Swimming

Feng, Logan, and Chao sit at the edge of the pool stretching, watching two swimmers in adjacent lanes. 
"Would it be rude to call him pathetic?" asks Feng. 
The splash in the near lane touches the wall. 
"You're asking me?" says Logan. 
The far lane swells as Jackson pushes off.
"It would be," replies Chao, "but it would also be true."
"What he said," adds Logan. 
"This is just ...." Feng sighs. 
Jackson's gaining on Chuck. 
"Embarrassing."
"Well put." 
The splashes hit the wall at the same time and Chuck hauls herself from the pool. 
"You done?" asks Jackson. 
"Uh, yea? Eighty laps." She shrugs, makes her way from the pool area. 
"Didn't think you were that kinda girl!" he yells. 
Feng cringes, Chao slips underwater, Logan rolls his eyes, and Jackson's sunk out of view. 
Chuck snags her hoodie from a bench and pulls it on as she walks. 
Chao swims two lanes over and starts on his warmup. 
"How best would one inflict second-hand embarrassment on someone else?" asks Feng. 
"If you're talking about making Jack feel dumb on your behalf, it won't work."
"Clearly not on my behalf, but—"
"It really won't." 
Chuck draws even with them. 
Feng overbalances and falls in, nearly yanking Logan's bathers down in the process. 
Logan hauls him out. 
Chuck heads into the locker room. 
"Did it work?" ask Feng. 
"Didn't even look at you." 
Feng sighs. 
Details/Things implied
1. Jackson, Logan, Chao, and Feng haven't been in the pool very long
1. Could be made a little clearer and doing so would increase Jackson's feelings of stupidity.
2. Jackson was trying to race/outswim Chuck and when she didn't notice, he felt dumb and was Jackson-y (so business as usual)
2. Yup! On the button! Jackson, you ... *facepalms*
3. Feng found himself on damage control duty and used what few tools he had at his disposal 
3. Not 100% clear Feng's actually trying something and not just being Feng, but it's adorable. As is Logan's utterly flat response to it.
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