*It's a beautiful day outside, it's pretty warm out tho, so this dragonfly was lucky enough to have a pair of shorts and goggles to fit his small little body to go for a nice peaceful dive, however just before they could, a cubone was sitting on a rock nearby, crying and holding their bone club in their hand, this cubone was so tiny it was almost the same size as this dragonfly*
*It's a beautiful day outside, it's pretty warm out tho, so this dragonfly was lucky enough to have
*the cubone eyes are red from how much crying they are doing, trying to wipe away some tears and look at the dragonfly* "W-what...do I look like im ok!!? No I'm not!!!" *the cubone scoots back from the dragonfly a bit*
*the cubone eyes are red from how much crying they are doing, trying to wipe away some tears and loo
*the cubone looks at the dragonfly, trying to calm down*
"I don't...understand why I'm always so sad!! I never ever have a smile on my face... and I'm always so lonely without anyone... I don't even know what you are either..."
*the cubone looks at the dragonfly, trying to calm down* "I don't...understand why I'm always so sa
"A dragonfly... well I suppose you can... many have tried and failed to cheer me up tho..." *the cubone sighs and scoots closer towards the dragonfly, tears still in his eyes* "Oh and...my name is cubone...in case your wondering..." *they stare at the water below them for a few moments then turn to face the dragonfly*
"A dragonfly... well I suppose you can... many have tried and failed to cheer me up tho..." *the cub
"Ever since I was brought into the world I've been like this... and that was a while ago...I woke up with no one around, and then I found this letter on why I didn't have anybody" *cubone takes out an old piece of paper and hands it to the dragonfly, which states how their biological parents were gone and erased from this world permanently by some dramatic matter*
"Ever since I was brought into the world I've been like this... and that was a while ago...I woke up
"Nope... and ever since then I've been alone all of my life... no friends, no family, and nobody to talk to... at one point I was almost considering just be nonexistent myself since I seem to have no one to cheer me up and make me smile... I always come to this spot to express my emotions, the gentle waves of the water are soothing enough to not make me cry super loudly, but that doesn't mean I'm happy, cause I'm not"
"Nope... and ever since then I've been alone all of my life... no friends, no family, and nobody to
"Yeah...I guess, thank you Mr dragonfly..." *cubone wipes tears away and just now notices the dragonfly's goggles and trunks* "What's with the stuff you got on?"
"Yeah...I guess, thank you Mr dragonfly..." *cubone wipes tears away and just now notices the dragon
"I was just about to go for a swim before I saw you! Water may not be good on my wings, since it keeps me from flying for a little while, but I always love being underwater."
"I was just about to go for a swim before I saw you! Water may not be good on my wings, since it kee
"Hmm....to be honest, I know nothing about swimming or diving, I was never really into that sort of thing... probably because nobody can teach me that stuff"
"Hmm....to be honest, I know nothing about swimming or diving, I was never really into that sort of
"I can try to teach you, if you want. Never done that before, and I tend to swim using all 4 of my arms, so it might be kind of hard... But I can try!"
"I can try to teach you, if you want. Never done that before, and I tend to swim using all 4 of my a
*cubone sighs sadly, trying to wipe away any remaining tears* "What have I got to lose...I guess I can give it a try if your really willing to help me..."
*cubone sighs sadly, trying to wipe away any remaining tears* "What have I got to lose...I guess I c
"Hey, swimming always cheers me up, maybe it'll work for you too!" The dragonfly flies off the rock and descends into a fairly shallow section of water, about 2 thirds submerged. "This ought to be a good spot here."
"Hey, swimming always cheers me up, maybe it'll work for you too!" The dragonfly flies off the rock
"Now that I think about it, yeah, too much for your first time. Well, at least I didn't get my wings wet." The dragonfly jumps and flies, looking for a more shallow section of water.
"Now that I think about it, yeah, too much for your first time. Well, at least I didn't get my wings
"You're gonna be fine, you'd practically have to TRY to be able to drown in this!" The dragonfly holds out two of his hands to Cubone, wondering if them holding him will help calm them.
"You're gonna be fine, you'd practically have to TRY to be able to drown in this!" The dragonfly hol
"O-ok..." *cubone tries to calm down and not be upset about this...and after a while they speak up again* "I think I'm ready to try going a bit further out"
"O-ok..." *cubone tries to calm down and not be upset about this...and after a while they speak up a
"This is a good spot to try out going underwater for the first time, too, you'll be able to get right back up if you get scared. You probably don't want to try it, but you should at some point."
"This is a good spot to try out going underwater for the first time, too, you'll be able to get righ
"You wouldn't need to swim at all, you can just hold your breath and duck down, then just stand up again! But, if you don't want to do that yet, I understand."
"You wouldn't need to swim at all, you can just hold your breath and duck down, then just stand up a
"I suppose so..." *cubone clutches their bone club tight to their body* "See this? This is my trusty club...I never leave without it... I sort of use it for protection too..."
"I suppose so..." *cubone clutches their bone club tight to their body* "See this? This is my trusty
"Right, and you don't want to let go of it to swim... Maybe once you're ready to go under, you could just hold onto me instead of swimming, so you don't have to let go of that."
