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fandomhigh2019-05-21 09:49 am
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Wilderness Adventures, Tuesday
Like before, class was once again outdoors. In the water.
"So, no more dinosaurs means we can safely be in the woods," Tony said. "But now the island is flooded. So, it looks like we'll be changing up the lesson plan to address that instead."
"To swimming," Steve said, nodding as he gestured around the soggy park. "We're not expecting you to be Olympic level, but a few tips on how to stop yourself from drowning if you end up stumbling into an unexpectedly deep body of water definitely falls under wilderness skills."
Unless you're trapped in an airplane that you specifically put down into the North Atlantic, but Steve was working very hard on not thinking about that right now. This week was...not great, if you were Steve.
There were a number of things that just Weren't Great all around.
"We have some tips for you kids," Tony added with a tight smile. "Some if you might already know what you're doing, so you can help us with anyone less familiar with it."
"Unfortunately, since we want you to get used to wilderness conditions, we're ignoring the part about the water not being too cold, too deep, or easy to see to the bottom of," Steve said. "You are with other people, though, which will help. The most important thing to do is not to panic because your brain will definitely want you to panic."
Voices of experience, here, kids.
"And we have pool toys to help!" Tony added. Because those helped, damn it.
"No beating your teachers with the pool noodles," Steve said, stripping off his shirt and stepping into the cold, cold water. "Work first on floating, then on treading water, okay?"
"So, no more dinosaurs means we can safely be in the woods," Tony said. "But now the island is flooded. So, it looks like we'll be changing up the lesson plan to address that instead."
"To swimming," Steve said, nodding as he gestured around the soggy park. "We're not expecting you to be Olympic level, but a few tips on how to stop yourself from drowning if you end up stumbling into an unexpectedly deep body of water definitely falls under wilderness skills."
Unless you're trapped in an airplane that you specifically put down into the North Atlantic, but Steve was working very hard on not thinking about that right now. This week was...not great, if you were Steve.
There were a number of things that just Weren't Great all around.
"We have some tips for you kids," Tony added with a tight smile. "Some if you might already know what you're doing, so you can help us with anyone less familiar with it."
"Unfortunately, since we want you to get used to wilderness conditions, we're ignoring the part about the water not being too cold, too deep, or easy to see to the bottom of," Steve said. "You are with other people, though, which will help. The most important thing to do is not to panic because your brain will definitely want you to panic."
Voices of experience, here, kids.
"And we have pool toys to help!" Tony added. Because those helped, damn it.
"No beating your teachers with the pool noodles," Steve said, stripping off his shirt and stepping into the cold, cold water. "Work first on floating, then on treading water, okay?"
Re: Get in the Water
And sure, it was cold, but did Wayne seem like the type of guy who'd admit to thinking the water was too cold?
He was going to take advantage of using a pool noodle or two to support him for easier floating, though. Wasn't too bad, taking some time to just float a little, his arms resting on the noodles behind him so that he could mostly keep his hands out of the water.
He was definitely the guy who kept his hands out of the water when he was floating, so that they were kept dry so he could still light his smokes.
Forget that he clearly didn't have his smokes or his lighter with him right now.
This was more of a hot-tub habit, but, still, you never knew.