<div class="floatleft">(http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h357/daniellex28/evolved%20char%207_zpsvbxkwizk.png)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Julie Lancaster (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=250173.msg12381790er#msg12381790)<br/><strong>City | Date | Time:</strong>Muir Woods National Monument, California | August 6, 2017 | 10:16 AM<br/><strong>Tagging | Mentioning:</strong>James<br/><strong>Content:</strong>Swimming<br/><hr/><br/>"Just crazy enough," she replied to his playful comment, cocking her head slightly to one side. The sunlight peeked through the high canopy in narrow rays, forcing Julianne to squint as she watched him stand in the spot she had been not moments before. With the light behind her, James' silhouette was significantly darkened, and the strain on her eyes had her avert them just as he decided to follow her example and dive in after. His landing was significantly less<em>exuberant</em>than hers, and as he disappeared under the surface Julie found herself looking about herself with a small amount of suspicion, suspicion that was proven justified not a moment later, when a hand gripped her ankle and forcefully pulled her under. She only just kept from inhaling a mouthful of water rather than air, and in bewilderment she looked around, eventually locating the culprit. tr<br/><br/>Instinctively she kicked out in a bid for survival that soon proved unfounded; a look of mock anger littered Julie's features as she came face to face with James, who allowed her the oxygen she would ultimately need by guiding her back to the surface. Julie found herself almost regretting it; there was something strangely enticing about having her freedom taken from her, the security that she would be<em>all right</em>briefly gone. She loved strong men, paradoxical as it may seem considering the reason why she had left the African continent in the first place, but in that James seemed to fit the bill perfectly. It was evident that he worked out, and with beads of water glistening on his toned body a whole different awareness started begging for Julie's undivided attention.<br/><br/>She swallowed as she started to feel strangely warm, in spite of the coolness of the spring. Lazily treading water Julie regarded the man from up close, wondering in silence just how far into detail she would go with her answer. It had clearly been posed in curiosity, or maybe not even that; for all she knew he was being polite to keep the conversation going while whole different intentions reigned in his mind. Her thoughts were equally divided, admittedly; Julianne was only human, after all, and this particular situation seemed to scream to be taken advantage of.<br/><br/>"I'm English, if that's what you're asking," she said, her legs slowly bringing her a little closer. The current guided them away from the waterfall to where the noise of rushing water was no longer overwhelming and the sound of birds became the dominant melody. "I come from South Africa, though." Julianne paused, letting the questions settle in his mind. What could a young woman such as herself be up to in a place so notoriously unfriendly to outsiders, right? She took advantage of the moment by submerging once more, if only to kick off her shoes and socks, her running shorts as well.  When Julie broke through the rippling water surface again it was with a smug smile, one that persisted as she proceeded to, one by one, toss the lower half of her attire to the shore.<br/><br/>"I've seen some fearsome creatures in the wilderness there," she said, her tone of voice matter-of-fact rather than bragging. Julianne held her shoe in her right hand for a moment, looking almost contemplative before discarding it like everything else. Swimming was considerably easier in this fashion, even if for now she was still hovering quite near James. "Lions, cheetahs, leopards, rhinos, elephants... Quite the exciting stuff over there. So tell me, does anything exciting happen here, too?"<br/>