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Nikhil watched her in the water nervously, standing as far away from the edge of the water as he possibly could. “Are you sure? They’re not gonna break or anything, because that’s happened before, you know. If people swim too far out they can attract sharks! Not on purpose, I mean, sharks don’t even really like human meat but–” He cut himself off, realising he had rambled on for a while in his anxious bubble. “Sorry. I just have a thing with water.” He explained, rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly. “Actually,” He thought on it, realising he did actually have a job to do and two hands too little to do it. “If you’re free, I could do with a hand taking the crates of sunscreen to the infirmary?”
“A thing.” She repeated curiously, pulling her hair and tying it back. “Don’t worry, Brody, nothing’s getting through that.” She nodded with an amused smile. Fear of water wasn’t anything she was a stranger to, being a swim instructor she saw it often. But it was hardly her business to pry, but couldn’t resist the opportunity for quick quip. She pushed herself up to her feet and pulled her shorts on over her bathing suit. “free as a...” she paused, lips pursed thoughtfully. “Sorry, I was trying to think of something more clever than ‘bird’, but I guess I’m not as witty as I used to be. Anyway, so, sunscreen?”