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

[fishermansweater]

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!

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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.

Comments

[thenewways]

"Thanks," Nerys says again, regarding the water. She's okay for now, but too much jerky and sunshine and it'll probably be necessary. "It's good of you to share, I appreciate it," she adds, though it's not as though people here don't help each other out. It's still best to acknowledge these things, she'd learned during the Occupation.

She takes another bite of jerky, and it takes a moment or two to break it down and swallow, but the silence (except for everyone else around them) is companionable. "It's pretty hard," she agrees, finally. "Not quite the wilderness, but the weird shit that happens here sort of offsets the having shelter part. If I do the math, it probably all adds up."

Kicking her toes a little in the water, Nerys turns back to the woman. "I'm Nerys, by the way. Nice to meet you."

[scepterschild]

With that Wanda felt awkward. "We're the only ones looking out for each other." She saw it less as an option and more as a need. They needed to stick together or those watching them would have an even greater advantage over them.

Wanda begins to pull apart and nibble on some of the jerky as well. The water was nice and cool though it didn't stop the every pressing heat of the sun. "It depends." She's lived without having shelter and having a house is definitely better.

"Wanda."