Private ocean, take me away

Quincy's eyes widened seeing Jae smile and for a moment, he wasn't sure if he was supposed to feel happy or nervous. Before he could even decide though, Jae flushed which only made Quincy more confused than he already was. His cheeks suddenly felt warm against the ocean breeze, subtly turning his gaze away. He only heard Jae's voice, telling him to go and without saying anything, he grabbed on to Jae again, meekly signalling that he was ready for the next dive. If Quincy was going to be honest, his voice surprised him but he didn't say a word of it. Once they'd reached the edge of the sea, Quincy moved away from Jae again observing their surroundings. It didn't look like they were at th end -- the ocean and the sky only seemed to stretch on but he wasn't about to question how the island works now. Quincy stole a glance at Jae who was already admiring the stars and for a moment he just held that gaze before following suit, letting himself float on the water. Quincy kept a hand on the other's arm, feeling like he could float away from him and get lost at sea. "The edge of our world, huh?" he muttered softly. He chuckled to himself, not really knowing why he felt like he could. Quincy took another quick glance towards Jae who seemed so at peace where they were and he smiled to himself before looking at the stars. He was quiet for maybe a few minutes, before he spoke softly. "This is really nice."

Quincy hummed in agreement, sounding almost like a giggle. His long walks at night always just took him barely off shore, staring in the great unknown with a strange longing of how he wanted it to take him into the farther depths of it. Now he was here, floating adrift in the middle of the sea. The darkness comforted him, the twinkling stars dazzled him, and the peaceful waves of the water could have easily lulled him to sleep. Jae's voice pulled him back into the present, but his eyes didn't move away. Quincy was comfortable where he was at that moment, and he could almost wish he could just stay like this. "You know, that would actually be nice," he replied distantly.

Compared to Jae, Quincy seemed to be quite calm with the entire situation. While the older teen was succumbing to his anxieties, Quincy was very much comfortable with the idea of just being where they were at the moment. The ocean was calm, and he felt no bit of danger with the situation despite early warnings. In fact, there had always been a part of him that simply wanted the dark unknown to swallow him up, just as he thought it had spat him out from nothingness. Jae turned upright, pulling Quincy out of his musings and for a moment Quincy worried if Jae could sense any danger. Danger that perhaps he brought in. Quincy shoved the thought at the back of his mind, looking back into the sky as if he could figure out the time from there. "I don't think it's been that long..." he mumbled, voice trailing off. Quincy wanted to stay out more; if possible maybe he didn't even want to go home. Home. Of course, his mother would worry if he didn't come home at all. Which brought back all the thoughts her had when Jae found him in the water earlier. Still. "W-well, if you want to I guess we can go back," Quincy told Jae, though his voice clearly gave him away.

A grin quickly flashed on Quincy's face when Jae acquiesced, settling back into the water with him again. Unlike Jae, Quincy really didn't feel like worrying if there was anything swimming around them -- the ocean was empty from what he could see, but he didn't say anything of it, nor did he ask why Jae seemed anxious. "Okay, maybe five more minutes, or something," he laughed, returning his gaze to tracing the stars above them. It was then Jae threw him another question, easily catching Quincy's thoughts. "On the island?" he echoed. He thought for for a second or so, pondering about the last few years of his existence. "Well. I haven't lived anywhere else so I can't really make any comparisons." Quincy looked to the sky. "But I think I can say I like it. There's always new people I get to meet. Always something new I can learn. Sometimes I'm still surprised there's still more things outside the island that I don't know about." Curiously, he turned to Jae, "What about you?"

Quincy look at Jae curiously. His answer was brief, and for a few seconds Quincy waited for Jae to elaborate. Quincy turned his gaze back to the sky, the one other part of the island that reminded him how much he hadn't seen by living here, apart from the ocean's horizon. Jae continued his response and it reminded Quincy when he'd first heard that living outside the island meant having to live in hiding -- he could never really understand the idea of it, especially since he never knew any other way to live. There are worse places to be, Jae continued, and Quincy just stayed quiet, runinating in that thought until Jae threw him another question. "O-oh, uh..." Quincy struggled for words, clearly caught off guard. "Well, I guess you can say that. I... don't really have childhood memories to speak of..." he said, almost hesitantly. "But w-well! All the memories I do have were made here so I guess that's pretty much the same thing." Quincy followed that with a nervous chuckle.