Vacation?

[sweetlies]

Who: Ciel Phantomhive | EVERYONE
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Goldstone/Lyndia
When: 4/21 to 5/19

[Broadcast]

I think I'm going to go ahead and have a look at this new planet. The last was a bit plain for my tastes but I suppose I'd already gotten used to a more advanced lifestyle after Riverview and now all of this.

I certainly encourage anyone to join me if they like.

[Lyndia]

[Generic catchall here! I'm open to move everything, but if you want to plot, my plurk is lenneths_wings.

In general though, he won't be spending any time topside because of allergies, he'll be very taken by VR gaming and a bit of shopping, he is a teenager after all, and also spending a little time in the water park. As long as it doesn't require swimming, of course!]

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[sweetlies]

[He continues to cling but his grasp does loosen a little as he relaxes. His trust in Undertaker, he hopes, will calm Jim's ire.]

I'm already in... I think we're safe. [He can't help but be the tiniest bit grumbly about that though. Even as his cheeks color in embarrassment at Undertaker's request of him.]

Ah- h-help..? R-really?

[somakemelaugh]

[He grins and turns himself around with Ciel, backing them a little away from the dock to invite the man on in.]

Quite. As he said, he's already in the water. No need to toss him in again. We'll just give him a bit of practice, let him swim back and forth between us. What say you?

[universal_charm]

_{[ Kirk made a grunting noise that said he wasn't quite on board with Undertaker's methods, but Ciel didn't seem particularly scared of the man either - he seemed attached if anything. He shifted to move into position not to far from Undertaker, but enough that Ciel would need to take a few strokes to get to him. ]}

Do you know how to float on your back, Ciel? We should start with that and have you go between me and your... friend before you turn over onto your stomach.

_{[ He had no idea who the other man was, after all. ]}

[sweetlies]

[He looks almost longingly at the dock, as if there's some hope of an intervention that would get him out of the water. Except then Kirk agrees. He knows he's too old to be whining, but he can't help a little sound of dismay.]

The only time I've been in the water was went the Campania sank. I have a life preserver then. [So... he definitely doesn't know how to float.] My parents and the servants never taught me.

[somakemelaugh]

[He knows Kirk isn't pleased with him and he doesn't blame the man. But really, he's trying to help!]

[He's too close to the boy to not have heard that whine. It gets a soft chuckle from him and he reaches up to tap a fingernail to the end of Ciel's nose.]

Yes, and you've got two of them now, and we're not going to let anything bad happen. Come on, then. Give it a go. You might find you like it.

[universal_charm]

And it’s important. Floating on your back is a good thing to accomplish today. If you call in water again another time, you’ll know how to turn over and float rather than flail. And it’s rather relaxing.

_{[ He motioned for Undertaker to move his arms to support Ciel. ]}

Just turn your body so you’re facing up and relax - don’t fight the water. You might need to tuck your butt in if your hips dip to low, but otherwise let the water do the work.

[sweetlies]

[There's a little grumble but there's not much he can say to argue against that logic. With both of them there, his chances of drowning were slim, and the water wasn't so cold as the last time he'd been in the water.]

I suppose...

[He keeps a hand on Undertaker but he tries to do just that, mumbling something about 'how is he supposed to not fight the water?" as he tries to float. With mild success before he has a moment of panic.]

[somakemelaugh]

[That gets a giggle out of him, but he has a hand on the back of Ciel's head as he makes his attempts at floating. The boy isn't going to drown.]

Steady there, milord. Just breathe, use your hands as paddles.

[universal_charm]

Think of it as lying down in bed. You don't fight the bed, you jut lay down. Just relax and don't think to bad about what your body is doing. Go almost limp. You had it for just a second or two there, so it was a good start.

_{[ He waded closer in the water to help, giving Ciel an encouraging smile. ]}

Your friend and I are right here, so you'll be fine.

[sweetlies]

[There's a faint mumble of:] I hate this...

[Really, does he have to learn to swim? Couldn't he just avoid the water besides rain and baths? How necessary could this be? Until he went on the Campania, he'd successfully avoided large bodies of water for thirteen years.]

It doesn't feel so easy. [He'll try though. If only because Undertaker is there at his head and Kirk moves closer. At worst, he'll choke on a bit of water. At best, he'll successfully float.

And he does but not without his breath getting shaky.]

[somakemelaugh]

[Don't think he didn't hear that. Because he did. And his hand is still on the back of the boy's head, and two fingers give that scalp a light scritch when he hears those shaky breaths.]

Just think of how much fun this is going to be when you're the one tossing me into the water next.