Who: The Spade Pirates Where: Serenes When: April 10th-13th What:chillin' out maxin relaxin all cool Gathering supplies Warnings: Nothing more than the usual Status: Open
[Hey. Hey Nami. Look over here. Hey. Are you looking? Good. Cuz Namur's kicking off the bottom of the lake and jetting as fast as he can for the surface so he can leap out of the water ridiculously high, curl himself up into a ball to do like five back flips before diving back in to the water with an impressively small splash. He is that streamlined. Oh yeah. Come on. Did you see that?
[Nami, please. He put everything he had into that first jump. But he squints up at the surface regardless. It'll be hard, but maybe if he's only focusing on height...]
Yeah, sure. Check it out.
[He circles the pond a couple times to gain speed, dives down to have enough room, then propels himself upward, climbing high and fast and reaching to clear a higher height. Of course, there's no real way to judge whether he succeeds or not, but to his perception the treeline dropped a little lower this time around, so he'll call it good. He lets himself fall backward with his arms spread wide, then brings them in to his chest quickly, creating spin, and manages three full twists before plopping back into the lake.]
What y' think? Made it! Jus' by a li'l bit, eh? How high can you jump?
[Your jumping skills have certainly not gone appreciated, Namur, as Nami is now giving you a congratulatory clap.]
Let's find out.
[She follows similar pattern, diving down, swimming around faster and faster to gain enough speed. With as much force as she can muster, she breaks through the surface and climbs up high and higher. Not quite focusing on mid-air maneuvers, Nami pulls off a lone flip at the peak of her jump before descending back into the water.]
[Namur clearly has the best ideas ever. He pulls her up close for the streamline, and starts around the lake again, gaining speed. Then he leaps as high as he can out of the water-
[Don't worry about it. This is clearly just a fish-people thing, as Nami's having a blast right now.
She looks on as Namur becomes smaller and smaller the more air she gets. At the apex of the jump, the mermaid just takes it all in. The sunlight, the smell of the ocean air before plummeting back down.
Once she makes it back next to him, she can only ask:]
[And then he realizes that was kind of a shitty thing to say. She's young, sure, but that doesn't mean she couldn't have gotten around some. His face goes as red as his gills.]
Uh. Well. Y' know. Whatever shit y' ain't done yet. Could be anythin'. Sailin' 'round the world, killin' a kraken, hell if I know.
[He shrugs. Totally cool. Not brighter than a shitty salmon looking for a little lovin'. Definitely not that.]
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It was awesome.
Right?]
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Not bad, Namur!
[She's impressed. Even if you do have legs.]
Think you can make it even higher?
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Yeah, sure. Check it out.
[He circles the pond a couple times to gain speed, dives down to have enough room, then propels himself upward, climbing high and fast and reaching to clear a higher height. Of course, there's no real way to judge whether he succeeds or not, but to his perception the treeline dropped a little lower this time around, so he'll call it good. He lets himself fall backward with his arms spread wide, then brings them in to his chest quickly, creating spin, and manages three full twists before plopping back into the lake.]
What y' think? Made it! Jus' by a li'l bit, eh? How high can you jump?
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Let's find out.
[She follows similar pattern, diving down, swimming around faster and faster to gain enough speed. With as much force as she can muster, she breaks through the surface and climbs up high and higher. Not quite focusing on mid-air maneuvers, Nami pulls off a lone flip at the peak of her jump before descending back into the water.]
How was that?
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I don't usually have someone wanting to see me jump that high while I'm swimming.
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Guarantee y'll make it. C'mere.
[He swims forward just a little, holding his hands out for her to take.]
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Now what?
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And chucks her up into the air.
So smooth.]
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She looks on as Namur becomes smaller and smaller the more air she gets. At the apex of the jump, the mermaid just takes it all in. The sunlight, the smell of the ocean air before plummeting back down.
Once she makes it back next to him, she can only ask:]
Did you see how high I went?
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[And possibly one fishman, but the requirements for that are exist and be female, so your mileage may vary on the validity of the sentiment.]
Have fun?
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[It was one of the many reasons she enjoyed being from the sea. Good luck trying to experience that as a human.]
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Maybe I'll give y' a couple other firsts, huh? Sheheheh!
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Other firsts? Like what?
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[And then he realizes that was kind of a shitty thing to say. She's young, sure, but that doesn't mean she couldn't have gotten around some. His face goes as red as his gills.]
Uh. Well. Y' know. Whatever shit y' ain't done yet. Could be anythin'. Sailin' 'round the world, killin' a kraken, hell if I know.
[He shrugs. Totally cool. Not brighter than a shitty salmon looking for a little lovin'. Definitely not that.]