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Event Log - Malnosso World

Who: Everybody!
What: A field trip for the entirety of Luceti!
When: October 27th, until the end of November 2nd
Where: The Happiest Place on the Moon, Malnosso World!
Summary: So you remember all those times Luceti was transformed into Luceti Land? Welcome to Malnosso World, Luceti Land's bigger, cooler brother. Be sure to keep all hands inside the rides at all times, and refer to your map if you get lost. Trust me, you'll get lost.
Rating: F for Fun!

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I think that sounds like a wonderful idea. Though seeing as we are in a pool... perhaps you could give me a short swimming lesson? You did say you would teach me after I became able to walk again, didn't you?

Oh... right. I did.

[ That felt like so long ago... ]

It can be pretty exhausting, though. Do you think you're up for that?

Oh, I'll be all right. If it gets to be too much, I promise I'll let you know this time.

[Since he didn't really do that when they were riding the roller coaster, huh?]

[So up until now, he was kinda-sorta still holding onto Kohan after he brought him up from under the water. But if Kohan's going to teach him, he'll need to back up a bit for room to swim, right!?]

[--as soon as he pushes back a few inches, he sinks right to the bottom like a rock.]

[ lsdjfksd ion no

Kohan quickly grabs him and pulls him up. ]

Hold your breath first! You'll float better with air in your lungs... [ and also it takes longer to drown which is a plus ]

Here, hang on. [ And he moves Ion to the edge so Ion can cling to something that isn't him.

Doesn't this pool have a shallow end somewhere? ]

[Okay, clinging to the edge, that he can do.]

[And yes, there is a shallow end on the other side, where the actual stairs to get in the pool are. They did just kinda jump/fall in on the further, deeper end.]

Right, of course... perhaps I should work on floating first. I've never really gone deep enough in the water to need to do so. Though I didn't think it would be difficult...

[He'll be a quick learner once he gets at least this down, really.]

[ Okay. Teaching someone to swim.

Hoooooooooooow does he do this. ]

Have you... ever done the doggie paddle? It's a good place to start if you haven't...

..."doggie paddle"?

[It's probably easy to forget sometimes that there really are a lot of things Ion still doesn't know about -- basic things, that someone with a more conventional upbringing would know. And despite Daath being surrounded by water, Ion's never actually had to swim before. Even in Luceti, he's never gone further than where he can't just walk.]

[Good luck, Kohan.]

... Have you ever seen a dog go for a swim?

[Juuust shaking his head. Nope.]

[ Sigh. ]

Well, they do something like this... [ And he demonstrates, putting his arms in front of him and paddling for Ion to watch. ]

And you do that with your feet, too. It can take a lot of energy, but it's simple and should keep you floating and moving. So, like this.

[ Which he shows as well by paddling a small ways out, then turning around and returning. ]

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[Ion watches carefully as Kohan demonstrates, watching how he moves his arms through the water, the way the water moves aside as he swims, how he keeps himself angled in the water...]

[And then as soon as Kohan makes his way back, he pushes off from the side of the pool and does the same thing, swimming out into the water, and then turning and coming back.]

So... like this?

Yeah... that's about right. I mean, I guess anything that keeps you floating is good for now.

[ pleasedontstartsinkingnow ]

...do I have to do this the whole time to keep from sinking?

[Because he's okay for now, but this is gonna get tiring eventually.]

Well--uh. Usually you can just do that to get to somewhere. If you're swimming for fun, there's easier things...

[ He looks around for a moment. ]

Do you think you can get to the shallow end? This will probably be easier where we can stand...

Yes, I think I can manage that.

[Aaand swimming over to the shallow end! Though by the time he gets there, he's already feeling a little tired -- once he's finally able to stand, he lets out a soft, tired sigh.]

...this is more work than I thought it would be...

But you made it. We're off to a good start.

[ He musses Ion's hair a little. ]

You can rest for a bit for now. I'll teach you a proper stroke in a few minutes.

[Ion just smiles at the hair-mussing -- though seeing as his hair is a little wet, it probably looks pretty silly now with that.]

"A proper stroke"? Is that another swimming technique?

Well... they're different ways to swim. There's frontstroke, sidestroke, breaststroke...

[And here Ion thought it just involved different manners of floating...]

I never realized there were so many. So you know how to do all of those?

Well... yeah. You know... island, and all that.

[ He tries to play off his discomfort at bringing up Riku's memories, but it'll probably take a while longer before he's finally made total peace with it. ]

You don't really need all of them. They're just good for different things, but all of them get you through the water.

[Even if he can hide it, Ion still knows about Kohan's discomfort with those memories. It's best not to let him dwell on it too much.]

Well, which would you recommend for someone like me?

[~~in b4 "a life-jacket".~~]

[ ~~A life jacket.~~ ]

Um... frontstroke, I guess. It's the one you see the most, I think. This one.

[ And he does a quick lap in the pool, to the other edge and back, demonstrating. ]

[Ion watches as he goes around, waiting for him to come back before commenting--]

You know, I don't think I've ever actually seen you swim before now. You're really good at it!

Really? What about... huh. [ No, yeah, he hasn't really swum around Ion before, has he? ] Well, I guess it's just... one of those things.

Do you think you can give it a try?

...I think so! [Look at dat excitement!!]

[And off he goes, trying to mirror the same thing Kohan did -- though he's not really kicking his legs enough to elevate his whole body, which means he's using a lot more arm strength than necessary to keep afloat. He makes it to the other end of the pool though, but when he turns to try and come back, he's too tired out and just kinda sinks instead.]

[...but no need to give Kohan (too much of) a heart attack, because he pops back up quickly enough and just clings to the edge instead.]

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