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Finnick Odair | Victor of the 65th Hunger Games ([personal profile] fishermansweater) wrote in [community profile] sixthiterationlogs2017-05-23 01:12 am

ψ come away little lass come away to the water | SWIMMING MINGLE OTA

WHO: E V E R Y O N E
WHERE: The waterfall
WHEN: During the hot weather in late May
OPEN TO: Anyone
WARNINGS: PROBABLY NAKED. cw your warnings in individual threads.
STATUS: Open. THIS IS A MINGLE, have at it, tag around, you know what to do. If you want Finnick, let me know in the comment subject!





He wouldn't actually say it was really hot yet, but it's definitely getting to the sort of temperatures that make Finnick miss swimming. There's no substitute for the sand of a beach underfoot, the reassuring roar of the surf, the taste of salt in the air, but there is at least water here, tumbling down from the waterfall and flowing through the canyon until it disappears into the rocks to the south. And he knows from constantly checking his fish traps that the water is deliciously cool.

He's tested out a few spots along the river for swimming, and it's good to be in the water again, after being kept out of it for so long by the harshness of the winter.  Not swimming doesn't feel right to him, and it never has. He's never spent this long somewhere with a winter this cold, and he can't remember ever going this long without swimming. So Finnick's been testing the water out since before it was probably what most people would consider to be warm enough to swim. It had helped that he and Annie had some gifts to hunt for in the river, but those have long been found, and now it's just for relaxation.

The calmest, most relaxing place he's found so far for swimming in the river is the pool at the foot of the waterfall, where the water plunges into the canyon crisp and cool from the heights of the cliffs. It's deep around the falls, and it's big enough to swim, and Finnick spends most of the hottest parts of the day there.

So whenever he hears someone talking about the heat while he's dropping food off in the village, he suggests they try the waterfall pool. Word's likely to get around, so he won't be entirely surprised to find other people stopping by the falls.

When they do, they're likely to find him swimming around the deep part near the falls, stripped down to his underwear and, from the grin on his face, having the time of his life. It's clear just from looking at him that he's good at this, moving through the water with a confidence and grace more like to a sea-creature than a man. He's in such a good mood that he even calls out to greet many of the people who approach.

Of course, he's not the guardian of the waterfall: everyone's welcome to stop by whether he's there or not. Once or twice, there's even a moose to be seen standing at the edge of the pool taking a long, relaxing drink.
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[personal profile] turned_to_steel 2017-06-02 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
Truthfully, opening up to and trusting someone had been the furthest thing from her mind upon her arrival. She had pretty much given up hope that men like Raleigh even existed beyond her stories but she knows that she is lucky. She wants to believe they have something special but she won't throw it in other people's faces either. If anything, she is protective of it and of him because she knows how cruel the world can be. Still, she hopes that others can find the same thing eventually.

She nods when Peggy points out that she is already in the water and can rush for her towel when she gets out. Then she nods again, glancing over her shoulder. "He is supposed to and, yes, he seems to be feeling a lot better. Now we can just pray that things settle down for awhile."
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[personal profile] womanofvalue 2017-06-02 06:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Peggy has to hope that Raleigh hadn't shared quite how Peggy had helped with the firefly bites, seeing as she's not entirely sure that Sansa would be so pleased to find out that she'd been rather liberal with the application of a punch to prevent him from seeing things and believing them to be true.

"I don't think they've stayed settled in the whole time that I've been here, but at the same time, what else would we do with our days?" She's not entirely sure, if she's honest. "What do you do with your time?"
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[personal profile] turned_to_steel 2017-06-09 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
While Sansa didn't know how Peggy had dealt with Raleigh during that time, she probably wouldn't be too upset either. Yes, she hated the idea of Raleigh in pain in any sort of way but she also could recognize that sometimes extreme measures were necessary when trying to keep someone from doing more harm to themselves.

"When I'm not doing our lessons, I help Raleigh with the fishing or I do sewing." She tilts her head a little. "Right now, Jon is trying to teach me how to use the bow. Beyond that, I just spend time with everyone I care about."
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[personal profile] womanofvalue 2017-06-09 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
She's adept at sewing because she'd had to be and she's been learning fishing, but the trouble with spending time with those that you care about just makes Peggy miss the ones she doesn't have here, all the more. "I don't have someone like that, not the way you have Raleigh," she admits, though it's not said with envy so much as matter of fact. "I spend most of my time looking for a way out so I can get back to those people."

"I appreciate my friends here and I do love spending time with them, but there's a life to lead at home," she says, as stubborn as ever about this.