Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming.

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Characters: [Closed] Tavros Nitram(AU), Sollux Captor(AU), and Jane Crocker
Date: August 23, Afternoon/Early evening
Format: Prose
Content Warnings: Nada
Summary: Tavros introducing his moirail, Sollux, to his new friend Jane. Also swimming.

So you know what's really amazing?

Making friends!

You know what's even more amazing?

Introducing friends to friends and all being friends together! That's pretty darn fantastic and Tavros is very excited for it because that's what's going to happen today! Tavros has to talk to Sollux about it first though, which he's a little worried about. Sollux is a rather paranoid person in general and it can be a little tough getting him to talk to people. But he certainly did assist Sollux in getting more social with the others back home! Even if that was just... typing and video games, but hey, it's a step. Now he'll try to introduce Sollux to someone new and face to face, a nice big step! And they'll even be around water when it happens so he will hopefully be a bit more calm.

With that in mind, Tavros leaves his apartment and heads to Sollux's, knocking on the front door and pulling on a wide smile and keeping a positive attitude.

Comments

[swwag]

Another curtsy! And heck yes he likes it, he even responds with a bow of his own.

"Great! Then we should get right to that then, yes?" Smiles, moving closer to the docks with a wide and confident pace, he's already a bit pleased since Sollux hasn't taken too sarcastic of a tone just yet.

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"Sure, that sounds fine!" Jane follows after the two aliens, smiling like all this is totally normal. To be fair, though, not a lot perturbs her once she's initially encountered it. She trots along the docks behind Tavros and Sollux, and as they head onto a pier she swaps the sundress and sandals (along with her glasses) into her sylladex, leaving her in a red gingham one-piece swimsuit.

She doesn't ask if they want get in with her or any such thing, instead electing to be the first to dive in. When she surfaces she grins up at both of them, squinting a little due to her poor vision as she paddles a touch awkwardly. "Goodness, the water's awfully cold when you're not used to it! It's still nice in here, though."

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[anaglyphiic]

Sollux turns- quickly and frantically when he hears a suddenly splash of water nearby. He's a split second away from bringing out his trident when he realizes that it was just Jane jumping into the water. Crisis averted. He still has his hand over his collapsing and expanding bladder based aquatic vascular system though, out of sheer panic.

...And wasn't she wearing something different before?

Sollux looks to Tavros, a little lost for proper social direction at this point.

Wow, good job.

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Tavros is already laughing a little, watching how quickly Jane takes to the water. Like a fish even! And he grins, following her. He'd jump right in as well but Sollux suddenly looks really nervous and that's not gonna do at all.

He furrows his brows, giving him a wary smile and putting a hand on his shoulder. He says nothing, just smiles, squeezing his hand in place a little before moving to the edge of the dock finally. With that, he quickly dives in, but it's a lot less of a splash as Tavros-even with his horns and cape- cuts into the water smooth like any sea dweller should, soon popping up to the surface and giving Jane a wide grin.

"The cold's nice, still warmer than uh, what Sole and I are used to!"

[bowlbuster]

"Sorry, Sollux, did I startle you? Brrr!" Jane giggles, swimming over close to the dock, grinning over at Tavros. "You guys must be used to it being really cold, then, because this is absolutely freezing to me!"

She smiles up at Sollux on the dock, waving up at him. "Come on in, you goof, you're the seadweller here!"

[anaglyphiic]

"You would probably be warmer if you didn't ... declothe before getting in," he says, before moving to sit down on the dock and then sliding into the water. He'd rather avoid a splashing sound at all, if he can help it.

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"Decl- Oh! Yeah uh, what's about that?" Looks at Jane.

"Is a different set of clothing for swimming a thing humans do?" Tavros looks over at Sollux getting in with a small smile, because Sollux, that looks ridiculous. Stop it.

[bowlbuster]

"Well, for humans, if clothes get soaked they weigh us down and restrict movement. And we can't breathe underwater, so that's a problem! Also then my dress would be soaked through and it'd take forever to dry. This is a swimsuit, it's what we generally use to swim in."

She paddles a little closer, still shivering but smiling through it. "It's okay, though. I'm warm-blooded, so I'll adjust in a few minutes. It's just a bit of a temperature shock!"

[anaglyphiic]

No, he won't stop it. He likes being quiet.

But he's in the water now, lightly paddling over to where Jane and Tavros are floating. He understands being weighed down by wet clothes, which does happen on occasion. He can't even imagine wearing a cape like Tavros does and trying to remain floating, but Tavros is a bit stronger than he looks. "Warm-blooded?" Does she mean... like 'of low-color blood'? They tend to be warmer than seadwellers.

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"Oh, that makes sense... I guess we uh, as sea dwellers are used to it? Plus our clothing dries pretty fast!" Nod. Wait, pause.

"There are no seadwelling humans?" And yes, he's rather strong! You'd be surprised what that much swimming in a cape and tux can do! Also he is just as confused about that warm blooded comment and gives Jane and odd look of his own.

[bowlbuster]

"Yes, you know, humans are mammals...?" And now she's staring blankly, too. Confusion circus all over the place! "But no, we don't have any seadwelling humans." She looks from Tavros to Sollux. "I mean, we're not really built for it."

[anaglyphiic]

"Well, landdwellers aren't meant to swim either," Sollux replies, slightly confused as to why there aren't seadweller humans, but whatever. Aliens are weird.

[swwag]

"Oh uh, mammals... r-right."

"Well landwalkers aren't built for it eith- yeah... Are there other kinds of humans at all?"