Summer in the Philippines! (March to May)

"It's the sea!" Tammy cried, wearing a modest one-piece swimsuit and a pair of cut-off shorts. Next to her, Willy wore a sky-blue one-piece, a baseball cap keeping her hair in place.

"Wooh!" Ryan and Katherine agreed excitedly. The former was wearing orange swim-trunks, while the latter was wearing a pink two-piece.

"Wooh," Ryan's twin deadpanned.

"This is an anime thing, right?" Kim said, wearing red swim trunks as he set up the beach umbrella.

"Yup!" Tammy chirped.

From the changing room, Jaselle stepped out. Unlike the other girls, she was wearing a red and black surf shirt and black swim trunks over what Tammy knew was a plain one-piece. It was very modest and yet the college girl from the provinces still seemed extremely nervous. "Um, do I look decent?"

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"You look fully clothed, Ate," Tammy said. "Is Ate Sanny behind you?"

Jas blinked. "I thought she was already done? She's not with you?"

"Eh? No!"

"I think I see her," Ryan said, pointing.

They all turned to look.

At the nearby beach shack, Sanny sat at a table, a pair of headphones on her head and a controller in hand as she faced her laptop, which was connected to a high-capacity battery Kim had made. Wearing knee-length cargo shorts, a bright yellow T-shirt, sneakers and socks, she clearly had no intention of going anywhere near the water. Already, a small pile of soda cans was piling up next to her.

Tammy sighed. "Somehow, I'm not surprised. This explains so much…"