- No running on the pool deck.
- No splashing or horseplay.
- No flotation devices (except on Tube Night).
- Proper swim attire must be worn at all times. Bathing suits and swim caps with Sunny Planet Aquatic Center insignia can be purchased at the front desk. Do not enter pool area unless you are wearing these items.
- Patrons must shower before entering pool. To turn on shower, enter name and social security number into touch-screen below shower head.
- Always swim with a buddy. You will be randomly paired with a swim buddy upon exiting the locker rooms. This person will be your permanent swim buddy. Pool Leader will perform a brief ceremony before you and your buddy may enter pool. Do not think of this as a “wedding,” though legally you will be married to each other.
- No cursing.
- No English. Patrons must speak Korean until Pool Leader finalizes the unique Sunny Planet Aquatic Center language.
- Refer to your swim buddy and the other patrons by their Pool Names only. If you are male, your Pool Name will be Marco. Females are named Polo. Do not forget your Pool Name.
- Do not attempt to climb on lifeguard towers. Sunny Planet lifeguards are armed and extremely overworked—the stress of the long hours may cause resentment towards pool patrons.
- Do not look lifeguards in the eye.
- Before using diving boards, patrons must sign a release form stating that Sunny Planet is not responsible for any injuries, and that the patron promises to cut off all ties with their family.
- Please be advised: Sunny Planet Aquatic Center has a Locked-In policy, which means you cannot leave the premises until you complete our intensive water safety training program. Bunks are provided in the locker rooms until training is completed.
- No outside food or drink. Use the wall-mounted food pellet machines if hungry. These machines only accept Cleaning Tokens, which you can earn by cleaning the facilities.
- Do not drink from the water fountains. The water in these fountains contains a highly concentrated poison and will serve its purpose at a later date.
- Every hour, there is a mandatory group chant in the lobby. If this is your first visit to Sunny Planet, you are required to bring all of your possessions and add them to our “First Timers” pyre, which will be set ablaze by Pool Leader.
- Do not look Pool Leader in the eye.
- Respect the pool. Greet the pool before entering the water, and thank the pool before exiting. One hour per day should be spent bent over in supplication before the pool.
- Do not enter the pool if you have any open sores or communicable diseases. The “infected” are not welcome at Sunny Planet Aquatic Center. If you see an “infected” approach the pool, inform a lifeguard immediately and stand out of the way.
- Use waterslide with caution. You may notice that the waterslide does not appear to lead into the pool, but instead travels through the adjacent wall. Ignore this. This is an illusion due to the curves of the slide and light bouncing off the water, we promise.
- Do not knock on the windows at the bottom of the pool. Do not wave to the men in lab coats on the other side of the glass, as they are very busy.
- If you notice the water in the pool change color or turn opaque, do not panic. Do not exit the pool. Move to the center of the pool, where the men in lab coats can monitor your behavior through the windows.
- Do NOT drink the pool water. If pool water accidentally swallowed, signal to the men in lab coats and wait for assistance.
- Children under twelve must be supervised by an adult. Also, they must enroll in our special school. Transportation will be provided to our Sunny Planet farm, where the school grounds are located. Your child will be returned when he or she is of marriageable age.
- Lifeguards have full authority over pool patrons and may enforce rules not listed here, as needed. If approached by a lifeguard on the pool deck, lie down on stomach and clasp hands above head.
- If you hear talk of a resistance movement, inform a lifeguard. There is no resistance movement and there is certainly no “chosen one.” If you notice a voice coming from an air duct in the locker rooms, claiming that you are the “chosen one,” inform a lifeguard and proceed to the waterslide.
- Do not ask pool staff to open the retractable roof. The retractable roof will open in July of 2025, when the mothership is expected to land.
- Should the mothership arrive ahead of schedule, an ear-splitting alarm will sound. If you hear this alarm, exit the pool, as it will be drained and converted into a landing pad. Put on your Sunny Planet flip-flops, queue up at one of the water fountains, and await instructions from Pool Leader.
- Absolutely no band-aids in the pool. This is a shared space — be mindful.