[IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT DAY OF YOUR LIVES: nationals! You and your team have been preparing for this day for so long, and sure, you haven't been doing great at every competition, but this is the one that truly matters. It's your last chance to win, before graduating from school. You hope senpai is watching you... (Senpai is still getting an education.)
Before the competition starts, your team is bracing yourselves.
Sinclair looks to the two of you with a smile, wishing you luck. Meanwhile, your captain—]
Come on, we can do this. Remember, you guys—you've gotta be Eudora High Swimming Club's pillar of support.
[at least his previous failures have motivated him, probably, but he's just-- got to ditch the fear of it happening again. he's been working hard since then, it won't, not when they have one shot at this.]
[Well. Okay. That could've gone better. Lovelace and Sinclair do their best, but those rolls... they can't save you from them... Arguably, though, Gregor is doing better than he has in half of his practices, even if Arthur unfortunately downgrades from mediocre to near drowning in public.
Thankfully, Lovelace and Sinclair just do So Well that despite Gregor and Arthur's horrendous showing, your team still manages to rank. Not first place, as you might've hoped, but you do get... second place. I guess the other teams were just that much worse? This is my pity prize to you, because I can't destroy the vibe by making you depressed over swimming.
Lovelace and Sinclair are kind of disappointed not to take it all home, but hey, second place is still something worth celebrating over.]
... It's been a good time. I'll miss swimming with you all.
[Sinclair looks a little teary. Lovelace slaps him on the back—he'll still be at school while everyone else graduates, so he has to step up as the next captain of the Eudora Swim Club.
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NATIONALS
Before the competition starts, your team is bracing yourselves.
Sinclair looks to the two of you with a smile, wishing you luck. Meanwhile, your captain—]
[That's the wrong sports anime. It's fine.]
SWIM
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CHAT
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[at least his previous failures have motivated him, probably, but he's just-- got to ditch the fear of it happening again. he's been working hard since then, it won't, not when they have one shot at this.]
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[jock vibes only.
not thinking about it is NOT helping though rip.]
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how do those go again. shit. okay, well, how hard is it to breathe? you literally do it all day. there's no wrong way to breathe.]
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[he knew it. totally.]
NATIONALS RESULTS
Thankfully, Lovelace and Sinclair just do So Well that despite Gregor and Arthur's horrendous showing, your team still manages to rank. Not first place, as you might've hoped, but you do get... second place. I guess the other teams were just that much worse? This is my pity prize to you, because I can't destroy the vibe by making you depressed over swimming.
Lovelace and Sinclair are kind of disappointed not to take it all home, but hey, second place is still something worth celebrating over.]
[Sinclair looks a little teary. Lovelace slaps him on the back—he'll still be at school while everyone else graduates, so he has to step up as the next captain of the Eudora Swim Club.
After wiping at his eyes, Sinclair looks up.]
Let's take a commemorative photo!
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Yeah... A photo sounds good.
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[ruffling sinclair's hair... nooo don't get teary you're going to make gregor also get teary just like he did watching wall-e
he nods, though.]
Sounds like a good idea to me.
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And with that, you have a photo to immortalize this occasion. A fond memory, for the future. Besides Arthur almost drowning.
Then, it's time for graduation.]