The Pool, Thursday Evening
It was way past dark when Ender entered the pool area, his towel still loosely in hand. Way past dark, and well towards the night, quiet as anything ever was. He liked it that way. It still poked at old memories that weren't really that bad, when everything was said and done.
He slipped into the pool without a dive this time, shifting onto his back, and pushed off the edge with his feet. The friction stopped him after a while, not quite like zero-G, but it'd been close enough before and it was close enough now.
He closed his eyes and just enjoyed the water for once.
Maybe it'd wash out the sparkles.
[ open pool area! ]
He slipped into the pool without a dive this time, shifting onto his back, and pushed off the edge with his feet. The friction stopped him after a while, not quite like zero-G, but it'd been close enough before and it was close enough now.
He closed his eyes and just enjoyed the water for once.
Maybe it'd wash out the sparkles.
[ open pool area! ]