Azym is taken by surprise—Zei had been so still and quiet that he'd eventually convinced himself the summoner was actually asleep—and grins sheepishly even though Zei's eyes are still closed. "I was enjoying the view."

Now he opens his eyes to look at Azym. "There are stranger and less strange ways to enjoy the view, and creeping up on me silently is one of the stranger ones," he says with a grin.

"Guilty," Azym admits. "I just didn't want to wake you up."

"I don't think I could actually fall asleep here."

"No? I thought you could breathe underwater." 'Cause otherwise how was he meant to sub in for Wakka in the tournament?

"Oh, I can, but the feeling of the water hitting my back is too distracting. Which is kind of the point, here, I get to forget everything else and not have any thoughts while just focusing on the water."

"You had some thoughts, if you noticed my arrival."

"Maybe you should try not being so loud."

"I was not!"

"So how did I hear you?"

"Magic. Superhearing. Magical superhearing."

"Or maybe you were very loud."

"If I were in the water I would splash you about now."

"No one's stopping you."

"A boy will start to question your intentions."

"So you're saying you're not flirting with me right now."

"I guess a boy is not questioning your intentions anymore," he says as he strips and steps over to get into the lake.

The water's nice. Not warm, but with the afternoon heat the chill is pleasant.

"Should I try to play coy?"

"Absolutely not." And because he said he would: he splashes Zei. This is not at all effective, due to the fact that he's already being heavily splashed by the waterfall, but it's the thought that counts.

"Didn't think so." Zei motions in the direction of a rock next to him, also under the waterfall. It's wide and flat enough Azym can easily sit.

So he sits.

"It's not much flirting when we both know that's what we're doing, you know."

"Well, call it flirty banter, then. I still don't know you at all, really, do I?"

"You're the protagonist. I'm probably a future addition to the supporting cast."

"...I'm not sure if that's meant to be flattering or what but I think I'm gonna go ahead and feel flattered?"

Azym grins, and immediately shakes his head and spits out some of the water that got into his mouth at that. "I wouldn't dream of stopping you."