June, 2018 Student name: Ari Prompt: Swimming lessons Response: Ari huffed a sigh of irritation as shi changed into hir swim suit. Exercise was difficult for hir. Dad said it was because shi was a cherub, and cherubim were weaker physically as kids. He also said just because shi was weaker didn’t mean shi couldn’t do something, it just meant shi would need to put more effort into it. Ari put hir clothes in the locker and headed out to the pool. The water was a pretty blue color but Ari thought it was probably going to be cold when shi got in. Shi retrieved a pair of floaties from the teacher and put them on without any help. Hir first step into the pool was, just as shi had suspected it would be, cold. She shrugged and waded further in. There was no way shi’d be getting out of this class so she might as well get it over with.
Watching another freshling crab walking along the wall gave hir the idea to do so as well. Shi moved slowly over to the wall opposite the other freshling and grabbed ahold of the edge. Moving along the wall was alright, though hir arms were starting to feel the strain of holding on. Thankfully shi’d gotten those floaties ahead of time, because shi wasn’t sure shi’d still be hanging on if not for them. Shi took a deep breath as shi reached the 5’ mark and then let go. Hir arms felt strained from the effort of holding on and shi wanted to see if shi’d be able to float instead. Ari tilted hir head back, looking up at the ceiling of the pool area and letting hir legs float outward. This was the total extent of hir previous swimming experience. Shi liked this part of it, but knew it wouldn’t last long. Ari let hir legs sink back into the water and slowly started splashing hir way back to the steps. Shi saw the other freshling had given up and gotten out of the pool already. Shi was determined to stay in the water for as long as shi possibly could. It felt refreshing now; no longer cold, just cool.
Ari closed hir eyes and swum in a circle a few times, a smile growing on hir face. It really wasn’t that bad. Suddenly shi felt a wave of exhaustion hit hir hard. Shi stopped hir spin and headed for the steps right away. Dad had told hir to be responsible if shi ever got really tired in p.e. and take breaks as often as shi’d need. Ari climbed out and grabbed a towel, quickly patting down hir feathery parts, wringing out hir hair before wrapping the towel around hirself and sitting down on one of the pool chairs. The time in the pool had been fun, yet also quite tiring in the end. Shi wasn’t sure if shi’d try swimming again any time soon. Dad would be proud of hir though, at least she’d finished the lesson.
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June, 2018 Student name: Persephone Prompt: Swimming lessons Response: Persephone stared at the pool in front of her nervously. Oh how she wished her friend were here, but Peregrine was no where to be found, so it looked like she would have to do this alone, much to her dismay. There were already several other freshlings in the water and she envied the ones who knew how to swim. This would be her first time learning, in fact, it would also be her first time to be submerged in water. The closest she'd ever been near water was at the lake her family would take trips to. She would only dip her feet while the young elf would watch her older brother jump into the lake. Shaking the memories from her head, she adjusted the floaties on her arms for the umpteenth time and took a deep breath then let out a loud exhale. It was time to go in.
As she approached the steps that lead into the pool, Percy tentatively lowered herself onto the first step and shuddered slightly at how cold the water was. She repeated the same process slowly, and each time she did, she would hold her breath a little in anticipation until she reached the bottom of the pool and let out a huge breath. The first thing she noticed was that the water came up to her chin but that was due to the fact that she was standing on her tippy toes. Another thing was that the water didn't feel so bad after her body got used to the cold temperature, and she quite enjoyed this feeling. No wonder her brother loved going into the lake.
Unsure of what to do next, she looked around to watch what the others were doing to get an idea. The young girl laid eyes on one freshling that was doing the doggy paddle, and she wondered if she could do it. It looked simple enough, so she decided to give it go. Copying the movements the other was doing, Percy struggled a little to do it, but with perseverance and relying on the floaties to keep from not sinking, she was able to swim around in a big circle.
"I-I'm doing it! I'm swimming!" Percy cried out happily. "I wish Peregrine could see this."
After swimming around for a bit more, she noticed another freshling was floating on their back. Now that looks extremely easy she thought and felt she could do it with confidence. Stopping her previous actions, she stood up for a moment, then leaned back. At first, it felt like she was gonna sink, which made her panic a little, but she repeated to herself to relax. Once she did, she could feel her whole body rise up and then she was floating on top of the water. Percy broke out into a smile and stared up at the clouds going by in the sky. Yes, today was a successful day in P.E. and marked the day she finally learned how to swim. She was happy and she couldn't wait to tell Peregrine about it.
