022: Have a crippling phobia

[ra_ra_razputin]

[A party sounded like fun! A pool party, however... not so much. Raz knew his curse didn't work in Mayfield but that didn't stop him from dreading sizable bodies of water. You don't get over a lifetime of being told that you're destined to die in water that easily. He really wanted to go, but the very idea of voluntarily getting into a pool seemed crazy! And Raz knew crazy.

So there he was, pacing back and forth by the telephone trying to work up the nerve. He had to beat it: he couldn't stay afraid of water forever! But he knew that once he took that first step, there would be no going back. Finally he picked up the receiver and took a deep breath.]

................Hi.

Uh. So how about that pool party? It's gonna be fun, huh? Um. I was wondering. Is there anybody who's going who could... maybe... teach me how to swim...? You don't have to if you don't want to! I can just stay home if it's gonna be a big hassle! Actually, staying home sounds like a great idea! I think I'll do that! Forget I said anything! [SLAM.]

[If anybody needs Raz for anything, he'll just be beating his head against the wall in frustration.]

Comments

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Wow nerd. That was just brilliant.

[ra-ra-razputin.livejournal.com]

It's not nerdy, it's serious! Deadly serious.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

It's totally nerdy. How friggin' serious could it be?

[ra-ra-razputin.livejournal.com]

My family has this... thing with water. Actually, it's more like water has a thing for us. In that it hates us and tries to kill us.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Wait, what? Like the water itself tries to kill you? Not just you can't swim and drown?

[ra-ra-razputin.livejournal.com]

I know it sounds crazy, but it's true! It doesn't seem to work here but I haven't really wanted to test it...

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Well then just don't swim. It's just a stupid pool party. It's dumb.

[ra-ra-razputin.livejournal.com]

Don't sound too excited, there.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

What's so great about it? It's just a dumb party. They'll have hundreds more later on.

[ra-ra-razputin.livejournal.com]

It's something to do here that's not going to end in a lot of people dying and upset. That's a plus, right?

[notsaul.livejournal.com]

[WATCHING TV

NOT CARING]

I'd, I dunno, help or something, but I can not get my hair wet.

[ra-ra-razputin.livejournal.com]

[thunk, thunk, thunk.]

Stupid, stupid, stupi- Huh? Whyzzat?

[notsaul.livejournal.com]

It looks hideous if I do. It gets all messed up and disgusting and I fucking hate combing my hair afterward. [spoiler: total teenage girl despite all appearances]

[ra-ra-razputin.livejournal.com]

[He eyes the gigantic bush that is Annie's hair.]

But...

[...And decides it would be wiser just to not say anything.]

Does that mean you're not going to the party, either?

[notsaul.livejournal.com]

[RAZ

THIS IS HER HAIR WHEN IT'S BEING GOOD

CAN YOU IMAGINE IT WHEN IT'S NOT]

Oh, no, of course I'm fucking going. I'm just not gonna swim.

[ra-ra-razputin.livejournal.com]

[...HORROR.]

But that's the whole point of a pool party! Otherwise it would just be a normal party!

[notsaul.livejournal.com]

I'm gonna be looking at all the sexy chicks in their swimsuits. Isn't that enough?

[ra-ra-razputin.livejournal.com]

Oh, so you're more of a people-watcher then, huh?

[the point -> .




Raz's head -> .]

[notsaul.livejournal.com]

... Watching their tits, yeah.

[THIS IS WHAT YOU MEAN RIGHT]

[destinyfruit.livejournal.com]

I could help! I grew up by the ocean, so swimming is kind of like second nature.

[ra-ra-razputin.livejournal.com]

Really? That would be great! I, uh, I've never gone swimming before in my life. That's not gonna be too much of a problem, will it?

[destinyfruit.livejournal.com]

Hm, it shouldn't be. That's how everyone is when they first learn, after all.

[ra-ra-razputin.livejournal.com]

Okay! Thanks, I really appreciate this!