[ Irradiated. There's that word again. Kida nods, as if she understands, and pushes off to join him, her arms describing slow arcs in the water. ]
I have been told but--I could not stay out. [ Can he blame her? There wasn't a day she hadn't swum in eight thousand years, and here she was being prevented from it. It was warm down here, warm enough for a dip. Still, he's right in saying she shouldn't linger.
Tossing the net onto the rocky bank, she braces her palms flat and pulls herself up. She's not wearing anything on top except a cropped undershirt, and her underthings on her bottom. 'Modesty' has never been a concern for her beyond what she needs to stay warm, and so to keep the rest of her clothes dry she'd opted to dress lightly. The thin fabrics cling overtly to her skin, water dripping from her hair and trailing down her back and shoulders to pool on the floor. ]
I brought a blanket, could you fetch it for me?
[ She motions to a pile of rocks, hiding the rest of her clothing. The blanket had originally been for wrapping supplies, but this purpose suits it better. Kida lifts both arms and wrings out her hair. ]
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I have been told but--I could not stay out. [ Can he blame her? There wasn't a day she hadn't swum in eight thousand years, and here she was being prevented from it. It was warm down here, warm enough for a dip. Still, he's right in saying she shouldn't linger.
Tossing the net onto the rocky bank, she braces her palms flat and pulls herself up. She's not wearing anything on top except a cropped undershirt, and her underthings on her bottom. 'Modesty' has never been a concern for her beyond what she needs to stay warm, and so to keep the rest of her clothes dry she'd opted to dress lightly. The thin fabrics cling overtly to her skin, water dripping from her hair and trailing down her back and shoulders to pool on the floor. ]
I brought a blanket, could you fetch it for me?
[ She motions to a pile of rocks, hiding the rest of her clothing. The blanket had originally been for wrapping supplies, but this purpose suits it better. Kida lifts both arms and wrings out her hair. ]