[this is going to take all of his cunning. not because he doesn't think he's capable of doing it, but because his ability to stop time and move within it is moronically, he thinks, limited to a small window of time before it gets too draining.]
[well, maybe it's not actually that moronic. if someone were able to stop time for an extended period, like, say, a year, wouldn't it look like they had randomly aged a year in a split second when time started flowing again? that seems like it'd cause way more problems than a largely negligible amount like a few minutes would — and, this isn't admittedly an ability that Dave is all that familiar with, even though he'd gone and bought it up immediately when they first began the game. he can't even remember what all exactly he bought, now that he thinks about it.]
[anyway, that internal monologue up there isn't actually internal, as Dave is prone to talking to himself, whether it's just in general or whether he's trying to figure something out. if Ren is still working on formulating a first impression, Dave's probably not helping out much by mumbling like the weirdo he is over on the other side of the pool.]
[but then he stops, and rolls his shoulders — and then, he goes ahead and takes a step like he's about to walk right into the pool.]
[from Ren and Ryuji's perspective, though, it probably looks like he'd just teleported across the pool, feet landing squarely on the ground next to them, like he had been floating. the mask is safely out of the pool, a good distance away from them, because Dave wasn't sure if it'd arc or do something worse when time started flowing again.]
[mission accomplished? mission accomplished. he's pretty sure he managed to get away unsinged, too.]
There you go. Dunno if you should wait for it to dry off or not, but, you guys would definitely know better than I do. My face accessory's pretty boring compared to yours.
NO YOURE GOOD <3
[well, maybe it's not actually that moronic. if someone were able to stop time for an extended period, like, say, a year, wouldn't it look like they had randomly aged a year in a split second when time started flowing again? that seems like it'd cause way more problems than a largely negligible amount like a few minutes would — and, this isn't admittedly an ability that Dave is all that familiar with, even though he'd gone and bought it up immediately when they first began the game. he can't even remember what all exactly he bought, now that he thinks about it.]
[anyway, that internal monologue up there isn't actually internal, as Dave is prone to talking to himself, whether it's just in general or whether he's trying to figure something out. if Ren is still working on formulating a first impression, Dave's probably not helping out much by mumbling like the weirdo he is over on the other side of the pool.]
[but then he stops, and rolls his shoulders — and then, he goes ahead and takes a step like he's about to walk right into the pool.]
[from Ren and Ryuji's perspective, though, it probably looks like he'd just teleported across the pool, feet landing squarely on the ground next to them, like he had been floating. the mask is safely out of the pool, a good distance away from them, because Dave wasn't sure if it'd arc or do something worse when time started flowing again.]
[mission accomplished? mission accomplished. he's pretty sure he managed to get away unsinged, too.]
There you go. Dunno if you should wait for it to dry off or not, but, you guys would definitely know better than I do. My face accessory's pretty boring compared to yours.