Lin's typical full-bodied laugh had more echo to it than usual.  Frowning, she made sure Ivy was still about ten meters away before turning around casually.  Her entire body froze as her eyes met those of a girl with green spiky hair standing on the path behind her.  Whirling around to present a full front to the newcomer, she    caught the other's voice. "...could I trouble you with a few questions?"  

It was rather weird that they had been found this far from camp.  Perhaps this person was a camper sent by the counselor twins?  Whatever the case, Lin shrugged, glancing over her shoulder toward Ivy who was currently distracted by yet another caterpillar, this one inching its way slowly along a tree branch. "Just one moment!" Lin told the other girl apologetically, a slight half-smile on her face. She turned on her heel and jogged over to Ivy, pointing out the girl behind them and asked Ivy "This a friend of yours?"  

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All Lin got as a reply from Ivy was a shake of her head.  The oldest girl's blonde mane of hair blew back as Ivy rushed over to the other girl for an apparently famous Ivy greeting.  It was weird watching this process not happen to her.  Lin felt a fleeting pang of jealousy.  [i]It's not like you're special, Lin. Everyone else probably thinks your power is lame,[/i] she chided herself mentally while following Ivy back to the other girl at a more sedate pace.  

Lin raised a hand and greeted the third girl with a proper full-blown smile and a wave.  "Hey! My name's Lin!  You'll have to excuse my new friend's enthusiasm.  She's REALLY a people person!  Isn't that right, Ivy?"  She tried patting the fire girl on the back, in the process attempting to extinguish a few embers that had sprung up in the center of Ivy's shirt. This was certainly not an easy feat considering Ivy's bouncing. 

"Anyway," she looked back to the other girl.  "You can ask your questions, but I literally just got here about forty-five minutes ago so I don't know how much help I'll be! Ivy and I were SUPPOSED to meet the rest of the campers down at the fire pit, but SOMEONE has been leading me on a merry nature walk for fifteen minutes!"  Lin laughed, keeping her tone as jovial as possible.