A frustrated sigh escaped the small brunette's lips as she sat on one of the swings in the park that was about a block or two away from her home. Despite how hot it was outside, she wore a navy blue long sleeved shirt under a short sleeved over sized t-shirt that stopped just above her knees, navy blue shorts peeking just under that, and red sneakers with pearly socks. With an opaque white hat covering up most of her highlights, and the scowl etched onto her face, most people would have though Alex was just a shy little boy playing by himself. Unfortunately for her, that was the least of her problems. Her parents just [i]had[/i] to have the idea of forcing her to 'play in the park and socialize with people her age'. [color=#69cfff][b]"...Just because I look 12 doesn't mean I have to act like it..."[/b][/color] She mumbled under her breath as she swung back and forth slightly, using her very tippy toes to achieve this. Knowing full well that she wasn't gonna walk up to some kid and ask to play with them - no, that would only make her parents happy - Alex instead watched. First she watched the kids and how they were playing around with each other so happily, despite how hot it was. Then she moved on to the people walking past the park, where some of the teens and adults gave her a sorrowful look before waving, a wave that Alex almost always returned. Alex's attention was finally brought down to her lap, which was covering by the white shirt she had on. Yellow green eyes squinted in faint annoyance as she wiped her slightly sweaty neck with her sleeve. If she was going to be forced to sit out here in the heat with nothing but this park to occupy her time, she was going to use it whether she liked it or not. Adjusting herself quickly into the swing seat, Alex began pumping her legs back and forth until her momentum was just strong enough that she moved back and forth on the swing with ease. It was refreshing having the wind blowing past her body as she cut through it. A small smile managed to force on the brunette's face as this slowly became one of the very few occurrences where Alex was happy she could enjoy doing something without receiving odd stares or anything for it. She remained swinging for quite a while until a familiar vibrating coming from her shorts pocket brought her back to reality. Letting out another frustrated sigh, seeing as everything she did that was at least remotely fun always had to be tarnished by her parents - not that she entirely minded since they got her anything she needed or wanted at the snap of her little fingers - Alex pumped her legs a bit more with the intentions of catapulting off of the swings and sticking the landing. Just as her bottom left the swing, a ring of light just big enough to envelope her whole body appeared in the air directly in front of her. With very little time to react, Alex brought her arms up to her face as she practically leaped into the unknown ring of light, the swing slowly coming to a stop in the process. [hr] [i]...Transfer successful. Bearer/Reliability: acquired. Begin transfer of remaining Bearers...[/i]