Nova
Nova stayed in the water whilst Roland approached a girl on the deck. From where she was, she observed her modest covering-up of her bathers, her glasses and also how short she was. Nova herself was no taller than average, but she could see the girl who looked to be slightly older if not around the same age as her was certainly shorter. She also looked much more, well, human than Nova.
Paddling herself to the side of the pool, Nova watched as Roland invited her to join their game. She was happy that he was so eager to invite others to play at the net as well, but could not help but observe the immediate attention he gave her. It was much like the attention he directed Nova's way upon their first meeting.
"Yes, come and play with us! It will be fun, I promise!" The girl would have heard her offer the first time and would not find it strange that there was another player in the volleyball match.
Realising that a single extra player would make the team situation uneven, Nova called, "Does anyone else want to play too? Of course this was assuming the girl accepted Roland's offer. She figured she would, since he was working his charm, but she never could know. Maybe she would approach the girl later on and warn her about Roland's recklessness.
Then a thought came into her mind; what if the two of them really got along? What if they liked each other, and she was left alone? She was still annoyed at Roland, and thought he might be annoyed at her too, so their relationship was destined to be toxic anyway. But she could not be happy with him leaving her on the cruise for another girl! Of course she was overthinking it, but she still wondered if Roland would be the type of person to do that too. She sure hoped not.
@Ashes @Saberteck
Paddling herself to the side of the pool, Nova watched as Roland invited her to join their game. She was happy that he was so eager to invite others to play at the net as well, but could not help but observe the immediate attention he gave her. It was much like the attention he directed Nova's way upon their first meeting.
"Yes, come and play with us! It will be fun, I promise!" The girl would have heard her offer the first time and would not find it strange that there was another player in the volleyball match.
Realising that a single extra player would make the team situation uneven, Nova called, "Does anyone else want to play too? Of course this was assuming the girl accepted Roland's offer. She figured she would, since he was working his charm, but she never could know. Maybe she would approach the girl later on and warn her about Roland's recklessness.
Then a thought came into her mind; what if the two of them really got along? What if they liked each other, and she was left alone? She was still annoyed at Roland, and thought he might be annoyed at her too, so their relationship was destined to be toxic anyway. But she could not be happy with him leaving her on the cruise for another girl! Of course she was overthinking it, but she still wondered if Roland would be the type of person to do that too. She sure hoped not.
@Ashes @Saberteck