COOL POOL PARTY, LALALALA

[technohippie]

Who: ERRYBODY
What: a pool party for the sake of a pool party
When: Saturday starting at 5PM
Where: the rec center's outdoor pool
Warnings: shameless folks in bathing suits

A beautiful summer day in Mayfield should never be wasted, even if they're all beautiful. So, why not stop by the pool for some food, drinks and games? And of course, swimming.

Comments

[technologic]

[April blinks in surprise, but smiles back up at her.]

It's less 'afraid' and more 'I have no clue how to swim'.

[wolfishsurvivalist]

What? No one taught you how?

[Mika looks stunned for a moment, her eyes huge as her ears twitched back before angling forward.]

Do you want someone to teach you or something?

[technologic]

Nope, I was never taught. It's cause my leg was really bad when I was little, so trying to swim made it cramp up.

[April tilts her head as she thinks over that.]

... Yeah, I think I would.

[wolfishsurvivalist]

[Mika chews her lip, glancing around to make sure no one sees her while she does this.]

Okay, first thing's first, let's make sure we're in a spot where you can touch the bottom when you stand up.

[technologic]

Sooo... the shallow end of the pool, right?

[wolfishsurvivalist]

Yep! In you get, miss!

[She snaps her fingers and points, giving April a grin.]

I'll be in shortly to help you out. Won't be much good if I just sit on the side and shout at you, right?

[technologic]

[April laughs, but gives a nod and after a moment of hesitation, climbs into the pool.]

Right! And thanks, Mika.

[wolfishsurvivalist]

Any time. Swimming's a pretty useful thing to learn.

[Tail wagging, she finds a spot to shed her shirt and trousers, sliding into the pool before anyone can get a good look at her scars. Making sure her hair is tied up, she pushes off the bottom and swims over to April.]

Okay, there's two basics. Kicking, and pulling. Pretty simple in theory, not too hard in practice. You ready?

[technologic]

Ah, um, y-yeah, I'm ready! [She nods, though she looks a bit nervous.]

[wolfishsurvivalist]

It's okay, don't be scared of the water, it's just like a bath.

[Her tail is attempting to wag even underwater as she reaches for April's hands in case the other girl needs something to hold on to.]

Besides, I'll be right here. So! What we're going to do is start with the kicks. I'll be right here to grab you if you need me to, but you're going to push off, then kick to push yourself along. Did you see how I did it just now? Try and copy that.

[technologic]

Ah, o-okay... [She goes to do what Mika instructed, and actually manages to do pretty well... Until she times a kick wrong and ends up grabbing onto Mika's hands as she tries to right herself and stand up again.]

[wolfishsurvivalist]

[Mika helps her find her feet again with a grin.]

See? Not too bad for a first try! Go on and try again whenever you're ready.

[technologic]

Ah, um, right... [She moves to try again and manages to keep at it for longer before she misses a kick and needs to get back onto her feet again.] Ah, I-I think I'm getting the hang of this!

[wolfishsurvivalist]

You are! You're doing a great job. Practice makes perfect, so just hang in there. The great thing about this is it's fun and useful to know.

[technologic]

Ah, yeah! And it'll mean whenever I go swimming, I won't have to just float about in the shallow end.