Water We Doing? Just Floating.
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About the Image
Featured in today’s post is the adorable Sun Soaked pose from Extra—perfect for Serena, Ella Rose, and Luna’s slightly tipsy afternoon of floating, splashing, and making questionable sunscreen decisions.
This recent release includes a static pose for three avatars, mirrored poses, optional facial expressions, and three mesh floats with seven PBR-enabled color options. It’s a fun setup for capturing all kinds of end-of-summer poolside shenanigans. You can pick up Sun Soaked now at the Extra mainstore.
Complete credits are below the story. Store and event SLurls are available on the Store & Event Links page.
The Story
By midafternoon, Serena’s pool had become the sort of place where absolutely nothing productive was going to happen.
Which, as far as Serena was concerned, was exactly the point.
She stretched across her pink-and-white float, one leg dangling in the water and the other kicked dramatically into the air. “Water we doing?” she called.
Ella Rose groaned from her own float. “No.”
“Just floating!” Serena finished, dissolving into laughter before anyone else could react.
Luna, lounging nearby, slowly lowered her sunglasses. “You have made that stupid joke at least six times.”
“And it gets funnier every time.”
“It really doesn’t,” Ella Rose said.
Serena pointed at her. “You laughed the third time.”
“I had just finished a drink.”
“That still counts.”
The evidence of their increasingly lazy afternoon floated nearby: cans, bottles, and melting ice tucked into an inflatable cooler, plus a pink flamingo drink holder that kept drifting away as though it had decided it wanted nothing more to do with them.
They had started the afternoon innocently enough. Lunch. Sunscreen. Music. Pool.
Then Luna had mixed drinks. That was where the plan had gone slightly off course.
Serena sat up and squinted at Ella Rose. “You’re really pink.”
“I know.”
“No, I mean reeeally pink.”
“I know.”
Luna turned toward her and frowned. “Ella Rose, did you put sunscreen on again?”
“Yes.”
“When?”
Ella Rose considered the question. A little too long. “This morning?”
Luna stared at her.
Ella Rose sighed. “Fine. Apparently I have made some poor decisions today.”
“You look like a lobster,” Serena announced.
“Thank you, Serena.”
“A very pretty lobster.”
“That does not make it better.”
Luna reached toward the edge of the pool where they had abandoned their towels and sunscreen. “Everybody needs more sunscreen. Even me.”
Serena waved her away. “I’m fine.”
“You’re turning pink too.”
“I am not.”
“You are.”
Serena looked down at her shoulders. They were, in fact, suspiciously rosy.
She gasped. “The sun has betrayed me.”
“The sun is doing exactly what the sun does,” Ella Rose said.
Serena stared accusingly toward the sky. “After everything I’ve done for summer.”
Luna burst out laughing.
That was encouragement Serena absolutely did not need. She slid out of her float and into the water.
“What are you doing?” Luna asked.
Serena stood in the shallower end, grinning.
Ella Rose immediately recognized the expression.
“Oh, no.”
“Oh, yes.”
“Serena…”
Serena slapped both hands against the water. A wave hit Ella Rose squarely in the face.
There was one stunned second of silence. Then Ella Rose wiped the water from her sunglasses. “You have made a terrible mistake, Missy.”
Serena shrieked as Ella Rose launched herself out of her float. Within seconds, the supposedly relaxing afternoon became a full-scale pool war.
Luna tried to remain neutral. She lasted approximately twelve seconds. “Leave me out of this!” she yelled, laughing as she paddled backward.
Serena splashed her.
Luna froze. “Ooooh,” she said quietly. “So that’s how it is.”
Serena’s eyes widened. “Luna—”
Too late. Luna sent a sheet of water directly at her.
Serena squealed and ducked behind her float, using it as a shield.
“That’s cheating!”
“There are no rules!”
Ella Rose shoved Serena’s float aside.
“Traitor!”
“Lobsters have no loyalty.”
For the next several minutes, dignity disappeared entirely. Floats overturned. Sunglasses went flying. The flamingo drink holder was swept into the chaos and somehow survived. Serena attempted what she called a “precision splash maneuver,” missed both of her friends, and smacked herself in the face with water instead.
That ended the battle because Ella Rose and Luna were laughing too hard to continue.
Serena stood in the middle of the pool, dripping wet, trying to look offended. “I’m so glad my pain brings you joy.”
Ella Rose leaned against her float, wheezing. “You splashed yourself!”
“I was caught in the crossfire.”
“There was no crossfire.”
“There was emotionally.“
Eventually they reclaimed their floats and drifted together in exhausted silence. The music played softly from the patio. Serena rested her head against the side of her float and smiled.
“This is nice.”
Luna glanced at her. “The part where nobody is attacking me?”
“That too.”
Ella Rose sighed contentedly. “We should do absolutely nothing more often.”
Serena lifted one finger. “Water we doing?”
Ella Rose immediately splashed her.
Serena screamed with laughter. “Worth it!”
Luna shook her head. “I cannot believe Gavin is marrying you.”
“He knows what he’s getting.”
“I’m not sure he does.”
Serena grinned. “Too late now.”
A few minutes later, Luna finally succeeded in her sunscreen campaign. Ella Rose was ordered beneath the patio umbrella with a cold towel over her shoulders, Serena reluctantly admitted that her own shoulders were beginning to sting, and all three agreed that perhaps the next round should consist of ice water instead of cocktails.
Serena sank into a chair beside Ella Rose, wrapped in a towel and still smiling.
“So,” Luna said, settling beside them, “what have we learned today?”
Ella Rose raised her hand. “Reapply sunscreen. Often.”
“Good.”
“Drink more water.”
“Excellent.”
They both looked at Serena.
Serena thought seriously for a moment.
Then she smiled.
“Never start a splash fight unless you’re prepared to finish it.”
Ella Rose groaned. Luna laughed.
And from somewhere in the pool, the abandoned flamingo slowly floated past… carrying the only drink that had somehow survived the entire afternoon.
CREDITS
Serena (Back)
Wasabi Wildflower Hair
Angel Eyes Messy 25 Hairbase
Glam Affair Lybra
IKON Bliss Eyes
Deep Static Tillie Tropics Glasses
Izzie’s Body Blush
Izzie’s Thong & Bikini Top Tan Lines
TETRA Nixie Bikini & Skirt
AvaWay Summer Belly Chain
Ella Rose (Left)
DOUX Briar Hairstyle
DOUX Visor (previous gift)
Angel Eyes Updo 6 Hairbase
Glam Affair Alix
IKON Resolution Eyes
Deep Static Capri Shades
NaaNaa’s Sofi Necklace Set
Izzie’s Body Blush
Izzie’s BOM Bikini Tan Lines V2
Belle Epoque Carol Bikini (TeleportHub gift)
Kibitz Susana’s Rings
Luna (Front)
Stealthic Undress Hair
Angel Eyes Curly 5 Hairbase
Deep Static Bisous Shades
IKON Sanctuary Eyes (group gift)
Glam Affair Okena
MIDORI Nose Piercing
#SCHOEN Casual Hoops
Kibitz Daryah’s Necklace
Izzie’s Body Blush
Izzie’s BOM Bikini Tan Lines V2
Ascendant Gemma Bikini & Sarong
Pose
-Extra- Sun Soaked (includes floats)
SCENE
Trompe Loeil Marceline Patio Poolhouse
What Next Malibu Drink Cooler
What Next Flamingo Drinks Float
For items worn regularly, please see About the Characters.
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The quote, “Love comes when you least expect it,” is attributed to Mitch Albom.
