summertime

[deepinthered]

[It's summer! Look, there's a pool! Let's swim and sunbathe and mingle!

Also, there is a boy attending a modest lemonade stand. He has a sign that reads, Looking for summer help?]

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[smoothcriminal]

[looking at the pool]

[smoothcriminal]

[crouches down to stick his hand in the water]

[polyculture]

*watching him*

[smoothcriminal]

[pulls his hand out and brings it to his face, sniffing it]

The water smells strange.

[polyculture]

Strange? Strange how?

*leaning over a little*

[smoothcriminal]

[holds his hand out for Rakan to smell]

[polyculture]

*takes his wrist and ...sniffs*

Oh. That's chlorine.

[smoothcriminal]

Chlorine?

[polyculture]

It's a chemical. So like... um....

[smoothcriminal]

[waits patiently]

[polyculture]

It's when you combine... no, that won't work.

Like medicine, in a way?

[smoothcriminal]

Medicine for water?

[polyculture]

Yes. To keep it clean.

[smoothcriminal]

What about drinking water?

[polyculture]

Well, no. Once you put it in you can't drink it anymore.

[smoothcriminal]

[nods]