canon is swimming anime---I mean Free! uh, spoilers?

[butterflystroke]

I don't find it funny in the least.

"You thought I would be cool." ...Then why are you still so smug? Your calculations were all wrong!

It's not about being cool anyway, it's about doing things beautifully... how am I supposed to do that when I can't swim...?

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[brasse]

Rei-chan!

[ ONE (1) HYPERACTIVE SHOTA COMING IN! OH BOY IS HE EXCITED FOR THIS, MUCH LIKE HIS MUN. ]

Don't worry about that! We'll definitely teach you how to swim! ... Eventually!

[butterflystroke]

[ Ugh with the -chan and the energy and the grumblegrumble. ]

Y-you'd better! Sooner than later, you hear me?!

[brasse]

Yes, yes! Beautiful like a butterfly!

[ it's gonna be great! full team!! nagisa can barely contain his excitement for having a full team again!! ]

[butterflystroke]

Exactly! Just so! I want my swimming to be as beautiful as Senpai's one day.

[ You picked the hardest stroke, Rei?? Really?? ]

[brasse]

We all do, Rei-chan.

[ he laughs. ]

You're really getting into this!

[butterflystroke]

O-of course. There's no point in trying if you don't aim to do well. I don't want to fall even further behind if I can't help it.

[imperiousqueen]

I don't see why the two can't coincide. What's this about not being able to swim?

1/2

[butterflystroke]

The two aren't necessarily mutually exclusive, but being beautiful is much more important than just... looking cool! Anyone can do that! It takes grace to look beautiful!

[butterflystroke]

A-and if you must know, I can't... actually... swim.

Though I know all of the theory! It won't be that hard to learn, I'm sure!

[aquaholic]

[ l o l u suck Rei. and totally don't appreciate the water, but w/e. ]

It's not about doing things beautifully, either. Swimming is beautiful enough on its own.

[butterflystroke]

...Do really you think so? [ Totally taking notes... "Swimming = beautiful"... well, we'll see how that turns out once he does the math. Not learning anything here ] What would you say is your secret, Senpai?

[aquaholic]

[ heheheh he kind of enjoys having someone who actually wants to hear what he has to say about swimming... ]

There's no secret. [ it doesn't seem like a secret, anyway? you gotta wash the pool, you gotta date the pool, you gotta be the pool. duh. ] It's not about angles or times. [ sorry bud, calculations aren't going to get you anywhere.

an awkwardly long pause... and then: ] ...You'll want to learn how to stay afloat first.

[butterflystroke]

[ You best believe Rei is writing all of this down. "Not about angles or times..." and "Says there's no secret but maybe it just comes naturally to him?" Of course-- at the last bit, he looks up, raising his voice (to hide his embarrassment.) ]

I-I know that! I didn't exactly have a lot of time when my first try was at the joint practice!!

[aquaholic]

[ ...is he drawing a picture of a dolphin or something, there's no way he's taking notes on this. of course, Haru always has an unreadable face, but one of his eyebrows quirks up. it's almost... funny? ]

You should've told us you couldn't swim. [ finding out by watching him drown was... interesting. because he actually likes talking about swimming, he'll offer this advice: ] Try getting used to floating on your back in the water first.

[butterflystroke]

Th-the longer I waited, the more embarrassing it would've gotten to tell you! [ He pushes his glasses up, that nervous habit. ] You all obviously thought I seemed like the kind of person who could, so...!

[ auuuuugh it's motifying, he's just gonna write down more of those tips in his notebook for later. ]

[moisten]

... My mun thought you would be cool, too. [ But how cool can a guy that doesn't like water be anyway?

Not that cool, he thinks... But he does not mind you. You are all right in his book. ]

[butterflystroke]

Apparently she likes this better. I'm not sure whether I should consider myself lucky or not...

[ Water is just water, Haruka. Please don't marry it. ]

[moisten]

... It means she likes you though, right? [ Wow, don't tell him what to do!! But Haruka is raising his eyebrows just a bit.

You're kind of weird. ]

[butterflystroke]

I suppose so. [ It's kind of unwanted attention, though.... ]

Still, I don't really have time to waste. I need to get back to training.

[moisten]

Yeah. [ Let him sparkle about pools now that they have a fourth member--WAIT A MINUTE. He mumbled about swimming, so...

Thinking back on Rei flopping not into, but onto the water. He tries to keep a straight face and not look away. It would only show the awkward. ]

You'll do fine. [ Just... don't flop like a Magikarp again. NOW HE HAS TO LOOK AWAY. ]

[notagirlswimmer]

Well you need to swim a lot more if you want to be cool.

[You totally remind mundane of Kyouya's coolness.] You over think it,...

...you need to freestyle.

[butterflystroke]

First I need to learn how to swim in the first place, Senpai...

[notagirlswimmer]

First we need to find a pool.

[Because he totally wants to swim now]

[butterflystroke]

N-no, no, that's really quite alright. Nagisa-kun is going to be teaching me...

[notagirlswimmer]

Nagisa will teach you?

[Totally thinking about water right now]