A very tired white low-poly rat in orange armbands swims beside a perfectly useful bridge. His blue goggles are still above his eyes.

a very wet arrival in elysium

SWIMMED

bridge was busy.
i swimmed.

take the wet route

$SWIMMED
transportation, allegedly.

somewhere in the middle

looked shorter
from over there.

the bridge had a queue.
he had already inflated his arms.

the goggles remained decorative.

several mouthfuls later.

the tail is still in transit.

he is making progress.
we're being generous.
there's a towel over there

the other side, finally

i swimmed.

“was it faster?”
he has asked us to focus on the fact that he arrived.

The rat sits on a limestone shore wrapped in a blue-striped towel. Wet footprints lead up from the sea. The bridge is still there in the distance.
he is sitting here for a bit.

the towel made it.
his dignity is still offshore.

take something dry home

found on the shore

this is all
he brought.

The original pictures. For your next unnecessary detour, delayed arrival or deeply questionable shortcut.