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Arrival: For Korra

[Kon wakes up the second his body hits the water and it takes him entirely too long to process the fact that yes, he is now somehow submerged in a body of water, and no, he had not been flying over a body of water at all. This is what he gets for flying into swirly vortexes in the sky instead of calling for back up. It is not the first time he's woken up without a clue as to how he got somewhere and it won't be the last, but that doesn't make it any less disconcerting. Even more disconcerting however is that he is just realizing that he is not alone in the water. That is definitely an elbow pressing into his stomach and a knee digging into his side. He blinks stupidly for a second and attempts to disentangle himself from the person (girl???) he'd apparently run into when something else in the water catches his eye.

Something large and not at all man made and heading right towards them and—NO THANK YOU. Kon has seen this movie and he is out of the water and hovering in the air so fast he doesn't even have time to say hello to the (definitely a) girl in his arms who he takes with him without a thought. Chivalry is not leaving ladies behind to be eaten by giant...things.]

What'd, I fall asleep and crash into the set of Jaws 5?!


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-at is this, like some fancy gadget Robin would—oh hey, is it on? [A face leans into the camera giving everyone a very nice view of a teenage boy with one very stylish fadecut and (one) pierced ear looking like he just walked out of a nineties music video. He steps back when he's sure it's on, eyebrows furrowed for a second before his expression slips into a searching frown.]

Okay so, seeing as there are giant living moving tentacled rock monsters in the ocean, I'm guessing I'm not in Kansas anymore. [Kon's hilarious and would explain the joke to everyone if it wouldn't completely out Superman's identity. Clark ruins all of his fun.] Does anyone know exactly what planet we're on? And what's the deal with this Ursula chick because if she's anything like the one with the tentacles from the movie, I'm not really feeling the trusting her thing. Why does everything here have tentacles...?

I've got about a million questions about what the hell's going on here. Anyone care to fill me in?

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[checkoutmyttk]

[Rin, what are you even.] Is there any sport in the water you don't do?

[gnasher]

Some I don't, none I can't. C'mon, just once?

[this is about as close as Rin gets to begging]

[do it for the creepvine.........]

[checkoutmyttk]

[Kon glares at him and then sighs dramatically.] You've got an addiction, you know that?

[He flies them further out and squints into the water.] Is it even deep enough for you to dive here without breaking your neck? [Rin's been here longer so he's leaving that part up to him to figure out.]

[gnasher]

[immediately, in his Just As Keikaku voice;]

Right about there is where the shallows ridge drops off, and then it's a couple miles of deep water until you get to the creepvines and the wrecks.

[he's already pushing his goggles down onto his face again]

[checkoutmyttk]

[Kon dutifully heads in that direction, muttering to himself all the while.] If you break something, I am not diving in after you. [Yes, he totally will actually, but he'll be VERY unhappy about it.]

[gnasher]

Ahuh. -- Right here!

[has the gall to point to a special spot of water, like he's picked it out as The Very Best (he has, and Kon might be relieved to know it's quite a ways from any wreck or ridge)]

I'll let you use me as a diving board after.

[how gracious]

[checkoutmyttk]

No thanks. [Kon stops as directed and once again squints into the water. This would be much more effective if he actually had super vision of any kind. Which he doesn't. Whatever, he'll have to take Rin's word for it.

And because he doesn't particularly feel like being walked on, he's going to concentrate and form his TTK into a short platform under Rin's feet. It'll feel as solid as a real board and he makes sure that it stops at the ends of Rin's toes so that he doesn't dive onto it.

He of course still has a hand around Rin's wrist, albeit with a loosened grip.]

I'm not breaking contact until you jump.

[gnasher]

[something -- appears underneath Rin's feet, and he lets out a manic kind of laugh as he looks down and sees himself standing on nothing, because this is fucking wild, okay? it may be commonplace to guys like Kon, but Rin's never gotten to do something like this before, and he wants to enjoy the moment before it's all business and survival again]

[(he works and plays hard in equal turns -- it's a good thing, too, or that grumpy toothy scowl would be a permanent fixture)]

I'm ready.

[he paces back as far as Kon's hold on him will allow, and then moves forward, counting off -- ]

3, 2, 1 -- !

[and goes into a dive, form less perfect than his coach would like, but hey -- this isn't about perfect technique, really]

[checkoutmyttk]

[It's never not satisfying for Kon to watch other people enjoying his powers and he can't help the pleased smile that tugs the corners of his lips up.

At "3" Kon removes his hand and watches Rin's graceful dive, unable to help himself flying down to float just above the water and wait for Rin to resurface.]

[gnasher]

[Rin slices down into the water with one, noisy whoop! and disappears below the depths]






[huh shouldn't he be coming up by now?]

[checkoutmyttk]

[It's times like these, Kon wishes his super hearing was as good as Superman's. Then he wouldn't have to bother with diving in after the idiot who may or may not be drowning and could totally just check his heartbeat to make sure it was still normal.

But no, he has to dive in and start looking around in order to make sure Rin isn't dead. So unfair.]

[gnasher]

[a good two or three pool-lengths away, Rin's head pops up in the water. he's got great lung capacity and swims like a god damn fish, remember?]

That was awesome! That -- ?

[wait where's Kon???]

[floats....?]

[checkoutmyttk]

[His super hearing isn't as good as Kal's, but he does have it which means as soon as Rin starts talking, Kon resurfaces with his arms crossed and begins brushing his hand up and down his body to TTK the water off until he's as dry as a few minutes ago. Only then does he actually meet Rin's eyes.]

What? [He isn't admitting anything.]

[gnasher]

[stays afloat, grinning hugely; luckily for Kon, the adrenaline rush isn't allowing him to make logical assumptions at the moment]

Oi, if you wanted to swim with a future Olympian, you should have just asked.

[clearly]

That was a rush!

[checkoutmyttk]

[Kon snorts and then flops onto his back midair, one arm thrown over his eyes to block the sun's rays]

I'm so glad my world saving powers could be used for your entertainment. I swear if everyone around the base starts askin' me to be different pieces of sports equipment though, I'm comin' after you.