Well, that was good.  Kinexa floated around to look for Taia.

You can see her in the deep end which was deeper than you expected. A good fifty feet down. This also seems to be fresh water, as there was no chlorine in the water.

Well, that was good.  Kinexa shot down through the water to join her.

"I guess you don't need the ability to speak under water," Taia said.

No, not at all, Kinexa sent with a smile.  We don't have a spoken language on Enceladus any more.  We only did in the past...

"That's pretty cool," Taia said.

So is speaking underwater, Kinexa sent.  I have no idea how you do that.

"It's a secret," Taia said, bringing a finger to her lips.

It's a good one, Kinexa sent, drifting around.  She wasn't quite swimming conventionally-- Taia could probably tell that she had impeller motors in her legs letting her move around so easily.

"I don't want to be rude, but...," Taia asked, and her thoughts made it clear she wanted to ask about them.

It's a little unusual, I know, Kinexa sent.  Most of the Enceladans don't have them-- they have longer, flippered legs that are very good for swimming, but not good on land at all.  But I'm half-human, so I came out with human legs.  They engineered the impellers for me so that I could keep up with everyone, but they're really good-- I'm faster than normal Enceladans, and I can even fly with them!

"Ah. That's cool," Taia said.

Kind of?  I did feel a little bit out of place on Enceladus, though, she sent.  That's one reason I was eager to go and see the rest of the solar system with dad.

"Well, here you're quite superpowered compared to the average," Taia said.

It's hard to know how to compare, Kinexa sent.  I've had more training than most students here, though, and more experience, too.  That helps.

"True, but I feel confident I could probably match you in terms of swimming," Taia said.

I wouldn't be surprised, sent Kinexa. But I'm up for a race, if you like...

"Let's do that," Taia said.

All right.  One end of the pool to the other!  Underwater only!  Let's do it!

The race was on.

(OOC: Roll three checks using athletics or swim rank)

22:54, Today: Kinexa Goddard rolled 12,24,19 using d20+7,d20+7,d20+7 ((5,17,12)).

You manage to finish just ahead of Taia.

Good match! Kinexa sent.  I'm glad you didn't use your powers against me, though.

"It was just a race," Taia said. "It wouldn't be fair."

You're still truly in your element here-- more than I, Kinexa sent.  She did take a moment to check on Terri again.