Parade had already started toward the path when she heard a voice - Eil's - agreeing to come along with her. She stopped, and waited patiently for her new companion. "How - big?" Parade tapped her cheek, thinking. "Euh... really big. Are you coming?" her tone and expression were not impatient; in fact, she smiled gently, giving Eil all the time she needed to make a decision.

Oliver glanced over his shoulder at the sound of Adrian's voice - he had been unaware that the guy had been following them, and was more than a little startled to see him there. Oliver turned his gaze forward and crossed his arms. "Whatever," he mumbled. "You'll get used to it."

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"What?" Oliver crossed his arms defensively, scowling slightly at the confession cam. "The guy snuck up on me. Not cool, man."

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He turned his attention to Vi. "Any idea where we're going?" he asked softly, flipping his hair.

Seeing the group split up even more, Autumn made the arbitrary decision to follow Ned. "Hey! Wait up!" She shouted after him, running in the direction he had disappeared. She ran at full speed until he came into view, suddenly doubled over in pain and splashing himself. "Hey -" she hardly had time to stop before smashing into him at full-speed, tumbling headfirst over him and knocking them both into the creek. "S-sorry!" she stammered, trying to stand but struggling to get a solid footing on the slippery rocks.