[ The actual question here would be "I know I punched a hole through you and you probably spent the better half of your adult life recovering from that, but also, did you learn how to swim?"
But also, Clive is trying to keep things lighter than that, so his instinct isn't to self-flagellate before he answers a harmless (?) question. Instead: ]
I'd only wondered if you and bodies of water have made friends yet.
[ And maybe this says a little too much about Clive, that he remembers all of their uncomplicated moments as children with the sort of clarity that most people wouldn't. But, you know. The boys are fine. ]
[ The saddest lil Torchic in the world... Still, Joshua grins that boyish grin, and all remains right with the world.
Right enough that Clive can quip back, that is. ] Not an excuse. I can swim just fine.
[ That's cheating, though, because big fire dog lizard is basically one step shy of being Godzilla, and Godzilla is from the ocean. This tag is basically just metacommentary, and I'm sorry about it. ]
Though I have trouble enough following you on land, and Founder only knows where you'd be off to if I let you roam the seas.
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But also, Clive is trying to keep things lighter than that, so his instinct isn't to self-flagellate before he answers a harmless (?) question. Instead: ]
I'd only wondered if you and bodies of water have made friends yet.
[ And maybe this says a little too much about Clive, that he remembers all of their uncomplicated moments as children with the sort of clarity that most people wouldn't. But, you know. The boys are fine. ]
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[The good news is that the thought doesn't so much as pique Joshua's far too active brain. Instead, he offers Clive a grin that only widens.]
Haven't you learned, Brother? Fire's natural enemy is water. I would fain to make acquaintances, but fear the inevitable betrayal.
[Forget Magikarp, your brother is the world's stupidest Charmander, Clive.]
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Right enough that Clive can quip back, that is. ] Not an excuse. I can swim just fine.
[ That's cheating, though, because big fire dog lizard is basically one step shy of being Godzilla, and Godzilla is from the ocean. This tag is basically just metacommentary, and I'm sorry about it. ]
Though I have trouble enough following you on land, and Founder only knows where you'd be off to if I let you roam the seas.