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June, 2018 Student name: Zoren Prompt: Swimming lessons Response: Zoren hadn't been swimming before! This would be interesting for sure. An all to obvious bounce to the Baphomet's steps were clear as they headed for P.E class. Nova had told them about Swim lessons the night before, so Zoren had come prepared. Upon hearing they had swimming lessons to look forward to, it meant they could finally be around water without fear of drowning. Zoren's tail was wiggling nearly like a rutter, swishing back and forth from delight. They were fairly excited, no doubt, as swimming was something they had wanted to learn how to do for some time. Zoren had been too shy to ask to learn, so the fact it was wrapped up in a lesson was great. As soon as their guardian Jamie dropped the Freshling off, they rushed to change into swim trunks and a matching brightly colored tank top. A jovial smile curved their lips as the freshling dashed into the shallow end, poking their hoved feet into the water.
Their small tail wiggled with delight as they moved closer to the water...nervous as they weren't certain of the large body of water before them. Looking around to other kids who were already in the water, splashing around and playing, Zoren nibbled on their bottom lip. Looking down at the floaties they had been provided with the Baphomet lifted their chin up. They could do it..
Then again, Zoren wasn't sure what to do.
If they gave up now, then what? They never would learn to swim? Frowning, the small Baphomet took in a deep breathe. Running away wouldn't solve anything, and then they wouldn't get to have fun. Frowning, Zoren went to go watch the instructor teaching some of the other kids. The fact there were others around, Zoren wasn't too worried about drowning. Especially with the floaties strapped to their arms. They had been fairly simple to get on, Zoren had to wonder how much harder it must be for those with claw-like digits.
Walking into the pool, the shadowy colored Freshling paused. The water was cool, and the swim trunks Zoren wore quickly absorbed liquid along with their furred body. Shivering Zoren giggled as they proceeded forward, leaving behind their earlier fears. They went up to just about waist deep before easing into the water. The sudden shock of the water came when Zoren ducked under to get their head wet and get it over with. Splashing a bit they used the support of the devices to keep them afloat.
Before long, Zoren began to test their arms and legs with swimming. "Ah!! Look I've got it!" Zoren called out to anyone that would pay them mind. The Freshling beamed with delight, playing for as long as their tiny body would allow. After an hour of nearly endless play, it was time to retreat to the edge of the pool. A swell of confidence had them eyeing the waves of the water with a thoughtful expression. Zoren's fur was waterlogged, which had made swimming a little harder...but the reality was it wasn't like they had a giant tail or something, so they were pretty lucky.
All in all, being able to have fun and learn something new made for an absolutely awesome day at school. Zoren couldn't wait to go home and tell Jaimie and Nova all about it.
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2018 1:25 pm
June, 2018 Student name: Gormain Prompt: Swimming lessons Response: Now, this was his idea of a great P.E exercise! Gormain's eyes lite up with delight when the Freshling realized what today's activity would be like. Finally! The real fun could begin, all while still being part of a classroom. Not that he hadn't heard from his siblings the latest buzz about having a chance to swim. Each time one of them bragged about having gone swimming, Gormain couldn't help but poke his lower lip out in a pout. When Gormain's turn for their class of Freshlings came, it couldn't have come soon enough! The
While not usually a fan of sports, or exercise...they did love water. Barely remembering to actually hug his siblings and parents goodbye, as he was simply that excited to get into the pool. Even if the smell of the pool water was a little weird, he didn't care. This was easy pease stuff and would be a ton of fun. Realizing his error, Gormain immediately ran back to embrace his family members, before everyone scattered. Breaking out into a full sprint, Gormain rushed for the locker room. Changing into their swimming clothes couldn't happen fast enough. He almost forgot his towel even and had to turn around and go fetch it from the locker room.
Once inside the main pool area, Gormain flung his towel on an imaginary claimed space within the general area.
