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lostcarnival2017-09-16 04:21 pm
hippocarnival) wrote in lostcarnival2017-09-16 04:21 pm
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Who: Yuya and Strange
When: later day 161
Where: Greysol and the lake
What: Yuya tries to teach Strange how to swim.
Warnings: Secondhand embarrassment?
Yuya's ready to make an honest effort at swimming lessons with Strange, but first they're going to need something more appropriate than heavy coats and slacks for swimming in, so when Strange reaches out to him, Yuya sets up a meeting at the first swimwear clothing shop he can find--he doesn't look into it much beyond the sign, but there's gotta be something normal in there, right?
His hands are stuffed in his pockets when Strange walks up, Koemi perched on his shoulder. Once he looks up he manages to pull his hand up to wave enthusiastically. "Mr. Strange! Siobhan!"
When: later day 161
Where: Greysol and the lake
What: Yuya tries to teach Strange how to swim.
Warnings: Secondhand embarrassment?
Yuya's ready to make an honest effort at swimming lessons with Strange, but first they're going to need something more appropriate than heavy coats and slacks for swimming in, so when Strange reaches out to him, Yuya sets up a meeting at the first swimwear clothing shop he can find--he doesn't look into it much beyond the sign, but there's gotta be something normal in there, right?
His hands are stuffed in his pockets when Strange walks up, Koemi perched on his shoulder. Once he looks up he manages to pull his hand up to wave enthusiastically. "Mr. Strange! Siobhan!"
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Yuya nods, pushing himself back a couple feet in the water so there's plenty of depth. "Okay, so--" His gaze drifts up to the sky as he thinks about how to describe it. He learned to swim such a long time ago that the lessons are kind of fuzzy in his head.
"We'll just start with treading so you get used to floating in the water. It's really easy! You just move your legs kind of like your walking, but not bending your legs as much? And you push your arms across the water like this."
He demonstrates, then gestures. "You don't have to come too deep, just so you're not touching the bottom of the lake anymore."
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...and then just straight up goes under. That only lasts for a few seconds though as Strange manages to push past the innate panic of sinking to move his legs and arms like Yuya demonstrated. After those few seconds, he pops up from the surface to catch a breath of air.
"I think I'm—" And nope, he's sinking again. This is how it's going to be for the next however long, Strange alternating sinking and succeeding at treading water, swapping between the two every few seconds.
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"Hey, you're getting the hang of it!" At least for a few seconds--focus on the positive! He reaches forward, trying to gently grab Strange's arms in hopes that it grounds him on staying above the water. "Just try not to panic. You're not in any danger, remember? Just focus on keeping your head above the water."
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Of course, she quickly moves out of the way so that Strange can't stand on her. It's not going to be that easy. But since that's happened, Strange is treading water much easier. Of course, he still sucks at it. But it's more along the lines of him going under every fifteen seconds instead of every five.
"There," he says, slightly winded. "Is that better?"
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"Yeah, you're getting it!" Mostly. He can tell they'll need to take this slowly. But at least he says it with a smile. "Just practice treading right now. When you can stay above without sinking for a few minutes, I'll show you how to actually swim."
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Yuya's about to discover one of those annoying facets about Strange's personality: he has absolutely no goddamn patience. This, unfortunately, also extends to swim lessons.
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And not into deeper water, because that sounds like a complete mistake. "Swimming above water is a lot like treading, except you're going sideways," he says, and then pauses because that's kind of a horrible description. "I'll show you first!"
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"Well, go on then. I'm—" And then he falls under water again, but quickly manages to tread water enough to get back to the surface, blinking lake water out of his eyes. "I'm watching!"
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He is a little reluctant to let go, however. But he does, quickly moving his own arms to keep afloat as he puts more space between them again. He glances around before settling for just doing a lap around Strange. That seems the easiest way to keep in view, so when there's a few feet between them Yuya turns and starts to swim in a slow circle around Strange.
The basic movement is pretty similar, since it's all ultimately 'push the water away from you'. It's just the propelling forward Yuya's trying to work out how to describe, so he hopes Strange understands just from a demonstration.
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"That seems simple enough!" Strange remarks, with a little laugh. "Just pushing your legs forward and—" And then he sinks again, getting a mouthful of lake water in the process. Bobbing back up, Strange spits the water out, looking over at Yuya.
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"You don't want to bend your legs that much. Using your arms to push forward and steer is really important, and you kick with your legs for power."
He floats to Strange's side and points to the shore. "I think you should practice by swimming that way first."
You know, to water he won't drown in.
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"Well, here goes."
Of course, it's all kind of terrible. Strange doesn't stick his head in the water and his legs and arms are moving at different speeds, entirely unsynced with each other. But he's slowly moving forward and he isn't sinking, so that's what matters in the end.
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"You got it! Keep going, and try to move your arms and legs at the same speeds,"
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Unfortunately, all of the different rules that he's juggling end up with Strange hopelessly muddled, hopelessly confused, and downright flailing. So, he panics. And then he sinks. Fortunately, the water's only a few feet deep so as he sinks, he scrambles in the water for a few seconds before popping back up, feet back on the ground.
"Well! That could have gone worse!" But, that annoying little voice in the back of his head points out, it could have gone better.
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"Yeah, that's right. You still made it a couple feet, that's better than other people!"
Koemi rolls over to float on her back. "You just need practice."
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"Well! That's reassuring to hear!" And is certainly making Strange's ego puff up a little bit. Ha! He's a good swimmer! Or, at least, he has potential to be a good swimmer. "I'll make certain to keep practicing, especially while I have Siobhan to help me out."
This is not going to happen. Strange is going to diligently practice for four or so days before getting distracted and doing something else or taking up a different hobby.
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Or Strange will give up and never learn in the first place.
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"So! Shall we practice swimming some more?" After all, he does have potential, might as well throw himself whole-heartedly into this and learn as much as he can!
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He swims back out, finding their original spot and waving. "Try swimming back and forth between me and the shore a few times."
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And so, Strange swims out to Yuya. It's still really terrible and he still seems reluctant to put his head in the water, but at least a third of the time, his arms and legs are moving in sync.
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