And he swoops around until eventually he goes visible again and starts to take off his clothes to join her in the water.

Do you have a swimsuit?

A what?

Clothes to swim in? We don't swim naked here, usually.

Why not?

Well, we don't do most things naked. It's considered private. It might be sort of like your braided hair thing?

If you wear clothes in the water they'll get wet.

That's why it's different clothes than the ones you wear when you are dry again.

Hmmph.

He sits on the edge and pokes the water with his toes.

She comes over to the edge and leans on the wall of the pool. I bet someone would go buy you a swimsuit if you asked.

I don't know about the buying thing, it seems weird.

It works pretty well most of the time.

Who should I ask?

Maybe the person who got you a hat.

I would like a outfit to wear while swimming, he tells that person.

They are fetching it, he tells Pelape.

Great.

I don't think Bella liked swimming especially.

I picked it up when I had to do something athletic in school. It doesn't need me to balance. I got used to it and now if I don't swim most days I feel weird. I usually listen to music while I do it.

Bella can't balance either.

Do her parents look like mine?

I never met her parents.

Hmm.

She didn't have a sister though.

Well, I'm the firstborn. If her parents just didn't want kids as much as Amentans do that might explain that.

I guess. I am pretty sure her dad was police and her mom was a teacher.