BOND-Y BEACH

[grimpa]

Who: Eliza, Fang and interested parties
When: Day 21, morning
Where: The beach

[Remember on Day 12 when we got back actually-pretty beaches and actually-safe shallows? WELL. Today there's a mass message from one of your resident cute Thymes on ChainChat!]

Eliza: hi hi hi!
Eliza: Do you know how to swim? 🏊🌊
Eliza: Do you want to learn how?? Knowing how to swim is great for fun and saftey 🐠
Eliza: Meet us on the beach for lessons today 🏖️

[If you decide to follow up on that and head in that direction, or are just out on the beach for other reasons, you'll find Eliza (in a cute two-piece) and Fang (in boring black board shorts, but check those hella scars) hanging out along the shoreline, a bottle or two of sunscreen and Thyme-colored towels at their feet! If you pass close enough you may be greeted by a friendly wave or a business-like nod.]

Did you want to participate in our swimming lessons?

Comments

[bowtiedbones]

Care to find out?

[malignstar]

Maybe you can just give me some pointers from over there.

[bowtiedbones]

I'm pretty sure that's not how swim lessons work.

[malignstar]

Oh~? How do they work then?

[bowtiedbones]

Generally, they require you to actually get in the water.

[malignstar]

That part's easy.

[ Wading in, but still keeping his distance from people ]

[bowtiedbones]

The next part isn't too hard either. You'll need to get floating.

[malignstar]

I can do that on my back, right?

[bowtiedbones]

That's fine.

[malignstar]

Though it might be better on the front so the wings don't get in the way.

[bowtiedbones]

The back float is supposed to be learned as a safe rest position... Are you wings waterproof?

[malignstar]

Only one way to find out, right?

[bowtiedbones]

...No? Have you really not gotten your wings wet once? Showers?

[malignstar]

A shower's a little different from swimming.

[bowtiedbones]

[she can't imagine having wings and NOT having subjected them to 100 tests within the first day]

True enough. Splash on in, then.

[malignstar]

[ Going to spread out his wings some and see how they take to some basic padding around ]

[bowtiedbones]

[watching him from the shallows]

[malignstar]

It doesn't feel like they have any issue with it.

[bowtiedbones]

Hm... Have you ever seen videos of eagles swimming? Or petrels?

[malignstar]

Not that I can remember off the top of my head.

[bowtiedbones]

They use their wings to swim. Eagles can paddle across the surface, and petrels dive underwater.

[malignstar]

That's pretty awesome. I've never seen a raptor swim.

[bowtiedbones]

They're not really meant for it, but sometimes you have to swim when you're a fish-hunter.

[malignstar]

So you think I could be like them?

[bowtiedbones]

I think it could work for short distances. You should check if you can take off from the water, too.