Boreal finished her turn, grumbling happily up at her new passenger pilot as she trotted back towards their companions. Tal's pants (slightly scorched) were still held firmly in her jaws, but his shirt fluttered forlornly back on the rocks where Pip had dropped it. If he really wanted it he could go and get it himself, right?
A genuine grin flashed across the courier's face at the mention of Riya and 'Captain Rao,' and for a moment his dour countenance lit up, mirroring the brightness in Koa's expression.
Of course, the Dragoon proved he was good with more than just his fashion sense a moment later, startling an unexpected flush to the back of the courier's neck and the tips of his ears. Oh, Tal absolutely caught the innuendo... he just wasn't sure what to do with it. "Uh... y-yeah. I always do," he mumbled, suddenly finding it very important to look anywhere but Koa's too-knowing eyes. He reached up to rub the back of his neck awkwardly, casting about for a change of topic, but Koa once again came in clutch and the courier breathed a sigh of relief before nodding. "Yeah, sounds good! I could use some new sparrin' partners." Especially ones with abs like--
Nope, focus!
...Which of course was when Koa took off his shirt.
"Uh, sure, I can definitely swim," Tal agreed, though he didn't sound quite as confident as he hoped. Since he was already sans shirt and pants all he had to do was step into the water, nose wrinkling as he felt the little stones from countless wishes rolling against the underside of his feet. "More or less..." And with those brave words he slipped into the water, grateful that his lack of pants would no longer seem weird (though swimming with a vest on definitely was).
~Fin~
A genuine grin flashed across the courier's face at the mention of Riya and 'Captain Rao,' and for a moment his dour countenance lit up, mirroring the brightness in Koa's expression.
Of course, the Dragoon proved he was good with more than just his fashion sense a moment later, startling an unexpected flush to the back of the courier's neck and the tips of his ears. Oh, Tal absolutely caught the innuendo... he just wasn't sure what to do with it. "Uh... y-yeah. I always do," he mumbled, suddenly finding it very important to look anywhere but Koa's too-knowing eyes. He reached up to rub the back of his neck awkwardly, casting about for a change of topic, but Koa once again came in clutch and the courier breathed a sigh of relief before nodding. "Yeah, sounds good! I could use some new sparrin' partners." Especially ones with abs like--
Nope, focus!
...Which of course was when Koa took off his shirt.
"Uh, sure, I can definitely swim," Tal agreed, though he didn't sound quite as confident as he hoped. Since he was already sans shirt and pants all he had to do was step into the water, nose wrinkling as he felt the little stones from countless wishes rolling against the underside of his feet. "More or less..." And with those brave words he slipped into the water, grateful that his lack of pants would no longer seem weird (though swimming with a vest on definitely was).
~Fin~
