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Post by nessicitotucuerpo on Jun 16, 2008 19:59:37 GMT -5
Tyson reached the buoy and passed it, swimming into the open ocean. He felt the currents pulling at him, and fought to keep control over his own body, slowing now, not having the energy to fight the ocean maintain the momentum.
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Post by zoe on Jun 16, 2008 20:00:54 GMT -5
After a bit, Zoé reached the buoy and held on to it for a moment to watch him. "HEY! TYSON! THE RACE!" She shouted before turning back to return to shore.
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Post by nessicitotucuerpo on Jun 16, 2008 20:07:55 GMT -5
Her sharp voice cut into his head, destroying his momentum. At the one moment, Tyson lost control of himself and was dragged under. Being pushed and pulled, Tyson was losing oxygen, and felt himself fading, before shaking his head. He was Tyson Gold, the ocean had one once, and that was while he was on his board, not swimming, freestyling no less! He swam upwards to break the water, and began his rapid pace back. He'd gone too far out to beat her back, but he'd catch up sooner rather than later.
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Post by zoe on Jun 16, 2008 20:12:56 GMT -5
Zoé kept going, reaching half way again. She glanced back for a moment. "You ok?" She managed before continuing.
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Post by nessicitotucuerpo on Jun 16, 2008 20:16:36 GMT -5
"Yeah. That's the thrill I live for!"
Tyson gave a whoop before picking up the pace, using all of his energy, knowing that he'd be extremely tired when he hit shore again. She had slowed down, and thusly lost ground. Maybe he might still win the race... unlikely.
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Post by zoe on Jun 16, 2008 20:20:33 GMT -5
She sped up at the sound of him speeding up. She went as fast as she could for the shore.
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Post by nessicitotucuerpo on Jun 16, 2008 20:24:04 GMT -5
After she sped up again, Tyson knew he wasn't winning. She'd reach the shore before him, and while it was proven who the better swimmer was, ah well, the rest didn't matter to Tyson. He might've been close to the shore, but she was closer, and would reach it any second, where as it would take him a few.
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Post by zoe on Jun 16, 2008 20:25:24 GMT -5
She reached the shore and slowly came out of the water. Her breathing was heavier and she turned to him. "You... win..."
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Post by nessicitotucuerpo on Jun 16, 2008 20:30:37 GMT -5
Tyson waded back after she reached the shore and smiled at her when he got to her. He watched her chest rise and fall and her tired face, thinking that they should relax for a bit now. He was panting himself.
"Sure I'm a better swimmer, but we both won at the end, right?"
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Post by zoe on Jun 16, 2008 20:34:23 GMT -5
She laughed. "You'd kick my ass..." She laid back on the sand and closed her eyes. She was forcing her breathing back to normal. She grinned at him. "Not bad, hot stuff; not bad..."
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Post by nessicitotucuerpo on Jun 16, 2008 20:46:33 GMT -5
"If I'm hot stuff, what does that make you?"
Tyson lay down next to her simply enjoying the rays, and Zoé's company. She was a great friend and companion, and he could truly say that statement was valid for him.
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Post by zoe on Jun 16, 2008 20:48:48 GMT -5
"Makes me Zoé, duh." She laughed. "God that was fun... why did you go out so far?" She rolled her head to look at him.
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Post by nessicitotucuerpo on Jun 16, 2008 20:53:33 GMT -5
Tyson shrugged. It was hard to explain the feelings and experience he got from swimming like that...
"Dunno, it's hard to explain."
Tyson held the back of his hand out so he could see it, and compared it with Zoé's skin, and laughed to himself.
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Post by zoe on Jun 16, 2008 20:54:23 GMT -5
She lifted a brow to him. "Are you laughing because I glow I'm so white or something?" She asked with a small laugh.
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Post by nessicitotucuerpo on Jun 16, 2008 21:01:18 GMT -5
"I rarely see other black people around. Mostly it's just white or Japanese..."
Tyson entered a thoughtful pose, and chalked it up to history.
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Post by zoe on Jun 16, 2008 21:02:55 GMT -5
"True..." Zoé rolled her head back to look at the sky. "But personally, I think everyone's really see through."
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Post by nessicitotucuerpo on Jun 16, 2008 21:05:19 GMT -5
"What do you mean by that?"
Tyson was curious to know. It was a relatively broad statement and it garnered his attention.
"How're people see-through?"
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Post by zoe on Jun 16, 2008 21:08:08 GMT -5
"I don't look at a person for skin color. To me, it's like an accessory." She opened her eyes and watched a cloud slowly move across the sky. "Who cares who's what color? Who cares who's more common than someone else? Same for size and shape. We're all the same on the inside--pink, wet, sticky, and full of blood and life." She laughed.
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Post by nessicitotucuerpo on Jun 16, 2008 21:16:36 GMT -5
Tyson shrugged. He wasn't a hardcore hater like some of the people in the world, but he kinda got her drift.
"That's true, it's the person, not the skin color that you hang with, right?
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Post by zoe on Jun 16, 2008 21:18:10 GMT -5
"We have a winner!" She smiled at him. "But I will say this... you're lucky. You don't burn." She got up and went to her back. She needed her sunblock.
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