Gormain had been helped into floaties, just to ensure he could safely learn to swim. The young Grimm wasted no time as he dived in, thrashing around a bit as his body learned how to support its self in absence of being on solid ground. He simply loved it, as he played with anyone who would pay him half a mind. Gormain was mindful of his claws, but he happily moved about delighted by the pool. As Gormain played, they found something really cool in the form of the diving board. The boy's eyes gleamed with delight. Rushing over to the diving board, he climbed up onto it. Before someone could tell him to get down..or some other dumb thing like that he bounced on the diving board before diving in. "Canon baaalllll!!!!" He yelled in delight. The loud splash of the pool was rewarding. He wondered if his siblings all liked the water as much as he did. With so many siblings, that was hard to really tell. Just making sure he included all of them when explaining his Pack was sometimes challenging for the young Grimm.
Pep wasn't supposed to come swimming with him... but the unexpected sound of the wisp's greeting and it floating around him gave the boy pause. Looking up to the familiar made his heart thud. Lalita had been kind enough to let him have a familiar of his very own. He was one step closer to one day running his very own adoption agency...he wanted to make his family, and new friend proud. It had touched him that she shared something like a familiar with him. He'd been speechless and couldn't help but tear up. "Pep!! Hi." The young Grimm smiled reaching out to gently paw at the creature, having not expected Pep until after PE was over. No matter! An idea came to Gormain as he watched the Whisp move. "I'll race you across!" He called out, already quick walking (the no running sign was impossible to miss.) Diving into the deep end, having the time of his young life.
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June, 2018 Student name: Red Prompt: Swimming lessons
Write a 500 word recount of your freshling in the pool. Are they just learning to swim? Or are they like a fish and take to it instantly. Have they swam before? Do they need floaties? Have fun with it!
Response:
Clad in a pair of swim trunks that had come with him from home, Red was pleased with today's PE class. Swimming? Easy. His nanny might have failed at a lot of things, but she'd been eager to bring him and Izzy to the pool whenever possible. Not that she'd watched them once they'd arrived. Izzy had been the one to keep an eye on him, making sure he was wearing his swim trunks the right way and had on a set of floaties. Izzy had been the one to teach him how to swim around, and he'd nearly burst with joy when Izzy had said he was a natural.
Now, looking around and seeing the state of the other freshlings in the pool, Red scoffed. Most of them were kind of half swimming, half clinging to the walls of the pool. He'd rejected the set of floaties the teacher had tried to get him to wear. After all the practice he had, he didn't need them anymore. Now he sloshed his way into the water, shivering a bit at the difference between the water and the rest of the room.
Soon the water was deep enough that he could strike out swimming. He only knew two styles, but if he wanted he could learn more. His favorite was the backwards one. Flipping onto his back, he swished his arms out as wide as he could, scooping the water and kicking to propel himself towards the deep end. A lifeguard was following along, making sure he wasn't going to do something stupid and drown and he kept seeing them out of the corner of his eye.
Grumping a bit, because he was trying to enjoy this swim time, he turned around and started to head back towards the shallower end. It didn't matter to him how deep the water was. He knew how to float and keep himself up. Once he got past the whole, there were like fifteen other kids in the pool, it was actually kinda nice. Aside from the one kid who kept trying to swim under him. Growling, he splashed as big a wave as he could get at her once she popped back up.
It was worth getting reprimanded about it because she quit trying to swim under him after that. What was it with girls? Did he have some kind of sign on him: approach me! Bother me! Cuz if there was he was gonna kick the nightmare who put it there. No longer in the mood to float and swim around, Red made his way back over to the steps. Getting out of the pool was much less fun. Water dripped off him, clinging to his thick fur. Unrepentant, he shook as much of it off, shedding water onto everyone in the vicinity. Grinning, he picked up a towel and started to dry himself off. A caretaker guided him back into the locker so he could change into some dry clothes and stand under the dryer for a bit. Being a grimm he was more susceptible than most to catching a cold. Even in the heat like this.
Write a 500 word recount of your freshling in the pool. Are they just learning to swim? Or are they like a fish and take to it instantly. Have they swam before? Do they need floaties? Have fun with it!
Response:
Swimming. In a pool. With other nightmares. In water. Uncertain about the whole thing, Di'o paused near what they assumed was the edge of the pool. Sure, they had their buddy, but how could they make sure that they didn't get separated. Were the caretakers sure that the water wasn't going to end up hurting them? Or that they weren't going to end up shocking the other students. They weren't 100% sure, but they'd been taught that it was a bad idea to put electronics in water. Even if it did make a neat noise when you did it. Did they count as an electronic?
