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[seaboards]

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE

There have been a lot of riftfarers arriving lately. It seems like there have been more arriving than usual. So many different kinds of people from different kinds of worlds with stories to tell and experiences to give.

A little game has appeared on the shellphone network in hopes of getting to know just a little more about these otherworlders. You might find it on your shellphone as you’re scrolling through one day.

Tell the world two truths and one lie about yourself. And let others try and decipher which of the three is your lie. If they can guess right, perhaps you’ve been able to make a new acquaintance. Or in the least learn more about someone from another walk of life.

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[phoenixdominant]

1. I've never been particularly fond of mornings.

2. Clive likes to pretend it never happened, but... I did knock him off his feet. Once. Possibly twice. Not that I'd ever boast.

3. For all I've been taught, the water still eludes me. I... don't actually know how to swim.

[ashadowofhope]

what makes you opposed to mornings?

[phoenixdominant]

Is it not far kinder to linger in the solace of sleep than to greet the day at the first cruel light of dawn?

[Now he's just being dramatic.]

[ashadowofhope]

[But this is language he understands.]

but for those who must endure the long night, they welcome the dawn's light, gladdened to know they have survive yet another day.

[phoenixdominant]

That so much is true.

You are right. My lie is that I do like the mornings.

[Even if he's still a night owl.]

[ashadowofhope]

and what of morning do you enjoy?

[Since he's supposed to be sort of... learning more about people through these questions, yes?]

[afflatusexarch]

What do you mean you don't know how to swim?

[phoenixdominant]

Well, Rosaria was fairly landlocked. I never quite had the chance to learn.

[afflatusexarch]

Yet you have been at sea for how long?

[phoenixdominant]

For nearly two years and counting, I know.

It does wonders when you trust your own wings.

[And ships.]

[afflatusexarch]

We should fix this, my friend.

[beshackled]

If you do not know how to swim, you should learn. 'Tis important for your safety here.

[phoenixdominant]

I suppose that so much is true.

I've yet to fall into the ocean, though. Perhaps I'm lucky?

[beshackled]

I can teach you on the days Kaveh is indisposed. Part of my duties are tending to the Hippokampos. At the very least, I know how not to drown in rough waters.

[phoenixdominant]

Double the classes... It seems I am in for a breakneck run of lessons.

[He chuckles.]

Learning to float would be a good place to start.

[beshackled]

Floating is a simple matter of understanding density. If you have more muscle mass, it will be more difficult to float, as muscle is heavier than water within the same amount of space.

Take a deep breath of air and extend your body over the surface of the water, facing up. 'Tis easier to breathe that way. Air is less heavy than water.

Relaxing is important as well. If you tense up, you constrict your muscles and end up distributing your weight over a smaller area, and you tire more quickly. You don't want to do either.

[empyrean_mirror]

I could probably teach you how to swim.

[phoenixdominant]

Oh? That would be a kind gesture, Kaveh.

[empyrean_mirror]

In a world like this one, it'd be more than cruel to not try to teach you at this point.

I'm not going to win any races, but I took classes when I was in school and I'm a fairly strong swimmer, so I'm confident I can teach at least the basics.

[phoenixdominant]

Honestly, I've fared well enough so far. It does wonders when you have wings.

I am open to learn, though. So long as you don't mind me flapping about like a fish.

[empyrean_mirror]

Emulating a fish isn't at all a bad idea, Joshua, we want to be more like fish for swimming, not less.

[feralhumanity]

Is the lie... 3?

[phoenixdominant]

It is not, actually. I'm sorry, my friend.

[feralhumanity]

Wait, really?

Then... was the lie 2?

[phoenixdominant]

No, I have, in fact, punched my brother.