<div style="text-align: justify;">Alannah tried not to laugh. She really did, but clasping both hands over her mouth didn't stop her shoulders from shaking. She watched Dimitri swim farther, hopelessly slow in her opinion. It was a little strange for her to watch someone use <span style="font-style: italic">four</span> limbs to push themselves through water, when she herself and everyone else she had ever swam with only used one. Did a tail that made out half of your body count as one limb?<br/><br/>With a small sigh, she dove under again, easily catching up despite maintaining a for her leisurely pace. <span style="color: #4080FF">"Y'know, that's not half as bad as I expected."</span> She shouted from a little way beneath him, and wondered whether he could hear her if his head was above water and hers wasn't.<br/><br/>The morning sun above turned Dimitri into a mere silhouette upon the glittering blue. Alannah sighed contentedly at the beautiful sight. A large bubble floated upwards and ceased existing near Dimitri's elbow. All in all, it was very peaceful. Even though they had only swam together twice, she easily decided that she liked it a lot better than being alone. It had been ages since she had swam with her parents. Guilt pricked at her like needles as she remembered how long it had been since she had been in more than brief contact with them. <br/><br/>An enormous, dark shape materialized some way ahead of them. Alannah's heart beat faster as she realized it was a ship, and she sought upwards to grab Dimitri's hand and pull him downwards. Doubtless he had already seen it(and maybe also heard it), but she still did not want him to splash around a large metal hunk, with screws that could tear apart a human without problems, by himself.</div>