making a splash
soyi decides to bother yeonhwa's resident mermaid @forewoven at the lake.
the lake kind of smells, and soyi is a little afraid of some freshwater fish rubbing against her legs, but it's still fun to swim in, especially after spending the morning hiking. the communal bathrooms are, in soyi's opinion, about as gross as the lake, and the lake was closer to the end of her hiking route, so the course of action was clear: jump in instead of walking all the way back to her cabin all sweaty and gross.
soyi is at the end of the day a social creature at heart, so she gets bored of swimming by herself quickly. she could just hop out and go get lunch, but she's not really hungry yet, and the water does feel nice.
instead, she looks around for someone to torment hang out with. she spots sora sitting on the dock close by, looking out at the water. soyi swims over easily.
"i'm surprised you're not in the water," she comments. she associates sora mainly with her skill in the pool. soyi doesn't cheer at swim meets, and she's only been to a couple herself, but she does keep up with yeonhwa's sports teams in general. sora is supposed to be pretty good, isn't she? "can you breathe okay with your gills all exposed to the air like that?"
she grins. she's only joking, but there's no telling how sora will receive her humor, really.