just keep swimming (open, swimming lessons)

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    [font=Mistral][size=50px]Riptide Amarna
    [font=times][size=8]☼ akhenaten amarna xx quinn fabray ☼ male ☼ [color=white]hawkclan [color=#99C68E] ☼ [color=white]strategist [color=#99C68E]☼
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    Stepping in the water did not seem too bad, as long as she could still touch the bottom. She waded in, staying somewhat close to Riptide, but not so close that it seemed like she was afraid. She was a little scared, but the water was still, and she could only feel slight currents tugging at her long fur. It seemed like a safe place to learn how to swim. Riptide had made a good choice.

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    the deer nodded, and then timidly stepped into the water. a shiver crept up his leg and down his back, causing him to shake momentarily. when he got used to it, he went out a bit further than riptide had been standing in the water, but not too far, in fear of disappearing under the waves if he stepped off of the sandbar.
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    [fancypost borderwidth=0px;][justify][color=#1E1E1E][size=8]without a word, dacnomaniacalvictory padded over and took a seat beside tumultdusk, watching her clanmates as they went into the ocean. it went unsaid that she would not be participating--she had a moderate fear of water. she just had to get all the shitty phobias, didn't she? but ever since that flood, she hadn't went into the sea. plus, it had been akhenaten who had prevented her from drowning back then, and she didn't want to think about him.

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    The large feline nodded his head and calmly padded into the water. Yes, him and the deer were pretty much the tallest ones around, and that made it getting deep enough to where it would go over his shoulders quite hard. However, he made sure to stand near the linx and be careful not to drop off the edge. He was perfectly fine the water, but the coldness of it definitely made him shiver.
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    [font=Mistral][size=50px]Riptide Amarna
    [font=times][size=8]☼ akhenaten amarna xx quinn fabray ☼ male ☼ [color=white]hawkclan [color=#99C68E] ☼ [color=white]strategist [color=#99C68E]☼
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    ooc. just pretend i never even mentioned anything about a dropoff, it wouldn't make sense to have one in a non-surf area anyway.


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    [fancypost bgcolor=; border-width: 0px; overflow: auto; height: 230px; width: 170px][font=carolingia]Swimming was something Harrierbeat had done since she was a kit and Givingkit and Interntwo had thrown her in to teach her. The fluffy knight padded over, ears flickering towards Riptide with a small smile to see this would be done differently. Good, she doubted everyone learned the way she had.




    "Lemme know if you need any help." She called, before jumping onto one of the stones along the beach to catch some sun. She had tried working with Fairypaw before about swimming, so this was an interesting watch.
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    Since she could already swim a little bit, Talbot was familiar with the technique Riptide showed them. She waded out further, as he had instructed them, before pushing upwards to get herself into the floating position. She was calm whilst she remained buoyant, but there was a brief moment of panic when she began to sink far quicker than what Riptide had. Swiftly she began to strike forward with her forepaws; once again as Riptide instructed. Her movements were by no means smooth, but she was moving slowly. She swam out at a slow pace, not as far as Riptide but still quite a bit out from the group. When she got to a comfortable distance she stopped and turned around, not wanting to push herself too much in one go. She stood up, once by the group and exhaled calmly feeling happy that she hadn't panicked and flailed around in the water.
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    oleander cautiously padded out, unsure of himself at first, until the water was up to his shoulders. he was pretty cold, but he figured that he would get used to it. taking a deep breath, the deer bunched up his hind legs and leapt, not entirely out of the water, and tucked in his forelegs. when he hit the water, he found himself floating, but gradually sinking. panicking at first, he lashed out, until realizing that he could stand up. blushing nervously, he got up and tried to do it again.
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    Jinora was a little frightened, but she figured as long as she could touch the bottom if she panicked, she would be alright. She was a little more grown up than she was at that time where she had almost drowned after all. She should be able to be okay now. Taking a deep breath, and bracing herself for the feeling of weightlessness, she let the water take over the task of supporting her. She closed her eyes, trusting feel over sight. seeing water so close to her face was not something she wanted to panic over. It was unavoidable that she open her eyes however, for she had to see to control where she was swimming. When the water touched the bottom of her jaw, she began to strike out at the water at random, trying to figure out the best way to keep herself afloat for a moment before letting her feet touch the ground once more. She blamed the problem on the way her adjusted gait had changed the way she moved since breaking her legs. Slowly she backed up again, wanting to avoid going too far out.

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    [font=Mistral][size=50px]Riptide Amarna
    [font=times][size=8]☼ akhenaten amarna xx quinn fabray ☼ male ☼ [color=white]hawkclan [color=#99C68E] ☼ [color=white]strategist [color=#99C68E]☼
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    The torbie shook her head violently, but this was just in an effort to knock some of the water off of her face. She had not lost her motivation to try swimming, not yet. It was her first real time after all. Staring out away from the shore, she did not really give much indication that she was listening to Riptide. She was focusing on steadying her breathing again, and calming herself for a second, hopefully less panicky try. She was most definitely listening of course. She just, did not know how to best react to the correction she had been given this time around. Of course she also knew that he was right. Flailing around would avail nothing. One more time, she thought while dipping her head slightly before taking a new deep breath. It was time to try and paddle again. She tried to keep her eyes open this time as she allowed the water to take control again. She tried to keep herself relaxed, tried to think, and paddle in a way that made sense. She could not really think of it like walking, the movements were too different for her in that way, but she made a bit more progress than before, and so managed to keep herself somewhat afloat for a short span before touching the bottom again. Now she was more frightened of ending up too far out.

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