Jenny
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Jenny Crachett
Boys are icky
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Post by Jenny on Dec 22, 2007 18:04:02 GMT -5
Jenny looked at her for a moment and then took her hands gently, her little slighty pudgy hand gripping Torri's. She was a bit nervous about this and now wasn't so sure if she wanted to do this. "Okay," she said and slowly took her legs from the pool floor. The minute she felt herself sinking, Jenny shot her legs back to the floor and retreated to the steps of the pool away from Torri. "No I changed my mind. I can go by not swimming and just splashing," she said hurridely and sat on the steps kicking her legs and making waves. Nope she refused to sink in the water. Sitting was one thing but sinking was another. That and she was told not to be a burden to anyone and Torri didn't seem to want to be burdened. But thats alright, Jenny knew she must seem odd. Torri could now swim in the warm pool and not worry about her.
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Torri
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Torri Moore
young at heart and in mind
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Post by Torri on Dec 22, 2007 18:14:30 GMT -5
Torri stood upright again, putting her arms on her waist and looked at Jenny a little scornfully. "Now come on Jen, thats no way to learn now is it?" she said, looking down at her as she walked over to the steps. "I taught myself to swim because i had no one to teach me, but i'm offering you the chance to have someone to help you. Now come one, you told me you had always wanted to. Don't you want to make your mum and dad proud that you learned to swim?" she asked softly, sitting down beside her on the steps.
Having a new thought she smiled, "How about this, try sitting a couple of steps down with me, put your hands on the edge of the step under water and just let yourself float. It's simpler that way." she offered kindly.
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Jenny
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Jenny Crachett
Boys are icky
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Post by Jenny on Dec 22, 2007 18:28:22 GMT -5
Jenny wrinkled her nose at her scornful tone and being called Jen. She liked Jenny better it sound more pleasant. But her newer suggestion didn't seem bad. "Okay, I'll try it," she said tentaively. She moved down to the steps until just her head peeped out of the water. Gripping the stairs, Jenny let herself float up with her eyes tightly shut. She opened them for a moment and smiled big. "Hey this isn't so bad!" she said giggling and using her feet to splash the water. "I'm doing it!"
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Torri
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Torri Moore
young at heart and in mind
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Post by Torri on Dec 22, 2007 18:32:42 GMT -5
Torri rolled her eyes a little at the childish glee. "Well done Jen, now....lean back a little more......and let go...." she said quietly, demonstrating as she herself moved down and let herself float gently on the surface, letting her arms float outwards by her side. "Once you can do this, swimming becomes easier, and alot less scary...." she said in the same soft voice.
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Jenny
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Jenny Crachett
Boys are icky
Posts: 92
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Post by Jenny on Dec 22, 2007 19:06:30 GMT -5
Jenny, now much more confident about this whole business of swimming, leaned back more and smiled brilliantly at Torri. This wasn't bad it was a bit fun. She leaned back and floated a bit more but still gripped the stairs. "Are you still sad Torri? I hope not. I don't like being sad and when others are," she said splashing her legs around. Torri didn't seem to fond of her but Jenny liked her despite it. She wasn't going to give up on friendship.
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Torri
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Torri Moore
young at heart and in mind
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Post by Torri on Dec 23, 2007 7:57:15 GMT -5
Torri sighed a little, "I wasn't sad Jen, i was frustrated. I can't use my power as willingly as i would like, and because of that i let my team leader down at a training session we just had." she said sadly. "I was a disapointment, so i was trying to get myself together, but i still cannot do anything i would like with my power." she tried to make herself smile a little but didn't succeed.
"You see Jen, i'm a shapeshifter.....or at least i am meant to be. But so far i just mess us my attempts to change shape, and can only turn invisible to blend with my surroundings. But i don't understand how i did it in the first place." she sighed again.
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