PM to join [North Shore] Time for a Dip?

[Tsukiko]

51st of Spring, 513 AV - 13th Bell It was a fine afternoon, Syna had warmed the water to a tolerable chill, her presence high in the clear sky. Tsukiko walked along the beach, stopping every now and then to chat with the other Svefra. Returning to her catamaran, the Lethaefal decided that it would be the perfect time to train her swimming. She remembered her first lesson, a few years prior, with a wry smile. Then, it had been near the beginning of winter, and a member of the Oceangem pod had taken her out for a dip. Since her earthbound form was that of a Svefra, they had accepted her as one of their own, and she had been included into their family. She sent out a thought of thanks to Laviku as her feet met the mildly cold water. Tsukiko had stripped to her undergarments, as most Svefra did, though they did not mind nudity in the least. Slipping into the cool waves, she began to swim along the length of her ship, not going to far into the deep, for the time being. For several chimes, she did some exercises to warm up her limbs. She completed as many laps as she could in the time it took her to count to a hundred and twenty, then flip onto her back to do the same, taking a few seconds break after each set, sipping from her water skin. After ten chimes, when her muscles her pleasantly sore, she decided to take a break; swim along the shore and observe the other participants of this particular hunt. Digging her toes into the sand, she launched herself through the water, and began her trek through the waves. Tsukiko swam along the shoreline, taking her time, didn't push herself, and took her time to not consume too much strength. She saw many Svefra attempting to teach the city folk the basics of the aquatic activity, sharing a grin with them as she passed. For about five chimes, she continued to swim along the shoreline. On her way back, she paused by a rock to catch her breath. While holding herself up with one hand, Tsukiko looked towards the groups on the beach. 'Perhaps I'll go to spar a bit later... My sword skills have much to be desired,' she thought, wincing as she recalled how poor her skills actually were. Sighing, she continued her lap. As she did, she saw one of the Svefra wave to her, and she changed her course. 'What could she want?', she thought as she approached, noting that the woman had students with her.

[Perc]

Syna shone down on the earth with a warming glow, the sky was a charming blue and there was a fresh breeze blowing to keep everybody from overheating. Dispite that though, Perc was having an absolutely miserable day, not only was he soaked from head to toe in seawater, something he didn't find that bad on his own especially since he was swimming in the sea, it was the taste of salt in his mouth, the fact that that fresh breeze was actually rather cold when the only thing guarding your decency were your undergarments and... well the fact he had been forced to strip to his undergarments in front of a rather big crowd and then had been forced to try and swim, or at least do something resembling swimming, in cold seawater. Perc was desperately trying to keep his cheeks from heating up as he tried to follow the instructions of the teacher. Cursing the fact that even when submerged in cold water he still was going red from embarrassment. He tried to tune out the feeling of being watched, he knew from the few days he had been hanging around the svefra that they didn't have much of a nudity taboo and didn't care much about it, and concentrated on the instructions. 'Normally the body floats,' perc repeated what the teacher had said before in his mind. 'so all you need to do is make sure you don't breath in water and use your hands and feet to propel yourself forward.' he mimicked the way his teachers arms had moved. One arm moved in an arc going over your head as the other pulled back. At the same time move the head to the side to take a breath of air. Well, he had the theory down, in practice however he just succeed in letting water fly everywhere and generally making a fool of himself. Then again the rest of the sylirians weren't doing any better. Perc did notice the new woman that was waved over by their teacher and perc was quite curious about that. 'Are we that bad she needs help?'