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[dancingwillows]

For an island that's supposed to be a new start, sort-of-but-not deserted and kind of a near version of utopia, there was a hell of a lot of what felt like work for Catherine in the past two months, and today, she decided to hell with it

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[mediumprodigy]

There was some days Gamelon followed Pearl instead of sticking by Bob. She certainly didn't mind it; over the last few months, she had grown as close to the dog as she had grown close to Bob, and she felt like the dog reciprocated the feeling. And while she was far past the age where she could bound around her as she walked, he still kept up with her easily, making sure to never stray too far from her side.

She'd been walking along the beach with the dog for a little while now, and she was passing by a woman she didn't know when she heard her speak. Of course, what she said didn't make sense, but since she was the only one in the area, Pearl thought she was talking to her.

"Really? Mister Nick sleeps real well in bed," she offered, assuming that was what she meant. "He sometimes slept later than even Mystic Maya and me!"

[dancingwillows]

For a moment, Catherine just had to stare and shake her head as she tried to separate the surprise guilt from the confusion on top of even more confusion before she remembered that Nick wasn't exactly a unique name.

"Uh, sorry, honey, didn't see you there," she said, to cover up her surprise as she tried to think up a cover. "Does he snore real loud? Cause then I don't think it counts."

[mediumprodigy]

"I dunno," she admitted as she stood in front of the woman. Gamelon sat herself down next to Pearl, wagging her tail slowly as she panted. "But sometimes Mystic Maya woke him up calling him to see why he wasn't in the office yet."

[dancingwillows]

Catherine couldn't help a little snort at that, and she pulled herself up into something of a sitting position, adjusting her hat as she did. "I'm Catherine."

[mediumprodigy]

She smiled shyly, linking her hands behind her back. "I'm Pearl. And this is Gamelon."

Gamelon, as if knowing she was being introduced, barked once.

"Is that a good book?"

[dancingwillows]

"It's nice to meet you both," Catherine said with a smile, and she couldn't remember if Lindsey had ever been that shy. Hell, Catherine could barely remember a time when Lindsey didn't demand all her attention when she had it.

Looking down at the book, Catherine closed it and set it face down. "Not really. It's just something I'm reading to pass the time."

[mediumprodigy]

"I have to read books because of my classes," she said, frowning in thought. "Even though I don't like it very much. I'm not very good at it."

[dancingwillows]

"Don't say that," Catherine said gently. "You just need to read more, get more practice in, and you'll get better. Nobody starts out perfect."