I had my eyes up on the prize

True, they could have just blamed me on some kind of illegal science experiment, people love to find scientific excuses for stuff before they believe in things like the magic of mermaid! I don’t know, although you know what’s the absolute best? Those cooling towels they sell now, have you tried them?

Exactly! Humans are nice and weird like that, and it makes hiding in plain sight way easier than people are led to believe. I haven’t tried cooling towels, no! Those sound awesome, oh my god. I need to give those a go asap.

Xander: That would just make her short, she'd still be getting older on the inside, dude.

Xander: Depends what the reason was. I don't know their lives like apparently you do.

Ajax: Well, a brick is easier to find than the fountain of youth so LOL

Lui: Damn dude, savage. I'd try harder to be quiet or to go other places if I had a little sis :-p Although it's like apparently a HoS activity to try and hear Rafe having sex and critique it, and we're like family so what do I know.

Lui: Nah, never, dude! I'm apparently more careful than you think :-p And I know how my dad was and how I'd never be even if I'd had one with somebody so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Ajax: I usually went other places but sometimes shit happens, man. And...what? That's a weird ass activity.

Aileen: She can't cast any magic on you unless you're outside of Walt! And she probably wouldn't unless you dated her or had magic powers she wanted to steal, so you're safe. Or I can protect you, scaredy cat :-p Yeah, it was a pipe dream, I'm no runner. (Guess I've just got to find a way to be immortal, then.) You're smart enough to figure it out on your own :-p

Xander: Lol just slightly babyish to me, yeah :-p Aster's practically an old woman now, though! They grow up so fast.

Xander: Huh. Well that's interesting, then. I get him going back to see if it was as good as he remembered, but if it's even better then... why not make sure he can keep having that kind of sex forever? Usually your brain just tricks you into thinking it's better physically because it's better emotionally, if you ask me.

Ajax: I KNOW. It's too much, sometimes I wish I could put a brick on her head and keep her little forever.

Ajax: Huh.

Lui: Wouldn't you rather your sister pretend not to hear you instead? Virgin ears :-p

Lui: Really? Being a dad is awesome! I love helping out with the shipwreck baby Ren brought back to Walt, she's like, one of the coolest girls in the whole world. The baby, not Ren. Ren's mean :-p

Ajax: I mean, she's lived with me before LOL

It is! Although one time I was having a nap in a lobster hole, and someone tried to shoot my tail like I was a common grouper or something. Thank goodness my face was hidden, I could have exposed mermaids in the bad way. Me too! Although then we don’t have shirts to wipe the sweat off of us with, but that’s what towels are for.

Woah, what? That’s nuts! I’m glad you, you know, didn’t get hurt. Or exposed, but hurt seems worse somehow. One person believing in mermaids wouldn’t spread it to the whole world, it would just make everyone think that one person was crazy. Towels are awesome! And kinda magic, like, how do they dry so well? I love them.

Aileen: She's funny! Even if her cat being at work is totally a health code violation. What if I run faster than you, though? :p (So the day I die, then? Your whole world just becomes a black hole once there's no more Aileen in it? Haha) I don't know, I'm not really up for testing the theory. What incentive do I have to? :-p

Is it possible to not? That’s news to me.

I mean, I do that sometimes, but swimming’s not nearly as fun without a tail, so usually it’s just a form of work out when my body’s feeling a little too sore and needs the water to take it easy on me. Shirtless activities are fun, though! I hate when people look at me funny for working out in just a sports bra, it’s not a crime.

That makes sense. I mean, I’ve never had a tail, but I’ve seen tailed creatures swim and they just cut through the water, it’s dope. You’re right though and good on you for not letting anyone make you regret that decision. I think all girls should work out in sports bras, really - equality and all that.

Xander: Their whole freshman year's almost over! They're practically real college students now, we'll have new newbies to treat like little aliens next year.

Xander: Depends how much sex he's had. I mean, if it's just the first girl to give him some, then that doesn't mean a whole lot.

Ajax: Weird. I kind of stop believing that people younger than Aster exist LOL but I'm sure we're all babies to you, old man, so you don't share my conundrum :-P

Not as often as I fuck.

Aileen: The only person I know around here with mind-wiping abilities is Gani! Lol and I think she's already learned that people don't like it when she tries to use those on them. Oh do you? :o (I mean, if they're the kind of person who wants to make you cry on purpose, do you really care enough about them to cry? They created their own conundrum! I've still got your back, though) Pffsh, no! What if you're already number one and knowing that just gave you an excuse to not be so awesome anymore? That would be lame.

@senecal: @ajaxolympus The vagueness is part of the fun and adventure! But I will say this -- picture a giant game of truth or dare, without the truth, lots of booze, and no social media so what happens at Dare Night stays at Dare Night.

Lui: Dude, I think I could hear you even if I was wearing noise cancelling headphones :-p

Lui: Lol or maybe he'd never know the difference, but that's cool, he's busy doing his Maui deal and that's what makes him so awesome.

Ajax: If I get you noise cancelling headphones, can we pretend you don't hear me?

That’s not terrible thinking or anything, but it’s also not great for aerobic swimming! You get better exercise if your body’s all tucked in and certain parts aren’t slowing you down.

Yeah, but if you’re swimming for fun? No suit just adds to the fun. I’m sure you know that, though, you’re a mermaid! You know more about swimming than me, I just signed up for it because it’s a sport and because I like staying active and being shirtless too much.