Fretting, their floaties squeaking as they edged a little closer to where they'd been told the steps were, they just weren't sure. This was a big deal. They didn't have a cane to help guide them. They weren't upgraded to be able to know where things were around them yet. They'd be adrift even if they didn't immediately sink.
Slowly their guide helped get them into the pool, assuring them just a tad about their worries. Still when their foot first went under the water, they paused for several long moments, waiting. When nothing happened aside from their foot being wet and kinda cold, they stepped in with the other foot. Unable to take another step forward for fear of losing the wall that they were using to keep track of things, they scooted to the corner and sat down. Then they scooted forward bit by bit until they were about chest deep in the water.
They'd been told that the deepest the water got was eight feet deep and the freshlings had all been encouraged to stay within six feet or less. Di'o wasn't sure they wanted to even go deep enough that their head could go under. Terrified of going under because they'd stepped too far down, they clung to the wall. Their guide was nearby, they could still hear their voice, but they didn't want to do the rest of this swimming thing. They'd gotten in the water, wasn't that enough?
Shaking a bit, they were eventually persuaded to try kicking. It took them more than a few tries to hold themselves to the wall and let their legs float up behind them. A few times their face dipped into the water and they had to be calmed down all over again. Eventually, very tentatively, they were holding onto the wall for dear life but they were kicking. It was almost kind of fun, as long as they remembered not to let their head fall forward too much.
When their guide asked them to try it while holding their hands instead, they'd balked. No! Of course they couldn't do something like that. The wall helped them to know where they were. But, that was also what their guide was there for wasn't it? Slowly they allowed their friend to turn them around and they took their hands. Their grip was no less tense and tight as Di'o slowly let their legs rise up. Then they kicked a few times, surprised when they felt they were moving through the water. Gathering a bit more courage, they kicked faster, giggling a bit as their guide had to hustle to make sure they didn't bump into them.
After five or so minutes of that, Di'o was plumb tuckered out. They were led out of the pool and handed a towel, dutifully drying off and heading back to the lockers to change. That. . hadn't been so bad. But they definitely didn't want to do it again until they were bigger.
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June, 2018 Student name: Cyril Prompt: Swimming laps
Generate a random number between 1 and 15. That's how many laps you swim. Then write a 500 word story about your child swimming. Did they do well? Did they think they could do better? Did they jump out of the pool because a freshling peed in it?
Response: - 3 laps Cyril fidgeted, still in the locker room. His swimsuit was new, purchased this morning as soon as it had been announced that this week Health class was going to focus on swimming lessons. He couldn't remember having done them before, but it could have just been that they hadn't been holding this activity when he'd been taking health. Not that he'd minded not having to get into a pool and swim around with others. Not only that, but they were doing laps.
He would have been completely content borrowing one of Wade's older swimsuits, but Waverly had insisted he get some new ones for himself. That way they could go swimming together if it turned out he liked it. The only problem was that it was scratchy and new and didn't cover up hardly any of his spots. He'd been so pleased when they'd let him pick out a slew of longer sleeved clothes and Waverly hadn't said a thing to him when he'd layered them on.
Not that the trunks weren't nice. The dark color was just a shade or two darker than his skin. The problem was that almost all of the parts of him that would glow would be free to the air and any emotion or flaring would be immediately obvious. Cyril would have been content to just idle in the locker room for the entirety of the class, but the teacher eventually sent someone after him.
Reluctantly joining the rest of the class, Cyril waited--hopefully--out of sight as each of his classmates were called up and set to doing laps. The clock was edging closer and closer for today's lesson to be called so everyone could head back to shower before class and just when Cyril thought he was going to be lucky enough to get out of it for today, the teacher called his name.
Careful not to make eye contact with anyone, he slunk towards the edge of the pool. Today they weren't using diving boards, so he didn't have to worry about learning how to do that just yet. The teacher explained the rules and told him they'd be lax on him because it was his first time. As long as he made it to the other end and back, they would count it and their assistant would be following him the entire way in case he had too much trouble.
Face burning with embarrassment and thanking the nine that it didn't show too bad on his skin, he nodded and got into position. What felt like an eternity and not nearly long enough later, the whistle was blown and he jumped in. The first contact made him flinch, the slap of water against his skin hurt and it was cold. After a few moments to figure himself out, he awkwardly struck out.
