[ he has poppy the fluffy duckling with him and he's at the very shallow end of the pool, trying to see if she's ready to try swimming. even though ducks probably shouldn't swim in chlorine ]
You're using it wrong. Swimability is a score. [ AS THOUGH ANYONE UNDERSTANDS THIS ] We scored everyone's teams on a bunch of stuff. But yeah. Your swimability is pretty high now.
[ razlo is truly such a twelve year old. haru stifles some amusement, though it does still glimmer through thanks to their 1000 weekly effects that are back.
[ he is, he also loves to fight and compete so despite livio's best efforts, razlo is now haru's season 4 swimming rival. a swimming race may or may not happen in this thread ]
We are. With our combined swimability scores, there's no way we can lose.
[ razlo can join his long list of swim rivals, that's fine. haru is not competitive (yet) but he's used to this silly rival behavior.
but that can be later. right now, he nods firmly, because swimability is so important. ]
We're nearly there.
[ beneath the confidence though is restless energy, bordering on dread. there's so much riding on tomorrow. so much he needs to happen, but also isn't looking forward to.
he'll gesture for livio to like, sit or crouch by the pool though. ]
[ forcing another season of free on me is a criminal offense so sorry razlo but your swimming career is over
more importantly, he will pat livio on the head. lightly. pat pat. he is really so bad at touching people but he's doing his best; strangely enough, in moments like this, it's easier to be open with his words than with physical gestures. ]
Whatever happens tomorrow, I love you. I'm glad we're a team. ...I don't want to lose my chance to make sure you know.
[ there's a note of stilted sincerity there, familial and gentle. ]
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Hey.
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Hey, Haru. Just like old times, huh?
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Mm. Except you can swim now.
[ they've come a long way ]
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[ said like a grandma trying to say a meme ]
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You're using it wrong. Swimability is a score. [ AS THOUGH ANYONE UNDERSTANDS THIS ] We scored everyone's teams on a bunch of stuff. But yeah. Your swimability is pretty high now.
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[ haru continues to bully!! bookends. ]
Did I score badly?
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It was by team, at the very beginning. You guys scored pretty well except for coolness. I think Amelia makes up for that now though.
[ just amelia ]
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[ just amelia. livio agrees. however... ]
[ a stray thought from razlo: Fuck off, nerd! I'm the coolest! My fucking swimability score is through the roof! ]
Except she was always super cool.
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Yeah. It took me a while to realize. [ but she's always been really cool. ] Probably need to revisit our scores. Since we're almost done.
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[ livio is like, loudly talking over razlo. this is chaos ]
At least ya realized in the end. Uh... should I ask??
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this is chaos. ]
Simon brings your rankings down. ...But otherwise, I'd score you guys higher now.
1/2
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Amelia, Razlo and I aren't with them anymore anyway. We're on Team Froggy Justice.
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but that makes him smile. ]
...Yeah. And we're going to win tomorrow.
[ the both of them. ]
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We are. With our combined swimability scores, there's no way we can lose.
[ gay ]
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but that can be later. right now, he nods firmly, because swimability is so important. ]
We're nearly there.
[ beneath the confidence though is restless energy, bordering on dread. there's so much riding on tomorrow. so much he needs to happen, but also isn't looking forward to.
he'll gesture for livio to like, sit or crouch by the pool though. ]
...You're too tall. Come here.
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Almost.
[ livio is also quite nervous and full of dread for tomorrow. he's forcing himself to be hopeful so he doesn't dwell on the alternatives. but ]
[ he'd sort of been slowly wading into the shallow end to supervise poppy swimming, but he drifts closer to haru and crouches down obediently ]
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more importantly, he will pat livio on the head. lightly. pat pat. he is really so bad at touching people but he's doing his best; strangely enough, in moments like this, it's easier to be open with his words than with physical gestures. ]
Whatever happens tomorrow, I love you. I'm glad we're a team. ...I don't want to lose my chance to make sure you know.
[ there's a note of stilted sincerity there, familial and gentle. ]