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"Well, I guess I'm just not everybody." And with that Syo laughed alongside Himari too, rubbing the back of his head as he walked; eyes trailing Himari's gaze as she happened to look back for something. Was it the penguin?

"Huh?" Syo had never heard of anything so strange in his life before! Someone wanting something, blackmail? It seemed a bit over the top. "If you keep your spirits up even after they've got what they want from you, there's no way you'd die, Himari! I know it might sound pretty doubtful but if you stay positive nothing bad can happen."

It was what Syo thought too.

"I dunno, my life is pretty normal compared to that--" While he had a very severe heart condition it was something he could bring up so easily like Himari had because he had to be careful about it. "I'm in a band and I attended a music academy to train into becoming an idol... and that's pretty much it."

Leaving out Natsuki, his fear of heights and his condition; Syo's life was pretty normal otherwise. Maybe the screaming fans weren't normal but it was an everyday life for him now.

Looking up as the elevator finally dinged, Himari led him out of the elevator and his head turned once she asked the question. "I'm staying in C-4.." His blue eyes blinked now as he looked down the empty, dimming hallway, rubbing the back of his neck again. "Is this hotel always that gloomy or what?"

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“Your key should probably work. Though I wouldn’t know, since not many people fall into pools when they first arrive.” Himari laughed. She looked behind her for a second to see if Penguin 3 was going to come, but all she saw was an empty hallway.

Himari looked down. “I-I guess you could say I’m borrowing someone’s life. But it’s mainly for blackmail. She wants my brothers to get something for her, and as soon as she has it she’ll leave and I’ll probably die.”

“But it’s okay! I would’ve died sooner or later. The doctor said it was a miracle I was still standing.” Himari smiled. Death wasn’t scary to her, she was happy with how her life had been. “What about you, Syo-san? What is your life like?”

By now the elevator had come to their floor and Himari led him out. “A-ah, what’s your room number again?”

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"Guess it does--" Syo still really didn't get it but if he said so.

But really 1997 had been years ago and how could this guy stand here and be so calm! Did he honestly not know it was now 2012? This was starting to get really unbelievable to Syo.

And he was feeling pretty smug about it too.

"Did y'know it's 2012?"

After that the blond smirked, letting his head move back slowly while he waited for some kind of reaction. How couldn't someone know that? Jeez, where did this guy come from anyway? Somewhere away from Syo that was for sure!

"Don't think they'd be able to keep us here forever but someone's gotta find a way out somehow. They can't always keep every single door locked, right?"

It seemed to make perfect sense because the guy at the desk had to sleep sometime! "I bet someone will find a way outta here eventually."

His blond head nodded, giving the other a thumbs up now and not caring about his drenched clothes now. "Yeah, I wanna get warm so let's go!" And Syo soon followed, dripping water the carpet as he walked, before stopping at the elevator and pressing the button. "How long have you been herer anyway?"

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“It means what I said, doesn’t it?”

Akagi spoke calmly. He was actually a bit surprised by the others surprise. People usually didn’t get surprised when people mentioned the current year unless it had just changed a while ago. 

But certainly as said the hotel did seem quite modern for Akagi. No matter how he thought of it it was weird. Akagi furrowed his eyebrow slightly tilting his head to side but saying nothing more as the other would tell him soon enough.

“…either way they seem to intend keeping us here. No question about that. I was intending to try to find out the way out but I’ll have to see how that goes.”

He exhaled the smoke calmly. Akagi still firmly believed that he had a chance to get out - that he could find it out the way or another. At least on some level, he really thought that.

“But yes, we should probably head inside. To find your room.”

And with that he walked back inside gesturing the other to follow. 

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"Yeah, no big deal!" Syo shouldn't be worrying about it so much anyway! It seemed now that they were both to safety that it happened a long time ago, but Syo had kind of always been a worrier about certain things, when he felt embarrassed that is! Now came the thought on what he would do now that he was drenched.

Getting dry and putting on clean clothes was simple but after this he was sure a nice sleep would do him some good. Syo ignored the second comment, not feeling like retorting to it as this swimming had worn him out big time.

Rubbing the back of his wet head and sliding the pins out he soon followed Max from the gesture out of the shallow water and onto dry land-- well dry pool side which was nearly the same thing! Syo was cold, he let out a small sneeze before nodding his blond head as the other blond spoke.

