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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.
bewaretheniceboy: (smiling while injured)

[personal profile] bewaretheniceboy 2017-06-13 05:54 am (UTC)(link)
He'd thought he was clear of the splash zone, since it couldn't reach him just from people playing around in the little pool below the waterfall. Apparently not, but then again he hadn't realized that people could jump like that into the water, and of course that'd make a much bigger splash.

Ahh well, too late now. At least no harm was done.

Peeta clearly didn't care that he was pretty wet now; it felt good, really, and he's been in a lot worse situations. Such as covered in mud with a festering leg wound. And she sounded interested in what he'd brought, which was always gratifying, so he held out the pot with one hand to show her the rather small, pale cookies covered in cinnamon and sugar. "Cookies. I was trying something different since we don't have some of the ingredients I usually use here, and I think they turned out all right."
chosenbytheocean: (Snarky)

[personal profile] chosenbytheocean 2017-06-14 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
She hadn't thought that the splash would bother anyone. They were all here to cool off and the water helped with that. The more she thought about it, the more Moana realized that she probably got a few peoples clothing wet too.

Whoops.

Moana's eyes fixed on the cookies in a way that suggested that Peeta had offered her something that was magical or unreal. "Can I try one?" She'd at least give him an honest opinion of the cookies though she didn't have a very large base sample to compare to. There weren't any cookies on her island.