The Pool, Sunday Evening

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John had swam a good number of vigorous laps and decided he could handle a little relaxation before heading back to his room.

It was soothing, just floating in the pool. He turned his hand in lazy circles to spin himself around and around in the clear water.

[ooc: Mmm poolside fight!]

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Gavin had happily gone back to his room, intending to unpack and take a nap. Of course, that'd all been put on the backburner when he saw the literal DESERT in his bed.

And there was only one person who would do that.

So, after going to his room, out to the cabins and to the gym, Gavin wandered down to the pool and tried to look as casual as possible when he realized John was there.

"Whatcha doing?"

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John couldn't help but assume Gavin had been to his room already, but if he was being casual, John could, too.

"Skiing," he replied. "What's it look like?"

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"Scaring girls," Gavin retorted. "You been busy lately?"

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"Oh, the usual," John said, maintaining his lazy flotation technique. "Laundry, feeding the fish and Yoda."

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"Yoda?" Gavin asked. "New fish?"

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"Luke's turtle, actually," John replied, glad Gavin seemed distracted.

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"He gave Yoda to you?" Gavin asked.

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"No, I found him crawling around a campfire," John rolled his eyes. "Yes."

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"Shut up, I didn't mean anything like that," Gavin said. "It was a question. Be serious for once."

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"I am serious," John didn't think it was fair his relaxation time was filled with frowning. "Yes, he gave me Yoda."

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"Yeah, I got that," Gavin said. "You didn't have to be a smartass about it. I was just asking."

Gavin's irritation with his bed currently being a desert might have been leaking in to his demeanor.

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"You should take a swim. It's like being at the beach, minus the sand." John was just baiting him now.

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Gavin glared at him. "Get out of the water and say that to my face."

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While it seemed John would be safer in the water, he swam to the edge, pulling himself out and dripping all over. "What's wrong, Gavin? Prefer dry land?"

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And that's when Gavin took a swing at him. One quick jab aimed right for John's big fat chin.

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The jab connected and he stumbled back, eyes blazing for a moment before he thought to throw his own fist back at Gavin's face.

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All right, that unexpected and it got Gavin on the chin. He stumbled backwards, checked to make sure he hadn't lost teeth before stalking forward again.

"You're cleaning up my kriffing bed," Gavin seethed before moving to just stomp on John's foot.

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John yelped as his bare foot was smashed and grabbed wildly at Gavin's shirt. "Not on your life!"

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"You put sand in my bed!" Gavin shouted, using that momentum to try and bring a knee up and into John's gut. "Ass!"

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The wind knocked out of him, John grunted and swept his foot at Gavin's shin, trying to knock him off balance.

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"Ow!" Gavin yelped and lifted his leg up, jumping up and down while trying to swing wildly at John's big fat head. "You're cleaning my bed!"

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John grunted as he was smacked upside the head, his bare feet trying to keep him upright on the slick floor while his hands smacked at Gavin's arms. "What? Doesn't it remind you of home?"

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"I didn't kill your ugly fish," Gavin said, trying to dodge out of John's reach and failing miserably. "You ruined my things!"

And that deserved a shoulder in the midsection.

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"They're not ruined, just sandy," John retorted, unable to avoid Gavin's shoulder and stumbling once again.

"And my fish isn't ugly!" He reached for a handful of Gavin's hair, since this was obviously going to be a fair fight.

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"Ow ow ow ow!" Gavin said, wincing and trying to pull his hair out of John's hand. That went as well as could be expected. "He is too! Ugly like you!"