Sucker for Water [Open!]

[beckyab10]

Vanessa slipped into the pool, dead silent, and making sure no one followed her. Yes, she knew it was entirely possible someone would find her in here, she was aware of it. However, it was nighttime as of right now, and not a soul was in here, which was exactly how she liked it when she went swimming. She didn't tell anyone this, naturally, but even she missed the ocean. After all, the ocean was her home, and soon she would take it back. Just be patient Vanessa, she reminded herself as she sat down on the edge of the deep end and allowed her body to slide into the cold water. Everything will happen in due time, no need to rush. Despite her constantly reminding herself that everything would, indeed, happen in due time, she wanted her ocean, and she wanted it now. She never should have lost it to begin with, and so it was destiny that she would get it back. She only just now realized she was under for far too long, and allowed her head to pop back up. "I still don't see why these imbecilic humans can't just learn to breath underwater." she mummered to herself as she allowed herself to swim across the pool. It was nothing like home, naturally, but, it was a good substitute until she could go back home. In the mean time, she would wait patiently, and enjoy some alone time in the pool, hoping against hope no one showed up on her.

[tailung]

Tai Lung didn't really know why he had decided to do this. Nighttime trips to the Seabury Center were fairly routine for him, but normally that was just to the section of the gym that held the kicking bags. He'd never been to the pool, not even in the daytime when it was open, much less at night when it was officially closed. Every time he walked past the windows of the pool room, though, it bugged him how easy it looked to sneak in, so he'd decided to test it and see if it was as easy as it looked.

It was. Actually, it was so easy, it almost put Tai Lung into a sour mood. Tai Lung wasn't a big swimmer (not that he couldn't swim, he just preferred other methods of exercise); he'd only done this hoping it would be enough of a challenge to get in without anyone noticing, and if it had been enough of a challenge, it would be worth a swim, but it wasn't. About to leave as soon as he entered the room, Tai Lung sighed quietly in exasperation as he realized there was somebody else already in the pool. Now he would have to stay just so the person in the pool wouldn't think they'd influenced his decision.

[beckyab10]

When Vanessa poked her head out of the water she didn't see him at first. She was all but oblivious to his presence, probably because she still wasn't expecting anyone to be here. So when she didn't notice him she immediately swam over to the wall. "You should know the pool's closed." She figured he probably knew this, anyone with half a brain cell would, but who knew, it might get him out of her hair. She had a feeling she wasn't going to like him, but who knew, maybe that would change. She doubted it though, she didn't like too many people, and she wasn't here to make friends.

[Bah, sorry this sucks. I'm sick right now. >.<]

[tailung]

Tai Lung watched as she swam over to the side of the pool, taking note of her obvious natural swimming ability. Tai Lung wasn't a bad swimmer; he knew the mechanics of various strokes, and he did have muscle power for propelling himself through the water at a good pace, but he wasn't really what anyone would call graceful at it, so he did have a certain - if grudging - appreciation of someone's talents when they did seem truly at home in the water.

Tai smirked slightly at her statement. "Your point being?" he asked rhetorically, walking over to the small group of bleacher benches next to the pool and pulling off his black t-shirt as he went. "How's the water?" he asked, making sure his tone sounded annoyingly (hopefully) normal, as if he couldn't tell his presence bothered her. Tai hadn't worn any shoes in the first place, and he was already wearing swim trunks, so he simply tossed the shirt on the bottom bench and went back to the side of the pool, crouching on the edge in an almost predatory manner.