Is this Loss?

This area consists of the beach, the seawater pool, and El Diente.

The seawater swimming pool was built later in the town's life as a seafront amenity for those not engaged in the fishing trade. A large stone construction that captures the seawater as the tide recedes, the pool was initially popular with the locals, although they soon became bored of its cold waters and it rarely saw use except on the hottest days. Eventually the town gave up on maintaining it, and it has become choked with seaweed while thick patches of algae along the stone walkways makes traversing it treacherous if done without care. Despite all of this, the view of the Dragon's Tooth from the end of the pool wall is still one of the most magnificent in town.

A jagged, rocky outcrop is located a hundred yards from shore, dubbed "El Diente" (or "The Dragon's Tooth"), by locals. Historically a popular landmark to test one's swimming prowess by reaching, the rock is large enough for two or three adults to fit comfortably at any given time without getting in each other's space or being too near the edge. The growths of algae along the sides of the rock and the waves which wash over its lower parts at high tide, however, make footing treacherous, and the sharp stone that makes up the steeper protuberances discourages all but the most daring from climbing to the very top. El Diente is also a frequent resting place for ocean birds, and evidence of their habitation may be found in feathers, nests, and prodigious amounts of guano.
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Is this Loss?

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((Cassandra Argent continued from what if I... put my Wharf... next to yours .. aha ha, just kidding.. unless..?))

There once was a girl named Cassandra, who was forcefully taken from her home and placed into an impossible scenario. Told to kill her classmates or be killed, the girl quickly broke down mentally. She faced harrowing situation after harrowing situation, each one doing a number on her mind. And yet, somehow, she survived through the majority of it. Oh, sure, she had to do things no girl should be forced to do, but she survived. She had no choice.

As the girl's time in the scenario grew, so did her paranoia. Everyone was out to get her, she thought. There had been... an accident, for lack of a better term. And the girl thought, surely, everyone would want her to pay. She wouldn't let them. She wouldn't let them...

There was a rock.

As the girl moved around, down to the final stretch, she saw the rock. It jutted out from the water, close enough, she assumed, that it would still be within bounds. Far enough, though, she thought, that no one else would try and get to it.

It was the perfect place to hide.

It was a bit of a swim, of course, but it'd be no problem for her. She was, after all, a great swimmer. She was tired, and it would take a lot of her energy, but once she was there she could conserve. So she went for it.

The girl swam, kicking her legs, moving her arms, moving back into the steady rhythm that she'd relied on for so long. The water stung in her wounds, and it was frighteningly cold. But she continued to swim. She continued to swim until eventually her hands touched rock.

There. She'd made it.

And she was just... so tired.

And cold.

But she'd made it.

Now she could... now she could...

She was finding it hard to really think. The girl slowly, carefully, maneuvered around the edge, until the rest of the arena retreated behind the cover of the rock.

Then she sat down. Here, she was safe. Here, no one would try to look for her.

Her teeth chattered, and she pulled her legs in, wrapping her arms around her form. She shivered, rubbing her hands against her arms.

She could hide out here.

The girl closed her eyes. She was just going to rest for a bit.

F15, Cassandra Argent: DECEASED
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