Shockwave (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=201275.msg9833736#msg9833736)<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/6/65/1278207809618.jpg)</div><br/><br/>This place sure was getting busy.  She was just about to turn on the TV when the sudden splash from outside informed her that someone else had claimed the pool.  Maybe her mom was right and she really did need to learn a bit of patience.<br/><br/>A mouthful of scotch had already brought a pleasant warmness to her tummy, and the room danced around just a little but not to the extent that she couldn't stand and start her way over towards the door.<br/><br/>Dressed in jean shorts, a pair of pink socks and a pink tank top, she wasn't exactly dressed for swimming but she was probably a little too tipsy now anyway.  It was weird not being able to concentrate, as if part of herself was just missing, but replaced with something fun and dangerous.  She had only been intoxicated a handful of times, not nearly often enough to really understand the consequences with her genetic alterations.<br/><br/>Collapsing down onto one of the pool chairs, her body splayed out under the welcoming warmth of the bright sun overhead.  She set down the bottle for the moment on the concrete, but it spun and swirled a bit, unsteadily finding its center of balance and somehow not spilling.  The reasoning for drinking during the first impressions phase of the contest suddenly made a lot less sense - and yet, it still seemed like a lot of fun.<br/><br/>"Hey," she called out into the water, not really expecting a response but deciding to be friendly.  A happy smile splayed itself over her face, replacing the cool and focused demeanor from before.