haruka?” He was genuinely curious about her profession, wondering if her job was as sexy as she seemed to be.

[Britwitch]

Name: Charlotte 'Charlie' Barrington.
Date | Time: July 1st 2025
Wearing: Long, black beach style dress with modest heels.
Location: Ferry
Tagging: Open.


Charlie closed her eyes behind the darkened glass of her shades and sighed as the warm sea breeze sent her hair dancing around her head. With unbelievably turquoise toned waters in all directions this trip was already shaping up to be everything she'd hoped for and more. In a way, it was all going a little too well so far but she refused to let herself fall into the tempting trap of suspicion and cynicism. This holiday was going to be about relaxation and discovery and bolstering all those little parts of herself that had been dented and bruised lately.

The ferry wasn't too busy and she'd already spent some time watching the people milling about on the deck, trying to work out who might be fellow guests and who might work or live on the island where the resort was based. It was a fun little game that she enjoyed from the security of her sunglasses. There was a fair amount of flesh on show, although it was the weather for it, but she didn't feel out of place with her diaphanous beach dress. She was pretty much covered up but the fabric danced around enough in the wind on deck to wrap around the curves of her figure every now and then.

Turning her attention back to the water and the island that they were headed towards, Charlie rested her forearms on the railing and watched the waves for a while longer.

[Nadore]

Name: Haruka Aoi.
Date | Time: July 1st 2025
Wearing: thin high-cut white bodysuit, tight black leather jeans, black stiletto peep-toe heels, rimless white glasses
Location: Ferry
Tagging: Joseph, Open.

"Oh? A desert resort hm? I'd love to hear more about that sometime." She said with a smile. "I'm a urologist. Andrology. Been a passion for me ever since my father died of cancer." She told the man, giving him the same story that she tells everyone else, regardless of whether it's true or not. "What about you?"

[LocusVonErich]

Name: Joseph Edwards
Date | Time: 1 July 2025
Wearing: Black button down open to the solar plexus, sleeves rolled up to the elbow and black slacks
Location: Ferry
Tagging: Haruka, Open

“Interesting choice of profession, I have to say.” He wasn’t going to try and say something that sounded sexy but might come off as stupid about her work, especially for such a noble reason. “A veritable paradise smack dab in the middle of the Moroccan Sahara. The dry heat was the only thing that wasn’t enjoyable.” He laughed, starting to turn on Ol Reliable, that Southern accent that had worked many charms.

“Do you listen to any Top 40 radio? If it’s been a hit in the last twenty years, I might have worked on it. I’m a session player and engineer on Music Row in Nashville. I’ve worked with many artists spanning multiple genres. It’s been a long and winding road.” He said as he leaned against the railing, giving Haruka another scan before looking out at the various people on the ferry and then turning his attention back to her.

[Nadore]

Name: Haruka Aoi.
Date | Time: July 1st 2025
Wearing: thin high-cut white bodysuit, tight black leather jeans, black stiletto peep-toe heels, rimless white glasses
Location: Ferry
Tagging: Joseph, Open, mentioned Charlotte.

"You're not the first to tell me that, and probably not the last." She chuckled. "Oh, that sounds interesting, although probably not that great for my skin." She smiled at his Southern accent, which was far thicker in comparison to her Japanese accent, which was merely a slight twang.

"Hm, Top 40? I do, a few of my clients are on there. Of course, I can't reveal who they are, as it is confidential." She said with another chuckle. She had crossed her legs to lean heavily onto the railing at this point. As he looked about the rest of the ship, she did the same as well before turning her attention back towards him. "Have you ever thought of becoming a leading man yourself?" She asked before catching glimpse of the woman in the black beach dress and giving her a nod and smile, although Haruka would look like an idiot if the woman in black didn't return the nod.

[LocusVonErich]

Name: Joseph Edwards
Date | Time: 1 July 2025
Wearing: Black button down open to the solar plexus, sleeves rolled up to the elbow and black slacks
Location: Ferry
Tagging: Haruka, Open | Mentioning: Charlotte

“I mean, I’ve played Nashville’s bar circuit as well, but beyond that, I’m content producing other people’s records. Well, I was, anyway. Hasn’t quite been the same since I left Caravanserai the first time around. Ever since I came back, things haven’t been the same. The job has been less fun, food hasn’t had as much flavor, cigarettes haven’t been as refreshing.” Admitting his vice was a bit embarrassing, but he figured she would find out sooner rather than later.

Joseph would follow her eyes up to the woman in the black dress. Yet another new face. He may have to talk to her another time. Right now, he was utterly captivated by Dr. Haruka Aoi. He wondered if the sex appeal was some kind of façade, but also thought that she genuinely was some kind of femme fatale.

