SWIMMINGGEDDON.

[wwistful]

WHO: Murdoc Donoghue and YOU
TONE: Fun, WHIMSICAL, horrifying
RATING: PG-13 and onward
WHEN: September 7th
WHERE:  The Lake.
WHAT:  After this Murdoc realised the children (and staff) of Hogwarts were in dire need of swimming lessons.
STATUS: Ongoing

[GATHER AROUND CHILDREN it's a warm summer day and the lake is perfect for diving into your sudden but inevitable deaths. You should all be dressed in your swimming trunks (which you clearly have don't even lie) because Murdoc sure is. He's determined to conduct this in the best manner he can, though he wasn't quite expecting the turn out to be so large. People who can swim are welcome to become his assistants because he could probably use the help.]

Comments

[remembertheroses]

[She's not here to swim, but the lake is very pretty with the sunlight shining off it. It's nearly like a picture out of a fairytale book. So Ib is happily drawing out what she sees, content to be by herself underneath the shelter of a tree. So long as there were other people around, she wouldn't be worried about being alone.]

[coffeewithtea]

[He initially came here to watch people half drown themselves but something caught his interest. He wonders what she could possibly be doing. He would get closer to have a peek.]

[remembertheroses]

[She didn't notice him at all; she's more focused on capturing the moment with her crayons. He's welcome to come closer if he wishes because Ib's gone back into her own little world.]

[coffeewithtea]

[He does come closer. It was all out of curiosity really. At some point he will be right beside her.]

I take it you have no intention to ever get in the water.

[remembertheroses]

[A gasp, and Ib jumps right at her spot. She completely had not noticed him at all!]

Ah!

[coffeewithtea]

[That isn't the type of reaction he is use to. Or even one he expected. Perhaps no one else had upon this girl yet.]

I didn't really expect you'd be so surprised.

[remembertheroses]

S-sorry! I did not see you.

[A short bow of the head; Ib was raised to be polite by her country's customs.]

[coffeewithtea]

[He should have been more polite but somehow he turned out like this.]

Oh. I sort of sneaked up on you. Still I expected a different reaction.

[remembertheroses]

[She...doesn't know what to say to that, so she's going to stare back at him now.]

[coffeewithtea]

[And he will stare at her. Did this make them friends now? He would hold out his hand for a handshake then.]

[remembertheroses]

[Stare. Intently.

And then shake his hand when offered.]

[coffeewithtea]

[And now he would shake her hand animatedly.]

So, like what's your name?

[remembertheroses]

I am Ib Amano. It is a pleasure to meet you.

[doctorkishitani]

[As it happens, he's not here to swim either. But swimming lessons are intriguing, so he's here to observe. However, having spotted a small girl drawing under a nearby tree and having a fairly good idea of who she might be, he makes his way over and settles himself beside her.]

Hello! You're Ib Amano, aren't you?

[remembertheroses]

[Oh! She gasps a little when she hears her name being called by an unfamiliar voice. Spotting the older boy, she nods and smile shyly, putting her work away for the moment.]

Yes, my name is Ib. Hello.

[doctorkishitani]

[He bows his head slightly as he also takes a seat under the tree.]

I thought so. I'm Shinra Kishitani. We've spoken over the journal network.
It's nice to meet you in person!

[remembertheroses]

[His bow is returned with a deeper one as s sign of respect.]

Hello Kishitani-senpai. It's nice to meet you too.

[Her voice stutters over the honorific slightly; it's been a long long time since she's actually used it. She has to wonder whether he would prefer her to speak in Japanese or English.]

[doctorkishitani]

[Well... Nobody has ever called him that. He blinks at her, pausing a moment before responding.]

Thank-you!

[He pauses again before smiling amiably and gesturing at Ib's notebook.]

Is that your work? What were you drawing, Anano-kun?

["Kun" is the right honorific, isn't it? He hopes it is. He should probably know this. ]

[remembertheroses]

[Is her blush a good enough sign that he might have got it wrong?]

I was drawing the lake. It is very beautiful, and it is a beautiful day.

[doctorkishitani]

[He emits a quiet, nervous sort of laugh as he notes the blush. He probably got the honorific wrong. But no matter! She changed the subject and they can move on now.]

You were? I suppose the lake is very lovely.
May I see your drawing?

[remembertheroses]

[Passive and shy Ib covers her notebook with her hand.]

It is not finished yet and it is not very good.

[doctorkishitani]

[Oh, but now that he's not allowed to see it, he really wants to. He unconsciously leans just a bit closer as she covers her notebook.]

Everyone says that about their work. It's probably much better than you think it is.

[remembertheroses]

[And the more he insists, the more embarrassed and redder her cheeks will flush.]

A-ah! It is, still, not very good, and it's, ah...

[Shinra has her flushing and stumbling slightly over her words.]

[doctorkishitani]

[He pulls back slightly and peers at her for a moment before asking,]

Would you prefer to speak in Japanese?

[remembertheroses]

[As tempting as it is, Ib shakes her head.]

Thank you, but no. If I do not practise, I will not get any better.