[Her nose wrinkles up and she looks increasingly stubborn and put out by the idea he might have to help her. So she gives his arm a pat and refuses it by turning and swimming back. She may be a little too independent for her own good. The good news is she makes it back toward shore just fine.]
I'm fully capable of swimming, you know. It's just this bloody thing is weighing me down.
[Her being short means it takes her a little longer than him to reach a place where her feet touch ground. As soon as she does, her dress is pulled up and over her head and is thrown back toward shore. She makes sure it lands far enough up it won't wash away, because the last thing she needs is to force Peter to go make a trade on her behalf because she lost her dress in the ocean.]
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I'm fully capable of swimming, you know. It's just this bloody thing is weighing me down.
[Her being short means it takes her a little longer than him to reach a place where her feet touch ground. As soon as she does, her dress is pulled up and over her head and is thrown back toward shore. She makes sure it lands far enough up it won't wash away, because the last thing she needs is to force Peter to go make a trade on her behalf because she lost her dress in the ocean.]
Now. About that race?