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[gnasher]

[retrospec is treated today to a whole lot of skin. some RU students might recognise this exhibitionist as the much overworked first-year VP of RU's swimming team. others might recognise him simply as someone in need of a shirt]

Oi, RU students, listen up.

[luckily, this half-naked guy has some interesting accessories to keep him warm. they're doing a good job of it, if the colour on his deadpan face is anything to go by]

Dedication. Teamwork. Passion. Strength of character.

[as he's talking, he crosses his arms, and the floaties squeak!! around his biceps. a red eye twitches, ever-so-slightly]

These are just some of the qualities that we cultivate in the RU swimming team. If you want to be pushed to greater heights, if you have an athletic dream you want to pursue, or if you just have a love of the water, there's a team waiting for you. We work hard, and we get results. Slackers need not apply.

Seize the opportunity to be more, with us.

[the tube slips down his waist a little, squeak-a-squeak!!]

So.... [a yawning chasm of silence here] ....h-hop along and sign up at the bulletin board outside the RU natatorium, today.

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[appraiser]

lol recruiting for the swim team while wearing floaties had me a bit skeptical, but the "hop along" was well done
i'm convinced!
do you hold tryouts for incoming freshmen? will they be during the summer?

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[gnasher]

seriously? what about the stuff about passion and dedication?

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[gnasher]

[ah]

tryouts are whenever the captain or i are free. the roster's going to be light after graduation, so we're trying to ingrain freshman swimmers as fast as possible.

[appraiser]

hmm passion and dedication are great too!
but "hop along" was coupled with the visual representation of frogs, making it much more memorable~

tell me more about the club? is there diving? synchronized swimming?

[gnasher]

[oh my god... the stupid frog joke actually worked... he can never let his team see this]

we're a competitive swimming club, so there is diving, but there's no synchronized swimming. we do competitions, relays, races, that kind of thing. do you have a preferred stroke already, or are you a beginner?

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[goen]

Passion????? LOL ok

[ he doesn't go to school, he's just here to shit on rin ]

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[gnasher]

what's wrong with passion?

[FITE HIM]

[goen]

You mean what's wrong with YOUR passion?? I can't feel it at all! Do you even like swimming??

[gnasher]

[MY GUY]

of course i like swimming! i've been swimming my whole life, and i'm aiming olympic! don't question my commitment, because it's 120%!

[59]

did you lose a bet or something?

[gnasher]

in the interest of time: sure.

you interested in trying out for the team?

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[admiringly]

ah...
somehow i was expecting something a little different?
but good job rin!
i hope you get people interested and they join!

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[gnasher]

don't lie.

[admiringly]

i'm not
i was expecting something a little different
and i know you tried your best because you try your best at whatever you do
and i do hope you get people interested
but being so... deadpan doesn't really inspire
you know?

[gnasher]

i was trying to be direct! even with the stupid props and the idiot ending line the team wanted to use.

[gnasher]

i didn't join the club to promote it, i joined to swim.

[splasher]

University's a whole different world, huh?

[gnasher]

Feels like culture day all over again...

[splasher]

Looks rough. Any luck?

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[antagonize]

Bravo, bravo. How about an encore?

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[gnasher]

no frogging way.

[antagonize]

"Frogging." That's cute. Do you say "oh frog it", too?

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[spes_phthisica]

[Unabashed laughter is what you get.]

D-Did someone else write the- the manuscript for this?

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[gnasher]

I wrote the beginning parts.

[NOT THE END... OR THE PROPS... HE WROTE THE NORMAL PARTS!!!!!!!]

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[spes_phthisica]

Who- Who wrote the rest?

[Yep, still giggling on this end, his rather androgynous voice sounding a little bit out of breath, like maybe he has asthma or something.]

It's hilarious. [He means it as a compliment but... yeah.]