"Finding towels would be the best thing right now and where to look for them anyway? Have you been here before, Max?" This was Syo's first time to any part of the hotel-- besides the lobby but he honestly thought that towels would be in the pool area. "Aren't towels normally found in the pool area? I might be blind but I don't see any around.." Another nod of his head to the carpet point because he could imagine people's reactions, and wouldn't they have to pay for it to be fixed? Water could stain carpet or something-- Syo wasn't a genius in that field so maybe he should worry about getting dry for the moment. "Yeah, they'd probably make us pay for getting the carpet wet."

And the idol wasn't about to ask the agency for any more money!

Thankfully Syo had only been wearing a simple T-Shirt, and shorts but still his most favourite fedora had been soaked to the bone. Oh, well! It would dry eventually so it wasn't that much of a loss.

"Huh?" While he'd been thinking about a bunch of ways to dry his hat, he heard Max speak again. Looking up he gave a shrug at first before stepping to the right while he tried to think about an answer. "Back home in Japan I'm in a band and we were touring so I guess this was the hotel we're staying at until we move on. I was feelin' pretty tired so I said I'd come back by myself so I was exploring, this is where I ended up. I mean we had a concernt earlier so--" He didn't want to go into the whole famous thing because it was a little tiring for him right now and maybe he'd do that later. "What about you? I hadn't really met anyone properly like this in a hotel before."

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“Ahaha, don’t sweat it. I get ya, no big deal right?” He told the other. That whole incident was a few minutes in the past now! Max didn’t see why it mattered any more, except for the part that they’re drenched now and whatnot. Although, that could be easily fixed. 

He shrugged and chuckled at the ‘I’m not clumsy’ retort, “Whatever you say!” 

There was no time to be standing idle in the shallow end of the pool though! Max gestured towards Syo to follow him out of the shallow water. There had to be some towels somewhere… Now where would they be…? 

“It’s nice to meetcha’ Syo! Maybe you can help me find some towels somewhere. We don’t want to get the carpets wet by going into the lobby too soon!” He suggested. He had to agree as well, the pool was awfully cold! He hadn’t noticed much since he rushed in to save Syo very quickly so he wasn’t paying attention to the temperature of the water that much. If Max had to choose he would prefer swimming at the beach though. The water there didn’t have heating because it was [duh] the ocean so he was use to it actually! 

He stood there for a moment trying to squeeze out any excess water that was still soaked into his shirt and pants before carrying on. 

“Are you at this hotel for any reason- well, besides to sleep of course, what were you doing before?” He asked. He wanted  to ask ‘why are you at the pool without wearing proper swimwear’, but he decided it would’ve been easier with a more general question. Some people were just really weird… Scratch that, every one was weird, even Max knew he was weird! He always gotten those weird looks for putting mayonnaise on his noodles and steak…

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Syo really had no idea why the pigeon on his head was still going on about peasants and him being a commoner. He still couldn't wrap his head around all of this and still why he was here fighting with a bird of all things! Everything would be much better once he was out of the water and asleep or something that was away from this bird. Syo had enough with all of this, wanting to get warm and comfortable in his bed because he had a lot of things to do in the morning! Singing was very important after all.

"I still don't know what you're talking about with all that common folk talk!" Syo didn't see himself as common folk either, he was talented, and he supposed famous in one part of the world too.

Didn't the bird just contradict himself? Syo still couldn't believe he was listening to all of this and he hoped it would all be over soon. How much longer did he have left? He didn't know but it was only a little bit farther for him to swim but then Syo didn't know how much longer his arms could last. Again he was thinking over dramatically but this was so much hard work.

Now the Fantail Pigeon had jumped off of his head and into the water! Didn't they say earlier that his wings couldn't be water damaged? Syo was so confused at how differently the pigeons attitude could change! Didn't this seem so familiar to him? So far and unknown to Syo and possibly the other, they in fact did share some of the same personality traits. "But you just said that your wings couldn't get water damaged! Jeez, I don't get you at all!"

How frustrating.

And still the idol tried to flap around in the pool, his arms trying to move as quickly as they could alongside that of the Fantail Pigeons, and oh how Syo tried his best at this. Maybe it was his height but short people should be able to do whatever tall people could do after all! "Owe you what?" Again with the peasant talk! Honestly what could Syo give a bird? He didn't have anything of importance besides clothes, his violin and that was pretty much it! "I don't have anything of importance to give you anyway!"

