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Marina was up and watching the odd plushie drama , then she saw Luna go and hug Nigel. She smiled and enjoyed the sun when she felt itchy soo she decided she would go wash off , she waved to all her friends and walked back to camp.

Lirina nodded to Kevi's introduction, committing his information to memory.

"Nice to meet you both, too! Hopefully next time we run into each other, it'll be under better circumstances," she called after. "Bye byeee!" Lirina waved after the two interesting characters, really hoping they wouldn't have to meet under ill circumstances. Her honour had a bad habit of nibbling away at her ambitions whenever it took the fancy.

At the mention of sogginess, the audio couldn't help but notice her own. She had missed the prime hours of sunning and now the afternoon breeze was setting in, so it was probably best to go back to her own cabin to dry off as well. Perhaps she would run into more team members, meaning more chances for bonding! Her less-than-stellar performance now behind her, Lirina brightly stepped off.

Lorna left the water and shook off and started back to her cabin, it was time to leave the camp site for a bit, she wanted to explore more so time in the forest was her next port of call, she wanted to explore a little more of this island, she was stuck on it so she might as well explore.

First came the impact of her body hitting the waters. The sharp sting barely had time to spread before the cold shock became the overwhelming sensation.

Elli broke through the surface, a manic grin on her muzzle. She loved this feeling and wouldn't have minded treading water a bit longer. It was only the threat of being shark-food that prompted the aspiring pirate to paddle for the shore as fast as she could.

The others had gone ahead of her, not that she minded. The thought of keeping her alliance a secret from the majority was appealing. She shook as much water out of her fur as she could, but realized she needed to change. She may not get scurvy but a cold was very possible. With that in mind, she headed for her team's cabin.

Aaaaaaand JUMP.
....JUMP.
What the FLUFF was she hesitating for?
Right. Water. Jennifer had an ungodly fear of freaking water. Why did she agree to camp, since most camps did watersports? The world would never really know, now would they?
But she had a duty. A duty to her team to do the best she could.
Without ceremony...She jumped. Of course it hadn't occurred to her to get a swimsuit on until she was already in the air.
"...Fluff. AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! CURSE YOU, HINDSIGHT!"

Having caught her breath, Abigail leaned an elbow on her knee and peered over the cliff's edge. The water was a beautiful blue, but WOOOOW was that long way down! And what a tiny target! Oh yeah. And I CAN'T SWIM! "No better time to learn, huh?" she muttered under breath. Abbie stepped back a moment and chewed her lip a bit, trying to calm down. She hadn't gotten much sleep, she'd barely gotten away with missing breakfast, her legs were sore from the hike up the cliff, and her fur was beginning to smell of sweat. And now she was supposed to jump in a lake. From an impossibly high cliff. No way. No way this is safe. I'm so going to die. Her fists clenched around the skirt of her black and white swimsuit, which all her friends said, combined with her slender figure, made her look like a Japanese middle schooler. Only today she was a Japanese middle schooler about to jump 1000 feet down into a tiny ring in the middle of shark-infested waters. This is crazy. I can't even do this in video games. I'm so going to die...

As one by one her teammates leaped from the cliff, she hugged herself and watched their tiny figures swim their way to shore. "No way, no way..." she muttered, gritting her teeth. The chances of making it into the buoys didn't look good at all, and the chances of being attacked by the sharks looked almost certain. At least nobody had died... yet. If her teammates could brave it, she could do it too... probably.

"Okay, okay," she mumbled, kneeling down and patting the ground with her palms for good luck. Steeling her nerves, Abigail stood back up, patting her face and tugging at the hem of her suit, hopping from one leg to the other. "It's for the team. It's for the team. It's for the Screaming Seagulls." Making sure her sandals were tied securely to her feet, she took a deep breath. "It's for the PANDAS."

She looked around for a reasonably large rock and hurled down towards the buoy ring. Heart pumping, she took a running start and launched off the cliff's edge. "KEEEEEEEEEEYAAAAaaaaaaaaaahhhhh...!!" What was it that Bear Grylls guy had said on that one show about jumping from a great height? As the air rushed past, Abbie's limbs came together like a giant bird folding its wings. Well, whatever, let's just NOT DIE! Feet first, legs straight out with her tail wrapped tightly around them, her bum clenched tightly, her arms glued to her sides, Abigail plummeted toward the water below, seconds behind the rock.

as the next grey audio took the plunge, ozzie peered once more over the edge to see if she made it safely. as he was leaning over, he lost grip on his beloved stegosaurus plushie and cried out as it fell towards the water. "oh cripes, nonononono!!!" tears poured from his eyes. he knew that he had to jump now to rescue it, steggy was the only thing keeping him from completely breaking down. he cleared his eyes as best he could, then crept to the cliff edge. he closed his eyes, and leapt for what he hoped would land him as close to his plushie as possible.

"ooomph!" ozzie had the wind knocked out of him when he landed. he scrambled to the surface trying with mixed success to not inhale any water, and frantically dogpaddled around looking for steggy. he coughed as he circled around, but to no avail. he quickly tired himself out, and was forced to paddle in to shore before he sank. he dragged himself out of the water, sputtering and crying. without even bothering to wring out his jacket, he curled up by some rocks and bawled. "st-st-steggy!" he wailed.