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Honestly, when the whole idea of heading out to see the dinosaurs came up, it was kind of a relief. I know cliché says autumn is a time of change, but this feels like more of it than I was expecting. Heading out with Wichita to explore the other side of the island is a welcome departure from the rest, neither boring nor too different from the known

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"I think he'd be a little more worried if it was anyone else but you," Wichita declares, as she makes her way out through the door after saying her goodbyes to Columbus behind it. It's not that she's overtly trying to hide their PDA from Olive, but the fact that she happens to share her face and is dating a guy who shares another guy's face - it's confusing enough to anyone who doesn't know them all well, and in the middle of it - well, she's anticipating less awkwardness if Olive doesn't have to see them kiss before she leaves.

"I don't know, though. Maybe he should be worried," she teases, waggling her eyebrows and breaking into a faint smile as she hitches up the bag she's packed over one shoulder. "Shall we?"

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"I think I worry most people," Olive deadpans, then nods toward the path. "We shall. This is going to be great, seriously. I mean, if there's one thing everyone should do while they're here, it's see the dinosaurs. When else are you gonna get a chance like this, you know?"

And okay, she complained about it her first night here, but that's only because she was scared of being here to begin with and it all sounded way too Jurassic Park for her tastes. It didn't take long at all for her to get on board with the idea, although she's still dancing around the issue of how close she's allowed to get. When Brooke was still here, she got close enough to touch, Olive knows, but she doesn't want to risk getting hurt when she's sworn to be careful. On the other hand, this is a serious scientific opportunity.

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"What? Please, there are things much more worry-causing than you," Wichita promises, patting her shoulder briefly in a reassuring gesture. "Someone told me there was a way to see them from a safe distance, and I figured why not? At first I wasn't all that sure I wanted to bring it up with Columbus though, just on the off-chance he'd outrule it as a not-good idea."

She shrugs, a few pieces of hair shifting over her eyes as she tilts her head. "Although he did make me promise that I wouldn't actually get up close and touch any of them. I think he wants his girlfriend to still have both of her hands when she gets back," she adds, smirking slowly.

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"I... promised to be careful," Olive says slowly. "I didn't specify how careful this time. Last time Eduardo caught me heading out there, he came along just to, you know, see for himself we were safe." It's kind of hard to repeat that performance when he has a broken leg, though. Besides, she's pretty invested in keeping both of her own hands. "And seriously, it is pretty safe, they can't cross the electric fence. As long as we stay aware of where that is, we're fine."