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Of course he was right. Tyberius was always right. He readjusted his arms under the boy, making sure he had a good grip to keep him from floating off. He felt something begin to wrap around his arm, and he fidgeted for a moment, thinking it might be an octopus or something. Those creatures didn't come so close to the shallows, did they? Carefully looking down, he saw a tail had wormed it's way up there, far different than what he had been expecting. Raising his eyebrows at Levi, he said nothing, choosing to ignore the strange and mildly concerning update.

"Now just... Relax. I've got you, you won't go too far." Nudging him along, Ty kept his hands firmly on Levi's skin, making sure the waves didn't carry him off to anywhere. The last thing he really wanted was to go chasing after a panicking demon. "See, look, you're floating. Isn't this nice?" It would be safer to teach Levi how to swim in a pool or more enclosed area, but he supposed this would do for right now. He just hoped no sharks would decide to come crash the party.
"I'm gonna let you go, now, okay? Try flapping your arms a little to move around, and tread gently with your feet." Dropping his arms away, he tugged a little more, realising that the tail was still wrapped firmly around his arm. "You're supposed to let go, too. "

Levi apologised and immediately unwrapped himself, Ty watching as he drifted around. He seemed to be having a good enough time, just drifting around and enjoying himself. He looked a bit like a dead bug, floating around aimlessly on top of the water. At least his legs weren't sticking up at odd angles. Something seemed to change, and Ty stood straighter, watching intensely as Levi began to panic and sink. He had forgotten to tell Levi specifically to not panic, and sighed faintly. He supposed that this is what having kids was like, and vowed to never breed.

Making his way towards Levi, he launched himself off the floor, quickly deciding that swimming would be easier than trying to fight his way past the underwater currents. Easily maneuvering through the water, Ty made it closer to where Levi had disppeared, ducking underwater himself to see where the stupid beast had gone. Squinting at the burning saltwater in his eyes, he managed to catch sight of a fuzzy shape looked an awul lot like his roommate, and he snatched at it, hauling the boy back up to the surface. His head broke through the water, bringing Levi along with him, squishing the half drowned boy to his chest. "Are you hurt? You can't do that"

Patting the boy gently, Ty stroked the hair away from Levi's face, tolerating being clung on to. It was a little gross, all the water that the small boy was coughing up, but Ty only squinted and scrunched up his nose. "Maybe we can just go make sandcastles in a little bit. You'll like sandcastles, I think." He couldn't blame Levi for not liking the sea anymore. It wasn't like I didn't warn him, though. Nudging Levi around so he could hang onto his shoulders, Ty wriggled a bit to make sure the boy was on top of him a bit more before heading off, a little slow without being able to push off the floor.

Struggling against the waves as he swam for safety, Ty powered through, trying to focus on their little encampment on the shore. Do it for the snacks.. The shore was steadily drawing closer, and before long, Ty was able to stand up once more. "Can you stand? I'll carry you if you need me to." Faced with losing his roommate, Ty almost felt something kin to sympathy and empathy. For perhaps one of the first times in his life, he had begun to think about someone other than himself.

Rubbing his arms, he swept some of the water off, wishing that he had a bit of freshwater to get some of the salt off. "Good. So no more swimming for a while. It'll be easier with a pool. You can't drift out to sea in a pool." Patting Levi on the head uncertainly, Ty quickly strode off before the moment could get any sappier. It wasn't like he needed to be thanked or apologised to, and Ty didn't know how to respond to those types of things.

Shaking himself off, he went up a little ways onto the beach, dropping himself onto the partially wet sand. Extending out one leg, he shifted a bit to make a small spot for himself. "Sandcastles are easy. You just build whatever you like. You need wet sand, though, or else it'll collapse." Leaning forward, Ty scooped up a handful of wet seaweed, plucking the salty vine out of his hand one by one and shaking them out. He had quite a pile, and probably had enough to make a tiny crown. Knotting a couple strands together, Ty dumped out the contents of his pocket — an assorted collection of seashells. Twisting the seaweed together, he hunched over, focusing on trying to make Levi a pretty crown. Weaving the shells between the seaweed, he grunted each time a leaf broke or a stem frayed. He placed the tiny starfish at the head of the crown, pleased that it was coming along so quickly. Finished with his little crown, he knotted the end pieces together, the funny little circlet of seaweed dotted with shells and things hanging limply in his hand. "Here. Crown." Offering it out wordlessly, Ty rubbed his face in mild embarrassment, not really familiar with gift giving.

His lips twitched in something of a smile, and Ty admired his creation sitting atop Levi's head. He watched Levi disappear down the beach anxiously, wondering if he was going back to the sea. It didn't look like he was headed for the water, and Ty forced himself to focus on building the base of his little sand castle. Luckily, Levi hadn't been gone too long and quickly brought back a matching crown. The thing in his hands looked like it had taken an awful long time to create, and Ty was so taken aback by it he almost thought Levi had managed to buy one from a local shop. There weren't any shops within a few minutes distance, though.

"You ... Made it? That's incredible, it's so — " Ty paused, hesitant suddenly. "It's okay. I've matched with worse people, I suppose." Closing back up, Tyberius patted the little seaweed crown on his head to make sure it didn't fall before he got back to work on his castle. "Hey. I bet I can make a bigger castle than you can. Loser buys more snacks the next time we run out. " Flashing a mischievous smile up at Levi, Ty quickly began to pat the sand into walls around his body.