"Right, and you don't want to let go of it to swim... Maybe once you're ready to go under, you could
*cubone sighs* "Maybe I don't know... I mean I've got one free hand at least... maybe once I grow older I'll learn to set my club down...but for now... I'll hold onto it..."
*cubone sighs* "Maybe I don't know... I mean I've got one free hand at least... maybe once I grow ol
"Thanks for understanding..." *cubone tries to crack a smile but couldn't...letting tears fall instead* "I'm not sure how i feel about submerging... I mean i have to hold my breath and all that...I'll feel strange to me"
"Thanks for understanding..." *cubone tries to crack a smile but couldn't...letting tears fall inste
"It was weird for me my first times, too... Most bugs don't really do well in water, and I thought I'd be one of them, but I'm not. Got used to it eventually, loved it ever since."
"It was weird for me my first times, too... Most bugs don't really do well in water, and I thought I
"Wow... heh...well I guess your a special one then..." *cubone looks at the water again* "I wanna at least try and submerge... I might like it after a few times too...you never know"
"Wow... heh...well I guess your a special one then..." *cubone looks at the water again* "I wanna at
"It's definitely at least worth a shot, so you can find out whether it's really something to be scared of or not. I'll be right next to you, take as long to get ready as you need to."
"It's definitely at least worth a shot, so you can find out whether it's really something to be scar
"Ok...I can do this, I can do this... bone club...give me some luck..." *they hug their bone club* "3......2........1!" *squeezing their eyes shut they take a giant breath of air and duck under, hoping the dragonfly will follow them*
"Ok...I can do this, I can do this... bone club...give me some luck..." *they hug their bone club* "
"Whoa... that certainly felt...good, in a strange way I kinda liked it... it's almost like I just washed away my emotions from that one dive... i-i don't know what else to say"
"Whoa... that certainly felt...good, in a strange way I kinda liked it... it's almost like I just wa
"10 whole seconds?? Oh jeez... ok, I'll try for that then..." *after a bit, cubone holds the dragonfly and takes a deep breath again, holding it in and submerges underwater once again*
"10 whole seconds?? Oh jeez... ok, I'll try for that then..." *after a bit, cubone holds the dragonf
He can tell their eyes are hurting, but he hopes it won't be much of an issue for them. The dragonfly keeps kneeling on the bottom, waiting for it to have been 10 seconds.
He can tell their eyes are hurting, but he hopes it won't be much of an issue for them. The dragonfl
*pretty soon its been 10 seconds and the cubone surfaces again, gasping for air a bit* "Owww... my eyes hurt... they burned... but that felt a bit nice..."
*pretty soon its been 10 seconds and the cubone surfaces again, gasping for air a bit* "Owww... my e
The dragonfly had followed Cubone up after the 10 seconds were done. "Yeah, figured it might not feel good on your eyes... That partly what goggles are made to help with, but I've only got the one set... Ah, whatever, I can handle it. Here." He takes off his goggles and offers them to Cubone.
The dragonfly had followed Cubone up after the 10 seconds were done. "Yeah, figured it might not fee
"It's fine, I'm more used to it. Took me a while to figure out somewhere I can get goggles this small, so water doesn't really hurt my eyes any more, I just have a little trouble seeing underwater."
"It's fine, I'm more used to it. Took me a while to figure out somewhere I can get goggles this smal
"Oh...well if your sure about handling it then, alright" *cubone slowly takes the goggles from the dragonfly, then put them on and over their eyes* "Do I uhh...look good in these?" *its thankfully a perfect fit for the cubone*
"Oh...well if your sure about handling it then, alright" *cubone slowly takes the goggles from the d
Having more experience with holding his breath, the dragonfly is still doing fine for now. A few bubbles trickle from his nostrils as he cuddles with Cubone.
Having more experience with holding his breath, the dragonfly is still doing fine for now. A few bub
Even with his own blush slowly spreading, the dragonfly stays with Cubone, determined to keep hugging them until they eventually want to go for the surface.
Even with his own blush slowly spreading, the dragonfly stays with Cubone, determined to keep huggin
Even though he's starting to get a bit concerned about them, the dragonfly lets Cubone keep going. His own face is fully red now, and he's starting to strain a little, but he's still fine for now.
Even though he's starting to get a bit concerned about them, the dragonfly lets Cubone keep going. H
"Awesome! Man I've never felt this good before, I think I'm...happy! Really happy! All thanks to you" *cubone hugs the dragonfly again tightly* "I honestly do wanna try and do some exploring around with you, it sounds so fun..."
"Awesome! Man I've never felt this good before, I think I'm...happy! Really happy! All thanks to you
"Uhhh... not really, I mean this was the first time I was ever in water...I could use a tutorial on it heh, I didn't really swim back up here, I sort of just pushed myself back up"
"Uhhh... not really, I mean this was the first time I was ever in water...I could use a tutorial on
"Okay, um... I'm not really sure how to explain it best, so just watch. Hopefully that'll be enough." The dragonfly moves away from Cubone a bit and starts swimming to demonstrate.
