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All this idle time had made an old Pokemon itching to do something. Anybody want a swimming lesson down at the pool? Or just come and keep me company, but I know you'd all like a lesson.

[Either way, the Vaporeon can be found messing around at said pool, making waves now and then but mostly just swimming around and keeping himself strong and used to the water. The lack of it around campus is very unnatural. He needs to get someone to make a miniature pool in his room. Or maybe a fountain.

Jet also may or may not have made a slide out of ice that he's thoroughly enjoying launching off of and into the deeper parts of the pool. Running around is not advisable due to the cold, wet and occasionally frosted ground]

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[ Sonic watches him go, chuckling at how enthusiastic he is. He could stand to pick up some of that.

He gives his legs a couple of swings, then takes a hop into the water. He looks around for... some certain bodies, but when he doesn't see them anywhere, he folds his fingers against his hip, tail swaying about behind him. ]

So... what now?

[He claps his paws together happily, flipping back over and swimming over to Sonic, stopping at his side]

'Poreon. [He nudges at Sonic's hand, wriggling his way to get it up and onto his head. With some luck and understanding, Sonic'll realise Jet's planning to get Sonic's arm around the Pokemon's neck]

[ Which Sonic is starting to pick up. He's here for, erm, lessons, after all.

He slips his arm 'round his neck, tilting his head down at Jet with a ticked brow. ]

Like this?

Vapor~ [He nods approval, settling to make sure that he's not going to whack Sonic with his neck fin by accident.

Then he paddles off, tugging at the hedgehog. He's not going too deep, just far enough that Sonic can't quite touch the bottom properly. Jet treads water once he's happy with the depth, watching Sonic and making sure he doesn't panic]

[ As they progress, he finds himself further up on his toes, more and more until he's almost hopping on them to keep his head up. He doesn't look very sure about this anymore, his grip on the Vaporeon escalating to a nervous squeeze. ]

Th.. This really gonna be okay?

Vaporeon, por. [His voice is reassuring, not leaving Sonic's side. Don't worry kid, he's not going to let you drown.

He nudges the hedgehog and looks down at his own legs, focusing on how he's kicking to keep himself up, then looking at Sonic's legs. Try copying what he's doing]

[ He's looking around again. SOMEONE IS EMBARRASSED.

Buuuut he follows him, trying to swing his legs about. At first it's haphazard, but he tips his nose skyward, takes a breath to calm down, and then his legs find a rhythm.

Oh... hey, it's working. ]

Huh... [ Cue a tiny smile. ]

[It's like teaching tiny Eevee all over again. Aaaaah, nostalgia.

Jet's pleased at any rate, grinning and nodding approval. See, not too hard! He paddles himself in a short semi-circle so they're facing the shallows again. This time he reaches to tap Sonic's free arm, and then makes an outwards motion, like dragging his arm through the water.

It's very awkward for the four-legged Vaporeon, but he's pretty good at mimicking how humans swim now. And this way Sonic can get used to the movement without having to let go]

[ Okay, OKAY. He can do that. He echoes his movements, somewhat sluggish about it and completely confessing to unseeing eyes (save for Jet's, obviously) that this was Sonic's slowest moment in history. He pulls the water with his hand to try and get the movement down, feeling himself moving forward. ]

... Hah. Heh! This isn't too bad! You're good, teach!

[He laughs, very happy about this] Vaporeon~

[Now, this could be interesting. Once Sonic's used to it, Jet nudges him and nods, then slowly ducks his head down and out of Sonic's grip. He's still there though, just under the water and within reach. He believes Sonic has enough of it down that he can keep himself afloat, and even possibly make it back to where he can stand by himself. The Pokemon will stay by him though, watching and making sure he's okay]

[ Sonic is pretty impressed with himself... He's actually doing alright with keeping his head up and using his arms and legs and woo! Talk about progress... until he notices Jet is gone.

Welp.

DOWN HE GOES and in a panic, quickly treads back - Maybe... swims a little? - to the shallow end. Oof. ]

Guh... !!

[And instantly Jet is there, making sure he is up and above the waterline and nudging him back to standable waters. Then proceeds to nuzzle at him a bit and make worried sounds at him. Too fast maybe? Maybe. At any rate, fussing over is a go]

[ He looks a little grumpy to have been left so suddenly like that. ]

Was that s'posed to happen? [ He coughs, trying to work some water out of his air tubes. ]

Por... [He looks apologetic, upset that it'd been an issue.

