Sand, Surf, and Stolen Toilets
As soon as they arrived, Crimson was the first to bolt toward the sand, dragging a shovel he'd "borrowed" from Kai's garage.
"What are you doing with that?" Leon asked, already suspicious.
"Digging a hole," Crimson said matter-of-factly, plunging the shovel into the sand.
"Why?" Kazuki asked, raising an eyebrow.
Crimson's grin was maniacal. "Because it'll be hilarious when someone falls in."
Kai shook his head. "Why am I even surprised anymore?"
It didn't take long for Crimson to create a sizable pit, and, as fate would have it, MJ was the unfortunate victim. Still squinting through his broken glasses, MJ stumbled across the sand, completely oblivious to the trap right in front of him.
"Hey, guys, where'd you go?" MJ called out.
"Uh, maybe watch where you're walking?" Kazuki said, but it was too late.
MJ stepped right into the hole and disappeared with a loud thud.
"WHAT THE HELL?!" MJ shouted from the bottom of the pit.
The rest of the group burst into laughter, tears streaming down their faces as they peeked over the edge to look at MJ.
"You okay down there, buddy?" Kai asked, barely able to contain his laughter.
"DO I LOOK OKAY?!" MJ yelled, glaring up at them.
Crimson, ever the opportunist, grabbed a nearby bucket, filled it with seawater, and dumped it over MJ's head.
"That's for breaking my headphones last week," Crimson said, cackling.
MJ climbed out of the hole, dripping wet and muttering curses under his breath. "You guys are the worst."
After thoroughly humiliating MJ, the group decided to cool off in the water. They splashed around, dunking each other and dodging waves. Crimson, as usual, was up to no good, repeatedly trying to pull Kai underwater.
"That's it," Kai said, finally fed up. "Time for payback."
The group hatched a plan. While Crimson was distracted, they snuck up behind him, and in one swift motion, yanked his swim trunks down to his knees.
"HEY!" Crimson shouted, scrambling to pull them back up.
The beach erupted in laughter as Crimson glared at them, his face bright red. "You guys are dead!"
"Totally worth it," Kazuki said, high-fiving Kai.
Later, Crimson stormed off to the beachside bathroom to change. The group, still riding the high of their latest prank, decided to follow him.
"What are you guys doing?" Leon asked as they entered the bathroom.
"I dunno," Kai said. "Just messing around."
As they piled into the cramped bathroom, Kazuki accidentally leaned against one of the stall doors, which promptly fell off its hinges with a loud crash.
"Uh, oops?" Kazuki said, stepping back.
"What did you do?!" Crimson shouted from inside the stall.
Kai stared at the broken door, a mischievous glint in his eye. "You know what we should do?"
"What?" Leon asked warily.
"Steal all the toilets," Kai said, grinning.
The room fell silent for a moment as everyone processed the idea. Then Crimson's voice broke the silence.
"That… is brilliant."
The operation was chaotic, to say the least. They managed to unscrew the toilets and lug them out of the bathroom, one by one, while trying not to get caught.
"This is the dumbest thing we've ever done," Leon said, struggling to carry one of the toilets across the sand.
"And yet, here you are," Crimson said, smirking.
Once they had all the toilets, they dragged them down to the water's edge and ceremoniously dumped them into the ocean.
"Be free, toilets!" Crimson shouted dramatically.
The sight of the porcelain thrones bobbing in the waves was so absurd that the entire group collapsed onto the sand, laughing until their sides hurt.
By the time they left the beach, the sun was setting, and they were all completely exhausted. Kai's brother picked them up, and on the ride home, they recounted the day's antics, laughing all over again.
"You guys are idiots," Kai's brother said, shaking his head. "But, like, in the best way."
The group grinned, already plotting their next ridiculous adventure. After all, with friends like these, there was never a dull moment.