[centre][h1][color=007236]Rowan Moore[/color][/h1][/centre][hr]
Rowan spent a bit of time wandering, before stumbling upon an impromptu crowd. It's not as if there was any stall in the middle, so the sight piqued her curiosity. She was surprised to see it was a group of teens around her age playing some ball game. It was not one familiar to the girl but it was an interesting display. She decided to stick on the sidelines and watch for a while.

Then the ball rolled right toward her feet.

[color=0072bc]"Hey Rowan!"[/color] He noticed her among the crowds. [color=0072bc]"How are you doing? Do you want to join us?"[/color]

Oh no. Rowan was not good at being put in the spot. Finding some response needed to be quick. She didn't want to join. This was nothing against David, she enjoyed the guy's enthusiasm, but she was bad at soccer and didn't enjoy ball sports in general. Still, she couldn't just say no, could she? That would be mean, and she didn't want to be mean to David. Plus everyone around was watching, there were far more eyes on her than just David. But she couldn't embarrass herself by failing at the game in a miserable faction.

[color=007236]"..."[/color] Through the absolute turmoil caused by the simple question, Rowan just stared blankly for a moment with a discerning brow. To an outsider, the signs of this life-or-death decision would be unreadable.

As she had her eyes on David, it took her a while to notice something bump against her leg. Looking down, she noticed Stig had been offering the ball to her. But there seemed to be no sign of his mother around. With a sigh and a smile, Rowan took a knee to get as close to eye level as she could to Stig. [color=007236]"Well, thank you for picking that up for me."[/color] As she let him pass the ball to her.

Rowan was quick to toss the ball back to David. [color=007236]"Sorry David, maybe next time. I think this one is a little lost. Plus, I'm sure you have plenty of players already."[/color]

She then turned her attention back to Stig. [color=007236]"Do you want me to help you back to your mum? I heard there is a big performance happening soon and I'm sure she would want you there."[/color] Rowan tried putting on a 'talking to kids' voice. She wasn't very good at it, but there was an honest attempt made.

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