[Nadore]

Name: Haruka Aoi.
Date | Time: July 1st 2025
Wearing: thin high-cut white bodysuit, tight black leather jeans, black stiletto peep-toe heels, rimless white glasses
Location: Ferry
Tagging: Joseph, Open.

"Ah, well it looks like it might be time for a new line of work." She said with a chuckle. "Well, I would help, but I'm not a psychiatrist or anything like that."

Her sex appeal was not the facade, in fact, her professionalism was. Beneath her air of professionalism, was something much...'darker' and what Joseph saw here, was just a small glimpse of her true self.

"Oh, by the way, I don't think I ever caught your name?"

[LocusVonErich]

Name: Joseph Edwards
Date | Time: 1 July 2025
Wearing: Black button down open to the solar plexus, sleeves rolled up to the elbow and black slacks
Location: Ferry
Tagging: Haruka, Open

“I’ve thought about retiring and living the luxurious playboy lifestyle I lived in Caravanserai again. I’ve got the means to do it, I just haven’t made up my mind yet. The only thing negative that comes with that though is boredom. Lots of boredom in that lifestyle, but boredom is a luxury I can afford.” He chuckled nonchalantly.

“The name’s Edwards. Joseph Edwards. Easy to remember in any situation.” He would again chuckle, wondering what direction he could steer the conversation now. He found himself interested in her quite a bit. Maybe things could take an interesting turn, depending on how the conversation went.

[RedPhoenix]

Name: Becky Washington
Date | Time: July 1st, 2025
Wearing: As Pictured
Location: Ferry!
Tagging: Charlie, Open! (Mentions Joseph, Haruka)

Soft hands rested against the ferry's railing as Becky balanced herself against it. She let the sea breeze wash over her body, strong enough to make even her thick curls wave a little. Eyes closed. Inhale deep.  It smelled like salt and fruit and sunshine. She couldn't help but wish she was already dressed to go swimming.

Becky Washington was no stranger to ocean air, but this smelled so different, and frankly a lot better, than the Gulf of Mexico she was used to. No traces of oil spills or algae blooms or all the other nonsense that poor water had to deal with. Here in this remote area she detected only the most lovely of things. Wonderful, an excellent start. She opened her eyes and glanced about at her fellow ferry goers.

She smiled as she recognized almost right away the towering form of Joseph Edwards. It was hard to miss him even in a crowd. She'd forgotten how big he was! He seemed very into the conversation he was having a very pretty woman Becky didn't recognize. She gave him a wave and a smile, not wanting to interrupt, but not wanting to act like she didn't see him either. They could always catch up later. Becky wasn't in a hurry. She was on vacation after all.

She didn't see anyone else in the crowd right away that she recognized from her last stay. Pity. Maybe they were already there. Maybe they'd show up later. Becky had never been one for keeping up with folks long distance, and even the great friend's she'd made she had only sporadic contact with since she left Caravanserai in the Sahara so long ago. Her eyes fell on the blonde next to her who was leaning over the railing admiring the ocean the same way Becky had.

"It's beautiful isn't it?" She said with her easy going southern accent casually sauntering across her words. "I'm Becky." She extended a hand. "So nice to meet you!"

[Nadore]

Name: Haruka Aoi.
Date | Time: July 1st 2025
Wearing: thin high-cut white bodysuit, tight black leather jeans, black stiletto peep-toe heels, rimless white glasses
Location: Ferry
Tagging: Joseph, Open, Mentioned Becky.

"Well, nice to formally meet you, Joseph." She says as she reaches into her back pocket and pulls out a business card, bowing slightly again and handing it towards Joseph with both hands. "I do this to all men I meet, please accept my business card."

The business card was written in an incredibly professional manner.

Aoi Urology Clinic

It said, front and center, in an extremely posh-looking font. Like those business cards, you see from high-end CEOs or executives.

Dr. Haruka Aoi
XXXX@WhateverEmailYouWant.com
(382) 563-4273
Los Angeles, California

The back was her personal information as well as the information to the clinic. The number looked like a normal number at first, although for people who still pay attention to the letterings on their phones' number pad, those numbers might've actually meant something more.

After she had handed her business card over, she gave the woman wearing the orange/pinkish dress a quick nod and smile.

[Peripherie]

Name: Everett Steele
Date | Time: July 1st, 2025
Wearing: Grey shirt, watch, and bracelet (as pictured), thick-rimmed glasses that have transition lenses that turn dark in the sun, dark-wash jeans, and a pair of well-loved red chucks.
Location: Ferry
Tagging: Open!

The deck of the ferry was filling up with island goers. It was a veritable social obstacle course, which Everett did his best to navigate as he headed towards a less breezy corner - a book half-cracked open in his hands. Giving easy smiles to the people that he passed, his long fingers fumbled with the resort brochure that he had been using as a bookmark.

