Instant Fun, Just Add Shark

[morphitudinous]

Characters: Billy and anyone!
Location: Garden's pool, fairly early one morning.
Rating: PG (nothing more saucy than people in swimsuits)
Open/Closed/Finished: Open!
Summary: Bubbles. Heart pounding. It's a shark---no, just Billy out for a swim.

When swimming, Billy prefers to keep his head below the water. It's not to show off his ability to hold his breath for a lap or two---that's a good side benefit, but it developed after his preference for staying underwater. He stays below because it's an easy way to drown out the world. With his head submerged, he can't hear any disapproval of offworlders. There's no commentary on his scarred body. And, perhaps most importantly, he can be aware of any lingering threats if his eyes are open.

So Billy spends as much time underwater during his laps as possible, prescription goggles firmly attached. He's a stream of bubbles and a peach and blue shape sliding the surface, only surfacing for air for a few brief seconds. This swimming is entirely serious business, you see. No time for chat. Just time to...run. Or swim, in this case.

His concentration is quite suddenly interrupted by the bean bags that some clown has decided to throw in. He scowls, surfacing for just long enough to toss one to the deck. You'd almost think some people have fun when they go swimming!

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[9tailedtemptress]

Ahri splashed the water a bit with her feet, a bit more playful than one would expect from a person who looked her age. Regardless, at the question she smiled and looked over.

"What's the point of speaking unto heedless ears I wonder~" she mused with narrowed eyes as if challenging the professor.

"I believe I have overstayed my welcome Mr. Cranston, as is usually the case. I will be on my way shortly you know, no need for so called pleasantries." Ahri teased knowingly.

[morphitudinous]

Billy cautiously drew himself closer. How...interesting. And also dangerous?

"And you know that I won't heed them? I'm painfully aware that I lack extensive social experience, but nothing's indicated that I can't learn."

Nothing frustrated him more than information being withheld. He dragged a towel over one shoulder and tried approaching again, at conversation distance.

[9tailedtemptress]

"A woman knows when a man is uninterested... for the most part. And a predator knows when a prey is being overtly cautious. A fox knows both and yet they might try to lure through other means.... Now tell me professor, which one would I be using? Hm? Or maybe I'm using all of them? I supposed it'd be hard to tell, but I assure you, there's many things I can show that can't be said and many things that can be said that I sadly, cannot show~"

Ahri smirked and slowly turned to face the other way, getting on her knees a bit provocatively and slowly rising to her full length in a manner akin to a sultry courtesan. She didn't look back until she turned halfway to look at Mr Cranston and winked.

"How bad is the unknown to you Mr. Cranston?"

[morphitudinous]

Billy's brow drew together in frustration. He watched her rise, swallowing hard. He may not have been intellectually interested in fooling around, but she certainly was attractive.

"It's not all bad. Almost nothing is entirely bad. It's just...a complicating factor when making decisions, and more dangerous than a known variable."

[9tailedtemptress]

"I suppose then, you'll just have to wait~" Ahri mused with a playful giggle before grabbing her towel and slinging it idly over her shoulder before looking back at him.

"Uninterested really isn't my style~ I'll be seeing you in class~" she said with a wink and a blown kiss before beginning to saunter off with her usual sway of her hips and many tails.

[morphitudinous]

"See you in class," Billy agreed as she left, propping his chin up with one hand. He looked dumbstruck for the first time in a while.

Ahri would be the end of him. He knew it.