He hadn't been on a swingset in years; not since his sister had been young enough to drag him off to the playground and make him push her. His sister wasn't there and he was far too old to ask anyone to push him, so he was just idly pumping his legs
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And now the island had changed, again. Alice had taken to wandering, hunting tigers and elephants and whatever else the island's whim chose to throw at her. She was on her way out for one of these trips, kukris shoved into the back of her belt, crossbow slung over her shoulder, when she spotted Tim.
She slowed, involuntarily, as she approached the swingset. She didn't really want to talk, but she thought Tim was harmless enough.
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"Alice. Her to join me?"
He might have flushed, but just barely.
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"Actually, I was just about to go hunting." She tapped the crossbow. "You can join me, if you want."
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Not that he'd actually used anything like what she had if she offered.
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