He must have been doing something right, because he got about three laps in before he called it quits and the teacher looked surprisingly pleased with him. They told him for a first timer, he'd done great. A little less nervous now, about the rest of the week ahead, Cyril was still glad when they sent the class to the showers to get cleaned up and changed after his turn.
June, 2018 Student name: Maeva Prompt: Swimming laps
Generate a random number between 1 and 15. That's how many laps you swim. Then write a 500 word story about your child swimming. Did they do well? Did they think they could do better? Did they jump out of the pool because a freshling peed in it?
Response: - 1 lap Maeva was not feeling good today. She wasn't sure what was going on, but she'd woke up feeling like she was going to throw up. It hadn't gone away after a half hour so she'd taken some medicine and decided to stick it out and go to school. She'd heard this week was going to be swimming in PE class and she really didn't want to miss it. She'd never really been interested in going to the pool when she was younger, and had never learned how to swim. Not only would they be going through the basics today, but they'd also be trying to do laps.
If she missed today, she'd be screwed for the rest of the week. No matter how she felt. It was a blessing that they'd had those meds in the cabinet. She was already feeling a little better. Not that she'd had anything for breakfast with the way she was feeling. The last thing she wanted was to throw up and then have one of her parents call her in. Even disregarding her perfect attendance record, she didn't want to miss anything in her other classes either.
PE was her second class of the day, but the medicine she'd taken was already starting to wear off. Queasy, she took her time changing into her bathing suit. The one piece wasn't very flattering but she'd got it because it covered the most out of the options she'd seen. Plain unrelieved black, absolutely no cleavage to speak of, and covered her butt, it was better than a lot of the swimsuits she'd seen for sale.
Towel draped across her shoulder, she headed out to the pool. Immediately the scent of chlorine hit her and she had to take a moment to breath. She'd known it would have a scent, but she hadn't thought it would be quite so strong. Feeling a bit more green around the gills, nonetheless she padded her way over to the bleachers and set her towel down. Sliding her goggles into place, she made her way to the ladder at the edge of the pool and eased her way in. The water was cool against her skin and the scent of chlorine was stronger. Goosebumps broke out all over her body and she shivered a bit as she scooted a bit further in so the other nightmares in her class could get in after her.
The first half of the class went by fine, with them getting used to swimming around, being in the water. Then in pairs, the teacher called them over to the lap lanes. The assistant kept an eye on the rest of them while the pair would try to do as many laps as they could. Someone managed to get fifteen laps before they called it quits and Maeva gave them a couple claps. By the time her name was called, she was feeling even worse.
Calling upon each and every one of the nine to help her get through this, she readied herself to do the first lap. The whistle blew and she took off. On the way to the other end of the pool she managed to get her stomach to cooperate, with the bonus of not snorting any of the water. On the way back though, she messed up. She lost the rhythm, ended up breathing in when she wasn't supposed to and got water up her nose. Barely making it back to where the teacher stood, she was coughing and hacking and her stomach decided it would have no more. Dry heaving, she was pulled out of the pool and a towel was wrapped around her. Maeva was eternally grateful she hadn't had anything to eat that morning to throw up into the pool, especially as she was carefully led to the nurse in her swimsuit. Hopefully they'd let her change before sending her home.
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June, 2018 Student name: Malikah Prompt: Swimming laps Response:
Today was not his day, and judging by the groans of others, they weren't too hyped on the swimming pool either. With the whole risk of drowning thing, and the part where everyone had to get wet, the boy agreed it was a bit more of a polarizing sport than say, soccer or basketball in which he could confidently putz through.
Having borrowed his swim trunks from another actually water enthused sibling of his, they were a bit ill fitting and all together, he was on his way to look like a drowned Vespercat. Almost forlorn, he ran his hands over his arm fur as he moved to sit on the edge of the pool, waiting for the signal for the group to start. Of course, despite literally being there waiting, the whistle caught him off guard and he dropped in seconds behind those in the lanes beside him. With a mad kick, he sent water flying everywhere as he set himself to it.
The first few laps were his fastest as he kicked his legs the hardest. It was weird being under the water, his fluffy tail almost acting like an anchor behind him. In turn, he slowed downed for his last few runs, struggling against both his lungs and the pain in his shoulders. In all fairness, the fluffier you were, the harder swimming got!
