[Rin's happy that Karkat's keeping up enough for this to almost feel like a race; almost, because Rin's glorying in the (only) thing that makes him feel special and confident (when it's not making him cry). he manages to reign in his speed only after quite a few long stretches of swimming, falling back beside Karkat, trying to turn his mind back to the task at hand, and not how easy it is to get lost in the stretch of his arms and legs cutting through the ocean]
I told you I was good. You're not so bad, either.
[it feels good not just to swim, but to swim with somebody. that's always been a part of it, for Rin, too]
[but they have a job to do]
-- Have you scavenged from this wreck before?
[the drone follows along beneath their shadows, closer to the ocean floor]
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[Rin's happy that Karkat's keeping up enough for this to almost feel like a race; almost, because Rin's glorying in the (only) thing that makes him feel special and confident (when it's not making him cry). he manages to reign in his speed only after quite a few long stretches of swimming, falling back beside Karkat, trying to turn his mind back to the task at hand, and not how easy it is to get lost in the stretch of his arms and legs cutting through the ocean]
I told you I was good. You're not so bad, either.
[it feels good not just to swim, but to swim with somebody. that's always been a part of it, for Rin, too]
[but they have a job to do]
-- Have you scavenged from this wreck before?
[the drone follows along beneath their shadows, closer to the ocean floor]