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Oliver Adam Reilly (olivair) wrote in idrisacademy,
@ 2010-02-18 10:56:00

Entry tags:

!complete, oliver reilly, rafiya ndiaye

Who: Oliver and OPEN
What: Hanging out at the pool after Blitzball practice
When: Thursday night
Where: The Blitzball arena
Rating: SFW

Still bearing the bruises from last weeks match against Zebul, Oliver and the rest of the team practiced and discussed new strategies. But it was obvious that some members of the team were discouraged and felt that the team had no chance now of catching up to Zebul who was now 2-0 while Rakiah was 0-2.

Oliver was not discouraged. He always played for the fun of the game rather than to win. Perhaps that was the wrong frame of mind. Either way, Oliver was still under the belief that he was cursed. If Rakiah was 0-2, Oliver was 0-100. There wasn't anything he had managed to succeed at this year. Not one. Single. Thing.

The pool was nice and warm compared to the air outside. Oliver had considered practicing his flying skills but once he got into the water, he decided to stay in for awhile. It was quite peaceful once his teammates left him on his own. He floated and closed his eyes letting himself imagine he was not in water but floating like a cloud in the air on a warm sunny day.

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onceburned
2010-02-19 02:27 am UTC (link)

Even outside of blitzball practice, Rafiya had always liked swimming. It felt like a different world under the water. It was a world outside of past hurts, outside of scars, even outside of magic. It reminded her of her very first ceremony as a child, when her grandfather had performed basically the equivalent of a baptism, despite the fact that she was paler than the rest of the village, despite that many of them did not think she should be part of the tribe. Her grandfather had included her, and with that one ritual, Rafiya had developed a love of the water. The river was an hour walk away, but she still went almost every day. When her mother had begun taking her and her sister in to the fishing village, Rafiya had loved visiting the bay.

Now, having a place so close by to swim was probably what she loved most about the school. She had learned to hold her breath a very long time so she could submerge herself completely in water and just... float. It was one of the very few rare activities Rafiya enjoyed that wasn't exactly efficient or productive.

She didn't even mind that a bathing suit displayed her scars, and indeed the rest of her body, the way that it did.

She was glad to find the pool almost empty when she reached it this time. She didn't hesitate before tying her wild hair back and sliding gracefully into the water.

Oliver was safe, or at least she did not consider him a threat. She knew him, and he was harmless enough. He had sent her a valentine. He was silly, but kind.

With the knowledge in mind that she did not always hear things when she was in the water, and the knowledge that she did not like surprises, she decided to alert him to her presence.

"Hello Oliver," she called out, but didn't try to approach him.

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olivair
2010-02-19 03:37 pm UTC (link)

Oliver smiled at the sound of a gentle female voice but did not immediately open his eyes. "Hello. Welcome to Water Meditation 101. Come. Join me in the Holy Man position and let me know if there is any way I can assist you," said Oli as he remained floating, his legs straight and his arms stretched outwards with his palms up.

He wasn't sure that she would actually join him but honestly he didn't think he could handle all of this serenity for much longer.

	olivair 2010-02-20 12:24 am UTC (link)
	"Oh shit! Seriously?" he groaned. "I was afraid of that." Then a strange idea came over him and he looked at her curiously. "Can you tell if someone has been cursed? Or do you know of a way how to determine such a thing?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	olivair 2010-02-20 12:33 am UTC (link)
	Oliver was completely serious now. If she could find a curse on him, maybe he could get it removed. "I...I mentioned it to a staff member but they didn't really do anything. How hard is it to look at my spirit?" he wondered, feeling more anxious now. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	olivair 2010-02-20 04:37 pm UTC (link)
	Oliver wasn't certain he was cursed but he deeply desired a better reason for his failures rather than he simply was a loser. "What do you mean? I want you to see whatever you need to see. I need to know," he told her, his expression one of worry and his tone rather desperate. This was a chance to find out for sure if he could fix his problems or not. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)