"Okay, um... I'm not really sure how to explain it best, so just watch. Hopefully that'll be enough.
"Uhh, I can most certainly try...maybe I can still swim whole carrying my club..." *cubone then tries to copy the swim movements the dragonfly did, managing it pretty well*
"Uhh, I can most certainly try...maybe I can still swim whole carrying my club..." *cubone then trie
"Alright, let's head farther in and find a good spot to go under, I'm excited to see what we'll find!" The dragonfly starts swimming into deeper water.
"Alright, let's head farther in and find a good spot to go under, I'm excited to see what we'll find
"I'm excited too!" *cubone follows the dragonfly, deep down inside him he's very nervous to go deeper into the water but tries to hide it and get more excited*
"I'm excited too!" *cubone follows the dragonfly, deep down inside him he's very nervous to go deepe
The dragonfly doesn't notice Cubone's nervousness, and soon stops. "This seems good, let's dive here. Try doing some deep breathing before you go under, it'll help you last longer." He takes deep breaths.
The dragonfly doesn't notice Cubone's nervousness, and soon stops. "This seems good, let's dive here
"O-ok..." *cubone follows the dragonfly's instructions and starts to do some deep breathing, he's shaking a little with fear which does seem to get the dragonfly's attention*
"O-ok..." *cubone follows the dragonfly's instructions and starts to do some deep breathing, he's sh
"I-im sorry, it's just that I'm a little nervous to go deeper... I wanna explore I really do...I just have some nervousness inside me..." *cubone sighs a bit*
"I-im sorry, it's just that I'm a little nervous to go deeper... I wanna explore I really do...I jus
"Hey, I'll still stay right next to you, and I don't mind if you want to hold my hand as well. I can do plenty of swimming for both of us, since I've got these extra arms."
"Hey, I'll still stay right next to you, and I don't mind if you want to hold my hand as well. I can
"Hmm...ok then, I do feel pretty comfortable around you... and I'm starting to really like you as a friend too" *cubone gives a soft smile then holds one of the dragonfly's hands*
"Hmm...ok then, I do feel pretty comfortable around you... and I'm starting to really like you as a
"It's gonna be fun down there! Plus, if you need me to, I can give you some of my air, but... The method of doing that might be a bit embarrassing. Still, we probably won't need it."
"It's gonna be fun down there! Plus, if you need me to, I can give you some of my air, but... The me
*cubone's eyes go wide and his face flushes pink* "A-a kiss?? Oh my... I uh... that's interesting to say the least... i mean I've never kissed a bug before so if I do need air at some point I'll be a nice little experiment" *he chuckles nervously*
*cubone's eyes go wide and his face flushes pink* "A-a kiss?? Oh my... I uh... that's interesting to
"I'll be a pain but yeah I suppose, doesn't hurt to try the kissing method tho since nobody is around, but we will figure it out" *cubone resumes his deep breathing*
"I'll be a pain but yeah I suppose, doesn't hurt to try the kissing method tho since nobody is aroun
*cubone smiles softly back and swims down with the dragonfly, kicking his little legs downwards which looks adorable when he does it, his cheeks are cutely puffed up as well*
*cubone smiles softly back and swims down with the dragonfly, kicking his little legs downwards whic
The water isn't all that deep here, and the two get just above the bottom after about 20 seconds of swimming. The dragonfly swims in place, looking around.
The water isn't all that deep here, and the two get just above the bottom after about 20 seconds of
*there's nothing much around but a few fish, however when cubone looks to his left there's a small cave over there...cubone gets the dragonfly's attention and points to it excitingly*
*there's nothing much around but a few fish, however when cubone looks to his left there's a small c
*the cubone gets nervous too, but keeps going... the cave gets darker and darker but little do both of them know, this cave isn't really hiding anything...maybe some rare fish but that's it*
*the cubone gets nervous too, but keeps going... the cave gets darker and darker but little do both
Continuing to swim as a few bubbles trickle from his nostrils, the dragonfly tries to calm himself down, knowing he's not alone in here and he glances over to Cubone to see how they're doing.
Continuing to swim as a few bubbles trickle from his nostrils, the dragonfly tries to calm himself d
*the cubone is getting scared, clutching their bone club to them tightly so he doesn't lose it and continuing to swim with bubbles escaping their own nostrils... they eventually find a rainbow colored fish, which is pretty rare in the area they are in*
*the cubone is getting scared, clutching their bone club to them tightly so he doesn't lose it and c
The dragonfly smiles at the sight of the fish, knowing how rare its species is and not having seen one up close before. He cautiously swims up to it to get a better look, starting to get a slight blush.
The dragonfly smiles at the sight of the fish, knowing how rare its species is and not having seen o
*the cubone smiles happily at the rare fish, wishing he brought a camera to take a picture of it....the rainbow fish looks at the two of them and visibly smiles and giving each of them a nuzzle as bubbles escape cubone's nostrils...but using what he learned from the dragonfly he pinches his nose shut with a hand*
*the cubone smiles happily at the rare fish, wishing he brought a camera to take a picture of it....
