#bergen_county

Adam blinks
"Little dude .... that's deep."

"Yeah, and so is my belly, Deep and empty like a deep and empty... thing." Sad eyes.

Zane blinks at the boy "Okay... may I should introduce Cohnnor to my dad."

"Is he a baker?" Hope springs eternal, and his tail wags.

"Nope, but he likes philosophy"

"I like fill-o-belly!" He giggles. Apparently his moment of zen was fleeting?

"Ah well...so much for my dad getting his dream kid" A huff

A sigh and he nods understandingly.

"ANd dude, if you want some food at my house drop by sometime," he says to Connor "But honestly? the Hearth cooks better"

"You live off on the moon though. I have to wait for people to come to earth." A pause and he thinks. "Wait, no, you're Earth and I'm on the moon. Because... I'm a reverse werewolf!"

Adam laughs. "Hey, you want to swim?" He invites.

"I wonder if that means Wolfbless is his weakness?"

He scratches his head, not getting that last. And moves forward, on his belly, and dips a hand into the water curiously.

Like a hot tub

"you have to ease into it" Zane says

"oooo." He pulls his hand out, shakes the water off, and spins around to pull off shoes and carefully dip his toes in. "It's not bad like a bath... because it's up to ME if I want to go it. And no stinky soap!" A cautious foot swish. "Still think we could put some taters in there for a good soup."

"Instead, try breathing the fumes, slowly, in and out.. like this..." The satyr inhales...and starts to float

"Fizzy lifting fumes?" He inhales, a quick and huge intake and raises his hands in the air!

and he doesn't just float on the water, he floats above it

He holds his breath and attempts a dog paddle to see if he can move through the air...

It's hard to move from just floating above... like trying to find purchase on thin sand.. he can move side to side a litttle

"Mostly you exhale to go down.. slowly. Inhale to go up"

He paddles in place, trying not to exhale and turning a little red, but he slowly drifts down as giggles make the air leak!

Adam laughs too, such a free, happy sound!

Laughter is infectious, and Connor can't help laughing as well and drifts down to dangerously skim the surface before inhaling upward again. "Wheee...oooh, up!"

"You can wiggle or make ghost sounds"

Adam giggles, unable to stop with Conner's antics ongoing!

Zane floats almost serenely

Connor bobs up and down like there is a fish on a line, but eventually is bored or dizzy with the game, and sinks to dip his feet again. "If we can't figure out how to hide, then you probably need a good guard dog to keep watch...

"Oh Jesus...." Adam wipes his eyes, helpless in the heat and humor, limp.

"I think you broke Adam
"

"Oh no! Is there any hope?" He splishes a bit of water towards Adam.

"Pat him on the back, get the laughs out"

Adam obligingly moves closer so Connor can do just that.

He leans forward and thumps Adam on the back. "Live, doggon it! Live!"

Adam, if he still has any fumes in him..might bounce just a little at the pats, like a mostly empty balloon

Adam overacts, allowing himself to be 'slammed' face-first into the water to rise sputtering.

"Oh no! I save you!" And he jumps in fully and pulls Adam to safety! Though, he may accidently dunk him in teh attempt.

Adam plays along with Good Humor, but at least once comes up actually coughing water. He's okay though.

"Do you think there are lots of new secrets to find now? Like the soup pot?" He pats the water playfully. "Are we the super secret squad?"

"Oops... you okay man?"

" super secret dude Squad! Yeah, I'm fine."

"I have to admit, sometimes it does feel like the amazons run the land." A chuckle

"They do, but they go to school and leave the lodge in my capable paws. I practically run the place. With an iron paw!"

"Oh, not complaining, but glad you got their bark. Get it? got their bark?" A grin

"I do, and it's worse than my bite." He gives a toothy grin.

"Hey, normally my dad does these"

A smile

"He bites?"

"Whooooo..... ok." Adam stands up and stretches; heat steams off him in the chilld. Then he reclines in the water, shoulders on the bank.