lap five // day 198 (open)

[amphibian]

Who: Aoi and anybody!
Open: Open!
When: Day 198; late afternoon/early evening.
Where: At Aoi's new pool.
What: THERE'S A POOL HERE! A POOL!!! A POOL!!!!!
Format: Action tags, please!
Warnings: N/A, probably

THE POOL'S HEEEEEERE!

[—is what everyone is going to hear as Aoi sprints across the Bastion. She flings her sweatshirt off, leaves it on the ground as she goes, and launches herself through the doors of the new building not far from the forge.

Anyone nearby will hear a resounding SPLASH through the doors, left wide open, as Aoi cannonballs into the deep end of the pool, shorts and tank top and all.

If anyone checks in on her, she's swimming rapid laps from one end of the pool to the other down the middle of the center lane, pausing at the ends every now and again to laugh, absolutely delighted, and wave at anyone who's shown up.] C'mon in, the water's fine!

Comments

[amphibian]

Sure did! [She props her hands against the floor at the pool's edge and beams.] I've been saving 'em up for a while. I can't believe I didn't get a pool earlier!

[dragonform]

I'm glad you've got something that makes you happy, Aoi. [His next explanation is followed with a sheepish smile.]

I have to admit, I'm not very good at swimming. I can float, but that's really about it.

[Kind of a silly thing to go try and cross the ocean when you can barely swim.]

[amphibian]

That's really sweet! [Enough to even get a teeny, almost demure giggle out of her—and any trace of that is gone, replaced by a sudden fiery determination as she jumps up, smacking her hands against the water to make a sharp splash, at that next sentence.]

In that case, I've got to teach you! I'm a certified lifeguard so you can definitely trust me! C'mon, c'mon in!

[dragonform]

Uh... Don't I change into some specific clothes for swimming or something like that? I don't really own anything like that.

[Though Ryu does start to comply, shedding his coat, bandages, and armor. Aoi is probably one of the few people to see him in any state of disrobing, and now it's clear he's basically wearing a skintight black tank top-looking thing beneath his armor, though it does show off just how muscular the boy actually is.

Aside from that the skin revealed does look a little gnarled with marks here and there, likely from old injuries. He stops when he realizes he might need to find a pair of swimming trunks or something like that.]