It was pride, mostly – she could hold her breath longer than he could. She knew she could. And he was so easy and fun to get into these kinds of things, and he sulked so pretty, and she had to do it. Had to.

And then, when he wasn’t quite faltering yet, and she was starting to worry, she decided that cheating was an option and just to show that she could, she kissed him and up to the surface he went, sputtering and coughing.

She was happy because she won twice over. Wakka was fun to confuse. Just maybe….