—Casandra—
Let's get this started!!

Beach Volleyball time!!! It's a 2 versus 2: Cliff and Coral versus Casandra and Zabelle. Cliff has his shirt off and his trousers rolled up, Coral has her long skirt tied up around her thigh area, Zabelle is wearing a swimsuit (still with her pointy witch hat on), and Casandra is wearing her usual getup sans apron. Cas is holding the volleyball in one hand with an intense expression.

—Casandra—
Hope you're comfy, pup. Cause you're about to get licked.

Coral
* What are you gonna do, Casandra, buy the win off me?

  Cliff Mason
Haha! I have no idea what's happening right now!

—Zabelle—
You get used to it...



Eladea sits on a referee's chair off the side of the court. Behind her, Helen, Rilly, and Yuno sit on the sand up the hill.

—Eladea—
Thank you for joining, everyone, to engage in (or bear witness to) this most sacred game of Beach Volleyball!

—Helen—
Ugh. Can't believe she dragged us down here for this.
I need to be back at my forge. Some kind of awful portal thing opened up in my storeroom and swallowed up half my tools.

—Rilly—
Helen, you worry too much! Loosen up, enjoy the moment! You can deal with all that portal business later.

—Helen—
I could be dealing with it now.

—Yuno—
If it's a portal problem, um, sorry to interrupt, but wouldn't you want Zabelle to help with that...?

—Rilly—
Yeah! She's gonna be caught up with the game for the next little while, so you may as well stick around here while you wait!

—Helen—
Ugggghhh... I guess.

—Rilly—
Hey, I have an idea! Let's place some bets!! Add a little bit of risk...
I've got my money on Casandra. She's never lost before!

—Helen—
A bet, huh...?
Well, now that I'm looking... that huge guy on the dog's team does seem pretty tough...

—Eladea—
First to 21 points shall be declared the winner!
Without further ado... begin!!


—Casandra—
Prepare yourselves.

Casandra throws the ball in the air, preparing to serve.

—Casandra—
You're gonna see why they call me... "The Nightmare of the--"

A blue hand intercepts her serve. With a mighty crack it spikes the ball directly into the sand in front of Cas, obliterating it!

—Casandra—
Whuh--
What just--

It grabs Casandra by the head! Zabelle dodges out of the way of another grab attempt it makes!

—Casandra—
MMMMPHH!!!

—Zabelle—
Gaah...!!!!

The mass of hands from the end of hellfuck are there, looming over the beach!

Coral
* Ohhhh-- oh shit.

—Helen—
What the HECK is that!?
Is this an attack from Proteus?

—Yuno—
No... oh oh, it's-- it's--!

A hand lunges for Coral! But it's immediately blasted by a laser.

Coral
* Agh--!!

Cliff stands by, laser magnum in hand! Coral is shocked by this turn of events!

Coral
* Wha...?
* You brought a gun!?

  Cliff Mason
Uh. That's right. I only brought... one gun...

Coral
* To a fucking volleyball game!?

  Cliff Mason
Hey, clearly we needed it!

Coral
* How long have you... have you just been packing that around town!?
* Around my mum!!?

—Eladea—
Both of you, stop your-- squabbling!
—Eladea—
RUN!!!