Here we are RP

[The Skarzs]

  Skipper was soon joined by Drakken, and the two spoke a little longer with the shrew. Eventually, Drakken left the discussion and approached Skarzs, Jukka, and Corn. "Let's get in the boats. It's time to go. Let the shrews take care of getting us in the water. Skarzs, you'll be in the longboat."
  Skarzs did a little fist pump. "Cool! I-I mean, That's good! I didn't want to sink one of the logboats."
  The already busy camp suddenly went into a near-frenzy as the shrew from the longboat (most definitely the Log-a-Log in Skarzs' mind) gave a gruff cry, and everybeast began piling into the boats.
  "Shall we all go in the longboat?" Skarzs asked Corn and Jukka as they all, too, made their way toward the boats.

[Jukka the Sling]

OOC:  Whoops!  I would've posted sooner if I had seen there was a new post.
BIC:

"Sure!" Jukka said, because it sounded way more fun to be with her friends than a bunch of shrews she didn't know.  She climbed into the longboat and sat down near the middle, looking around with interest.

[Cornflower MM]

"As long as we're allowed," Corn agreed as she followed Jukka onto the boat cautiously. The last thing she wanted to do was fall overboard into the river, and with her luck and balance at present Corn really wouldn't have been surprised if she did. Settling down next Jukka, the squirrel looked around at the shrews prepping to sail with open interest.

[Jukka the Sling]

Jukka became aware that something was tickling her leg.  Looking down, she espied a large and grotesque spider meandering across her thigh.  It was mottled brown-and-black, with long antennae waving above its furry legs.

"Spider!" she gasped.

She lifted her leg and tried to flick the thing off over the side of the boat, but something went wrong along the way.  The boat rocked, her balance tipped, and then she fell overboard.

Cold river water rushed into her nostrils.  The spot where she'd fallen in was much deeper than she'd expected, and her awkward ferret body wasn't making things much easier.  She kicked, trying to get her face above the surface, but her waterlogged fur felt like it was dragging her down.

OOC:  Felt like it was time to make things a little more exciting.

[Dannflower Reguba]

"Oh for heaven's sake!" Dann had meandered behind Skarz at his own pace, enjoying what little semblance of solitude one could get with shrews around. He'd just made it to the others when they were boarding, though he was more tentative about making assumptions as to seating, thus being front row to Jukka's mishap, "Somebody please tell me she can swim...... scratch that, she's not comin' up on her own is she, anybeast got a rope or fancy them self a hero?" He scanned around quickly to see how the shrews reacted.

OOC: Missed opportunity really, could'a had Corn fall in to get rescued (or "rescued") by Fenty XD

[The Skarzs]

  It had taken a moment for Skarzs to realize what had happened to Jukka, and tried to reach over and grab her flailing paws. Many of the shrews were laughing as she floundered, and Skarzs grew angry. She was moving downstream, and he couldn't reach her.
  "Get a rope!" he yelled to anyone who would listen, standing up and hopping after the ferret. Unfortunately, the boat rocked even worse when he shifted his weight, and he too, fell: face forward in the boat, and cracked his jaw on one of the seats. There he lay, completely knocked out.

[Jukka the Sling]

Jukka knew how to swim, and under normal circumstances she wouldn't have been this uncoordinated and useless.  These were not normal circumstances.  Some kind of wayward river current was dragging her away from the boat and pulling her under even as she fought it.  She managed to snatch one quick, panicked breath before the water closed over her head again, and in that brief second she could hear shouts and laughter.

What the hey?  Were the shrews laughing at her?

OOC:  I love the way things are going.   Also, I have no idea how river currents work, but let's just pretend this all makes sense.

[Dannflower Reguba]

       Dann's eyes sharpened with a growled, "Tsch!" under his breathe, a precaution he did not take as he let out a somewhat huffy, "Fine then, I'll do it." He took a quick moment more to size up his options, suddenly realizing that he had some nifty tools lying around. Running onto the bigger boat with Skarz now serving as an impromptu ballast, he was quickly able to scoop up a couple of paddles, take a few running steps on the seats, and hop back to the shore with a grassy tumble. The squirrel rolled back over and rushed to his feet, jogging down the river to get shortly ahead of Jukka, "Hey Corn! Check on Skarz and see if he's alright, then make your way down the bank just in case... And where's Drakken?!" Thankfully they were at a ford, so the current wouldn't be too strong for awhile. It didn't take long for him to find what he was looking for, a strong root system exposed near the bank. Thrusting one of the paddle grips into the network, he wrapped his feet around the top of the blade to anchor himself as he sat down with his back to the water. Dann leaned out just over the surface of the water with his posterior resting right at the edge of the bank. The second paddle whipped into the water, grip side out towards Jukka. He quickly splashed each of his hands and the paddle blade into the water so he could adjust to a wet grasp before his friend passed by, "Aaah, geez, this bloody water's freezing!"

