SWIMMINGGEDDON.

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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

[arachnoble]

[She snorts.]

You don't seem like a hopeful sort of person to begin with.

[thegluethatbinds]

[That...actually strikes a chord in him, a stronger one than he lets on.]

Must be the weather getting me down. I've never thought of myself as a pessimist.

[arachnoble]

[She taps her fingers against her chin, watching him.] You might not believe yourself to be, but you don't come across as an optimist, either.

[thegluethatbinds]

I have to admit I'm curious. How so?

[arachnoble]

You don't talk about things that are very optimistic. Or share much about yourself at all. You're a hard man to get to know, Coulson.

[thegluethatbinds]

To tell the truth there isn't much to know. I'm just your everyday guy who got tired of pushing papers and wanted to try something new.

[arachnoble]

[Unfortunately for Coulson, Sybille is almost dangerously perceptive and spends a lot of time observing her coworkers.]

I have a feeling that's just what you want people to believe, and not at all the truth.

[thegluethatbinds]

[He's starting to notice the trend in the number of professors who didn't actually intend to get into the field and instead pursued a dangerous/adventurous/prestigious career prior to joining the staff at Hogwarts.]

Well I did get involved in some operations carried out by the American Ministry that fell under the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. But my role was hardly interesting; I was just there to watch and provide back-up.

[arachnoble]

[There's a lot of thrill junkies in the staff, apparently.]

Back-up can make a life or death difference, if the others aren't skilled enough.

[Sybille would know all about that. She, luckily, had the skill to save her ass, but she had seen and heard of others meeting even worse fates.]

[thegluethatbinds]

[They should do some extreme wizarding sports some day. Or battle a dragon or two. All in a day's work.]

I wasn't really the guy you went to for a life or death situation, but you're right about the importance of a good support system. I'm not sure how it's handled here but back in the States we had a pretty good set-up for it.