[b][i] – Kathy[/i][/b]

Watching the two boys kiss, Kathy had a look of sympathy on her face but was thinking once more, [i]‘Thank goodness that wasn’t me.’[/i] She snuck another glance over in Crash’s direction. [i]‘Or him.’[/i] It was a little odd to see how silent Darwin seemed after the kiss, collapsing back into his chair. She associated Darwin with rainbows, skittles, and a bounce of seemingly-unstoppable energy. Watching him in… Shock? Was quite unexpected. Though perhaps it was to be expected after such a dare. She knew she would have probably been curled up on the floor unable to move without even having actually executed the dare, let alone actually going through with it. Then hearing Crash comment on the latest dare she told him with a small laugh, “The ‘King’ did specify it. Remember? He said on the lips and for at least one minute.” She knew she wasn’t quoting word for word, but thought that would probably be enough to jog his memory if he hadn’t been distracted at the time. She breathed out another sigh of relief when Maria called an end to the game. It was good to know that there wouldn’t be any more embarrassing or awkward moments in front of a crowd anymore. 

Though Kathy hadn’t been sure how to really interact with the ‘older’ version of Alex, she gladly warmed up to him again when he became pixie-size once more. A smile appeared on her face as she felt as though the blue-haired boy might’ve forgiven her for abandoning him earlier. She still intended to do something to make up for it, however, she felt happy to know that he was really giving her the chance to do something about it. Gently leaning her cheek into his adorable hug she replied, “Let’s see…” She hadn’t really thought about where to go after the game, not having even expected to participate in one in the first place. Bringing her hand up to Alex, she gave him an affectionate brush on his cheek with her fingertips as she tried to think of some suggestions.

Before she could think of any, Crash also joined in on the conversation. “Of course you can come.” Her smile grew as she looked back at him. [i]‘And I’d never get tired of being around you.’[/i] She thought, keeping that thought to herself. What she didn’t have control over, however, was the faint blush making its way back to her cheeks. “Why don’t we go up there?” She asked, directing he question about both of the boys as she pointed up towards one of the taller areas of the island visible from the resort. It was something a bit too small to really call it a mountain, but too big to be refer to it as a simple hill. “Since we’re away from all the cities, I bet we’ll have a really great view of the stars.”

Turning to look at Carmen and Lily, she was thinking of extending the invitation to them as well when she noticed that they seemed to be occupied with their own conversation. And… [i]‘Is that Carmen?!’[/i] The gaseous bird seemed to be Carmen from the fact the ‘bird’ was standing close to where the musician had been sitting with Lily still beside her, but she had taken on a form that Kathy had never seen before. Matt was also engaging in conversation with the two girls, and she decided not to interrupt them. [i]‘I’ll ask her about that form later.’[/i] She decided, making a mental note to ask Carmen about it when she saw her again.

Getting up, she returned her attention back to Crash and Alex. “What do you both think? I don’t mind if either of you want to do something else.” She added, not quite sure how they would feel about a potential night-time hike. Alex could just stay on her shoulder but… Would Crash mind? She couldn’t be certain. Slowly getting up from her seat so as to make it easy for Alex to stay close by, she glanced between him and Crash as she waited to hear back from them.