[Cornflower MM]

Corn had let out a shrill shriek as Jukka tumbled head over paws into the river, lunging to catch her as she fell. Unfortunately she was too slow and only avoided slipping into the river herself, scrabbling backwards away from the edge so as not to get batted in by Skarzs' attempt to reach Jukka. She could only watch and flinch as he tripped and was knocked unconscious mere moments later.

"Hey Corn! Check on Skarz and see if he's alright, then make your way down the bank just in case... And where's Drakken?!"

"Shall do!" She called back to Dann as he made his way down the bank. Corn pointedly ignored the shrews as she held a hand in front of the cougar's nose and mouth to check for even breathing. "Good, good," she muttered to herself. She didn't see any blood, although Skarzs would have be sporting a rather large bruise for the next few days. His eyelids started to flutter and she patted his cheek gently before standing up from her crouch and looking around for Drakken, who was nowhere to be seen.

The boat wasn't moving too quickly downstream, which would make the jump from boat to bank a little easier, but Corn still wrinkled her nose at the distance. "Ah well, just gotta go for it." She ran a few steps and flung herself over to the bank, landing with a thud on all fours. All in one piece, too, didn't even roll or sprain anything. She grinned to herself and took off down the bank towards Dann and, hopefully, Jukka.

OOC: Sorry for the mild PP there Skarzs, hope that's alright.

[Jukka the Sling]

In the midst of her frantic spluttering and thrashing, Jukka suddenly caught sight of Dan, reaching a boat paddle out towards her.  This was her only hope; she hadn't been able to get a proper breath in quite a while, and she was losing strength.  With a last gasp of desperation, she lunged and managed to dig her right-paw claws into the paddle.  Her other paw followed, wrapping around the shaft.  She could barely do anything else, so she just clung to it, coughing up water and trying to fill her lungs with air again.

[Cornflower MM]

It didn't take long for Corn to reach the root system where Dann had positioned himself while jogging; she got there right as Jukka grabbed the paddle with her other paw. "What do you need me to do?" She asked, crouching down by the bank next to Dann. As important as it was to not lose her head during the moment, Corn's stomach was trying very hard to tie itself into knots at the sight of Jukka's struggles.

[Jukka the Sling]

Jukka continued coughing up water.  The back of her nose was burning painfully, and it felt like she had swallowed half the river.

[Dannflower Reguba]

       Dann released a sharp grunt as Jukka made contact, all of the preparations nearly going to waste as he felt a jolt stronger than expected. After regaining his grip properly, he slowly drew his friend closer, "Corn, please reach out to grab her as soon as she's in reach and help me get her up the bank." The squirrel turned his head back to the victim, speaking strongly, "Jukka, it's me, An.... er, Dann! You're perfectly safe now, so hold on, keep coughing, and do your best to stay relaxed. As long as you don't panic, you'll be up on shore in just a moment, alright?" As she drew near, he pulled the paddle in towards Corn so she would have a better angle, "Try to get under her shoulders, straighten your back, and drag her up. Watch where you do it though, don't want her to get speared by a stick or anything." He finally got a chance to glance back towards everybeast else, Drakken appeared to have finally caught on to what was happening, and was rushing over at the moment.

[Cornflower MM]

Corn nodded and adjusted her footing to become more anchored as Dann moved the paddle closer. There thankfully wasn't anything too close that Jukka could get caught on, although there was a few rocks that probably weren't going to feel too great. She reached out and carefully grabbed Jukka as directed, "It's just Corn, we gotcha, you're all good." Backing up the bank away from the water without tripping was slightly trickier than anticipated with her friend's coughing and spluttering, and Corn only hoped she wasn't dragging her too roughly.

[Jukka the Sling]

Everything was too cold and too loud.  Dann and Corn were pulling her to shore and talking to her, although she was having trouble focusing on what they were saying.  Corn reached out and grabbed her under the arms, and Jukka tried to calm down her coughing, but it wasn't exactly working.  Her knee hit a rock underwater, and she winced.  Then she was on dry ground again, hunched over on her paws and knees, still coughing.

This... was embarrassing.

After a moment, though, she finally got it under control.  She moved into a sitting position, looking at her friends and dredging up a grin.  "Thanks.  I swear I know how to swim... I don't know what happened."