[img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/199971497249472512/1060258763170398279/image.png[/img][hr][indent]The group stood along the pier, no more than two metres above the water and devoid of other life. The sea itself was calm, reflecting the end of a sunset and shimmering gently. It had been warm during the day, but the bite of a light breeze made it ever so slightly uncomfortable to be standing in place.

The door to the boathouse slammed open as Sofia jumped out, arms spread wide. “Surprise! I bet you didn’t see this coming, huh?”

Nobody really reacted. Considering everyone was part of the Icebreaker, they’d all reasonably expected her to show up eventually.

“Ahaha. Yeah. Surprise! Again, I guess..” Sofia’s smile wavered slightly as she hit the jazz hands, her wrists jingling. She’d taken off all the wristbands and replaced them with equally busy metal bracelets. “Um, anyway… You may be wondering why I gathered you all here! And first of all, I want to thank you all for um, being here.”

“Okay well, this is sort of a Harbour Academy tradition. You’re supposed to jump into the water, and it’ll give you luck in your exams. Well, you’re meant to do it in the first week, but… it'll do!”

She clapped her hands together, a wide smile plastered on her face. A little awkwardly, she continued, “If you’re wearing anything heavy you should um, take it off first. Just leave it on the pier. The water isn’t actually that deep, so make sure you tuck in your legs when you jump, and it’ll be really easy to get out after. There’s some psychological explanation or whatever for why this helps, actually, but I won’t bore you all with the details.” 

Sofia pointed at the multiple ladders and the set of stairs attached to the pier. “...And there’s nothing in the water that’s dangerous. Probably. Haha! So, um. Yeah! Let’s hop to it!”[/indent]