Take a stroll along the scenic park. Grass, trees, walkways, slight hills, and black squirrels. What more could you want?

::Andrea walks in withb Azura, Lily, Petunius and Lirie. She smiles at all of them.::

[There's the sound of an explosion coming from where you lot just left.]

:: Azura jumps in the air, getting quite a fright. She then stares at Andrea. Really stares. The girl just caused a car to explode!::

::Andrea gives her best smile.::

"Heh..."

(I knew it was a bad idea for her to drive.)

:: Azura glances at Petunius.::

"I hope that car was not too expensive."

::Andrea looks completely embarrassed, and lets her eyes wander.::

(!!)

"Um... be right back..."

::She runs off really quickly to the playground.::

:: Azura spins around to find where Andrea has run off too. How she sighs when she realises.::

"I will go and fetch her. We will meet you at the lake, that is where we are headed."

:: She walks off in the direction of the playground.::

::Andrea and Azura return and walks over to Petunius, Lily and Lirie.::

"Um... I'm really sorry about your car."

(Please please have insurance.)

"And my horrendous driving. And the whole wrong-side-of-the-road thing. And the knocking things down. And the nearly-running-people-over thing. And, um, the... screaming."

:: Azura stands quietly behind Andrea as the girl apologises. She glances around the park, thinking that it would be a nice place to go for a walk in and such.::

:: Lirie stares, then glances at Petunius, and bites her lip. ::

"Well, I know what do buy you for Christmas..."

(Run, Andrea. RUN!!!)

::Josie smokes in next to Andrea.::

"HEY!"

::She grins wide looking around.::

::Andrea screams and jumps into Azura, clutching at her chest.::

::Josie giggles.::

"I heard something on tv about findings at the park? Any idea what it is?"

::She tries to look deeper into the park.::

::Breathing hard, Andrea closes her eyes.::

"What? On television?"

::This only confuses her.::

"Josie there's... nothing here..."

(We need to get on.)

(Television? Crap!)

"Did they say where in the park?"

"Are you sure? It said everyone should come. Everyone!"

::Josie yawns shaking her head at Lirie.::

"Where are you lot going anyways?"

::She looks at all of Andrea's friends spotting Lily.::

"Oh Lily! It's so nice to see you again!"

::Andrea closes her eyes.::

"The lake. We need to go to the lake."

"Can I come? I love water!"

::^_^.::

(We go to the lake. You get rid of the bag of sunshine...)

"Lake it is!"

:: Lirie grin once again, grabbing Petunius' jacket and dragging him off to the lake ::

:: Azura wonders why she is left with the bag of sunshin, who she is already finding irritating. Oh Az. She also doesn't like the idea of getting into a boat with Josie or Andrea.::

::Andrea looks uneasily at Azura.::

"Um..."

(Will she be useful? Or get in the way?)

"What do I need your permission for?"

::Josie rolls her eyes feeling silly and smokes to the lake.::

::Andrea stares at where Josie stood with an open mouth.::

"..."

::She turns around and looks at Azura.::

"I guess she'll be coming along whether we like it or not, then."

:: Azura sighs.::

"It would appear so."

:: She takes hold of Andrea's arm and leads her and Lily to the lake.::

::Paige walks along one of the paths with Carys, enjoying the warm day.::

(Do it. Do it now before you get distracted in how great she is.)

"So uh... did you get things sorted out with Andrea?"

::Anything resembling a smile disappears from Carys' face, and she looks quite upset.::

"She said she doesn't want to, um, talk to me any more."

"Oh..."

::Paige stops. The news has actually shocked her a little.::

"I thought she put all of that behind her, though. She seemed okay all the times I've spoken to her, you know?"

::Carys swallows.::

"Yeah. She um, she said some stuff that kinda upset me. She just doesn't want to see me any more."

::Carys runs a hand through her hair.::

"I don't really want to talk about it."

"Oh."

::Paige repeats, with a small sigh. She chews on the inside of her cheek again.::

(I can't... do this now, can I? She's already upset as it is...)

"Well um... you know, I bet you'll work things out."

(...)

::Carys shakes her head.::

"I really think she meant. It just... it sucks, okay."

::Carys scrunches her eyes together briefly, and then lets out a breath.::

"Not like I don't deserve it, though."

"Well..."

(Paige.)

"Um... Carys..."

::Carys looks at Paige, her eyes reddenned.::

"What, Paige?"

::Paige cringes and looks around to make sure they're alone.::

"I don't want to... make things worse... but, the longer I wait before saying this, the... I, I feel like I'm stringing you along..."

::Carys looks at Paige for a second, and then down at the ground, slightly disbelieving. Her hand rests on top of her head.::

"..."

"I know you think it's ridiculous of me, but... I just... I don't think I can trust you, Carys. And I'm sorry, but, but it just feels like it's been one thing after another, and even if it's all amounted to nothing in the end, it's still me who thinks the worst each time. And you said yourself that you can't have a relationship based on that. So... I think maybe I... we can't do this anymore."

::Carys looks back up at Paige.::

"I like you so much."

::Paige closes her eyes and then looks away.::

"Yeah I... I like you too. I just..."

::She tails off, not sure what to add.::

::Carys takes a long breath and screws up her face again.::

"I wonder if I'm gonna keep getting hurt because of what I did. I mean, maybe it's karma."

::She looks at an ice cream van, seemingly lost in thought.::