Drabble #162: Wet

[redwolf]

...we had a nice response to the drabble prompt of Drabble 161, with entries by tojojo and redwolf and comments by tojojo and redwolf.

For this prompt, we continue with our one-word/phrase drabble roots:

Wet

Tell us all about it. Labyfic-style, of course.

Given our entries from recent months, let's continue with the suggested limit of 500 words. Though remember that shorter pieces are most definitely welcome!

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Word count: # of words
$your_beautiful_drabble

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Chute

[redwolf]

Word count: 500

Sarah lay back on the sun lounge, smiling at the sounds of happy chaos around her as she sipped a violently neon concoction that sported enough fruit around the rim to meet recommended dietary requirements. All of the adults had taken turns watching the kids and Sarah was currently relaxing by the pool as she watched them at play, their joy palpable.

Jareth had leased a water park for a private party. The business was more than happy to get the group booking with patronage winding down for the season and, while the goblins wouldn’t let the cooler weather keep them out of the water, the owners did not need to know that Jareth had created a bubble surrounding the park to be at a more comfortable temperature for the other species in attendance.

Aside from the castle horde, most of the younger citizens of Goblin City were currently hurling themselves down a series of brightly coloured tubes in what seemed like a competition to create the biggest splash in the landing pool.

A larger than usual contingent of guardians had accompanied the field trip and, while there was always the security aspect, it was helpful to have more watchful eyes on hand to chaperone the youngsters. Although, as one of the foxes shot out of a tube to skip across the pool like a stone before gracefully rising to her feet in the shallow end, Sarah suspected that her companions may be giving the kids a run for their money in who was having the most fun. She was certain that they’d happily claim to have been supervising from a closer vantage point.

Rook has been relegated to monitor duty for the highest slide in response to her recent Barcelona trip. The younger goblins tended to get a little over excited and a firm hand was required to prevent them from clagging up the tubes when they attempted to dive in en masse. They also needed to be stripped of any extraneous hardware to prevent damaging the slides.

Some of the castle staff had also joined the group to provide food and drink to an army of hungry children, but their efforts were more appreciated by the adults, as the kids were delighted to get the opportunity to indulge in Above junk food.

Sarah reached across and grasped Jareth’s hand, lacing their fingers together and gracing him with a smile.

“This was a wonderful idea.”

Most of the celebrations Underground were either adult gatherings or involved the entire community, but Jareth had decided to give the children a celebration of their own. Sarah may have suspected the original idea sprung from his own desire to play, but that didn’t detract from the joy he was bringing to others. She was sure that there were many parents taking advantage of the day’s respite, although she wasn’t sure how they’d feel about getting their offspring back tired from the day’s activities yet completely wired by a diet of highly processed sugar.

Re: Chute

[tojojo]

This made me want to go visit the pool... Such a fun take on the prompt!

Re: Chute

[redwolf]

Just beware the sugared up goblins, they're a bit feral 🦊🧡