[It remains to be seen what he'll do. Right now it feels like they're teteering at the edge of an abyss, swaying back and forth hoping that they'll be able to swing back hard enough to escape the fall. A dramatic metaphor, but apt all the same. Ultimately it came down to what Justice decided to do. Not the most reassuring thought, given that he held the least amount of experience in handling such an emotionally fraught situation.
She almost doesn't hear him, her attention catching it only at the last second. She blinks, her mouth opening to ask him what he means - just before he gets up and dives. The dive splashes water on her, some getting into her mouth. Riona sputters, spitting it out. Well, he wasn't kidding about impulsive.]
Why - oh, fuck it. [With less of a mess, she slides into the water after him. This will be fun to explain to Alistair later. For a moment, she lets herself sink into the water, letting the weight swallow her. The water's so still, so different from the sea she used to swim in back home, during her childhood. The stillness unnerves her a bit, enough to come up for air a moment later.]
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She almost doesn't hear him, her attention catching it only at the last second. She blinks, her mouth opening to ask him what he means - just before he gets up and dives. The dive splashes water on her, some getting into her mouth. Riona sputters, spitting it out. Well, he wasn't kidding about impulsive.]
Why - oh, fuck it. [With less of a mess, she slides into the water after him. This will be fun to explain to Alistair later. For a moment, she lets herself sink into the water, letting the weight swallow her. The water's so still, so different from the sea she used to swim in back home, during her childhood. The stillness unnerves her a bit, enough to come up for air a moment later.]