Since he can't really explain well like this, he concentrates for a moment. And a second later, there's a human near Sonic. The nice thing about Transform is you can morph yourself into clothes]

I apologise, Sonic. I've taught a lot of people how to swim before, and some take to it better than others. I thought you were doing well and wanted to see if you could keep yourself afloat without my aid. I hadn't gone far, but I forgot how hard it is to see a Vaporeon under the water.

WOAH! [ He takes a slow hop back in the water, hands up as if ready to shove him away. ] Hi.

[ He listens to him, eyebrows furrowed, but when he's done explaining, Sonic crosses his arms and looks away.

Somehow he felt MORE awkward with Jet like this. Possibly a little more nervous. His ears are pressed to his head, cheeks slightly burnt. ]

N-not a big deal.. If that's how y'gotta learn...

[He smiles and a second later he turns back into a Vaporeon. In all honesty? Humans are awkward. So he's happier like this.

He paddles away a little bit and shakes his head. It's not always how one has to learn. Jet swims around a little, alternating between standing on the bottom then swimming about above it. Sometimes it's the best way to learn. Sonic knows the movements, and it's safe here. No need to worry.

Jet also takes a second to paddle to the deeper area, and uses ice beam to make a mark where the water starts getting too deep to touch the bottom. He looks back at Sonic and taps it, then swims back to the shallows. They'll stay on this side until he's confident]

[ Yeah, he saw the way it was curving into darkness. Probably the underworld over on the side of the pool. He would bet his life on it. ]

Alright. Sounds good.

[ He starts to make his way in that direction anyway, going until he's just barely on his toes. He tries to hop a couple of times, working without Jet this time, and gets a good kick going. He's almost got it before he tries it with his arms, but it's still offbeat and splashing water into his mouth. HACK. COUGH.

He hops in a circle until he's facing Jet again, making his way back to him. Aww, he looks a little discouraged. ]

[Jet stays close, enough to help if he's needed. He notices the discouragement and shakes his head before making an encouraging sound. He's doing well!

The Vaporeon backs up a bit then, and mimics taking a breath. After he splashes around his face with his forelegs, making a mock stroke, and then takes a breath when the water isn't around his face. This is one thing he has a feeling he'll have difficulty teaching, since...he has gills, and breathing underwater is a thing for him. But he'll try]

[ Sonic's not sure he's getting what is going on here, so he plays it back a few times in his head, trying to compare it to other scenes of people swimming, before it possibly clicks. ]

Ah! [ He snaps his fingers. ] Breathing techniques?

[ Yeah, he was garbage at that. He was always stuck on just keeping his head above the water and air in his lungs that the idea of holding his breath was preposterous. The panic always overwhelmed him when he was close enough to the surface to know he could have oxygen. When he had to dash underwater, he just held his breath for as long as he could. It was straightforward with all that.

Uggghhh. He doesn't look too happy about this, but he tells himself he has to at least try. ]

Por. [He nods with relief, glad that it seems to have made sense. He looks a little sheepish, neck fin flattening a little. It's honestly one thing he can't help with. Even his human form had gills]

[ Sonic gives him a little grin. He gets ya! ]

Well, I bet that's somethin' you never gotta worry about, huh? [ As Sonic turns back toward the barrier around deep end again, he starts to laugh at a thought. ] I'll make sure to never have an underwater breath-holding contest with ya, but I bet it'd make for a pretty good prank.

[ That said, he decides to try and use what he had just been taught. So take a breath and hold it (which he does), take off with a few kicks (which he tries, pushing his feet off the ground and going for the deeper portion), swing your arms, alternate head up, breath, head down, hold, and combine it all for an awesome swimming cocktail!

Well, or at least get it right for a couple tries before you open your mouth underwater, swallow it up, and swing back around like the failure you are, choking and gagging, sputtering like a dying motor boat. His toes anchor for the ground until he manages his way back, ears pressed so thin to his skull that they were about to invert. Water dribbles down his jaw as thin slices of wet wheezes pierce the air in front of him.

He looks at Jet. Maybe if this were anyone else, they'd be disappointed in themselves, much like Sonic had been a tad earlier, but...

He smiles instead, and throws a thumbs up. YEAH. COUGH. ]

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