Pulling himself out of the water, Malikah gasped a bit loudly. He wasn't in the best of shape, and eeking out 8 laps made his chest rise and fall with some difficulty. Moving to sit on the edge, he pushed his wet hair back out of his face with a soggy palm. Immediately, he began to count on his fingers, confirming his mental tally.
The longer he sat there waiting for his classmates to finish their circuit, the bigger his smile got. The hybrid actually felt quite good with himself; swimming was already a very meh activity for him, but he had done his best and pushed himself to his limits. Eight whole laps! However, his expression quickly deflated as he went to grab his water logged tail, slowly going about ringing out the massive pile of fluff. The Freshlings kicking about beside them did catch his eye though, and he watched them quietly for a long while before going back to his classmates.
Listening intently behind his ear tufts, it didn't sound like many of the others had done a great job. He truly didn't think he had the best score but one and three were nothing in comparison. Trying to hide his self-accomplished grin, he rubbed at his face. "You can do it!" he called out to those in the water, watching as they kicked off the wall near him.
Tonight he was going to go home and announce his accomplishment at the dinner table; both of his Dads were quite fit and he hoped it would make them proud. Malikah was soft in many ways, and being athletic was always something left to his other siblings. Of course before that he was going to brag to Avelyn too. He hoped his dear Nixie friend would be proud of him!
Write a 500 word recount of your freshling in the pool. Are they just learning to swim? Or are they like a fish and take to it instantly. Have they swam before? Do they need floaties? Have fun with it!
Response: Eryusa looked at the water with disdain. Why did everyone think that people wanted to be at the pool in summer time. Inevitably though it was always added to the summer p.e class. True that most people liked to escape the heat when summer approached and most kids saw it as a treat to escape into the pool. He sighed and sat at the edge of the pool with his toes in the water making sure that the teacher wasn't watching. it wasn't as if the hybrid Freshling couldn't swim. He was just rusty because the thought of getting his wings wet was not a pleasant one.The water felt heavy on them and gross and eryusa was perfectly fine sitting underneath this umbrella to keep from getting sunburned, nevermind that below never really got that bright.
He knew he was going to have to get into the water eventually, well more than he currently was, but right now he would rather sit here letting his toes get the water. Truthfully eryusa didn't even like being over water. In boats he often got sea sick. Next time he was totally going to get a doctors note or something. If the doctor would even get him one.
Unfortunately though it was time to get back in the water since he was getting an evil eye from some of the other freshlings. He'd start something but the whole proving to the family not to treat him as the baby kept him back. So with another sigh he slipped into the water. It was just as off feeling as he remembered. The more aquatic races could have it. Okay that wasn't a fair thought. It was pretty cooling besides the whole wet feeling. So he had to swim right and not get weighed down by his wings. Well he could use the floaties but kids were evil and would tease him and besides he could swim. He just didn't like to. Ugh his wings felt extremely heavy and he kind of sank to the bottom. So the teacher expected them to work on swimming. However it was the beginning of summer so obviously there would be other swimming classes.
Wings got heavy in water and that would make him sink so he should work on his breathing. He could work later on just swimming around on the bottom. Sitting there he watched the other freshlings and the way his hair kind of wavered in the water. It was getting kind of long but no one in his family really had that short of hair other than maybe his dad. Lungs starting to burn he worked on standing up and taking a breath. Yeah maybe he was a bit too far out of just in case he had to stand up quickly. Moving to a more safe location he tried again, sitting down on the bottom. His ears aching a little bit. When was class going to be over again? He started swimming at the bottom of the pool towards the steps. Back to the side of the pool.
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June, 2018 Student name: fiore Prompt: Swimming laps Response: Fiore sighed and looked at the deceptively calm water like it was going to come alive at any moment and attack her. She wanted to know why the teacher had everyone at the pool especially the winged races. Wings didn't do well with water. Kids were also mean and she knew she wasn't a strong swimmer. She'd get made fun. Her toes dipped in the water and sighed. Why did Summer always have to be associated with summer. Why weren't there back up assignments today?... and why was she sitting here complaining about it. Even if she did poorly she was going to at least try no matter what any one else said. It would be enough for her and with that she lowered herself into the pool. She had talked to her dad earlier and gotten a charm for giving some water resistance to her wings, getting dragged to the bottom because they were too heavy would just earn her a rescue from the life guard and ridicule from the other students. Breath in and breath out. Breathe out. She could do this. She had to get at least a couple laps out of the way to say she tried.