For what seemed like an hour or at least two they had finally managed to swim to the edge of the pool, Syo with his arms resting on the edge; his blue eyes watched the birds form as he seemed to shake the water off. Still Syo couldn't believe that this was happening! Why did that bird, Sakuya have a ribbon around his neck anyway? Why was Syo even thinking about it?

Maybe some water had soaked in his brain.

Syo huffed at the raised feather, rolling his blue eyes as finally with all his might he pushed himself out of the pool; panting as he collapsed on the pool side as now he waited to get his breath back. But as Sakuya spoke, stepping forward to ask his name; he looked up, shaking his blond head to get the water droplets out.

"I'm Kurusu Syo.."

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The Japanese were such annoying things, how they continued to bicker and ever talk as if they knew him. Why was he even saying his life again? True, Sakuya could just fly away like so without a care in the world and it seemed like something he was ready to do. A pigeon— a fantail could make use of their wings and fly a good ways. So when he was ready to stand up on his chicken legs, had the other began speaking again. “You are lucky that you are common folk and sadly, having common folk die is against my name.” Unless the Le Bels got rid of said person first.

There were many humans that worked under the avian’s household and were paid corn by the ear. And if they were to be unruly in the home, a cast away would happen and they would have to fend on their own. Even the people that worked under him needed protection and because of the matter’s with Hiyoko, who would he be to see another death of human? Yes, Sakuya had his own butler of course, A.A. Albert but he wasn’t here to fend for the Fantail today. If he was here, this whole swimming process would have been over with.

Jumping off the blonde’s head and into the water filled with chlorine had the royal allowed the other to take grip upon such fine feathers. If he had pulled anyone of them off, a price would be there to pay. “If you will not go any faster, than I shall do it for you. Hmph. Rude to have me doing this, my feathers shall be ruined but I can fix them.”

It was already enough that Japanese people could not swim, what had they down all their life? Sit home and eat random meals of pudding? That was what that one weird bird would do; Okosan. Sit around and just eat the pudding that came natural to him. The male bird even spoke of a pudding God, so if this is what the Japanese had led themselves to believe, Sakuya did not want to be part.

“Reward me with what? You’re the one who should be helping me! What am I supposed to do for you anyway?”

“You owe me, peasant.” Those were his final words as he turned back to his goal and ignored every little comment that the other could make. Sakuya was fed up that his form had became ruined over someone who could not swim. And would be happy when he was able to sleep to gain his other appearance back as well. Being a bird in both parts of the way was suffering and making sure that the child was still holding on. “We will talk about everything else when we’re safe.”

What would he do once they went across the water which seemed to be like hours on end. With a little wiggle of his feathers and such within the water and the mongrel flapping himself had they made it safely to that which was the other side of safe ground. Jumping onto the edge and with a shake to get the water off his body; drips still plummeted to the ground. The tail’s erect state somewhat losing it’s pose and the ribbon on his neck was slightly loosened.

As he turned to face the other, he tried to remember what ever he said on their swim here. Music was something he didn’t want to speak about so he jumped from that question to the latest one he spoke. “You will reward me.” He raised a feather to his chest which was puffed up with pride. As he took a step forward.

“Now speak your name and give it to the Le Bel Family.”

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"Huh?"

Syo actually didn't expect an answer to his retort but 1997? That didn't seem right to him at all! What year had Syo been born in anyway? It was close to that date at least so he only stared for a few more moments, shaking his blond head.

"What do you mean 1997?"

Didn't everyone come here from present time? It was 2012 people! Syo couldn't believe this, well he could but not in the same sort of way that he was possibly thinking about right now.

"Uh, does that mean we're staying here for free? I didn't really believe that forever thing, I kinda laughed it off--" So that meant they really were going to stay here forever? Okay, Syo didn't like the sound of that because what was he supposed to do about his career now?

This wouldn't do!

The blond managed to catch the key as it was thrown back at him, placing it back in his pocked to give the man a quick nod. "If that's okay... I'd like to do without the over-sized suits for now.."

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“Ah, of course, you aren’t.”

Akagi blew out some smoke smiling quietly. 

“Hm? 1997s.”

When he first arrived Akagi had been quite fascinated by all the modern looking electronical appliances - television looked quite a lot different, even if not that much. Akagi wasn’t actually that familiar with technology but his wits allowed him to notice these things. At least they seemed a lot more different from what they were when he was in his twenties.

