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This is an old revision of CelesteLearnsToSwim made by JonahPetri on 2013-02-02 20:17:27.
<#court: Jeanne pulls off her dress but keeps her underclothes on. She ducks underwater to the murkiest areas, alternately swimming and wading, exploring the mossy areas and reveling in the freedom of the water. #>
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. <#court: Jeanne splashes her so she can no longer use that as an excuse, and when Celeste is still reluctant, Jeanne looks apologetic; it had never occurred to her that someone could not swim. She comes up onto shore, apologizes and wheedles, and offers to show Celeste how, so she can join the fun. #> 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. <#jonah: Ollie and Jeanne show Celeste "Marco Polo", and pretty soon Celeste is laughing and having a great time with the rest of the kids. (It's not clear if that game was around at that time, so let's say it was.) #>
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 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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