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Skateboard wasn't a guy that primarily enjoyed surfing. Despite its' similarities to his favorite hobby, he never knew how to surf. Hell, he never really decided to go to the beach that much, and when he did? He'd just lollygag around and draw shit in the sand like a stupid baby Inphernal, never daring to enter the waters.
Recently, Boombox offered to teach him, much to the skater's surprise at the offer; he never knew the musician could surf at all! Though, it was a pleasant surprise overall, and he eagerly accepted, the two planning to meet during the weekends.
Now, present time, the two are at the beach, chilling near the water as Boombox blasted some music. They had this entire spot to themselves, and damn, was it NICE. No pesky child was there to run past and kick sand at them.. no weird pheople trying to sell them stuff..
" So, uuh, i'm gonna teach you how to surf, yeaaa? " The musician crosses his arms, smiling. He watched as Skateboard grinned in response, seeming excited to learn. Boombox's visor crackled as he rolled his eyes, giggling at the stupidly happy Playgrounder in front of him. He, as always, was quite cautious, though. He knew how reckless and stupid his friend could be, both from prior knowlege, and definite experience– Especially that one time he thought he could trickshot on an elevated railing. Ouch.
" Aouh, phuck yeah! " He smirked, an idea popping up in his small brain as he shifted around. " Race ya there, dude!! " The skater beamed, getting up immediately.
" Dude!!- " Boombox followed suit, dragging the slightly dirtied board he had laying around his home (due to not surfing in WEEKS) and his gear along.
The two were now situated near the shallow waters, Boombox, quickly de-summoning his gear for safety, lugging the surfboard around with a grunt as he set it down. He nudged Skateboard, trying to get his stupid friend to pay attention as he put one foot onto the board. " Okay, dude, get your gear-- this is baaasically the same thing.. " The musician shrugs. " 'n then copy how I stand. "
Boombox shifted to stand onto the surfboard, keeping his feet almost shoulder-length apart. " You gotta stand like.. " He paused, bending his knees and straightening his body. " This, cus.. like, you need to stay balanced while ridin' the wave. You get me? "
Skateboard narrowed his eyes, his mouth slightly agape in confusion, before he makes a poor attempt to copy the stance, almost sliding off his board in the progress. " Shit!-
Okay, wait, like this?- " He tentatively asks, watching as Boombox scrutinized him.
" Uh, prolly, yeah! There's, a hell of a lot more, so- h- SKATE!!- " Boombox yelped as the skater already went to try it out, his visor displaying exclamation marks in panic. He looked away for a second, trying to calm himself down as he facepalms..
..And when he looks back, that damn idiot is being swept up by the waves, clinging to the surfboard. " Dude. " The musician looks unimpressed, arms hanging limply at his sides as he shuffled closer. His annoyance melts into concern as Skateboard is pushed under the water, both the surfboard and the skater flailing around as droplets scatter everywhere.
......
Skateboard got WAYY too confident attempting to surf with only knowing how to do the stance, even attempting a sickass trick on the waves, which, did not work. It was the main reason this idiot even fell.
He covers his nose, feeling the water soak his clothes and drag him down further, while he tries to flail upwards and resurface. Gods, he regrets this ALREADY. He even winces and almost lets a shit ton of water enter his system as he feels his surfboard rolls and smacks him over the head. Ow.
As he sinks deeper while flailing out of pure desperation, he notices a mass shifting around. It was shaped almost like the average Inphernal, but he doubt it could be one. I mean? Why would one be so deep into the water? He didn't want to find out initially, but Skateboard felt a pang of unease, the mass becoming more coherent and bigger. He suspects it might be swimming up- and towards HIM. Oh SHIT it's so over for him- What even was it!? A shark? A comically large fish? A ghost coming to kill him as revenge for something he never did-
No, yeah, nevermind. That’s definitely an Inphernal.
Skateboard floats down deeper, feeling his conscience slip away with every gruelling second, his pondering is only increased tenfold. Why is this dude in the water? Why does he have fins? Why is- nevermind. Skateboard's eyes slowly close, fading in and out of consciousness. But before he could descend more and become a part of the scrap and stuff at the bottom of the ocean-
An arm supports him. And another. Skateboard tries to keep his eyes open, seeing the strange, cyan-horned Inphernal swim in front of him. The two locked eyes, confusion evident in their gazes, before the mysterious pherson starts to boost himself up, swimming upwards with the drowning skater in tow. Skateboard closes his eyes, silently grateful for being saved by.. who- no, whatever this dude is.
..The guy did look kinda cute...
.......
Shurifin was having a blast, hunting down schools of fish with a swipe of his claw for shits n giggles. He was preeetty bored, his sister was busy tending to some 'land-dwelling' plants, or whatever she said. Though, while fishing, he noticed a figure gradually descending into the depths of the ocean, and some sort of board-shaped object near them being swept away. Is that some sort of weird new fish? Much to the semiaquatic Inphernal's surprise, it was a guy. Drowning. Barely conscious as his arms went limp.
So, being the nice ol fella that he is, he swam over.
Present time. Shurifin resurfaces with the skater in his hold, eyeing for where the shore is. He saw some green-horned dude waiting nearby. They looked almost.. tempted to dive into the water, but too, seemed almost cautious. Huh. Whatever, he had someone to rescue, he can question about that later.
He propels himself forward with his tail, paddling onto the sandy shore. Grunting, Shurifin throws Skateboard onto the sand, sinking back into the water, the only thing visible being his head. Watching as the green-horned Inphernal hurried towards the unconscious skater, Shurifin descends into the water and begins to swim away. Another awesome save from the best in Thieves' Den!
He'll definitely brag about this to his friends later.
..He does wonder..
Who even were those guys?
....
Skateboard jolts up as he feels himself being continuously shook, coughing out bits of water. His eyes were narrowed, glancing over to his friend, aggressively shaking him. In his stupor, Skate swats at him, sticking his tongue out. " Dude- hrk- stop!- "
" Don't 'dude' me! " Boombox hissed. " I thought you DIED! This is why you gotta stop ramming into situations headfirst!
..Are you okay, man?? " His irritation softens into gentle concern, a frown on his expression. He sighs as Skateboard rolls his eyes and nods, still coughing.
" I think.. " After a beat of silence, Boombox frowns, a hand still on his shoulder.
“ You need more practice. “ The musician then shoves him into the sand, laughing.
The two's conversation devolves into playful banter, both of them laughing and jokingly arguing about things that slowly turn into nonsense.
Despite all their fun little conversations and accidents today, Skateboard, while Boombox was still laughing his ass off, glanced towards the sea, a look of something akin to longing on his face as he gazed towards the now calming waters.
He wonders.. when he'll see that mysterious, teal-horned, aquatic Inphernal again..
..and if Boombox is going to flame his ass for accidentally losing his surfboard.