The water wasn't like cutting through warm butter. It was clinging to her sides and swirling around her. However she submerged her whole body into it and started swimming towards the other side of the pool. There were a few awkward attempts at breathing, but she got into a rhythm or at least a good enough one for her. Ignoring the pain in her ears she managed to reach the other side and flipped over letting her feet touch the wall of the pool. Okay then it was push to get momentum and do it again to the other side to complete the lap. She could say she had a new respect for aquatic races. Maybe she could talk the teacher into a tree growing race or something to make it unfair to the non garden savvy races. Never mind that while she was part fey and part dryad she couldn't manage to keep a plant alive other than her self. Pulling herself out of her thoughts she worked on swimming ignoring when a faster nightmare or daydream passed her. It would demoralize her and she'd get angry and storm out of P.E. however when the ear pain got to be too much, and her limbs started to hurt along with her wings she pulled herself to the side and out of the pool.
She had managed to get thee laps out of the way. It was disappointing but she knew going in that swimming wasn't her strong point. She knew enough to keep her alive if dropped in water and that was enough for her. Now she wanted to spend the rest of class wrapped in a towel and under a pool umbrella, preferably in a chair. Yeah that sounded like a great idea. Now she just had to find the towel
Write a 500 word recount of your freshling in the pool. Are they just learning to swim? Or are they like a fish and take to it instantly. Have they swam before? Do they need floaties? Have fun with it!
Response: P.E was often his least favorite class. It was suprising considering how active the young hybrid liked being. However Haruka never really was one for company if he could get away with it. He much preferred to be on his own unless it was family. It was probably a pretty good thing he had a large family or people could probably classify him as a hermit. Unfortunately for his loner tendencies p.e meant working with other people or being around other people as you flailed about in a sport or physical activity. Swimming in his opinion was no different. Just looking around He could see a lot of freshlings were banding together and trying on floaties in their prep to enter the water, or showing off their skills if they were decent swimmers and already in the pool. a couple were in a splash fight that he could see. He, on the other hand was on his back just floating in the water looking up at the darkened sky. Back floating was weird and he knew that he wouldn't be in this position long. Just the thought of messing up and letting the water rush around you and not see it coming was kind of a scary though.
Flopping over he sank to the bottom for a moment before pushing up the surface, ugh wet fur was a yucky feeling but it was already wet and a good chance of class was in front of him. Tilting his head, he cleared his ears of water before starting to swim little laps in the pool. Okay it was only one half lap to the deeper edge. Fon had taught him to swim and he thought he was pretty good at it. He wasn't competing good but enough to keep himself from drowning most of the time. This also wasn't his first swimming class at the academy.
A couple freshlings called out to the hallowed hybrid and he just ducked under the water diving bottom and watching all the legs kick back and forth to keep their owners afloat. He wondered what nixie cities looked like, their little bubbles in the water. Could you just sit there and look out like an aquarium. Weird pool thoughts but his family was a tiny bit eccentric after all. Having the need to breath soon, Haruka swam across the bottom to a more shallower end before pushing off to the surface. His lungs had started to burn as he surfaced and he took deep breathes as soon as air was available again.
Having enough of the water and showing he could swim, Haruka pulled himself out and made his way to his towel. Wrapping it around his shoulders he walked over towards the deep end again and and sat on the ledge with his feet in the water. He could be supportive to the freshlings working on swimming or the juniors working on laps but he kind of just sat there and people watched
Write a 500 word recount of your freshling in the pool. Are they just learning to swim? Or are they like a fish and take to it instantly. Have they swam before? Do they need floaties? Have fun with it!
Response: Bahjat stared at the water. Why----why did the nurse claim that she wasn't sick? She clearly was. Had a temperature over one thousand, the chills, a stuffy nose, watery eyes---the whole bit! She was down with a flu, a cold, some sort of sickness!
But she had turned her away. Told her that the swimming lessons may save her life some day, that she couldn't waste her last absence on a fake illness again or that she'd fail the class. Bahjat didn't understand why. She wasn't going to jump into water to take a nap. Pruny fingers and the feeling of being in water was---well---weird. She didn't like it. No could do.
But here she was, purple eyes dim and dead as it glared down the water that was too blue not to be natural. The teacher whistled to get in, a few brave freshlings easily going into the class.