*cubone joins him after giving the fish a nuzzle back...leaning against the dragonfly's body a bit as their face is red...the rainbow fish deciding to stay with the two of them for now*
*cubone joins him after giving the fish a nuzzle back...leaning against the dragonfly's body a bit a
*the fish smiles back and joins in the hug, nuzzling both of them and wrapping their tiny fins around them in a hug, the cubone smiling at the sight as his face is completely red now, grunting slightly from strain*
*the fish smiles back and joins in the hug, nuzzling both of them and wrapping their tiny fins aroun
Trying not to think about what the fish might think of this, the dragonfly gives Cubone a kiss, passing some of his air to them. His blush isn't just from holding his breath so long now.
Trying not to think about what the fish might think of this, the dragonfly gives Cubone a kiss, pass
*cubone immediately blushes a lot just from the kiss, but surprisingly he oddly enjoys it as air was being transferred to him, he couldn't help but kiss the dragonfly back and wrap his arms around him...the fish meanwhile blushes from the kissing sight but still smiles*
*cubone immediately blushes a lot just from the kiss, but surprisingly he oddly enjoys it as air was
Even without it having been said, the dragonfly is getting the feeling that's the case. Even though his face is fully red now, he wants to stay with Cubone as long as possible.
Even without it having been said, the dragonfly is getting the feeling that's the case. Even though
At this point, the dragonfly is starting to wonder a little whether he and Cubone should start heading back, and he looks over at the way out in a bit of concern.
At this point, the dragonfly is starting to wonder a little whether he and Cubone should start headi
*cubone nods and starts to swim with the dragonfly...the rainbow fish looks at them with a tearful expression, sad that they are leaving...cubone turns around and notices and gives a weak smile, hugging the small little fish*
*cubone nods and starts to swim with the dragonfly...the rainbow fish looks at them with a tearful e
The dragonfly holds onto Cubone with another hand to help them go faster by pulling them along, still able to swim pretty much normally with his other two arms. There's a tiny bit of blue forming on his face now, and he's starting to worry about whether he and Cubone will surface in time...
The dragonfly holds onto Cubone with another hand to help them go faster by pulling them along, stil
Finally, the two manage to reach the surface, both of them gasping heavily and panting. The dragonfly keeps holding Cubone to make sure they stay on the surface.
Finally, the two manage to reach the surface, both of them gasping heavily and panting. The dragonfl
"Hah....hah.... man! That was...quite the dive!" *cubone looks at the dragonfly with a blushing smile, he doesn't wanna say yet how he really feels about the dragonfly, hope the dragonfly will speak up first*
"Hah....hah.... man! That was...quite the dive!" *cubone looks at the dragonfly with a blushing smil
*cubone gasps, nearly dropping his bone club at what the dragonfly just said* "What??? Are you serious?! I love...t-the kiss too, and I may be falling in love with you as well!"
*cubone gasps, nearly dropping his bone club at what the dragonfly just said* "What??? Are you serio
*cubone hugs the dragonfly back, his eyes filling with teats, but instead of tears of sadness it's tears of pure joy* "I-i was too! I can't believe I'm falling in love with a dragonfly!"
*cubone hugs the dragonfly back, his eyes filling with teats, but instead of tears of sadness it's t
*cubone happily returns the embrace, nuzzling the dragonfly's body happily* "So... do you wanna make it official and, maybe go out on dates? I honestly don't even mind that we're both male"
*cubone happily returns the embrace, nuzzling the dragonfly's body happily* "So... do you wanna make
"Hehe! I'll be nice to have a lover in my lonely life... you truly made me feel better... thank you so much, and I love you!!" *cubone holds the dragonfly's hand again and kisses his lips*
"Hehe! I'll be nice to have a lover in my lonely life... you truly made me feel better... thank you
*cubone gets all dried up and smiles again at the dragonfly* "Thanks buddy..." *he then looks at the dragonfly's body* "Hmm, we're rough almost the same size, you fly with your wings, always wanted to see what I'll be like to fly, heh
*cubone gets all dried up and smiles again at the dragonfly* "Thanks buddy..." *he then looks at the
The dragonfly smiles, and holds onto Cubone with all 4 arms. "Alright, let's give this a shot!" His wings flutter noticeably harder than when he was flying on his own... And he lifts off the ground with Cubone! "Nice, it'll work!"
The dragonfly smiles, and holds onto Cubone with all 4 arms. "Alright, let's give this a shot!" His
The dragonfly carries Cubone a few feet above the ground, which is a fair distance at their size. "Not sure how long I'll be able to keep this up, this is a lot more weight than I'm used to..."
The dragonfly carries Cubone a few feet above the ground, which is a fair distance at their size. "N
"Well I'm pretty light... it's not like I'm super heavy... but this is amazing still I mean, I'm flying a few feet off the ground! Never thought I could do something like this!"
"Well I'm pretty light... it's not like I'm super heavy... but this is amazing still I mean, I'm fly
After a few minutes of flying, with the dragonfly gradually getting tired, he lands with Cubone again. "There you go... My wings are too tired for more right now."
