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Most of us have seen Titanic. Most of us have also seen that set of episodes from Pokemon where the S.S. Anne sinks. I'm sure there are other good movie and tv examples of boats going down, but those two should be enough for everyone to get the idea of this meme. Sinking ships aren't fun for those involved in them, but they're definitely fascinating, and there are a lot of possibilities to be explored.
He should have known. He should have said no. Never again was he ever traveling somewhere which included traveling across water. He should have known something like this would happen. Izumo had assured him that it would be fine, that it was a big and strong ship, that wouldn't break. But all of it was wrong, nothing was alright, not any more. And they were far out in the sea or ocean or whatever the hell it was. There was too much water, just too damn much of it. He didn't like it before, but now?
He was desperate. So desperate that he didn't even bother hiding that he is completely terrified, because he's sinking like a stone. He can't swim, Izumo knew that Oguna couldn't swim, so he shouldn't have dragged him along on this trip in the first place. And now he was sinking because he was part earth, and not only flesh and bones.
Sure he had been lucky to get hold of a wooden plank, but his body had more weight than the plank actually liked, and Oguna was afraid that if his head got under the water surface, he wouldn't be able to get back up again. And it scared him so much that he was unable to form any thoughts other than frantic pleas to the plank to please! don't sink!
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It had never actually sunk though.
He felt bad for Oguna, he knew this would be hell for him. Judging by the look on his face, it was beyond that. He looked almost like Izumo had, the time he had learned how to swim, though the situation was entirely different. He'd never seen Oguna look like that before, but he didn't let himself think about that now. This wasn't the time to think about things like that, he had more important things to do. Like making sure Oguna stayed above water.
Treading water, he pushed his hands against the bottom of the plank. It made himself get a little bit deeper undderwater, but at least he knew how to swim without a problem. "Oguna! Stay still and just concentrate on breathing. It'll be fine."
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He doesn't look up, but he doesn't want to look at the water. So he looks at the plank, and at what he can of Izumo. Sure it was good that he was there right now, but his words were not calming to him. Just telling someone to calm down was easy enough, surely, but this was something that he feared more than anything.
As if he would let go of the plank, it was his only safety, and the only thing that kept him up. ”I'll sink...!” If he for even a moment lost his grip, he would be doomed.
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"Hey, let me tell you about this time when I still lived with my family." Oguna didn't know much about his past, he knew that, and right now, if it helped even a little, it was a good thing that he hadn't told him anything before. "I grew up in the desert, and there's these special tents we lived in, that are better built to put up on the sand. You don't need the strings and all that."
While he spoke, he started to slowly move them toward other pieces of the ship, eyes looking behind Oguna for the biggest piece. "One time when there was a sandstorm, we woke up with the tents upside down and we found a kid my age at the bottom of a pile of adults. I remember laughing so much at his face when he was under there." He was six at the time, and it had been one of the most hilarious things to wake up to.
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"Why would I want to hear about something like that now!?" Was Izumo crazy!? Of course he was, Oguna knows that, but was Izumo crazy!?
The kid should have punched Izumo in the face or something, for laughing at him. Not that it would make Izumo any better. But that's a stupid story, and he didn't want to hear it!
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He kept on slowly making their way toward the remains of the ship, starting on another story. He kept his voice easygoing and conversational. "Do you know how I learned how to read and write? I was your age, you know."
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"I met a girl there, who knew how to read, and we built a plan to get them in trouble that included a lot of scrolls. I ended up learning a few of the kanji there, and when we got away we travelled together in a group for a while, and she taught several of us to read."
Finally they reached the remains he had been going for, and he moved them around so it nearly bumped against Oguna, but not enough to. "There, get up on this one instead."
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He pressed the balls of his hands against his eyes, as he tries to push away the fear.
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He dived under the surface and in beneath the piece Oguna was currently on. He had good lungs, so it was no problem staying under long enough to get it to stick a little better than had he just placed it loosely underneath. When he resurfaced he flashed Oguna a grin, picking up from where he was before. "So anyway, thats how I learned how to read."
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It was a relief when Izumo surfaced, and he completely ignored what Izumo said, as well as his words. "Don't do that again."
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He scanned the water for more pieces. "Tell me if you see any more planks and I'll get it."
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