The Park - Late Friday Afternoon.

[guardianborn]

Rose had gotten herself a cup of hot chocolate from the Perk, but she wasn't into sitting around inside. She was way too restless to stay still so she wandered around the island, staying carefully away from MCA and certain parts of the beach. There was a pink tree in the park that seemed more peaceful than the rest of the island, but she wasn't

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[weetinyreese]

Kyle hadn't checked his phone. He was passing through with a plank of wood balanced on his shoulder when he saw Rose. That warranted a change of direction. "You're here."

[guardianborn]

Rose eyed the random wood not dirty. "Nah, just a figment."

[weetinyreese]

He set the plank down and rested an arm on top of it to keep it from falling. "You're a convincing one. What are you doing here?"

[guardianborn]

"Liss told me to get out of her hair for the day," she said lightly as she jumped off the swing. "C'mere. I seriously need a hug."

[weetinyreese]

The plank was forgotten. He let it drop to the grass and obliged with open arms for a hug. "You look tired." There was a hint of 'I miss you' in his tone.

[guardianborn]

Rose nodded a little, hugging him more tightly than was really needed. "You know how it goes," she replied, the same note in her voice. "You've - damn, you've been working out?"

[weetinyreese]

"Every day," he admitted. Kyle didn't pull away. "Like you haven't." Of course she had.

[guardianborn]

"Yeah, but my shoulders haven't gotten like three inches broader," she pointed out, and there was going to need to be another moment or two of hugging here. "Can't even call you Shorty now." Not that she'd ever logically been able to before.

[weetinyreese]

"That's never stopped you before, and it's called a growth spurt. I don't know how old I am any more, but I know I was supposed to have one around now."

[guardianborn]

Rose stepped back, looking up at him. "It looks good on you. Shorty. Why are you carrying a plank of wood around?"

[weetinyreese]

"Building something in the junk yard. Marcus left, so I go there sometimes now." All the time, really.

[guardianborn]

"Want help?" she offered. It was less like 'help' and more like Rose was happy to watch and mock.

[weetinyreese]

"You haven't been invited to fifteen different parties since being back?"

[guardianborn]

"Not feeling a party," Rose said, shrugging.

[weetinyreese]

Kyle knew not to push. "I could use someone to hold the nails. You want to talk?"

[guardianborn]

"We're not talking now?" she asked teasingly. "Cause I thought my mouth was opening and words were coming out."