After a few minutes of flying, with the dragonfly gradually getting tired, he lands with Cubone agai
"Yep, she's one of my best friends! I'm sure she'll be fine with us hanging out at her place for a while. Let's get going!" The dragonfly starts leading the way to his friend's home.
"Yep, she's one of my best friends! I'm sure she'll be fine with us hanging out at her place for a w
"Alright I'm really excited to meet her!" *cubone happily follows the dragonfly, his bone club still in his hand and making their way together to the beetle's home*
"Alright I'm really excited to meet her!" *cubone happily follows the dragonfly, his bone club still
(Sure I suppose so...not much more water action that'll be going on if we were to continue...heh, I enjoyed this rp, it was really cute and it made for a good story)
(Sure I suppose so...not much more water action that'll be going on if we were to continue...heh, I
(Sure was, but now I gotta wait until you can open your rps again... it was fun while it lasted tho, I already know as soon as you open the rps up again, I'm definitely doing one with gummigoo)
(Sure was, but now I gotta wait until you can open your rps again... it was fun while it lasted tho,
squirtlerocks07 and I did a second RP based on this.
S: It's been a full year and a half since a lonely cubone has seen his dragonfly bestie, even when they promised they would see each other everyday, it didn't happen...and now the poor cubone has depression... he sits down near the edge of the shoreline with his bone club, covering his eyes as he cries heavily, he hasn't gone swimming in a while either, the last time he went was with the dragonfly he met, but now he's lost all interest in it
L: After a little while, they can hear a familiar buzzing some distance away... At long last, it's the dragonfly! He doesn't see them yet, but he doesn't seem all that happy either, sighing as he lands on the shore to sit down.
S: the cubone was too sad to recognize the buzzing, but his crying was pretty loud, so it would probably not take too long for the dragonfly to notice them
L: Hearing the crying, the dragonfly looks over, concerned. "Hey, are you... Oh! Cubone!" He flies over and gives them a hug. "It's been SO long!"
S: "H-huh?" the cubone wipes away a few tears and notices the dragonfly, he gasps a little "D-dragonfly? I-is that really you??" he instinctively hugs the dragonfly back tightly
L: "Yeah, it's me! I didn't think I was gonna be seeing you again! I only came here because it reminded me of you, I had no idea you'd actually be here!"
S: "I-i didn't know you be here either... it's been like a whole year since I last saw you, I really thought I was gonna be alone forever when you didn't come see me..."
L: "I'm so sorry, I had no idea how to find you... So we'd better come up with some way for us to meet up again so we don't have that happen again!"
S: "Y-yeah..." the cubone is still teary eyed "You were my only friend... please don't leave me again..."
L: "I won't, don't worry... A-anyway, um... Were you about to go for a swim? It'd be nice to join you for one again."
S: "Swim? No way...I lost interest in swimming months ago when I didn't find you... I just came here to cry my heart out..."
L: "Aw, that sucks... But it's fine, we don't have to swim if you don't want to. We can just hang out for a while."
S: "Yeah...ok then..." the cubone wipes away a few tears "I still have the swim goggles you gave me, I kept them all this time because it reminds me of you"
L: "Oh, cool, I almost forgot about that! I brought mine as well just in case, but I guess I probably won't be using them."
S: the cubone sighs sadly "You know what... if you could get me to like the water again, then maybe we could go for a little swim"
L: "I'm sure I can find a way... You remember that fish we met down there? I bet they'd be pretty happy to see us again too."
S: "Yeah, I remember that fish, it's been a while but I still remember...go ahead and try I guess"
L: "Alright, um... We could try out just going in shallow water first before we do any real diving? Like, we could just sit down just under the surface for a while."
S: "I don't even know if I could back underwater..."
L: "Then how about we just stroll around in the water until you feel more confident? Might help you get more used to water again."
S: "I guess... I haven't been around water in a long time...so getting used to it again would help"
L: "Okay, we'll start with that then." The dragonfly wades into the water, holding out a hand to the cubone.
S: the cubone clutches his bone club with one hand and then he reaches over with his free hand to hold the dragonfly's hand, slowly wading into the water with them
L: The two get up to their waists before the dragonfly stops. "This should be a good depth for now... How do you feel?"
S: "I-i mean...I feel fine I guess... feels weird to be back in the water after so long tho..."
L: "Same here, I haven't really done much swimming since the last time we met... Hopefully we'll both get used to it soon."
S: "Yeah, me too..." the cubone splashes around some to try and help himself stay calm in the water
squirtlerocks07 and I did a second RP based on this. S: It's been a full year and a half since a lo
L: The dragonfly splashes around a bit too... And playfully splashes the cubone some too, laughing.
S: "Hey!!! You splashed me!" the cubone uses his bone club to make a bigger splash on the dragonfly, giggling just a tad
L: "Ah!" The dragonfly shields himself from the splash, and follows up with a big splash of his own.
