HARPER
There's certainly a lot to focus on between dark hair dripping water over bright eyes, an inquisitive dolphin, wordplay he can't comprehend, and Ascended magic. Harper is entirely too ADHD for this. At least he is good at reacting, especially to movement, and as his shoe sails overhead Nate's blunt confusion is forgotten as he lurches backwards in the water towards his poor shoe.
He catches it - of course he does - but not without dunking every other bit of himself in the water, getting some up his nose in the process. He resurfaces with a sputter, shaking his wet curls out of his face like a soaked dog. "Hey, the shoe's innocent here!" Holding it aloft overhead to keep it clear of the water (and Nate's shenanigans) seems to attract the dolphin's attention at least. A pale pink head pops from the water between the two men, a clicking squeak echoing as it flaps its fins. Harper ogles at it, bewildered, before turning his attention to Nate, legs kicking to keep himself afloat. "I don't think I trust a dolphin to play fetch with my shoe, I'll end up walking home barefoot," he admits with a boyish grin. "Buuuuttt..."
Without further ado, he tosses his shoe back towards Nate with a devilish grin.
He catches it - of course he does - but not without dunking every other bit of himself in the water, getting some up his nose in the process. He resurfaces with a sputter, shaking his wet curls out of his face like a soaked dog. "Hey, the shoe's innocent here!" Holding it aloft overhead to keep it clear of the water (and Nate's shenanigans) seems to attract the dolphin's attention at least. A pale pink head pops from the water between the two men, a clicking squeak echoing as it flaps its fins. Harper ogles at it, bewildered, before turning his attention to Nate, legs kicking to keep himself afloat. "I don't think I trust a dolphin to play fetch with my shoe, I'll end up walking home barefoot," he admits with a boyish grin. "Buuuuttt..."
Without further ado, he tosses his shoe back towards Nate with a devilish grin.
oh poor atlas, the world's a beast of a burden
and you've been holding on a very long time
and you've been holding on a very long time
