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[analyzing]

Who: Everyone! New Feathers especially.
What: New Feather welcome party!
When: Thursday, 5 pm.
Where: Battle Dome
Summary: IT'S A SUMMER PARTY
Rating: Worksafe, I reckon!
It's cold out there today, isn't it? Sure, it's not snowing but once you get into the Battle Dome, it'll be comfortably warmer. Warmer, not warm. Follow the tiny paper arrows and you'll probably find yourself in, well...summer!

It certainly looks convincing enough (a pool, a volleyball court, deck chairs, everything that you'd think you'd find at a pool party) and feels convincing enough (take off that coat! Aren't you hot?) so why not not step in? The barbecue's sizzling and there's some nice cold drinks at the cooler.

C'mon in, the water's awesome!

Comments

[accepted]

Welp, now he's in second. That kind of sucks, so he tries his best to pick up the pace, narrowly missing another swimmer right in front of him as he paddles by. At best he manages to keep a firm position behind Adele but he's not gathering enough speed to actually pass her.

[fleurdesel]

And there, one stroke more, two, and Adele's hand touches the far wall. She pulls herself back up, breathing a little hard. Further incentive to quit smoking, even though she has for the most part. She slicks her hair back and blinks at the wall next to her, fully expecting Caius to be waiting.

[accepted]

Shortly after Adele finishes Caius comes splashing in, not even noticing whether he's won or lost at this point. Though he isn't noticing much of anything really, given how focused he is on swimming as fast as he can. Sadly, this leads to him slamming his head into the poolside and recoiling quickly to hold his head whilst still underwater.

[fleurdesel]

"Caius?" She turns, frowns and then jumps as he slams into the side of the pool, leaning down to pull him up with one arm and run her other hand over the top of his head, looking for any bruises. "That is one way to stop."

[accepted]

Blinking and staring for a moment. That poolside came out of nowhere! It seems he's alright though, more shocked than anything. "Not the best way, probably won't be trying that again." Rubbing his head a little where he slammed into the side.

[fleurdesel]

"Good. I would worry if you did." Adele manages a soft chuckle, pulling back once she's certain Caius has endured no injury. She rests her arms on the side of the pool, smiling over at him. "Well...I don't know who won, but I cannot say I care."

[accepted]

"That was pretty fun huh? Pretty sure it was you who got there first in the end." Or at least he thinks so anyway, these last few seconds are kind of a blur now. "If there weren't so many people here and it was a straight race then maybe things would have been different."

[fleurdesel]

"Of that I have no doubt Caius. Thank you for the race." Adele pulls herself up and out of the pool, wings fluffing out to dry themselves. "Put some ice on that before you sleep tonight, yes? It will help with any swelling."

[accepted]

Giving Adele another wave as she gets out of the pool, for now he's going to stay in and mess around in the water a little more. "Sure, it probably isn't that bad or anything though. I'll put some ice on it for awhile." It's not like it's going to swell up too badly or anything, surely. It just stings a lot right now.