in_sidon_we_trust: (open arms)
Prince Sidon ([personal profile] in_sidon_we_trust) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2021-05-17 04:19 am

Underwater Basket Weaving and Other Aquatic Arts!; Monday, Fourth Period [05/17].

Since the weather appeared to be cooperating, the class would be meeting once again at the beach, and when they did, they would find their instructor as eager and excited as ever, warming up with some squats and arm stretches and encouraging exclamations. And once everyone was there and ready to go, he did one final stretch up high over his head, rolled his neck a little, and laughed before opening his arms to the class in greeting.

"Hello!" he said. "And welcome back! Are you all ready for another thrilling day of learning aquatic arts? I know I am! And since this particular aquatic art will require a lot of physical activity, let's all take a moment to stretch and warm up so that our bodies are limber and ready to go! Because today, we are tackling that most important Aquatic Art, the one for which mostly all other Aquatic Arts stem from, and that, of course, is swimming!

"Now," he continued, after waving a hand to encourage them all to keep stretching while he talked, something that he, himself, was also going to do, "there's a good chance that we all possess a very diverse range of swimming skills! Some of you, such as myself, may have been swimming since you were practically a tadpole, freshly hatched into a world of water and wonder! Some of you may have learned a little later, but due to your exposure to watery depths, may have a wide range of experience and skills. Some of you may not know how to swim barely at all! And that is fine, because we're going to go over many different techniques, we shall help each other, those who already know the basics will receive an excellent refresher, and by the end of the class, hopefully we'll all be confident enough in our swimming abilities to puruse a...bit of a challenge!"

His grin was particularly excited and shiny over that.

And he gave them a little more time to stretch and get warmed up before calling out, "Alright, my intrepid aquatic artistes! Everybody in the water! Let's get swimming!"
betterthanaplan: (warrior variation)

Re: Warm up and Stretching! - Underwater Basket Weaving!, 05/17.

[personal profile] betterthanaplan 2021-05-17 02:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Duke was absolutely here. He was already fairly warmed up after his own class and scaling the Jackdaw's rigging, but he was happy to stretch out again anyway.

When he wasn't busy marveling at just how freaking tall the teacher was and what kind of height he managed when eh stretched up like that.
okteiviakom: ([pos] oof)

Re: Warm up and Stretching! - Underwater Basket Weaving!, 05/17.

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2021-05-17 03:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ha yun, jaka."

Everyone liked a surprise snogon, right?
betterthanaplan: (it was a good day)

Re: Warm up and Stretching! - Underwater Basket Weaving!, 05/17.

[personal profile] betterthanaplan 2021-05-17 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"Gona!" Duke looked at her and beamed. "Hey, I didn't know you signed up for this."
okteiviakom: ([neu] bright child)

Re: Warm up and Stretching! - Underwater Basket Weaving!, 05/17.

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2021-05-17 03:37 pm (UTC)(link)
One side of Octavia's lips tilted upward, a little. Mostly in response to his beaming than anything else.

"I didn't."

But like that would stop her.
betterthanaplan: (inuendo?)

Re: Warm up and Stretching! - Underwater Basket Weaving!, 05/17.

[personal profile] betterthanaplan 2021-05-17 03:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oooo, class crasher," Duke said. "I promise not to tell."
okteiviakom: ([pos] oof)

Re: Warm up and Stretching! - Underwater Basket Weaving!, 05/17.

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2021-05-17 03:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Octavia snorted faintly. "I doubt anyone cares." Because she'd met Sidon before, and he really didn't seem like the type who'd mind.
betterthanaplan: (inuendo?)

Re: Warm up and Stretching! - Underwater Basket Weaving!, 05/17.

[personal profile] betterthanaplan 2021-05-17 04:01 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, yeah, but that's not as fun."
okteiviakom: ([pos] yeah as if)

Re: Warm up and Stretching! - Underwater Basket Weaving!, 05/17.

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2021-05-17 04:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Octavia gave him a little look that suggested she was not surprised to hear him say that.
betterthanaplan: (it was a good day)

Re: Warm up and Stretching! - Underwater Basket Weaving!, 05/17.

[personal profile] betterthanaplan 2021-05-17 04:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Duke just grinned back, completely unrepentant.
okteiviakom: ([neu] no srsly queen)

Re: Warm up and Stretching! - Underwater Basket Weaving!, 05/17.

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2021-05-17 05:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Octavia made a show of rolling her eyes, and settled into a stretch.

And sounded perfectly casual as she asked, "You wanna come over, after class?"
betterthanaplan: (pleased)

Re: Warm up and Stretching! - Underwater Basket Weaving!, 05/17.

[personal profile] betterthanaplan 2021-05-17 05:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"Sounds good," Duke said, as he followed her stretching lead. "Nothing like curling up with your snogon after a good swim."
okteiviakom: ([spec] flexible af)

Re: Warm up and Stretching! - Underwater Basket Weaving!, 05/17.

[personal profile] okteiviakom 2021-05-17 05:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Octavia felt far too good about apparently nailing that casual invitation. It really should not have been a big deal to invite either of her partners to her boat.

(It still kind of felt like one.)

(And also good.)

"Okay," she said, with a tiny nod. "Good, that's settled."