round four | action, pool

[tinkercat]

[As much as Tom hated to admit it, exercising in the Boxing room just wasn't cutting it out for him. Some of his colleagues suggested that he should get a workout in the training center, but as Tom saw it? That was less a workout and more a "excuse in killing monsters." The pacifist in him wouldn't agree to unnecessary fighting

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[crockshot]

[Did someone say push the kitty in? Artemis is all for pushing the kitty in. Especially since Tom had been kind of a jerk when they first met.

Enjoy the water Bronson, because Artemis is totally going to "help" him into the pool right now. Have a nice swim~.]

[tinkercat]

[Out of shock, he attempts to grab onto Artemis for support as he tumbles into the water. Thankfully, he isn't transforming... not fully, anyways.

But instead of that human hand? He's totally got kitty paws latching on as he tumbles into that water. He'll apologize later. Hopefully.]

[crockshot]

Hey!

[She tries not to go with him, but it's a hopeless struggle and she finds herself falling into the pool with him.]

[She would be smirky about having shoved him in, but seeing as she's in the water herself it's hard to feel victorious right now.]

[On the bright side she's in her swimsuit anyway so it's not like it's a big deal.]

[tinkercat]

[After a moment of being dunked underwater, he sputters some out as he comes up for a breath of fresh air. He's a decent swimmer, so he manages to hold himself up just fine.

That's when he notices the kitty claws. Crap... He opens his paw and closes it, mainly to get his hands back to normal, but it's a slower process than he would've liked.]

What was that for?

[focusedfate]

[Even if Cid were the type to push people into pools, he's not exactly in the best position to do so, seeing as he's... already in the pool. As such, it takes him a while to realize that Tom's standing rather awkwardly by the edge, but he eventually stops swimming and settles an arm over a lane marker.

After taking off his goggles and slicking his hair back out of his eyes, Cid fixes the other with a curious look.]

Not getting in?

[tinkercat]

[Figures that the one day he'd hesitate, his friends notice. Tom gives Cid a nod as he slowly steps back.]

Probably not. It's been a while.

[focusedfate]

All the more reason, wouldn't you say?

[A faint smile pulls at Cid's lips.]

You are dressed for the occasion already. It would be a waste otherwise.

[tinkercat]

You might have to pull me in. [Tom's joking a little as he eyes the diving board. Grinning, he holds up his hands as to say "hang on a minute!" before running onto that diving board and cannonballing into the water.

Okay, so he might've splashed half the people in the pool too, but all's fair! He'll grin once he swims over to where Cid is.] ... Or maybe not.

[forkgoeswest]

[He doesn't go to the pool much, but it's been getting warmer, and well. He's bored of the training center and the library, when he's not working. So he was just passing through when he caught sight of Tom being... well. Weird.]

Not going into the pool?

[tinkercat]

Probably not. [Tom folds his arms and sighs as he glances back at Dominic. Although he's properly dressed for swimming - with swim trunks and all - he's not really attempting to make a move.]

How about you?

[forkgoeswest]

I'm not much of a swimmer. [Eyes the water warily.]

You look like you're ready to go, though.

[tinkercat]

Not even for floating and enjoying the water? [He laughs, cautiously kneeling down and dipping a foot in.]

I... well, it'll take me a while before I actually get in. Werecat paranoia and all.

god help me.

[burntglory]

[As if trolling on the BBS wasn't good enough right? Nope! Honestly, Seifer isn't that much of a troll but in this case... when the OPPORTUNITY PRESENTS ITSELF? No way in hell is he just going to pass it up.

Seifer's heading out of the pool himself after a hard, long series of laps. He's gotta get on those anger management courses, right? So what better way than doing something like challenging himself through swimming to take his mind off of all the bullshit; he's gotten pretty sick of being at the Training Center every other day, the monsters in there hardly a challenge for him now (T-rexaurs excluded...). Being under house arrest doesn't help either, he can't leave Garden grounds to dick around in a nearby forest or two for something different.

Seifer goes to where he dropped his towel and rubs it over his hair a few times. It's left to drape over a shoulder and Seifer only glances at Tom in passing. He can tell the guy is thinking about whether he should go in or not, that he's stalling. He gets one step past Tom and then steps

pfffft this is awesome ♥

[tinkercat]

[Aw crap---

Tom doesn't have time to react before he falls face-first into the water. He sputters as soon as his head bobs above the water and... well, he's not drowning. Or sinking below the water. Securing himself against the edge of the pool, it's all Tom can do to glare at Seifer.]

What the hell was that for, man?

[On the upside... at least Tom can swim?]

fufuffu

[burntglory]

[Seifer looks down at him with a smirk playing on his lips.]

Call it doin' you a favor. No need to thank me just yet.

[tinkercat]

[Kids these days!]

Oh? I think you might want to re-think that theory a little... [Hey, Seifer's already dressed for swimming. He surely wouldn't mind some more water being splashed at him, would he? All's fair in shoving and... water fights?]

[eiusumbra]

[Shadow is making his rounds about Garden, with the pool area as one of those places to check of cadets past their curfew. He does spot Tom there, and wondered if the wearcat would even get into the pool. He looked ready enough.

Except that he was hesitating. Shadow rolls his eyes at that.

He walks over to Tom, poking him in his back.]

Scaredy cat.

[tinkercat]

[Gack! Tom flails, wildly waving his arms for balance, before jumping back ever-so-slightly so he won't fall in. With a huff, he glances over his shoulder at Shadow.

Figures.] What? I'll get in.... eventually...

[eiusumbra]

[Oh, his reaction was worth stopping over.]

Why are you hesitating? You're only a werecat, Bronson.

[tinkercat]

I know! [He can't help pouting, even if he knows he's being ridiculous.] But the instincts're still there sometimes.