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Sammi and Reiya were also at the pool, but for once, they were not arguing with their mother, quite unlike Alome. That didn't mean they weren't splashing her of course.

"Lome!" Sammi cried happily, spotting her friend after getting lightly splashed by her mother. The freckled pigtailed toddler was dressed in a red and white polkadotted swimsuit with a smock like skirt. "Hi Lome! Ooo swim too?" She asked, moving her arms up and down. She was being supported by two brightly colored waterwings, of course decorated with pictures of Tinkerbell. Guess who'd picked them out.

Reiya on the other hand, was in a purple polka--wait, those weren't dots. They were hearts. She too had the waterwings so wisely chosen by a certain fae.

Thali, of course was wearing something less modest. Though it wasn't quite so bad, or her husband wouldn't have allowed her to go at all. At least it was a one piece, right? And it covered everything important. It was dark blue, and tied in the back. "Hello, Noel," she said, giving the man a bright smile. She'd finally been able to figure out what he was, a man.

"Swim fun!" Sammi told her friend, before sending a splash of water in Alome's direction. The freckled toddler giggled. "It fun, 'Lome! Wan play wiff us?" She asked, tilting her head slightly. Her feet touched the bottom here, so she could easily bounce over to her friend with help of her water wings.

Reiya on the other hand, wasn't quite so brave. She stuck close to her mother. "Swim fun!" She agreed, looking up to Thali. "Lesson?" She asked.

"Lessons?" Thali echoed easily, blinking. Her expression gave away her surprise, clearly she'd had no idea. They came to swim everyday, the elf had been teaching her twins to swim. "We were here for fun, but I think we might join in the lessons." She said, giving the man a bright smile. "Alome seems quite reluctant to join in, though."

Sammi started to giggle, yes, she was laughing at her friend. She'd never met anyone who was scared of water before. Monsters were a completely different story. Monsters were scary! Water was nice, how could Alome be scared of it? "Why scawed Lome?" She asked reasonably, blinking at her friend. "It safe. Mommy teach us if ooo no wan ooor Daddy teach ooo. Mommy good swim. It okay." She blew bubbles in the water to prove it. "See! Mommy teach us!"

"Mommy swim good," Reiya agreed with a nod. "No be scawed. It okay. It fun." The lighter skinned toddler demonstrated by splashing her mother, which earned her a splash back.

"Really, there's no need to be scared Alome." Thali said, looking up at her daughters' friend. "There's nothing to hurt you here. No sharks or monsters--we've got the pool to ourselves."

Thali had a sudden idea. "I'll be right back." She told her daughters, before climbing out of the pool ever so gracefully. Then she dashed for her bag, recieving a glare from a lifeguard and a "Don't run!" from another.

She didn't seem to pay them any attention, though she did stop running. She reached her bag, and took out two small plastic shopping bags. She went back over to Alome. "Hold still. I've got an idea on how to keep your wings dry." She said, before carefully putting on bag on each wing. She tied them so they were fitted. "That okay, or is it too tight?" She asked.

She looked over to Noel. "In case Sammi and Reiya had to change clothes." She explained with a sheepish grin. "I'm always prepared."

Thali nodded and gave a smile in Alome's direction. "You're welcome, Alome," she said, before glancing at her daughters. After making sure they were still in the shallow end of the pool, she looked at Noel and gave him a smile. "She's safe on this side, don't worry. It doesn't go anywhere near their heads. I'd be surprised if their hair got wet. Unless..." She paused, watching Sammi intentionally splash herself with water.

"Unless they did that," she finished with a grin. "I'm sure they will, though. So when does the lesson start?"

Sammi and Reiya were pointedly ignoring their mother, they were too involved with a splash fight. That was, they were until they noticed Alome had gotten in the water. Sammi made her way to her, not quite swimming. More moving her arms like a bird's wings. "I swimmin'!" She exclaimed, continuing to do this as she went to Alome.

"We could always be the teachers," Thali said with a grin and a shrug. "I've never taught swimming before, but it's my experience that teaching is quite simple, and rather enjoyable." Of course she would say that, she loved her job. She taught history and mythology combined. "I don't see why it would be canceled though. Maybe not enough people were interested."

Sammi took Alome's hand as she drew nearer. "No be scawed, Lome. It okay. Water fun! We swim!" She splashed to demonstrate, carefully making sure it didn't hit her friend. "Water fun!"

Reiya bounced over to Alome as well. "It 'kay, Lome," she said, offering her friend a smile. "Water no hurt you, promise."

Sammi paused to answer her friend's question. "We play tag, an Mawco Polo, an' lots of stuff! Big brudders teached me Mawco Polo! Is fun! One close eyes, then rest hide in water! No get out, or it bad. Joss say it cheating," she explained as well as she could. She didn't truly understand the game, she'd only played it twice with her older brothers. "One with eyes closed say Mawco! And then, hiding people say Polo! Kay? That the wules."

Reiya stuck her tongue out at Alome, before giggling. She glanced at her mother and Noel, before sending a splash in either direction. And when a toddler who controlled weather splashed you, it was more like a tiny tidal wave.

"Oh yes, I teach. History," Thali said with a smile. "I was a stay at home mom while Josh was younger, and when the twins," she gestured to Sammi and Reiya at this, "Were smaller. The school needed me, and I could hardly say no."