Well, that much was true. And it was Mister Echelons birthday and he didn't feel right declining the wishes of the man who was celebrating his birthday. The wind was kept from them by the trees so they shouldn't get too much of a chill. But that still left the problem of his lack of swimming clothes.

"That. Th-th-that's true," Alistair stammered out when Mister Echelon pointed out that there weren't any girls around. Still, he did not move to pull anything off just yet. He was inexplicably unsettled by Mister Echelons shirt coming off. Not that Alistair could understand his own reaction. It wasn't like Mister Echelon was a woman for him to have to be honorable with.