there's something beautiful and fascinating about this strange planet called Earth

[notapinkhime]

[Indulge Ahim for a moment or two. She's fascinated by the most average and mundane things. For instance, a beach.

It hadn't started off as fascination for a beach, but rather a bikini. She knows women dress differently all over the universe, but the tabloids on display at the supermarket had been shocking; so much skin revealed, with no one seeming to care at all. People were frolicking in the ocean, enjoying themselves.

Ahim wants that.]

Gai-san told me this was a beach and people visit it all the time.

[She holds up the tabloid, pointing to the cover, where two couples hold hands while standing in the waves.]

I would like to visit. It does require special clothing, however.

[dopplegangland, log.]

[handsomesempai]

in front of me, a stranger talks.

[They haven't talked much, yet - for one thing, Sid hasn't been up and walking for long, and for another, Basco always seems to be in the kitchen. But at the moment, it's just the two of them on the galleon, the rest of the crew out fighting the Zangyack. They'd be right back, Joe had assured him, but Sid's heart had clenched in his chest all the same. He knows Joe can take care of himself, though, and the rest of the Gokaigers seem like a reliable lot. If Joe trusts them, that's good enough for Sid. He leans back in his chair and tries to relax. Maybe a bit of small talk with this Basco fellow will ease his nerves.]

So, Basco, how long have you and Marvelous known each other?