The good times roll, and the booze flows.

The sun began to dip low in the sky as the rivalry between the two cosplay teams that once seemed to be a gaping chasm narrowed and seemed to begin disappearing.

Saki and Lynn had begun swapping stories of different rivals they'd had in the past and started to realize just how much they really had in common. The sound of shared laughter became a frequent thing from the duo's position in front of the surf.

Joy and Rachel discovered that they actually got along quite well. Being the major introverts of their respective groups was a common ground that the two were able to build upon. Bolstered by liquid courage to prompt them out of their shells, the engineer and the brooding beauty were chatting about their shared interests (the fact that they shared any interests a surprise to both of them just as much as anybody else).

Nobody had seen Terri and Corrine in a while, so it was hard to say exactly how those two were bonding...

Mari, Kiona, and Tessa formed a surprisingly strong trio. Tessa's bold nature and comfort with being the center of attention helped put Mari at ease. People's ogling of Tessa's barely clothed body was blatant enough that Mari could tell she wasn't the one being stared at for once. Kiona was simply happy to see Mari feel comfortable in her own skin for a change (hell, the timid girl had actually decided to try her first beer tonight, evidenced by the red solo cup she'd been nursing for the past ten minutes), and anybody that could make that happen was just fine in her book, so Tessa couldn't be all that bad. Even if she was something of an attention whore.

With morale high and **** flowing freely in everyone, it was only a matter of time before somebody did or suggested something a clearer head would have disregarded.