[AQ] Swimming Floaties [Sayuri/Dainan]

[Sayuri]

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Pool, pool, pool!

+ Description: Seiyo’s sports facility has a huge natatorium—an indoor pool! Though usually used by the swim team, there are some free swim hours during the day, especially in the warmer months. Why not take a dip?

+ Go swimming with friends during free swim! There are pool toys around somewhere, too: +1 Guardians, +1 Faberge, +1 Roost

+ Hang out, but stick to the sidelines; swimming’s not your thing, or maybe you don’t feel up to it: +1 Guardians, -1 Faberge, +1 Roost

+ Go to swim or hang out, but… you’re really just there for the sake of swimsuits: -2 Guardians, +2 Faberge, +1 Roost

+ Sneak in after hours for a night swim—it’s much more fun that way!: -1 Guardians, +1 Faberge, +2 Roost

+ Requirements: none

+ Submitted by Pai

One could not call a summer complete without at least one day spent beside the perfectly clear water of a pool.  Despite her aversion to most sports, swimming one was of the few activities that Sayuri was encouraged to participate in.  The water allowed for her to exercise freely without putting too much strain on her joints, a minor pleasure that did wonders for the girl's self esteem.  It wasn't often that she got to go outside and actually enjoy herself, but a school like Seiyo was well-equipped with state-of-the-art facilities for every sports team to enjoy.  As such, the second year had taken it upon herself to spend one of her rare free days swimming with her classmates.

Well, she tried to swim with her classmates.  Compared to most of the other students that wore school-issued swimsuits, Sayuri was covered from head to toe in a diving suit, paired up perfectly with floaties and a kickboard meant for children.  She swam around the edge of the pool, happily paddling around while her gear held her afloat.  Just because she enjoyed swimming didn't mean she often had the chance to partake in such an activity.  Her skills were on the same level as a newborn puppy but she was more than happy to just toddle along.  The others may be completing world-record setting laps but hey, at least the water was a decent temperature!  What else could she really ask for?

Dainan

[Dainan]

As much as he loved the pool it wasn’t Dainan’s ideal place to go swimming, he’d much rather be at the beach with the big blue ocean in front of him. Well, he wasn’t going to complain, he was the one too lazy to take the train or a bus out to the beach. So with that, here he was at the very familiar Seiyo pool. The building where he spent most afternoons, and some mornings, with the swim team. Fortunately today was a free day and he could spend it however he pleased. His original plan was to just relax in the pool, float around and try not to fall asleep while doing so.



That is, until he walked into the pool area and saw a girl paddling around with the help of floaties and a kickboard, complete with a diving suit. He watched her for a few moments before turning his attention to the floor as he walked to the other side of the pool, covering his mouth in an attempt to hide the quickly growing grin on his face. It wasn’t malicious, honestly he found it funny and adorable in a sense that it was like watching a little puppy trying to swim for the first time. After letting himself watch the scene before him for a little longer than necessary he got in the pool, trying not to draw attention to himself as he did.

[Sayuri]

Sayuri seemed completely unphased as the students around her began to move further and further away, giving the small girl some space to do whatever it was she was doing. She ended up with a small area completely cleared of all other classmates. Not that she really noticed; she was trying her best to go around in a circle without having to maneuver the kickboard too much. Feeling confident in her abilities for a moment, she let go of the plastic to paddle in place. Just as she thought she was safe, the kickboard floated away towards the other end of the pool.

"No, no, no. Wait up!" Sayuri called out, doing her best to follow the board as it drifted further and further away. Her floaties didn't exactly make her a speed demon as she slowly kicked her legs under the water, "Nooo, come back, come back please! Excuse me, can someone grab that! Er.... uh..... wait please!" It seemed to have a mind of its own, floating further and further away until it finally hit the wall next to the pool's newest member. Sayuri swam in place for a moment as she stared at the ridiculously tall boy in front of her before waving a hand. "Umm.... would you mind grabbing that for me?"

[Dainan]

Once Dainan was in the pool he sunk down until his shoulders were under the water, mindlessly swaying his arms beneath the water and getting used to the feeling. He was starting to relax and sink lower into the water when a child’s kick board entered his field of view, reaching out to grab it when he heard a girl’s voice call over to him asking to grab the kick board. He looked to see the same girl wearing floaties and a full body diving suit and he couldn’t help but smile as he grabbed the board.



Dainan waded through the water with the kick board in hand and stopped in front of her, “Here you go, you gotta keep an eye on this thing or else it’ll run off on you...” He gave the girl a soft smile, “I’m Takaoka, Dainan, by the way.” He set the kick board on the water between them and held out his hand.

