Goggles first.
Even when there is no water. Especially when there is no water.
THE GOGGLE-EYED RESIDENT OF LANE ZERO
Robin swims one lap, stops halfway, and remembers something extremely important. Nobody knows what it is.
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Robin lives between the locker room and a swimming lane that does not appear on any map. He arrives early, adjusts his goggles twice, and stares at the water like it owes him an explanation.
He never dives on three.
He always dives on four.
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The pool has rules. Robin did not write them. Robin follows them anyway, because the tiles feel more trustworthy that way.
Even when there is no water. Especially when there is no water.
Seven laps can become eight if the ceiling lights blink at the right time.
If you miss the wall, keep going. The pool will probably put another one there.
Robin sees lane lines as coordinates, bubbles as punctuation, and the far wall as a suggestion. It works for him.
Robin does not host meetings. He just happens to be there when everybody arrives.
Robin is already at the wall. He has been waiting for exactly nine seconds.
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