But Akagi wasn’t entirely positive that the room would have bathrobes but they seemed to have quite good storing of necessary equipment so it could be possible. He couldn’t help but think the comment of the hotel not being normal a little comical though.

“Well, certainly most of the hotels don’t really let their customers stay free for as long time as eternity.”

Akagi grabbed the key from the other to check the number. After that he immediately threw it back to the other.

“Your room is in the third floor. It would be good idea to go there. I can show you were it is if you like. Unless you want over-sized suits after all.”

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Being here for the first time Syo didn't exactly know what to expect! Didn't they normally bring room service around at hotels? Sometimes he and the rest of St☆rish would eat in their rooms when they couldn't go out to eat but either way Syo was content with whatever and Himari seemed as though she had been here a lot longer too.

"Yeah! It's in my pocket." Syo reached into his damp pockets, pulling out the key and showing it to her. "I think it'll still work."

Or at least he hoped it would because Syo didn't want to go back down to the desk to retrieve a new one.

Leaning down to press the button of the elevator he stood up straight to wait for her answer. Syo hoped he hadn't been out of line asking but he had wanted to know what she had meant ever since it was spoken about.

"C'mon! How bad do you think I am?" He joked just as the elevator dinged. "But you lost your life... twice? I dunno how that's possible but it must be since you're here right now--" That did seem a little strange but Himari didn't seem like she was a ghost or anything like that!

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Himari was glad she now had someone else to accompany her to the kitchen. She did get pretty lonely sometimes without her brothers, and she was grateful she had Penguin 3 by her side. Perhaps while they were here she could get Penguin 3 a fedora like his.

They began to walk towards the elevators together. ”Oh, that’s right! Do you have a key yet?”

“And what I wanted to ask was what you meant about being gone too? Are you sick or something?”

Himari’s eyes widened slightly. Damn her and her mouth! She really needed to start watching it, she wasn’t used to leaving the house or interacting with people other than her brothers and Ringo. Although she did used to go to school, but that was a while ago.

“O-oh. I’m afraid you wouldn’t believe me if I told you the whole story. But yes, I have an illness which has caused me to lose my life… twice.”

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W-what's wrong with being cute? Do you not think that word is 'manly' enough? Would you prefer if I said you were something else?

First of all Syo didn't know what was right with the word cute! He heard it so many times out of Natsuki's mouth! Every single day his childhood best friend would call him cute, and try to dress him up in cute things!

It wasn't healthy!

"There's nothing wrong with being cute but me being called cute! I'm not cute!" And Himari hit bingo on that one. "I wanna be called manly, that's what I am!"

Being shota is suffering.

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Hmm? I suppose so. You seem to be only a little taller than me. I don't see why you care about your height though, you're still very cute.

Only a little taller? So Himari had noticed! Sheesh, for the rest of Syo's life everything was going to be about his height!

"Everyone brings it up that's why I care--"

And the blond was about to finish until she said that word. Was everyone working against him these days? First Natsuki, Ren and now everybody else!

Himari just had to say cute, didn't she?

"I'm NOT cute either!"

Kurusu Syo, the great tsundere.

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Well a lot of people are commenting about how, er, short you are...

"They have?"

So far Syo had only heard that one guy who saved him from the pool call him short, but other people had been commenting on it as well? Now he really couldn't catch a break!

"Don't listen to them, Himari! It's all a lie."

And saying that was enough for Syo too.

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“Hmmhmhmmmm. Well, you’re still gowing. Probably”

"Not likely."

Syo had stopped growing actually so he was going to stay this height for the rest of his life! Even his younger twin brother Kaoru was taller and so why was he the only one that happened to be so short?

"I'm pretty sure I've stopped growing.."

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nat omfg is that a chili dog in his background im so done

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“Hmmmm hmmmmm. Hmmmmmmmhmhmmhm.” Akagi was clearly laughing.

"What are you laughing at?"

Syo really wasn't in a good mood any longer and he honestly didn't see what was so funny! He didn't think that any of this was a laughing matter either! Was it his height this time, or his age?

He didn't know!

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“ah, hmmhmmm. You look like 13 years old or very short 16 years old, yes yes…hmmm”

"THIRTEEN?"

