Now I'm sure that it's true
"Oh please don't." Koa's eyes grow wide, some of the color draining from his cheeks at the prospect of what Anju might think, should Soh tell her he'd complained. "She'll make run the entirety of the Righteous Road in full armor, carrying Pip. She's done it before." And boy, had that been a sweaty day.
Koa perks up even further when Soh suggests they swim first, up on his feet even before she's finished the declaration. As both a soldier and a Hot Person Who Knows It, he has no qualms about his body, and thus wastes no time lifting his shirt to reveal the defined muscles underneath. Shoes come next, hastily kicked away, and then all that's left are his pants, and, yup, there they go, stripped away with utter nonchalance.
Don't worry though Sohalia, he had (frightfully short) swim trunks hiding underneath. They leave very little to the imagination, but at least they try.
He pauses at the edge of the water, turning back to Soh, as enthusiastic and eager as a puppy off the leash. "You coming?" he questions brightly, clearly ready to jump in. Back on the blanket, Pip gives the girl a plaintive look, as if to say Here, see what I have to deal with?
and I'm nothing like you
