"This...doesn't seem safe."
@MadamPirate PE stated as they gently lowered themselves into the rocking boat. The partner in their scull,
@DuranDuran, sent them a steely eyed glare. It seemed they were taking the fitness challenge to lower the health plan premiums more seriously than their co-worker. "I'm just saying..." They mumbled, struggling to grab the two oars and get them situated out of the water.
The others were still on the dock, nervously looking at the sculls in the water. Due to the number, and the boats tied to the dock, at least one person would be going by themselves. The waves seemed to be increasing in height and frequency as the minutes passed.
@tj_PE, who was paired with a nauseous-looking
@EyehatethePEexam, expertly lifted their oars and shifted so their scull moved from the dock to allow the next to be pulled up for the remaining 'forced fitness' participants.
Growling from behind introduced the next instructor:
@blybrook PE. The huge grizzly, with a small blue baseball hat strapped to their head and a clipboard on a lanyard around their bulky neck, stepped onto the deck, which gave a deep groan. Giving a huge sigh, the bear settled onto their haunches and pawed at the lanyard absentmindedly while looking into the distance. A few lip-smacks later accompanied by an absent-minded scratch behind the ears, and the sculls were launched into the middle of the river.
"Groooowr, grow grargh, grah!"
@blybrook PE supplied from the water, having leapt from the dock to follow their students. "Groah!" They shouted, when it was noticed that two of the sculls, a single and a quad, were drifting slower and slower towards each other.
The small tap was enough to send
@ChebyshevII PE careening into the water. Unfortunately, they were wearing a weighted vest to increase their gainz, so by the time
@blybrook PE had reached the accident sight,
@ChebyshevII PE was far below the waves.
Having lost another one of their numbers, the crews carefully returned back to the dock. While filling out the death documentation (was this considered a preexisting condition? Would the current plan cover this or did they need to get authorization to die before bear-led sculling and sweeping practice?). With a majority of the co-workers paying attention to Form 1011-AD, nobody noticed the stealthy figure creep over the the double that was still partially occupied.
@txjennah PE was let adrift by an evil health plan representative who un-tied their scull. They were lost at sea and never found again. Premiums have been raised an additional $70.13 per pay period.
The remaining players are:
@MadamPirate PE,
@EyehatethePEexam,
@RBHeadge PE,
@DuranDuran, and
@BlueBlueprint_PE
Final Vote:
3
@ChebyshevII PE (eye, MP, blue)
3
@BlueBlueprint_PE (txj, cheby, RBH)
1
@MadamPirate PE (duran)
Tie breaker for death = Cheby dies