Was he serious? Syo was far from being 13 years old! Oh, now the idol was offended at that! How could anyone see him as being that young?! It was always Syo's height that made him look younger from what he actually was!

"I'm seventeen actually--" Hey, he just called the blond short again! "I'm not that short! Why is it always me?"

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Kyo-san, are you really that short? I never noticed!

What was with all these people coming and asking about his height? It did make him feel a little better that Himari hadn't actually noticed how short he actually was!

"I'm not THAT short!"

Luckily Himari was close to his height so hopefully that was the reason why she hadn't noticed! But for being a male, and also with his age; his shortness was a problem.

"Who'd you hear that from?"

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when I was at your age I was taller than you.

"And what's that supposed to mean?"

And again Syo's temper rose at the short jokes, his fists clenched again as he raised them in the air to wave away the teasing. Or he could try at least.

"You don't even know how old I am!"

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This wasn't going to end well because firstly Syo had a bird on his head, secondly it was a talking bird and thirdly how did that bird in question expect him to move like this? It was troublesome enough for the idol to try and kick away like a boat on his own without someone else sitting on the top of his head! He wasn't that strong of a swimmer anyway so this wasn't going to end so simply or grandly either.

Was he honestly fighting with a talking bird right now? Syo had still either lost it, hit his head on something and maybe given up on life. Possibly it was all three things and either way it was what the teen was betting on. If he was old enough to bet that is; which he wasn't.

"OUCH!" Did the bird just hit Syo in the nose with his wing? Yes, any moment now the idol was going to wake up-- "What did you do that for? It wont make me go any faster you know!"

"I dunno, thought I was talking to a bird who can somehow talk so I must've hit my head on something as I fell in because there's no way that a bird can talk!" Syo wasn't going to let this go either because this was honestly insane! Royalty? Okay, now the short male had heard everything. "There's no way that you can be royalty! You might have a name but you're still a bird and this is insane that I'm even talking to you... This can't be real!" Oh, no he just insulted the Japanese! This was a storm waiting to happen. "I'm Japanese but I don't see why it matters to you! Why are you talkin' to me anyway if you think the Japanese are filth!? Your name sounds French, and Japanese so I wouldn't talk--"

There wasn't anything wrong with being Japanese after all!

He stopped for the moment as Sakuya paddled along and if Mr. Fantail over here wasn't careful enough, Syo would make sure that he would end up right in the water. What was the most a bird could do? "I told you already that I'm not a peasant, and I dunno where you're getting this stuff from but it isn't funny!"

It all had to be a joke, right?

"Don't tell me you play music too.." The first person Syo met here and yet they seemed to know one or two things about chords. Just his luck! "I'll swim, okay? But pushing me and calling me names won't make me swim any faster."

Syo hated it when people would pick on him.

"Reward me with what? You're the one who should be helping me! What am I supposed to do for you anyway?" Was this pigeon serious? And was he being out sassed by a bird? This was all so confusing but honestly Syo didn't want to drown so his arms started to move in the water as he pushed himself to try and reach for the edge of the pool.

What would happen in the end?

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Having a good sit on his rump, he thought that maybe, just maybe he could get back to land and not get one drip on his wonderful, almost pristine (that had to feel like satin) feathers. The Le Bels always made sure to look their best and even Sakuya knew this well before birth, hopefully. With a ruffle and not much of a coo, had he closed his eyes once he told the peasant to move. But then his human boat just had to say something knocking off the bird’s concentration.

What !?

Was he saying that Sakuya had to remove his tail of fan from the male’s head so he could live and the Le Bel could die? Was he mad. This wasn’t even a laughing matter as the bird had struck the blond right in his nose with the tip if his wing. How could someone just deny his right of living, this is why he hated the common folk, always wanted to kill off those of higher authority.

“Who do you believe you are talking to!!?” He questioned, indulging into the male’s words wanting to know how someone so low beneath him would speak a way! It was ignorant and even he could not fathom such acts. “I am royalty! I speak because I am beyond you humans, what is your race? Japanese? Filthy things!” He chastised while pushing his little paddling foot but came to a cease. He was helping the male but now he hoped for the worse.

“I am not just a bird, peasant. I am Sakuya Le Bel Shirogane, of the Le Bel Family. I am the most divine thing you will find here.” How could one talk when another was saving their life, it must be the rudeness within him. Birds could so talk and with proper finesse, did he see the beak opening and closing? The words coming out in a tone and formed into phrases? Was he that stupid? Plebeians. Now this was tiem to teach the other a lesson.

