"What a strange dream... What was that?"

 

Riho groaned and rubbed her temples trying to remember what happened and what ruined her day of peace. There was this strange jellyfish crab like animal she had never seen that hurt her with its sting and... That was all she could remember reliably, the rest were images of the animal suddenly flying despite having no wings and everything losing its proportions, as if instead of a beach she was actually on a stage and the world around her suddenly compressed.

 

The model looked at her hand noticing no sign of the jab, and spent a couple of minutes wondering what she should do. Should she go to the doctor? She remember feeling like she was poisoned, but now she didn't feel anything in particular, in fact she felt more energized than she had been in a while, an uncommon state for someone with a busy schedule full of travel and social events like her. Was it all a dream then? Maybe she just passed out due to the burnout?

 

Riho cautiously explored for a bit longer, feeling curious about the creature that she found or imagined and uncharacteristic of her, not really fearing finding it again, an attempt to convince herself that everything was ok and she could go back to enjoy her private section of the beach. 

 

After a few minutes she found no strange animals, but arrived to a zone with a small rocky cliff that told her she arrived at the limits of the zone her crew had reserved for the photo shoot. Riho looked up at the cliff towering over her and, remembering those fun pictures of people jumping from the cliff, felt a sudden desire to try it for herself. But how could she go up there? A quick look around indicated no easy way to get on top of it. 

 

Feeling impulsed by how energized she felt and knowing nobody was looking she decided to just try and climb it, taking off her sandals and seeing the whole thing as a funny exercise to pass the time before going back with her team. Her first attempts were predictably unsuccessful, she could see spots where she could hold on to but they were just too far away, however further attempts motivated her as she felt somehow even more energized, more flexible, more capable to reach those spots and in general, stronger. By her fifth attempt she was able to move with so much ease the climb no longer seemed like a silly idea and looking up at the rock, it felt no longer as a daunting task to reach the top of it. Riho was so focused on her task and happy with her progress she barely noticed the rock that formerly looked to be the size of a four story building now looked nearly half as imposing.

 

"Screw going to the doctor, I feel better than ever!" Riho laughed at how she was able to achieve what she just did and how easy it seemed in the end. She enjoyed the feeling of the sun, the breeze and the view around her, from that height she could see the point where her crew was camping, on the other side a public section of the beach with the people looking quite small in the distance and behind her, a part of Okinawa that she thought looked curious because the houses looked a but too small, maybe something to check in the future if time allowed.

 

"I wish I had a camera for this, maybe I can bring someone with me to take me a picture here?" the model wondered before celebrating her big achievement with the jump she wanted.

 

What happens next?

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July 14, 2023
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