Why hadn't he brought his tablet? Oh, yeah, right. Vacation. Checking his watch again for Bluetooth-connected updates that would never come, he tried to relax. That was the whole point of his trip, right? At least that is what his boss had told him when he pushed him out the office door.

Eyeing his reservation and the amenities of the hotel, he tried to stop his brain from working out the various scheduling combinations that would maximize the value of his all-inclusive package. Too late. With a shake of his head, Everett slipped the book in his back pocket and gripped at the ferry railing.

Relax. Socialize. Have fun.

That was his goal here. He eyed the rest of the people on the ferry and envied the easy stance of many of them who seemed excited about this new adventure.

People watching was fun, right? Turning to lean his back against the railing, Everett crossed his arms and looked around attempting to pick up some pointers.

[LocusVonErich]

Name: Joseph Edwards
Date | Time: 1 July 2025
Wearing: Black button down open to the solar plexus, sleeves rolled up to the elbow and black slacks
Location: Ferry
Tagging: Haruka, Open | Mentioning: Becky

As Haruka handed him the card, Joseph would examine it, lingering on the phone number for a little while. He wondered if she had one of those gimmick phone numbers where the numbers spelled something out. If she did, he certainly was struggling to figure out what it might have been. He would take out his wallet and put the card inside, wanting to hold on to it, he may want to make an appointment after all.

Looking over again, he saw Miss Becky and her very voluptuous shape. One of his only regrets from his last stay at Caravanserai was not getting to say goodbye. He gave her a wave in return, before turning back to Haruka. “So, do you ever let your hair down, Dr. Aoi?” He said in his flirtatious drawl, trying to draw her in even further.

[Nadore]

Name: Haruka Aoi.
Date | Time: July 1st 2025
Wearing: thin high-cut white bodysuit, tight black leather jeans, black stiletto peep-toe heels, rimless white glasses
Location: Ferry
Tagging: Joseph, Open.

Haruka chuckled at Joseph's question and replied in the same tone. "I don't think it's even long enough to do up to any particular hairstyle, but it's probably long enough for my line of work and various activities." Obviously dodging his question, by talking about her hair instead.

[LocusVonErich]

Name: Joseph Edwards
Date | Time: 1 July 2025
Wearing: Black button down open to the solar plexus, sleeves rolled up to the elbow and black slacks
Location: Ferry
Tagging: Haruka, Open

When she responded in the same tone, something in him perked up. He didn’t think he would get very far with her using the tone of voice he had, but it seemed that he had gotten further than initially expected. Maybe her inherent sexuality wasn’t the façade after all. Maybe she was a maneater and he was the one being lured into a trap. “Various activities, eh? And, pray tell, what other activities does the good doctor do in her spare time?” He asked, maintaining the course as the ferry closed in on the dock.

[Nadore]

Name: Haruka Aoi.
Date | Time: July 1st 2025
Wearing: thin high-cut white bodysuit, tight black leather jeans, black stiletto peep-toe heels, rimless white glasses
Location: Ferry
Tagging: Joseph, Everyone.

"Oh you know, things like Boxing, cycling, horseback riding. Fun stuff." She replied getting off the railing and standing straight, patting herself down. "Looks like we're about to dock. It was very nice meeting you, Joseph. But I should probably go and grab my stuff. I'll see you around the resort." She said, smiling at him before strutting off, giving nods and smiles to everyone that she walked across.

[LocusVonErich]

Name: Joseph Edwards
Date | Time: 1 July 2025
Wearing: Black button down open to the solar plexus, sleeves rolled up to the elbow and black slacks
Location: Ferry
Tagging: Haruka, Open

“Maybe I’ll have to book an appointment after all.” He said as she turned to walk away. He would momentarily be caught in her strut, before shaking himself out of it. Suddenly, he felt a wave of disappointment. Was it in himself? Was it in the situation? He didn’t know for sure. All he knew was, it was gnawing at them as the ferry completed the docking process. He would grab his luggage and head for check in.

[Britwitch]

Name: Charlotte 'Charlie' Barrington.
Date | Time: July 1st 2025
Wearing: Long, black beach style dress with modest heels.
Location: Ferry
Tagging: Becky, Open (Mentions Haruka)


She spotted the nod and smile from the distractingly dressed woman stood further along the deck and returned it instinctively. The lady in question was chatting with a man who she presumed she either knew or had plans to know. The observation making Charlie grin a little.

"It's beautiful isn't it?"

The warm toned voice came from a lot closer than Charlie was expecting and her surprise showed on her features as she turned around to face the speaker.

"Y-yes, it is," she agreed with a laugh at her own shock at being engaged in conversation.

