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This is an old revision of CelesteLearnsToSwim made by AnnCarpenter on 2013-01-31 17:57:36.
Not sure if Cole or the NPCs who have tagged along know how to swim.
Celeste hangs back when they call to her to join them. She admits that she doesn't know how to swim, so they convince her to try. She's reluctant at first. The water is murky and that frightens her a little, but she doesn't want to look like a scaredy cat, so she uses the excuse that her white chemise will get all dirty. There is a lot teasing about this. Perhaps someone splashes her so that she doesn't have that as an excuse anymore? Eventually she reluctantly takes her outer clothes off, and cautiously wades into the water in her underthings. When splashing around on the edges turns out to be a lot of fun, she gets more confident and even lets Jeanne and Ollie and whoever else start showing her how to swim a little.
When they get back to the orphanage, Celeste is proved right when she (and anyone else who was wearing their underthings) gets into trouble for getting them wet and dirty. That doesn't stop the group from returning to the river week after week as the summer heats up and they're desperate for something cool. It takes a few months, but eventually Celeste learns to swim and dive and have fun in the water, though she's never quite the fish that Ollie and Jeanne are.
Feel free to edit, guys, if you think Ollie or Jeanne would do or say something different. I just needed to start the story. Bill, do you think Cole knows how to swim, or is he learning with Celeste?
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