"Eh, your hair's shorter than mine. Rinse it out and brush it and it'll be fine."

Anders laughs. "Thanks for the hair care tip. Hawke would've told me to shave it off."

"Tried that once, didn't suit me. Turned out to be more upkeep than having it long."

"I can't imagine something that wouldn't suit you. I will agree with the upkeep thing, though. Having to reshave once a week? No thanks. I already don't do that for my face."

She laughs. "Hey, try gently kicking your legs."

He does, mostly causing splashes. "Now I look like an overgrown child." One of the kicks unbalances him slightly and he slips a little underwater, panic making him splash out with his arms. He manages to get his feet down and stands. "...all right, maybe I am an overgrown child."

Circe stays floating, a faint smirk on her lips. "You've got floating down. And I think you managed a couple of inches."

"You're right, I am a natural and I make this look easy." Anders returns to floating, and tries kicking under the water instead. In a few goes he manages to move kind of straight.

"See! You're swimming!"

"Hurray!" Anders laughs. He is somewhat relieved. "I won't be winning any races any time soon, though!"

"Races are irrelevant. This is about making sure you don't drown."

"Living would be far preferable."

"Precisely." Circe spins over in the water and swims back towards the rock in the centre.

"Be careful not to hit your legs off the bottom," Rex warns.

Anders tries to copy her, but ends up doing a dignity-free doggy paddle instead. "This is only slightly disheartening."

"Hey. Don't knock doggy paddle!"

And now there is a dog in the pool as well, demonstrating the effectiveness of doggy paddle.

"Everyone starts somewhere," Mako mumbles, now perched on the rock again.

"Thanks, Mak. I appreciate that."

Anders stands so he can splash some water at Rex. "Show off!"

Woof! Tail wag!

Circe pulls herself up next to Mako. "Practice makes perfect."

"Oh no, you're not keeping me here, are you? I won't survive."

"Manage two laps and you can stop."

"...you're not really going to make me 'doggy paddle' with an audience, are you?"

"If you don't like it, figure out a different stroke."