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Destiny's little blue eyes lit up, and she flashed a toothy grin. [B]"Hi Sascha, I'm Destiny. You have such pretty fur--can I pet you?"[b] the little girl asked genuinely. She offered one small, dainty hand. The dog almost seemed to smile back as she put her paw in the girl's hand. Destiny grinned ear to ear and pat the dog along her side and back for a moment, then embraced her in a hug for a few seconds. [B]"You're so soft, Sascha!"[/b] Dani stiffened, worried for her sister, but finally breathed when the girl let go and backed away without incident.  [B]"Thank you for letting me pet you!"[/b] 

The man then introduced himself as Ryker, again. Her mother laughed a bit drunkenly. Her faced flushed probably with both embarrassment and infatuation. [B]"Haha, that's right, you introduced yourself just a minute ago! I'm such a goldfish."[/b] Fauna brushed her blond hair and smiled. William made a face in disgust. [B]"I'm actually the mother-had kids young..."[/b] she trailed off, putting each hand on William and Destiny's shoulders, with a bittersweet smile.

Ryker offered to help out with his powers, a cooling power of some kind. Fauna raised her brow and smiled, tilting her head. The younger children made sounds in awe. Abagail shuggled[B]"Is that true? Hm, what do you think, Dani?"[/b] her mother asked. Dani smiled nervously and shook her head. [Color=khaki]"Oh, un  I'm okay, but thank you."[/color] It seemed either he didn't recognize her, or perhaps he figured she wasn't ready to reveal her secret. Dani breathed in relief. 

Suddenly a man came running by, pretty quick for a man. He quickly announced that the conference began in ten minutes. Fauna checked her watch. [B]"Oh! How time flies when you're making friends. Care to sit with us at the conference, Ryker?"[/b] Fauna asked, nudging her children along toward the conference hall. [B]"Yes, sit with us! Sit with us mister Burke!"[/b] the younger ones eagerly agreed with her, looking back and nearly jumping with excitement as they went along. Abagail absently played with her music player, and Dani gave him an approving nod and smile before following after her family.