S: "Ahh!!" the cubone manages to shield himself from that splash, then does an even bigger splash with his bone club, one where the dragonfly definitely won't be able to shield himself with
L: "O-oh no!" There's nothing the dragonfly can do, and he ends up completely soaked. There's a brief pause, before he just laughs.
S: "Ooooh..." the cubone warmly laughs a bit as well "Your soaked! This bone club can do some serious damage!"
L: "Yeah, I really didn't think it'd be so good at that, but apparently it is!"
S: "Heh heh, yeah I guess so..."
L: "So... Feeling any better about being in water? You do at least look like you're doing better."
S: "I guess I'm feeling a bit better about it yeah... that splashing was kind of fun"
L: "Do you want to try going under? We could do it right here, and it's not like we'd be very far down."
S: the cubone sighs "Alright, I'll try it this one time, but if I freak out then I staying on the surface..."
L: "Once is better than nothing, at least. Let's just hope it goes well..." The dragonfly holds the cubone's hand again. "I'll do a countdown, then we'll both sit down and go underwater, okay?"
S: "F-fine...let's just get this over with" the cubone pulls out his swimming goggles and puts them over his eyes
L: The dragonfly puts on his goggles with his free hands. "Here we go... 3, 2, 1..." He holds his breath and sits down, just barely being fully underwater.
S: the cubone whines, but he eventually holds his own breath and sits down underwater with the dragonfly, a lot of bubbles escaping him as he hasn't had to hold his breath in a long time, he's struggling with it a lot
L: The dragonfly covers the cubone's mouth and nose for them to help them hold their breath, watching them to make sure they don't panic.
S: the cubone whimpers loudly, he's clearly not having a good time with this, bubbles still escape him even as he tries his best to keep his air in
L: Gesturing up to the surface with his free hand, the dragonfly gets back up again, waiting for the cubone to join him above the water.
S: the cubone quickly gets back up again as well, gasping heavily for air "Omg, I suck at this! It really has been a long time since I've had to hold my breath..."
L: "But you still did it, and that's definitely an improvement from earlier! You're already doing better!"
S: "Well, I suppose your right...but how in the world am I gonna go on a deeper dive when I can't seem to hold my breath properly..."
L: "I think we have to find some way to keep you calm, or you're just going to keep losing air like you were..."
S: "Y-yeah I suppose your right...but how can I stay calm when I haven't had to hold my breath in such a long time?"
L: "Honestly, I'm really not sure, I've never panicked about it like that. Maybe you could try just holding your breath without going under?"
S: "Umm... that sounds weird to hold your breath on land instead of underwater...I don't think it would feel right to me..."
L: "Had a feeling you wouldn't go for that... We could try hugging underwater, that might do it for you."
S: "I suppose I love a good hug, I guess we can give that a shot then..."
L: "Alright, hopefully that'll work better. Let's head back down again." The dragonfly holds his breath and goes back under.
S: the cubone was a little hesitant, but eventually he holds his breath as well and goes back under too, already starting to whine again when he submerged
L: The dragonfly quickly gives the cubone a hug with all four of his arms, hoping this'll finally help them stay calm.
L: The dragonfly splashes around a bit too... And playfully splashes the cubone some too, laughing.
S: the cubone relaxes a bit when the dragonfly hugs him, he wraps his little arms around them in a hug back, slowly calming down
L: Smiling as he notices this is working, the dragonfly rubs the cubone's back some as he keeps holding them.
S: the cubone relaxes further from the soothing back rubs, they let a few bubble trickle from their nostrils as he keeps hugging the dragonfly as well
L: The dragonfly just relaxes with the cubone for the moment, waiting for them to give any kind of indication of when they want to surface.
S: the cubone closes his eyes and relaxes further, it seems being in the comforting embrace of his dragonfly buddy is helping him calm his nerves down a lot...eventually, the cubone wants to surface, tho they don't even seem to have any indication that they need air with how relaxed they are, they just wanna talk to the dragonfly
L: Still feeling fine as well, the dragonfly nods, lets go of the cubone, and stands up, catching his breath.
S: the cubone stands up as well and catches his own breath "Wow....that's the most relaxed I've been in a very long time...I didn't realize how effective your hugs are..."
L: "Well, maybe having twice as many arms makes a hug from me twice as good!" The dragonfly laughs.
S: the cubone giggles at that statement "Yeah, maybe! Haha! You know what, I think I'm ready for a real dive now!"
L: "Nice, glad to hear it! Let's go have some fun!" The dragonfly heads into deeper water, starting to swim.
S: "Alright!" the cubone heads into deeper water too, swimming along side the dragonfly with his bone club still held in his hand
L: The dragonfly takes deep breaths to get ready, looking down under the water for anything interesting. "Hopefully this'll be worth the effort... But I'm sure it will."
S: "There's gotta be something cool down there! I'm sure with two pairs of eyes we can find something down there! How long can you hold your breath again?" the cubone takes some deep breathes as well to get ready
L: "My best is about 8 minutes, so we shouldn't really have a lot of issue in doing this."
S: "8 minutes is pretty good, I wonder what my best time would be... haven't really pushed myself before and I'm not sure I wanna try that..."