[Sayuri]

Sayuri was incredibly relieved when the other grabbed the kick board for her, pushing it closer in her direction as she paddled over to it. She wasn't the most graceful in the water but at least she was trying! She was being very mindful of her splashing as well, keeping her feet as far under the water as she could. The motions of swimming felt so nice even if she did have a million handicaps keeping her afloat.

"Thank you so much Takaoka-san! I'm Kagawa Sayuri, it's really nice to meet you," She looked somewhat embarrassed that she needed his help, cheeks pink as she pulled the kick board back to her chest. He seemed so agile in the water, like a real life human-fish-man! Or would it be merboy? Aqualad?! "I'm really sorry about that, I let it go for a moment but it wouldn't stay put at all. I hope I didn't disturb your swimming time!"

[Dainan]

“Nice to meet you, too, Kagawa-san,” Dainan ran his hands over the water, making small waves as he listened to her, “Oh, don’t worry about it. You didn’t disturb me at all!” He reassured her with a big smile, looking around the pool. It was obvious the other students there were giving her space and letting her do her own thing.
Although the girl herself didn't seem to mind, it looked lonely in his eyes.

He bit the inside of his cheek and looked back at Sayuri, “Would you like some company…? I can help you swim if you’d like. And I could keep an eye on that kick board for you,” He finished with a chuckle, absentmindedly continuing to make small waves with his hands.

[Sayuri]

Oh, how nice he was! Here she was messily paddling around and he was offering to help her! Weren't people at this school so welcoming to newcomers? He had probably arrived hoping to have his own time to swim and now he was keeping an eye on her run-away swim supplies.

"That would be wonderful!" She replied, shining brighter than the sun in the sky at his kindness. She wasn't necessarily lonely but the temptation of a swimming partner was too much for her to resist, "I.... um.... I'm not very good at swimming. We don't have a pool at home so this is the first time I've been out here in a while. Aren't Seiyo's facilities lovely though?"

She paddled around happily, clutching her kick board closer to herself as she fought to keep from spinning around, "What about you, Takaoka-san? Do you come here often?"

[Dainan]

"They're really nice," Dainan answered her about the facilities before she continued, watching her swim and wading in the water along side her. "Oh, yeah I do... I'm actually on the swim team, so I'm here quite a bit," He answered with a smile. "I'd rather be at the beach, but I like the pool here. It's nice compared to most places," He added absentmindedly.



He shifted himself until he was floating on his back next to Sayuri, lightly swaying his arms so he could stay afloat. "Is this your first time coming to the pool?" He asked, moving his head to the side enough to where he could see the girl without getting a mouth full of water.

[Sayuri]

"You're on the swim team?? Seriously???" Sayuri asked, eyes wide with wonder as though he had just proclaimed to be an olympic swimmer. She didn't exactly know what she was expecting from the other, but seeing his body type it was no wonder he played sports. He was well-built and tall, probably with a wingspan that would be perfect for those tiring laps. "The beach? I've never been to the beach but it seems even grander than a pool. Doesn't the salt get in everything though and make it hard to clean?" There was a beach in West Otonoki but she'd never taken the train over. Her family was insistent on having her stay here.

"Oh, yes. Well, I've been here once before but I've never swam. I only saw it from past the gate," She pointed towards the railing on the side, separating the pool area from the rest of the school. The other was doing an excellent job staying upright and she wished she was that agile in the water. "It's a bit harder than I expected though, I didn't think swimming would be this difficult to pull off. I'm starting to think I'd have an easier time if I took all of this gear off."

[Dainan]

Dainan chuckled at her response to hearing he was on the swim team, she probably wasn't trying, but she had a certain charm about her. He turned himself so that his feet were resting on the floor of the pool once more and he could look her in the face as they spoke. "The beach is much grander than a pool, the ocean is endless and that's what makes it so grand and exciting," He paused, realizing he was beginning to ramble, "Uh, but I... haven't noticed too much trouble with the salt and cleaning," He softly smiled, wondering if that had even remotely answered the question.


His eyes followed the direction she pointed in and nodded, "I hope it's not too hard, of course... I do think you'd have a little more mobility without all of the swim gear," Dainan smiled at her. With what she was wearing he would have expected her to say she was headed to the beach. He waded backwards towards the end of the pool, "Next time, I could give you a lesson, maybe... I'm not the greatest swimmer, but it would be better than nothing?" His voice betrayed him, sounding like he was not at all confident in being able to help.