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 Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 9:25 pm
 It was a unusually warm day in autumn, something the adults called "Indian Summer." Whistle dropped her saddle bag on the shore of the lake and pulled her ribbon from her mane, letting her hair down. While the city had a community pool, there was something really fun and relaxing about swimming outside. And there was no phony else here but her so she could splash and kick all she wanted. With a loud, happy cry she raced into the water and dove under the surface.
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Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 10:24 pm
Foundry was on his way back to his father's farm after making the perilous trip to town to sell some of the crops they'd spent all week harvesting. The journey was fraught with danger has phony skateboarded recklessly without even wearing helmets or carried heavy boxes that they could of easily thrown out their backs lifting. It was a relief to be headed back home where at least all the dangers were familiar and he could regulate the safety of his family members.
But, he still had to survive the trip back.
Fearsome birds were flying overhead and potentially rabid squirrels lurked in the bushes along the edge of the lake. Foundry did his best to give each a menacing glare as he trotted along the lakeside path. When suddenly a loud splashing reached his ears.
Startled, the pegasus looked towards the lake, where a young filly appeared to be... DROWNING?! OH NO! HE HAD TO SAVE HER! DIDN'T SHE KNOW NOT TO GO INTO DEEP WATERS WITHOUT A LIFEGUARD?!
Quick to take action, the colt bolted towards the water, splashing into the muck as he tried to reach the filly to pull her out.
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Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 10:38 pm
Whistle was enjoying her time under the water when suddenly there were arms going around her and a yanking sensation. She struggled for a moment before popped her head out of the water, finding herself being drug out of the lake by some blue pegasus she didn't know. "What are you DOING!?" she squirmed a little.
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Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 10:41 pm
YAY! SHE WAS ALIVE! HE'D DONE IT!
Wait, what? "I'm saving you! Duh." The colt smiled warmly. Maybe she had gotten so disoriented by the water that she didn't even realize what danger she was in. "What were you thinking going swimming without an adult around? They don't even hire lifeguards to work this time of year! You would've died if i hadn't come along!"
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Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 10:48 pm
Whistle couldn't help but blush at the colt's grin. Usually this sort of thing was what romance stories were made out of, but she was just confused and then she started to laugh. "Thanks but..I wasn't drowning, I was swimming!" The filly blinked and gave the colt a look. "Yeah..ok that's a legit concern I'll give you that.." she pushed away from him and floated on her back. "But I'm actually a good swimmer and right here is pretty shallow look!" She actually put her hooves on the bottom of the lake. "Come on, I'll show you, come in and swim with me!"
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Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 10:55 pm
Oh good, he was the voice of reason, enlightening her about the dangers of swimming alone! The colt let out a loud sigh of relief as he started to head back to shore, convinced the filly was going to join him.
With a look of horror the pegasus watched the pink phony push off and lean backwards into the water to float a few feet away. Sure, she may float now, but it wouldn't be that hard for her to sink! Foundry gave a gasp as the unicorn touched the bottom with her hooves. "Wha- But, even if you're touching the bottom you can still trip over a rock and hit your head AND DIE!" He spluttered, flailing his arms about. "This isn't safe at all!"
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Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 11:00 pm
Wow, this one was wound TIGHT. "I'm pretty sure as long as I don't dive in head first I'll be ok there. Come on!" she beckoned with her hoof. "You'll have some fun!" she splashed the water in front of her and started laughing happily.
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Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 11:08 pm
She wasn't listening. Foundry grit his teeth, wondering what else he could do to keep the girl safe. "I- But, you-" The pegasus took a deep breath, trudging through the dirty waters towards her. He must fulfill his duty. If there were no adults around to keep this filly safe then he had to stay with her to keep an eye out. He would do it. He would brave the cold waters to protect the fair maiden.
"You shouldn't splash," he mumbled, defeated. "You could get sand in someone's eye and that could scratch their cornea."
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Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 11:17 pm
Whistle wondered if he was like this at home, but gave him a sympathetic smile. It was probably hard for a colt like him to make friends. "I'll remember that." she conceded. "Do..you know how to swim? It's not like taking a bath where you just sit in the water. You move and splash and kick. Come on.." she coaxed him with a grin. "Try it! Splashing is fun, swimming is fun, laughing is fun!" She tried to encourage him by splashing gently at him.
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Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 11:25 pm
"You... You kick?" His jaw dropped in shock. "Do i even need to say how phony can get hurt when someone is kicking about? And yet you wanna do it for fun?" Foundry would have swooned if doing so in water wasn't so dangerous. Instead he let his purple locks fall across his face to give his eyes some sort of protection for the filly's vicious attacks. "Laughing is fun..." He said quietly, "but if you laugh too much it hurts your stomach."
The pegasus gave a timid splash, trying not to spray enough water that it would hit the filly in the face. He wasn't sure how enjoyment could be found in these strange activities, but he knew he'd do his best to make sure she stayed unhurt.
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Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 11:36 pm
"Yay, like that!" Whistle splashed back a little and swum in a circle around him. "This is fun!" she laughed. "It's been awhile since i've been able to swim with another foal! Oh oh I know! We can play Marco Polo! I'll go first!" Whistle dove under the water and swam out about eight feet and turned her back to him, using her hooves to cover her eyes. "Ok you have till 10!" she started counting. "3..2...1..and MARCO!" she turned around, eyes closed, hooves out in front of her. "Come on, you have to say Polo! That's how the game works! Marco!"
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Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 11:45 pm
Foundry blinked. She was enjoying it? She wasn't upset because the water stung her eyes or burned if it got up her nose? Huh. That was weird. Maybe she had just built up some sort of resistance? The more she talked the more it seemed like she was a regular in the water, so perhaps...
"O-okay." The pegasus floundered about, watching her. "Ah! Wait! What do i-" But it was too late, the unicorn had already started. He scrambled in the sand, not sure where he was supposed to go or what exactly he should be doing.
"Polo?"
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Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 11:48 pm
Whistle began to paddle towards the sound of his voice, pausing for a second before lunging forward, grabbing at where she thought Foundry might be. Finding no pegasus there, she laughed and stood back up, waiting for the water to settle before calling out again. "MARCO!"
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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2015 3:35 pm
Huh. The colt blinked, watching the unicorn splash around in the water to the left of him. This was kind of silly. What was she thinking? Foundry couldn't help but snicker a little. This game was making the filly look like a fool, didn't she care?
The pegasus gave a wince as the girl dove. She could easily get hurt just diving into the water blindly like that.
"Polo," he called softly. The blue male began to back up through the water, before he slipped and fell on his rump with a splash.
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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2015 3:44 pm
The splash was a dead give away. Whistle lept and her hooves brushed over Foundrie's back. She jumped forward again, splashing like a failing goose, wrapping her arms around Foundry's body and hugging him. "I found you!!" she said in a sing songy voice before giggling. "It's my turn now! Do just like I did ok?" she grinned at him.
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