It wasn't so easy for the kumiho. She stood, transfixed and as the whistle blew again, warning her that she needed to go in--Bahjat panicked and ran to the nearest caretaker, her paws sending tingles of pain as they hit the hot concrete. "D-Do I gotta go in?" They tried putting on their best begging face. The caretaker nodded, offering floaties. Bahjat nearly cried in frustration.
Reluctantly placing the inflatable tubes on she stiffly walked over towards the pool, not even bothering to bend her knees. It probably looked like she was some sort of robot. Her eyes met blue again.
Here goes nothing.
Bahjat held her breath and jumped into the pool feet first, her feet immediately touching nothing but water, her arms splayed as far as they could go by her side. Wait....Bahjat opened her once squeezed shut eyes. She wasn't drowning? Her legs kicked a bit and she grinned, the water rushing past her legs and the rocking motion from all of the students in the pool making her giggle. This wasn't too bad! It didn't even feel like she was doing any work to move around.
"Look teacher, I'm swimming!" she called out, her little arms extending in front of her, trying to pull herself closer to where the teacher could look. Her little feet tried to do the same. Why, she hadn't had this much fun in P.E. since...ever! Usually she'd try to cancel going to the class, avoid it like the plague. Try to sleep in.
Bahjat could make an exception to swimming. This felt nice! The teacher instructed them to lay on their back and Bahjat tried, her little feet splashing the water as they rose up. She coughed as some of the chlorinated water got in her mouth. That--that couldn't be the right way to do it. She lowered her legs a bit, kicked so that the water merely bubbled underneath her feet. Her stomach dipped in turn but it...it was better. Bahjat closed her eyes. Yeah, she could get used to this.
Maybe she could take a nap here. The suns rays were blaring down on them all but with the rocking of the water it was....soothing.
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June, 2018 Student name: Natasha Prompt: Swimming laps - 14 Response: Natasha wasn't exactly thrilled that gym class would include swimming for today. Not because it wasn't something she enjoyed. The reality was Natasha was well practiced in swimming. On top of that, it was something she actually enjoyed. While Natasha wasn't swimming team worthy, her learning had been in order to do any sort of surfing growing up. Natasha loved the ocean and felt at home in and around water. In fact, she had learned to swim at an early age. Due in large part to the swimming lessons as a little girl, she wasn't like some of her classmates. Natasha did not need floaties of any kind. Not that she blamed the younger children for needing them, or even older kids. If you weren't a confident swimmer, the water could be terrifying.
No there was another problem altogether, that had little to do with her skill set.
The hybrid frowned slightly, considering what her options were. It wasn't like she couldn't swim. It was more finding a bathing suit that also accommodated for her fluffy tail was rather challenging. If anything it was annoying and had always been a frustrating experience for the hybrid growing up. However, Natasha had learned how to make clothes for that very reason, she hated having to spend money, or ask her brother for help every time she got a new outfit. As they rarely if ever fit her properly because of her tail. The girl smiled thoughtfully as she took to the water.
Swimming back and forth for laps, she lost count long into the session. She was a powerful swimmer, but it was also in true tad bit tedious. Her tail was not as bad as a Kumiho's, but it did absorb a lot of water and weighed her down. Regardless, Natasha kept going, swimming back and forth to show of what she could do. This went on for some time until at last, she needed to catch her breath. Panting softly she moved to the shallow edge as she perched herself near the stairs leading out of the pool. A smile crossed her features as her tail fur fanned out in the water. 14 laps later, her body felt the extra work she'd put in.
Stretching her legs out, she felt good about the laps she'd done. "Ha! You try doing that with this puffball of a tail!" Natasha giggled more to herself than anything.
Relaxing as she smiled, Natasha had to wonder what her brother was up to. More importantly, the hybrid wondered what Juro was up to? Did he have his nose in a book? Was he thinking about her too? Her boyfriend was a sweetheart. Coming to a decision as she hung out at the pool, Natasha needed to get ingredients from the store to make him dinner tonight. She missed him, his knowledge about the stars and galaxies was impressive. Most of the time it was lost on Natasha, but honestly, she could listen to Juro talk for hours about everything and nothing all at once. He was patient, understanding...and treated her good. The thought of him made her sigh as her tanned cheeks flushed. She almost forgot she was still in class, she was to busy daydreaming.
June, 2018
