At the Tower
Tempest carefully dresses in the sickbay. His ribs hurt, but not as much as he thought, and only the most severe of his burns are bothering him. He checks to see that Starfire isn't around and sneaks out of the room and outside. He is certain she won't be happy with him being up and about.
Once outside he walks into the sea, careful not to cause too much impact his first time back in the water. His first few strokes toward shore are a nightmare of pain flashes, but he concentrates on working past the pain and increasing speed. Eventually he makes his circuit, about ten miles, and returns to the Tower finding a nice rock to talk to himself on.
"Okay, I know I can swim but I need to work on my speed. After lunch I'll do another 10 miles and see if I can shave my time by a third. Then I have to go to Poseidonis and then to chat with Dolphin after. That is going to take a lot out of me. Maybe tomorrow."
Once outside he walks into the sea, careful not to cause too much impact his first time back in the water. His first few strokes toward shore are a nightmare of pain flashes, but he concentrates on working past the pain and increasing speed. Eventually he makes his circuit, about ten miles, and returns to the Tower finding a nice rock to talk to himself on.
"Okay, I know I can swim but I need to work on my speed. After lunch I'll do another 10 miles and see if I can shave my time by a third. Then I have to go to Poseidonis and then to chat with Dolphin after. That is going to take a lot out of me. Maybe tomorrow."