[text] your blue walls get in the way of these facts

[interstices]

Who: Asuka Shikinami Langley
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Handholding planet, if you want it.
When: 7/27

[It's not like her to post much, and it's not like her to post with text at all, unless it's as a response to someone else. But if there's one thing Asuka's confident in, it's that people tend to own up to a hell of a lot more on the network than they ever do in person, especially when they're typing it up. Something about the distance. Even Katsuragi always sounded far more imposing over email than in person, except for the last couple years.]

[Plus, she's curious. All those pilgrimages that it seemed as if the whole Fleet had made had to have earned some useful tidbits. Asuka's poor at cloaking her motivations in the best of times, so she barely bothers.]

If we stay here much longer, I'm learning to swim.

What did you get from the tree? Even if it's something crappy like the promo stuff we get sometimes, I still want to know.

Comments

[collegedropout]

You want any swimming lessons?

It's not like I have a lot to do out in the world, to be honest.

[interstices]

Really? You'd do that?

[collegedropout]

Of course I would. It's important to be ready for any scenario. My dad actually taught me when I was pretty small. Always thought it was important to start early. I promise I won't throw you in the water, though.

[interstices]

There's no bodies of water where I'm from, so nobody my age knows how.

[That's more than she meant to admit. Even though no one's acted like not knowing how to swim was odd, she still feels the agitating need to justify herself. It is important to be ready.]

It's fine if you do. I'm a quick learner.

[collegedropout]

No way, no throwing into water.

You might end up looking like an angry cat.

Got a time you wanna swim?

[interstices]

I look like that anyway. I'm good tomorrow anytime.

[collegedropout]

Alright, sounds good. I'll see you tomorrow, just shoot me a message whenever you're ready.

[............... he'll bring a pool noodle or something just in case]