“If you wish to live, swim as if your life was on the final chord of a beautiful melody played by my hands on the instruments of old.” The idiot probably didn’t know what that meant, but could he even get gist? Today, he would. If he didn’t move those arms and if he did have to drown, the pigeon was out and would swim to safety himself.

“I’ll even award you, peasant. If you live that is.” Sakuya could only speak words in hopes that the other would become magically inclined and move, but it seemed swimming was not for him. The last time he had swum was in a race with his brother and was defeated by Okosan and even Yuuya, but clearly he should have won. He did not want to help, his feathers were on the line but if it did come down to it.

How troublesome.

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"I figured but it's kinda hard to not panic in a situation like that." He had scared the wits out of Syo but he was happy to put it past him now. "And I was a bit rude before but I was freaking out. You saved my life so I should sound more grateful for it." At least he was being nicer now!

Syo had never felt more happier at being in a shallow end of a pool before in his whole lifetime! It was a more relaxed feeling that the idol was going through right now and he could breathe much easier now.

But the two were drenched, and they'd have to walk through the whole hotel until they got to their rooms to get dry. Wouldn't the people that worked here be upset? Anyway they didn't have a choice either! How clumsy of Syo to do such a thing like that.

"I dunno what I was doing.. next I knew I had fallen in. Kinda stupid of me to do that now I think about it." He raised an eyebrow, quickly shaking his head. "I'm not normally clumsy!" Jeez, this was pick on Syo day or something! "Uh, yeah and thanks for hearing me and saving me like that. I didn't know if anyone would hear me but I'm pretty lucky now."

It had put a bit of a damper on Syo's spirits but he hoped once he was dry that he'd go back to being normal Syo with as much cheerfulness as the other teen had. He didn't like to ruin clothes like that and especially his fedora so he honestly hoped that all of it could dry somehow soon.

"Don't worry about it, I already felt pretty stupid flapping my arms around like that anyway." And now being soaked to the bone didn't help either. Syo nodded and looked at Max's hand while bringing out his own to give it a tight shake. "Nice to meet you too, Max. I'm Kurusu Syo." The cold water made him shiver just a little as he gave another nod to the younger blond.

"I'm kinda sick of water already so it'd be best for the both of us to get out of here and somehow get dry." Syo agreeded with another nod of his head. "I don't really like being cold, and it'd be better if the pool had heating or something." 

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“Well panicking isn’t the best way to handle a situation like this!” Max called out to the other who was being awfully rude to him! Although, he couldn’t blame the teen, drowning wasn’t fun! Max knew how to swim, obviously, so he never really had to run into that problem so much. 

However, at least he was able to save the day! He was successful in pulling the other male towards the shallow end of the pool and every thing seemed to be alright now. 

Darn, now his clothes were drenched. Though, no one else would help the other considering the hotel looked to be rather empty at this time, just where was everyone? Despite that, it shouldn’t be too much of a problem, wet clothes were meant to dry so he could always return to his room and dry them with much ease. Especially since he was wearing one of his favourite outfits right now..! He would never throw it away unless it didn’t fit him of course. 

He wasn’t trying to swim? Max immediately found  the problem, “Then that’s why you were drowning!” Oh wait, he was checking the temperature… “You sure are clumsy, huh? Don’t worry, at least-” He pointed to himself with his thumb, “I was here to save ya!” With that he let out another laugh.

This guy was such a spaz! At the same time a bit ungrateful, but he didn’t need a thanks. He was only doing what he had to do of course! Who else would be around to hear the cry for help? From where Max was he didn’t see any other human beings walking around the hotel, which was quite a bummer actually! He really wanted to meet some others and maybe introduce himself while he was hear. It didn’t hurt to be social, and it was always great to make his hotel experience fun for the days he’ll be here. Not to mention that the people he already met here were especially very nice. 

“Hey now! I didn’t mean to make you feel stupid though.” He said to him, with that he held out his hand, “The name’s Max, and it’s nice to meetcha.” Even if the guy was obviously very peeved right now, he might as well continue to be nice to the drenched stranger. Hopefully the mood will brighten up. 

“Maybe it’ll do us some good to get out of this water.” He also said, “I don’t think you’re enjoying being as cold as I am right now.”