fandomhigh | Underwater Basket Weaving and Other Aquatic Arts!; Monday, Fourth Period [06/21].

Sidon had been a very, very busy Zora that morning, because there had been a lot of work to do for his class today! And that 'a lot to do' involved constructing an elaborate obstacle course in the water (although it looked to me much more like a monster camp than being made out of inflatables, because, well...inflatables and claws were never a good combination!). But by the time class rolled around, it was all ready to go! Hopefully, his students would be ready, as well!

"Hello, everyone!" Sidon greeted them with his usual enthusiasm despite having been hard at work and being quite tired by this point; far be it from him, though, to let something like that get his enthusiasm down! "Welcome to our final epic aquatic adventure! Behold! The obstacle course!

"Do you have what it takes to take down this watery behemoth? Can you meet its challenges head on and rise to the top? Or, at the very least, get a good run of the whole thing? Of course you can! I believe in you!"

Fist pump! Sparkly Smile! Hold for drama!

"So go forth and tackle this thrilling course, discover new avenues of aquatic challenge, and have fun, because, at the end of the day, that is truly what the Aquatic Arts are all about! Thank you all for being such wonderful participants in this exciting exploration of my favorite kind of arts! Let us finish the session by showing this sea how truly fantastic we really are!"

Without further ado, Sidon lept up in the air to do a rather impressive back flip that allowed him to splash easily out into the deeper water beyond the obstacle course, hopped on board, and waved his arm to invite them all out there to join him.

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Overcoming obstacles!

Astrid Magnussen

Nina Argentum

Duke Crocker

Octavia ~~Blake~~

There isn't a whole lot to say, because an obstacle course is pretty self-explanitory, especially when the main goal is just to have fun out there, but this is a good time to warm up before heading out to conquer the challenge for yourself, shout questions at Sidon if you've got them, or even request a lift on his back if you're not confident in your swimming to get out there, even if it isn't that far out.

Also, requesting a lift just because is completely valid, too.

Nina absolutely did not need a lift but just after a Saturday of them making waves (she was not sorry about the pun) at a water park, she definitely wanted one!

"Siiiiiiiiiiidon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" She had no problems getting her voice to carry, no. "Can I get a lift?????????????"

It was just fun!

Ahhhh, and who could ever mistake that particular siren's call? Sidon had to laugh upon hearing it, taking a dive back into the water so he could swim close enough for Nina to join him.

"But of course!" he said. "It would be my pleasure to escot the lady to the perilous challenge that awaits!"

With that, he smoothly shifted his position in the water in a way that should make it easy for her to climb onto his back. "We shall get you there in no time!"

Since she had practice at this so recently, Nina was able to clamber onto his back with little fuss.

She laughed.

"If you want to take a detour, I won't tell!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"I wasn't thinking of much of a detour," Sidon admitted with a chuckle, once he felt that Nina was secure and comfortable and ready to go, starting out heading toward the course slowly but gaining significant speed with each word, "but...perhaps...a little....something else! Hang on tight, Nina!"

Because like he was going to waste another opportunity to show off a little by approaching the course so quickly that it looked like, unless any sudden moves were made, they may very well be crashing into it in a moment...!

So of course a sudden move was made. Not to the left or to the right, but rather straight up into the air, over the course, with a smooth landing in the middle before bringing her over to the side so she could hop onto the planks.

Just because he could.

~~And also someone very recently replayed this part of the game, shhhh~~

Nina's squeal as he sped up and then told her to hang on tight was gleeful. She took him at his word, clinging like a barnacle and------

Then they were airborne, the world seeming to fall away around them, before he landed and Nina hopped down, laughing brilliantly.

"That was the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"It was rather fantastic, wasn't it?" Sidon declared, with no shame or humilty, only pride and eagerness. "Complete the course, Nina, and we'll see about having another go!"

Not the he felt she needed the encouragement, but, well, that sort of thing came as naturally to him as breathing.

"You bet!!!!!!!!!!!!" she said, beaming up at him. "I'll see you at the finish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

It's...mostly structurally sound! The Zora are natural architects, after all! But feel free to run wild and run amuck and just have a grand old aquatic time on the obstacle course, challenge each other if you feel so inclined, or just hang out in the middle and spectate and cheer.

Edited 2021-06-21 11:18 (UTC)

He is most certainly there to be talked to, even between keeping an eye out for any daring rescues that might need to be made!

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