Sango Quest - Phwee Phwee Style, Phwee Phwee Grace!

[Sect]

>Aside from Suwako and Buttcheese, who else do we have?
>"I wouldn't put it against them. Maybe I'll luck out and someone else would chomp her up first, in that case."

> Aside from those two, the only other person you could really call family is Kanako Yasaka, the head priestess at the Moriya Shrine. Suwako is your and Sanae's legal guardian, but the three of you live, or lived, in your case, in the shrine with Kanako, who had been living there since before you were born. You're... not quite sure of the relationship between Kanako and Suwako: they seem to get along well enough, from what you have noticed, but they're an odd couple, and you have no clue how they started rooming together or even met.
> As for what sort of relationship you have with Kanako... she's a bit distant, you guess, but a pretty stable and constant figure in your life. Suwako went on business trips often, especially more recently now that you can take care of yourself, so whenever she was away Kanako would step in to take care of you and Sanae. During those times Kanako was strict, making sure you did your chores or studied instead of letting you play, in comparison to Suwako who would let you do whatever and slack off on your schoolwork. It isn't like Kanako dislikes you, though: she always offers good advice the few times you go to her, and she's never really been cruel to you or anything, even if it seems like she likes Sanae more than you.

> You offer your opinions about what they can do with Sanae, and Harami frowns. "It's not very kind to say that about your own sister... Surely you care for her safety?" Her tone doesn't have a chiding tone to it; instead, she sounds sad, almost melancholy.

>"I'd... be more worried about Orin and Utsuho being used against us."
>Maybe we should pick up the pace.

> "They're just in as much danger as your family, possibly even more since they are aware of the war. Plus, I don't think they're content with staying on the sidelines..."
> You could pick up the pace, though it's not like you're very far from the school.

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well, I guess it's not like they can be tricked into being champions, at least. Sanae, or Buttcheese as she ought to be known, is dumb enough to do it. And she's a pain, trust me. A good beating wouldn't be wasted on her."

[Sect]

>"Well, I guess it's not like they can be tricked into being champions, at least. Sanae, or Buttcheese as she ought to be known, is dumb enough to do it. And she's a pain, trust me. A good beating wouldn't be wasted on her."

> "If that's what you think..." Harami doesn't seem very comfortable with your opinions of Sanae.

> The two of you are nearing the school. It looks like classes are nearly over.

[Hello Purvis]

>"Trust me, there's a reason why I moved into the dorm, and it's not for the food."
>Linger a bit, let classes get out, and blend into the crowd.

[Sect]

>"Trust me, there's a reason why I moved into the dorm, and it's not for the food."
>Linger a bit, let classes get out, and blend into the crowd.

> Harami doesn't respond.
> The two of you linger around, until you can hear the chimes announcing the end of the school day. Students begin exiting the school: little elementary school kids in casual clothing, and middle and high school students in uniforms. You and Harami slip in easily, though Harami does get a few curious looks. The pool is on the other side of the school, and the locker room is next to it. You'll have to either go around the outside of the school, or through the inside to get there.

[Hello Purvis]

>Go around, but don't stray from the crowds.

[Sect]

>Go around, but don't stray from the crowds.

> You can't really stay in the crowds by going around the outside of the school: everyone's leaving, after all. However, you and Harami managed to float through groups headed to soccer and baseball practice. You soon find yourself outside of the pool: the pool and the surrounding walkway is elevated above everything else by about three feet, and surrounded by a tall fence. There is a door set in the chain link fence, but it's usually locked, to force people to enter through the dressing room. Fortunately, as a perk of being the captain and star of the swim team, you have a key to that door.
> No one's in the pool yet: everyone is probably inside the dressing room now, and you don't expect the team's "advisor", Miss Houjuu, to arrive until after practice has started, if at all.

[Hello Purvis]

>What do we know about the team? And it's advisor?

[Sect]

>What do we know about the team? And it's advisor?

