When it rains, it pours!

Having heard various rumors about abandoned sites on the island as well, Ettein too had similar thoughts running through his own mind. It was exciting; just the idea of doing something he was once prohibited from, something a little on the edge and possibly dangerous. It certainly beat heading back to their room just to plop down on his bed and write a bit in his journal or something similarly uneventful.

"A nocturnal creature afraid of the dark?" The idea made him laugh. That certainly would be a problem. Being able to see easily in the dark, that was something the naga had never thought about. He could never sympathize with other kids who were scared of the dark but knowing that humans and a lot of other creatures on the island couldn't see in the dark without artificial light gave him an understanding. Without the ability to see in the dark as easily as a diurnal creature could during the day, then he would probably have that sense of fear as well. He could see during the day as well, only his eyes are much more sensitive to light considering that their naturally built to draw in as much light as possible at night. Even still, he played along with Jericho's teasing in just as lighthearted of a manner.

"Now that would just be silly....ghosts included." He smirked. "But...if you get scared you can always hold my hand." He said, almost as a challenge of sorts. "Promise I'll keep you safe."

"I guess we'll just have to see then." He smiled playfully, his mind running a muck as soon as Jericho mentioned bringing a lot a backpack of stuff. What would he bring? Did he even need anything to bring? He didn't need a flashlight...oh! His journal, he could bring is journal in case they find anything interesting!

"Uhm yeah...we're cool." He agreed returning the fist bump a little awkwardly and feeling a little silly doing so as he wasn't one to use much slang or . Not that he minded it, he simply wasn't used to it but he didn't give it much thought as he was too focused on the possibilities of what they might find.

"So...should we meet somewhere then or..?" He trailed off, becoming a little more shy once again, still being new to a lot social interaction.

“The old movie theater, right?” Ettein mused, running a hand through his still damp hair as he did. “Oh Yeah I know where that is, I used to pass by it all the time on the way to school when I lived in town.” He said, something of a displeased look crossing his face as he ran his fingers through his hair, separating strands that had tangled together.

“…But I’d like to shower or at least change first.” Ettein was no diva by any means, but he both liked to keep up his appearance and was a bit finicky when it came to things. Specifically, textures. He didn’t like many textures when it came to food or clothing, such as the gooeyness of brownies as was mentioned before or wet clothing against his skin.

“I feel gross; my clothes are sticking to me and my hair’s a mess and I probably smell like a wet dog.” He explained, trying to work a knot he had found out of his hair. Not that he actually smelled like a wet dog but he still felt like he did. This was another reason why he didn’t like rain; the combination of wind and wet hair typically lead to his long locks becoming tangled and it just over all made him feel disgusting. Water on the other hand, as long as it was warm or more on the tropical side, he didn’t mind it and actually enjoyed swimming but wet clothes and tangled hair were a completely different story.

“Sorry, I don’t mean to complain or sound like a girl.” He gave an embarassed laugh, knowing that even though he considered himself a boy he did have some feminine tendencies that contradicted that.

“Uhm…so I guess we part ways here then and meet there in a few hours?” He questioned, giving up on the knot he had been trying to untangle. “Or we could always go together if you don’t mind waiting or didn’t have anything else to do anyhow…” He trailed off as his way of offering to show the way there. He didn’t want Jericho to wind up getting lost but he didn’t want to make him feel like he thought he was incompetent to find it on his own by outright saying he’d show the way.

Apologizing. He did that too much didn't he? That would have to be something he would need to work on; he didn't know why but he felt like he should. Not like it was an obligation but because...well maybe he just didn't know what else to say. He gave a sheepish smile in reply to being told he didn't have to apologize and felt a little silly for doing so. Though that sheepish smile became more genuine and something of an excited grin only moments later.

"Great!" He exclaimed, then only wound up blushing and laughing once more in embarrassment as he realized how loud he had said it. "Come on then." This time he spoke a bit softer, though no less excited as he headed for the door, urging Jericho to follow after. He was eager to get to their room both so he could shower off this gross feeling and so he could gather his journal and whatever else. Oh, he's never done anything like this before! This was going to be great!