[ stop his vice!! haru he needs those for reasons :(
but he shuffles around up in the tree and he's sort of leaning so he can get a better look at him. ]
You don't think we're pretty landlocked right now? [ there is literally a pool. ] ...guess practice wouldn't hurt if that was actually a possibility. It'd, uh. Kind of suck to actually have a water task and drag my team down.
[ he is getting the sense that haru is also extremely normie and is focusing on what he knows rather than everything else that has happened. very valid of him. ]
[ despite being weird, haru is, regrettably, normie. too normie for this. it's nice to think that maybe there'll be a normal thing like a three-legged race or a swim relay instead of a murder trial.
he blinks up at jonas with a small nod. ]
There's a pool. [ beach would be nice, though. mods!! i know you're out there!!! ] Besides tasks... it's nice. Just in general.
[ being normie was the prime appeal tbh and now you get squirt in your inbox
by nature, he prefers to listen—he surrounds himself with talkers, so he doesn't have to say much. listening, sometimes you can hear a story under a story.
and maybe there's more here, but he only offers a curious look before leaving it covered for today. ]
...About swimming? [ hm. ] It's fun. And water is special. You break the surface, and it's another world. The way it looks, feels—even how different the pressure is from air, and how quiet it is. It makes me feel free.
[ unfortunately while he sounds as stoic as ever, his eyes are bright. he really fucking loves swimming. ]
thank you for being cool and not prying at stuff at the moment, haru, he appreciates it. and it's just something jonas will remember. as it is, he's settling over a branch and listening.
really glad he's a mermaid, actually, like good for him. but simultaneously jonas doesn't seem to think it's weird. it's kind of interesting to keep meeting people who actually have a passion for anything in life, even if it's something simple like buildings or swimming. ]
...I guess that's what a lot of water metaphors and stuff are talking about. Cleansing and everything like that. I mean you could've just said it's fun but...it's nice. To hear it when it's obviously really important to you.
[ no. and unfortunately the title drop happens every time this conversation comes up. i hate writing about water. he smiles a little though, rare and fleeting and soft. ]
...I'm glad. I was lucky to find something I loved so soon.
[ from the moment his wee baby eyes saw water. he has his own existential issues, but he's at least always had something to be obsessed with. not everyone's lucky enough to stumble upon their passion. ]
Do you have anything to help—...deal with this place? [ a hobby, a passion, whatever. ]
[ well. you know what. they both can agree on that! ]
I would definitely call it lucky. Some people go their whole lives not really finding it. [ like truly. sometimes you are really from a place that you describe as a place where nobody's really good at anything they do so hearing someone actually have a focus they care about is...nice.
he decides that he probably shouldn't say that his way of dealing with this place is chainsmoking and squashing down every single bit of anxiety he's ever had the urge to feel, especially since haru is a normal (?) person. but it does mean he has to think about it. ]
...nothing like that, no. You'd think maybe by now I'd pick something up again but I haven't found anything. Or at least not anything really decent.
[ listen if anyone is going to understand anxiety it is a normal(?) teenager. please learn coping mechanisms.
anyway, he hears all sorts of opinions on his infatuation with swimming; this is one of the more normal and nice ones. in return, he tries a little harder to formulate his words, even if they end up as clumsy as usual. ]
You can't always find it on your own. That... spark. It's something that another person has to show you. [ ... ] If you don't have something right now, at least you have someone. Several someones.
[ they're both perfectly fine and normal people. it's probably kind of funny because jonas doesn't think there's anything clumsy or awkward about how haru presents himself. maybe it's just because of the kind of people he's grown up around, or maybe it's because jonas is an awkward person himself.
but he gets the sentiment and there's a slight smile to follow. ]
I kind of wish it was something I could find on my own since it feels like it shouldn't be on somebody else. But maybe you have a point. [ teamwork... ] It's. Uh. Also still something I'm getting used to again, so...that might take a while, too. At least it's easier to know what to look for when I know what it looks like now.
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Take care of yourself. Maybe we'll have a swimming task.
[ you never know... ]
But okay, noted. We can practice together if you want.
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but he shuffles around up in the tree and he's sort of leaning so he can get a better look at him. ]
You don't think we're pretty landlocked right now? [ there is literally a pool. ] ...guess practice wouldn't hurt if that was actually a possibility. It'd, uh. Kind of suck to actually have a water task and drag my team down.
[ he is getting the sense that haru is also extremely normie and is focusing on what he knows rather than everything else that has happened. very valid of him. ]
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he blinks up at jonas with a small nod. ]
There's a pool. [ beach would be nice, though. mods!! i know you're out there!!! ] Besides tasks... it's nice. Just in general.
[ he means, as a way to let off some steam. ]
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a beach! would be nice! mods!! ]
Touché. [ he has to think this over a little. ] We didn't have a swim team or anything at my old high school. Barely had a public pool to begin with. My mom...wanted me to learn so that I would know when I got older and had more chances.
[ but he's not going to linger on that before changing the subject. ]
Explain to me what it is you like about it so much.
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by nature, he prefers to listen—he surrounds himself with talkers, so he doesn't have to say much. listening, sometimes you can hear a story under a story.
and maybe there's more here, but he only offers a curious look before leaving it covered for today. ]
...About swimming? [ hm. ] It's fun. And water is special. You break the surface, and it's another world. The way it looks, feels—even how different the pressure is from air, and how quiet it is. It makes me feel free.
[ unfortunately while he sounds as stoic as ever, his eyes are bright. he really fucking loves swimming. ]
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thank you for being cool and not prying at stuff at the moment, haru, he appreciates it. and it's just something jonas will remember. as it is, he's settling over a branch and listening.
really glad he's a mermaid, actually, like good for him. but simultaneously jonas doesn't seem to think it's weird. it's kind of interesting to keep meeting people who actually have a passion for anything in life, even if it's something simple like buildings or swimming. ]
...I guess that's what a lot of water metaphors and stuff are talking about. Cleansing and everything like that. I mean you could've just said it's fun but...it's nice. To hear it when it's obviously really important to you.
[ nice title drop also. ]
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...I'm glad. I was lucky to find something I loved so soon.
[ from the moment his wee baby eyes saw water. he has his own existential issues, but he's at least always had something to be obsessed with. not everyone's lucky enough to stumble upon their passion. ]
Do you have anything to help—...deal with this place? [ a hobby, a passion, whatever. ]
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I would definitely call it lucky. Some people go their whole lives not really finding it. [ like truly. sometimes you are really from a place that you describe as a place where nobody's really good at anything they do so hearing someone actually have a focus they care about is...nice.
he decides that he probably shouldn't say that his way of dealing with this place is chainsmoking and squashing down every single bit of anxiety he's ever had the urge to feel, especially since haru is a normal (?) person. but it does mean he has to think about it. ]
...nothing like that, no. You'd think maybe by now I'd pick something up again but I haven't found anything. Or at least not anything really decent.
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anyway, he hears all sorts of opinions on his infatuation with swimming; this is one of the more normal and nice ones. in return, he tries a little harder to formulate his words, even if they end up as clumsy as usual. ]
You can't always find it on your own. That... spark. It's something that another person has to show you. [ ... ] If you don't have something right now, at least you have someone. Several someones.
[ the power... of teamwork...... ]
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but he gets the sentiment and there's a slight smile to follow. ]
I kind of wish it was something I could find on my own since it feels like it shouldn't be on somebody else. But maybe you have a point. [ teamwork... ] It's. Uh. Also still something I'm getting used to again, so...that might take a while, too. At least it's easier to know what to look for when I know what it looks like now.