> Before, the swim team was really more of a club, where girls would hang out and mess around. Then, you came, and whipped the team to shape. Now, the team is better than the boy's team, though their captain, Kiyoshi Mizuno, can outswim all of them except for you. Of course, a lot of the girls left, saying that "swimming wasn't fun" or "you're working us too hard!", but you don't need slackers like them in the team. The team is comprised mostly of high school girls, though there are a few middle school girls here.
> Miss Nue Houjuu is the school's drama instructor (oddly enough, the school actually has a drama class, instead of a club). She's young and pretty, but kind of a jerk. She doesn't really help with running the swim team, though she stays out of your way, so you don't mind so much: she didn't have much of a choice when she became the advisor for the team, and usually skips out on practices, or sitting in the shade working on... something. You didn't really pay much attention. In any case, she's the newest teacher at the school: this is her first year here, so you don't really know much about her.

[Hello Purvis]

>She'll be crushed in good time.
>Get things set up for the team. When's the next big meet? Who're we crushing next?

[Sect]

>She'll be crushed in good time.

> Uh... who?

>Get things set up for the team. When's the next big meet? Who're we crushing next?

> You start pulling out the lane markers out of the storage room, while Harami looks around curiously. "Hm, so this is one of your swimming pools..." She kneels down to look at the skimmer filter. "More of your human ingenuity?"
> Your team doesn't get to go to very many meets, what with how remote your island is, and they're usually meets with multiple schools participating. Your next meet isn't for about two months, but it's always good to keep in practice!

[Hello Purvis]

>"Yep. That's how we get junk that's floating in the pool out without getting wet."
>Fail to think to warn her the water's chlorinated.

[Sect]

>"Yep. That's how we get junk that's floating in the pool out without getting wet."

> "I see..." Harami is looking at it curiously, probably trying to divine how it works.

> The door to the locker room slams open, and you hear the rapid pitter patter of feet slapping the concrete. "Cannon ball!" a girl screams out, before barrelling into the water, splashing water high into the air, and onto Harami, who blinks in surprise. More girls begin filing out of the locker room, the younger, smaller girls in navy blue school swimsuits, and the older girls in blue racing swimsuits, red stripes running up their sides. In the lead was a small, thin girl with lavender hair, who could easily pass for a middle schooler if it weren't for the racing swimsuit she wore. Satori Komeiji has an exasperated look on her face as she watches her sister, the pale-haired Koishi, surface while laughing.
> "Koishi... oh, Sango. I didn't see you in class today."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Yeah, I had a thing."
>How do we usually run this thing?

[Sect]

>"Yeah, I had a thing."
>How do we usually run this thing?

> "A... thing." Satori gives you a flat stare, her eyes boring into your own. It's rather creepy: whenever she does this it feels like she's trying to read your mind. Her eyes flick over to Harami, who is being accosted by curious members of the swim team, lead by Koishi, then back to you questioningly.
> When you first took over the reigns of the team you basically whipped them into shape, making them swim laps for hours on in, and toughened them up. Now that they're whipped into shape and the slackers left, you've let up on them some, but you still work them hard hard with drills.

[Hello Purvis]

>"A thing. Now into the pool, you."
>"All of you, in get in there! I want a second off your times even if I have to keep you here til midnight!"

[Sect]

>"A thing. Now into the pool, you."
>"All of you, in get in there! I want a second off your times even if I have to keep you here til midnight!"

> Satori rolls her eyes, and begins her stretching. The other girls respond to your shouting with faux reluctance, and begin on their stretching.
> After everyone is stretched out, they begin swimming drills, while Harami watches with interest from a chair. It's around now that you notice that Shou and Nazrin haven't arrived yet: they're about five minutes late.

[Kips McKipzerson]

>"Hey, Anyone of you know where Shou and Naz went?"
simple solutions are always the best :V

[Sect]

>"Hey, Anyone of you know where Shou and Naz went?"

> "I saw them in the classroom when school ended," one of the girls answered.
> "Mouse is probably just trying to find something Tiger lost. Again." There's a series of giggles at that.
> Satori looks up as she forces a swim cap on a struggling Koishi. "It's not the first time those two've been late, they'll be here soon."

[Hello Purvis]

>"They'll get theirs."
>Does that happen often?

[Sect]

>"They'll get theirs."
>Does that happen often?

> Satori frowns at you as Koishi frees herself and splashes off. "Don't chase those two away as well."
> It doesn't happen as often as the girls like to joke, but the two of them do sometimes appear to the practices late. The two of them are also some of the hardest working in the club, so you haven't been as hard on them as you have for any of the others.