"I'm Charlie, pleasure to meet you Becky," she added while shaking the offered hand and easing her sunglasses up and onto the top of her hair, the shades pushing blonde hair back from her face so she could see the beautiful face of the woman before her more clearly.

"This all looks too beautiful to be real, you know? Like we've stepped into a Disney movie or a National Geographic show or something." Wincing at how her accent sounded a thousand times more British than it usually did when heard after Becky's American twang she looked back out over the sea.

"Have you visited the resort before?" She didn't add that this was her first time. She was quietly confident her words and manner relayed that fact pretty well already.

[RedPhoenix]

Name: Becky Washington
Date | Time: July 1st, 2025
Wearing: As Pictured
Location: Ferry!
Tagging: Charlie, Everett, Open!

Becky gave Charlie a warm, friendly smile at her introduction. She kept her attention focused on the woman, listening with a friendly attention as she spoke.

"I know exactly what you mean." She agreed. "Everything is just so...." She whirled a hand about, as if trying to churn the word out of the air, as she looked out at the sea then laughed giving up, "Look I'm not a poet, that's all the words I got." She chuckled, obviously well at ease with being down to earth and plain in her language. And if she was bothered at all by Charlie's pronounced British accent the southern girl didn't show it. She had been expecting to meet people from all over the world on this trip after all!

"I've never been here." She answered the question. "But I did spend about three of the best months of my life at their hotel in the Sahara and if this one is even half as good." She grinned, inhaling the fresh air once again and sighing happily, her words trailing off at the thought of how wonderful this stay would be. "And they didn't even have an ocean there, we had to ride in on a camel. This is already nicer." She grinned, turning her attention back to Charlie.

But something behind Charlie caught her eye. A man standing behind her was acting rather peculiar.

Becky's eyes trailed away from Charlotte to glance at the man on the far side of her, also leaning against the rail. His cute face and cozy build caught her eye initially, but it was his odd mannerisms that kept drawing Becky's gaze back. She couldn't help but notice that he was not relaxed, but kept doing what he saw others do in an effort to appear relaxed. Was he...was he just mimicking a relaxed pose and hoping it worked? Did he...did he not understand relaxing? A rather puzzled look on her face she raised her voice loud enough that he could hear her, or at least realize she was getting his attention.

"Hi!" She yelled, bending over the railing herself a little and waving to get his attention. "I'm Becky, this is Charlie!" She smiled at the other woman, hoping she didn't mind her pulling this nervous little man into the conversation. Hopefully the other woman didn't mind being introduced like this!

[Elizabeth Ecsed]

Name: Elizabeth Staunton
Date | Time: July 1, 2025
Wearing: Jeans, long sleeve button up as pictured, leather case for a decently large camera with an attached section for a sketch pad and pencils. Using her 5'5 walking staff of a silvery wood. Tennis shoes.
Location: Prow of the ship.
Tagging: N/A, open.

The young woman emerged from the structure of the ferry, striding towards the front of the ship where it sliced through the stunning water. Well, less strode and more limped, since her left leg clearly gave her difficulties. Between the staff, taller than she was, the smooth water, and a hand on the rail, the slender redhead made it to her goal at the front of the boat without more than a stumble or two.  Those few who knew her wouldn't have been surprised by the choice of location, as it was both sheltered and away from the open areas where random people could converse with her. It gave her space to both stare all admiringly at the stunning scenery and dwell on her own thoughts. Her original stay at the first Caravanserai had been... Complicated, but overall for the best. Life changing, in more ways than one.

So there she stood, pale as ever, red hair tossing behind her when the breeze caught it. Elizabeth looked pretty much the same as she always had, almost unchanged... Though there were the hints of smile lines starting to form around her distant eyes.  There was a distinct possibility that even her shirt was the same as 5 years ago, from another life-changing trip. The art equipment and staff were certainly the exact same ones, any lingering desert dust had long since fallen away from even the tightest of crannies.

Distracted by the quest for the desired spot, Elizabeth hadn't even looked around, not considering that other passengers might know her... That if she had gotten the invitation, others might as well... Names and faces who very well might want to see her.

[Nadore]

Name: Haruka Aoi.
Date | Time: July 1st, 2025
Wearing: thin high-cut white bodysuit, tight black leather jeans, black stiletto peep-toe heels, rimless white glasses
Location: Ferry
Tagging: Open. Mentioned Charlie, Becky, and whoever is at the rails.

"Phew." Haruka thought to herself as the woman in black returned her nod and smile, saving herself from looking like an idiot.

She returned back to her seat inside of the Ferry and tapped away on her phone, waiting for the Ferry to dock. She grimaced and sighed heavily a few times throughout the affair before placing it down to look around the room and at the crowd that has settled near the rail.