L: "Yeah, we don't have to stay down all that long, we're just here to have fun, not practice."
S: "Your right, let's just focus on having some fun then!" the cubone holds one of the dragonfly's hands "I'm ready whenever you are"
L: "Yep, let's go! 3, 2, 1!" The dragonfly holds his breath and dives underwater.
S: the cubone holds his breath as well and dives under with the dragonfly, sinking down deeper and deeper
L: After giving the cubone a little smile, the dragonfly looks around as the descent continues, a few little bubbles getting loose from him.
S: the cubone smiles back a bit as he too looks around, there's a few small fish swimming by as the two sink
L: With how small the two of them are, the fish are relatively big to them. But, not worrying about them, the dragonfly just gives them a wave.
S: the cubone gives them a wave as well, he also hopes they will happen across the fish they met when they were last together underwater
L: As the two keep going down, sure enough, they see the fish they'd met so long ago! It seems to recognize them as well, and quickly swims over, looking happy to see them.
S: the cubone's eyes go wide as he sees the fish they met a long time ago, his tiny little tail wags a little as he gives the fish a hug
L: The fish hugs them back with its fins, and the dragonfly happily joins in as well, enjoying the reunion.
S: the cubone wanted to say something to the fish, but he was too nervous to do any bubbletalking so he doesn't speak, just smiling warmly at the fish
L: The dragonfly feels better about doing that, at least. "Itbl's sblo coblol tblo seble yoblu agblain toblo!"
The fish nods in agreement.
S: the cubone relaxes a bit when the dragonfly hugs him, he wraps his little arms around them in a h
S: "Mmhm!" the cubone nods in agreement as well, still too shy to do any bubbletalking, he hopes maybe the dragonfly will help him out with that
L: The dragonfly notices that the cubone seems to want to talk as well. "Yoblu cabln trbly tablkinblg, itbl's alblrigblht! Wble cabln gblo riblght bablck ublp foblr aiblr!"
S: the cubone wasn't sure, he's never really bubbletalked before, but after he noticed the fish was giving him some silent encouragement, he goes through with it
S: "Yblour voicble soublnds so funblny... hblehe..." the cubone giggles out a few bubbles at that
L: "Anbld sblo dobles yoblurs!" The dragonfly laughs out some bubbles of his own. Even the fish seems to find the voices of the two funny.
S: the cubone laughs a bit more at his own voice sounding funny too "Oblk! Thblis is kiblnd of fubln! I kiblnd of liblke tablking thblis wblay! Mablkes iblt soublnd moblre uniqblue"
S: "Alblright!" with all the talking he's doing the cubone's face is red, but he doesn't seem to mind for now, just wanting to explore with his dragonfly buddy
L: The dragonfly nods and starts to swim, the fish following. He's blushing as well, but he doesn't care just yet either, still enjoying himself.
S: they look around with the fish for anything interesting, eventually the cubone begins to grunt in strain from holding his breath, covering his mouth for a brief moment
L: Hearing their strain, the dragonfly pauses for a moment. "Yoblu okblay?" The fish seems concerned as well.
S: the cubone's face is fully red from all the talking, a lot of bubbles escaping him as he's not used to being so low on breath, he visibly tears up as well
L: "Alblrigblht, wble shbloulbld geblt aiblr." The dragonfly holds the cubone's hand and starts swimming toward the surface with them, with the fish helping the two along by pushing them.
S: thankfully, it didn't seem to take all that long for the two of them to reach the surface, the cubone gasping heavily for air, coughing a little too
L: The fish stays just below the surface, while the dragonfly gasps as he surfaces as well. "I'm glad you're slowly feeling even better about water... Hopefully it'll stay that way this time, huh?"
S: "Hah...hah...yeah I hope I'll stay that way, all that bubbletalk I was doing was taking a lot of air from my lungs away... it didn't feel so good"
L: "Yeah, that does use up a lot of air, so it's best to not do it very much. Want to go for another dive?"
S: "Umm, I don't really know... there wasn't anything cool down there...I mean it was nice we got to meet that fish but, I've never had any kind of excitement in my life, I've always been so sad"
L: "Not sure where we could go to find something actually interesting... It'd probably get boring to just keep swimming around here, yeah. Maybe we could ask that fish once we go back down? It seems to understand us."
S: "Hmm, I suppose we could ask him if there's something cool yeah, I'll go back down just for that"
L: "Alright, we'll see then. Let's get ready again." The dragonfly starts breathing deeply again.
S: "Ok..." the cubone starts to deeply breathe as well, and before long the two hold their breath and dive back underwater
L: After diving, the dragonfly looks at the fish. "Hbley, ibls thblere anblythbling coblol neblarbly?"
The fish nods, and gestures for the two to follow as it starts swimming deeper.
S: "Oblh? Mublst be somblething neblar by" the cubone curiously follows the fish to see what's there
L: The fish leads them all the way to the bottom, to a hole that goes even deeper. The dragonfly pauses as he sees it, clearly unsure if going down there would be a good idea.