[Hello Purvis]

>"Don't worry, they probably won't drown very much."
>Get to the business of running this dictatorship.

[Sect]

>"Don't worry, they probably won't drown very much."
>Get to the business of running this dictatorship.

> Satori stares at you, before silently beginning the exercises.
> You stand at the edge of the pool barking corrections and orders at the swimmers, since you haven't changed out of your clothes yet. You don't need to correct the majority of the swimmers very much: they're well practiced and trained, and everyone is motivated, even the middle school girls. Well, except Koishi: she's still goofing around, albeit not as much as usual. She eventually does the exercises, though not until you had to yell at her for trying to perform synchronized swimming stunts.
> It's not long before you hear the door to the dressing room open. Looking over, you see two girls in racing swimsuits come out. It's Nazrin and Shou: Nazrin is leading the way, tucking her hair into her swimcap with her usual scowl, and Shou is trailing behind, with a troubled expression on her face. "Hey, Sango..." Shou greets you awkwardly as Nazrin quietly begins her stretches. "Um... sorry we're late. I had Nazrin try to help me find my goggles..."
> "The dope left them in her desk," Nazrin adds darkly, not looking at you as she bends to reach her toes and missing the grimace that appears on Shou's face. "Even after I asked her if she'd already checked there."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Well then, Shou. You get to swim a couple laps with Nazrin on your back. Hop to it!"

[Kips McKipzerson]

>"No big problem, so long as you make it up with all you got today!"
>"i think i found your missing panties shou

[Sect]

>"Well then, Shou. You get to swim a couple laps with Nazrin on your back. Hop to it!"

> Shou gapes, and opens her mouth to protest. "But what would th-"
> "Why don't you keep your stupid crap to yourself, Tororetsu?"
> Everything screeches to a halt as everyone, even Koishi, turns to look at Nazrin in varying degrees of shock. The tiny girl ignores the stares as she straightens from her stretch and walks to an empty lane. She pulls her goggles over her eyes, and dives in, arms cutting sharply into the water and feet paddling fiercely. Shou watches her, shame clearly written over her face.

[Hello Purvis]

>Shake head.
>"Grow a sense of humor, Nazrin."
>Look to Shou. "Anyways, get in there."

[Sect]

>Shake head.
>"Grow a sense of humor, Nazrin."
>Look to Shou. "Anyways, get in there."

> You shake your head. Can't anyone take a joke? Nazrin doesn't hear your comment, she's busy swimming laps, though Shou shoots you a sharp look.
> Soon, everyone is following your instructions, going through exercises. The exceptions are Koishi, who occasionally messes around, and Nazrin, who is continually doing lap after furious lap, ignoring everyone. In return, everyone else is giving her lane a wide berth.
> A half hour into the practice, the locker room door opens again, revealing the team's "advisor", Miss Houjuu, a thin, pretty woman with pale skin and dark hair wearing a black dress and a slight scowl. She begins to make her way to her usual hideout, a lawn chair underneath a shaded lawn chair, with her huge tote bag hanging on her shoulder, when she notices Harami. After pausing for a few moments, she makes her way to you. "Tororetsu. I didn't think you were pulling anyone else into the club." She looks you up and down. "I also didn't expect to see you still outside the pool."

[Hello Purvis]

>"I'm taking it easy today. I banged up my shoulder a little with a dumb fall, and I don't wanna strain it trying to show off."
>Continue to oversee this mess. And observe how Harami is taking the whole process.

[Sect]

>"I'm taking it easy today. I banged up my shoulder a little with a dumb fall, and I don't wanna strain it trying to show off."
>Continue to oversee this mess. And observe how Harami is taking the whole process.

> Miss Houjuu shrugs. "Eh, whatever, as long as you don't get hurt while I'm here. Also..." she glances in Harami's direction, who is looking at the two of you talk, "tell your friend she needs to get a better fashion sense." With that said, she walks to her seat, and proceeds to ignore everyone in favor of pulling things out of her bag, like she does every time she comes to practice.
> Training is going well: everyone is working hard, and you do note improvements in most of everyone's times and forms. Harami was watching in interest for a while, but seems to be getting somewhat bored, fidgeting every now and then.