[It was mostly easy to shrug off how he looked different from the others before, but now with his coming of age having finally arrived, Rei began appearing more similar to the rest of his school as far as growing a proper tail goes. And thus, he was now expected to be like everyone else.
Well, pardon him for being a late bloomer. The fully emerged fins and tail became a major game changer on how he got around.
Although wasn't so much as getting around as it was more like not letting the waves take him wherever they want him to while he struggles to keep himself from flipping all over the place. But before he knew it, he found himself in unfamiliar territory and the first thing to greet him was one of these human contraptions that clearly displayed a better aptitude to the water than him. He had seen humans use such devices to keep themselves afloat but he also has come to learn that just wearing these things doesn't suddenly grant one the ability to master the water.
He soon gives up after struggling to push himself forward along the surface, arms too tired from pushing forward while also pulling the weight of a much heavier tail that he's still unfamiliar with. His peers would always talk about how getting a glimpse of the surface world while gliding is different from simply peeking out from the water. He can't swim and therefore, he can't glide. What a waste of a beautiful tail...
Maybe this is simply just meant to be the end of him. Natural selection never stops and he's been deemed not adaptable enough to survive.
As he slowly lets himself sink with these thoughts, he leans his head back to tip his body to look at the rest of the area upside down...and that's when his eyes widen. How long had he been watching?!
tl;drei
Well, pardon him for being a late bloomer. The fully emerged fins and tail became a major game changer on how he got around.
Although wasn't so much as getting around as it was more like not letting the waves take him wherever they want him to while he struggles to keep himself from flipping all over the place. But before he knew it, he found himself in unfamiliar territory and the first thing to greet him was one of these human contraptions that clearly displayed a better aptitude to the water than him. He had seen humans use such devices to keep themselves afloat but he also has come to learn that just wearing these things doesn't suddenly grant one the ability to master the water.
He soon gives up after struggling to push himself forward along the surface, arms too tired from pushing forward while also pulling the weight of a much heavier tail that he's still unfamiliar with. His peers would always talk about how getting a glimpse of the surface world while gliding is different from simply peeking out from the water. He can't swim and therefore, he can't glide. What a waste of a beautiful tail...
Maybe this is simply just meant to be the end of him. Natural selection never stops and he's been deemed not adaptable enough to survive.
As he slowly lets himself sink with these thoughts, he leans his head back to tip his body to look at the rest of the area upside down...and that's when his eyes widen. How long had he been watching?!
AAAAAAAAAAA NATURAL SELECTION, HAVE MERCY.]