S: "Mmhm!" the cubone nods in agreement as well, still too shy to do any bubbletalking, he hopes may
S: the cubone's eyes go wide as he sees the hole as well, he whimpers and looks up at the dragonfly, shaking his head at him, it's clear he doesn't wanna be any further from the fresh air
L: The dragonfly does seem to feel the same, though the fish is trying its best to make it clear it'll do what it can to keep them safe.
S: "Thbleres no wblay I'm gbloing anybl deeblper thblen I feblel comblfortable dobling!" the cubone already looks back at the surface, clearly just wanting to forget it and go back up
S: "....anbld I wanblted excibltement..." the cubone sighs out a few bubbles "I doblnt knblow whblat to dblo...buddbly? Shblould we jublst dblo iblt? Thble fiblsh sablid I'll problect us"
L: "...Ibl thblink webl'll ble fiblne. Ibl trblust thblem." The fish nods at that, hoping the cubone will feel the same.
S: the cubone sighs again "...alriblght...fiblne...we'll tblry inlt...jblust thblis onblce"
L: "Iblt shbloulbld ble sablfe..." The dragonfly starts swimming down into the cave, and the fish watches the cubone to make sure they go too.
S: but the cubone was really scared, they took a look at how deep that hole goes, whimpering in fear, and even shaking, his face was little red too, he didn't go in right away
L: The dragonfly looks back at the cubone, seeing they're not coming, and stops before returning to give them a hug, trying to help them calm down.
S: the cubone hugs the dragonfly back, but it still doesn't help his nerves this time "Nblevermind...I dblont thblink I wblanna gblo doblwn thblere, espeblcially sinblce I canblt holbld my brbleath thblat webll..." his face turns fully red again, and they actually hear some distant growling from the hole, there's some kind of beast lurking in there, and it doesn't seem friendly
L: The dragonfly looks down in the hole as he hears the growling. "...Obl-okblay, mablybe noblt ibln thblere, yeblah. Dobln't wablnt tblo fiblnd oublt whblat thblat wabls..." The fish quickly swims out of it to join the group, looking nervous.
S: suddenly, they hear another voice, which is probably the beast
??? - "If I catch you near this hole again, it won't just be a warning growl! Stay away from it! I mean it!"
Cubone - "Ahhbl!!! I'm oubltta hblere!" the cubone quickly swims back to the surface
L: "Ybl-yeblp, webl're leblaviblng!" The dragonfly follows them up, and the fish comes as well.
S: the cubone eventually surfaces and gasps a bit heavily for air, almost having a panic attack at that
L: The dragonfly surfaces next to him. "Okay, that was a bad idea! Man, that's SO unlucky that we went to the ONE spot we really can't explore..."
S: "Y-y-yeah... after hearing that voice, I'm done with swimming for the day, I honestly just wanna go home now..."
L: "Whatever that thing was, yeah, that kinda ruined the mood... Guess we'll have to say goodbye to our fish friend for now..."
S: "Yeah" the cubone and dragonfly can see the fish from below the surface and the cubone waves goodbye to them, hoping they will know that they are leaving
L: The fish does seem to understand. Holding its breath, it swims up enough to give the cubone a hug, its head sticking out of the water in the process. The dragonfly hugs them as well.
Dragonfly: "See you again sometime, little fishy..."
S: the cubone frowns a bit, but he hugs the fish back "We hope to see you again soon...we'll be thinking about you!"
L: The fish nods. After the hug, it waves to the two, before diving back down and swimming away.
Dragonfly: "Alright, let's head back to shore..."
S: "Yeah...ok" the cubone swims back to shore with the dragonfly, eventually both of them getting back without any issues "Alright well, thanks for a great day, I'm so happy I saw you again...please let's never ever lose each other again"
L: "Yeah, there's NO way I'm losing you this time, don't worry! We'll find some way to keep meeting up!"
S: the cubone's eyes go wide as he sees the hole as well, he whimpers and looks up at the dragonfly,
S: "I-i hope so... actually you think I could come home with you? I wanna spend the rest of the day with you honestly"
L: "Oh, yeah, that'd be fine! I can't fly us there until my wings dry, but we can still get started on the trip right now." The dragonfly takes off his goggles.
S: "Ok then! Thanks buddy!" the cubone takes off his goggles as well, smiling at the dragonfly as they start the trip to the dragonfly's house, it's slow going but it's only until the dragonfly's wings dry
L: It takes a while, but the dragonfly gradually dries off. Eventually, he's finally dry enough to use his wings, which he tests by flying in place for a moment. "Alright, we're good! Come here, I'll get us both to my home before long!"
S: "Alright..." the cubone comes closer to the dragonfly
L: The dragonfly holds onto the cubone with all four arms, and manages to lift off from the ground with them! "L-like this, it should only take a few minutes!" There's a bit of strain in the dragonfly's voice from the extra weight, but he manages to still fly along quickly.
S: "W-whoa!! I'm flying!!" the cubone was clearly happy about this, enjoying the ride as they quickly zoom over to the dragonfly's house, where they will hang out for the rest of the day and have a great time together
S: "I-i hope so... actually you think I could come home with you? I wanna spend the rest of the day
