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[darkhourdear]

Who: Phillip and OPEN
What: Phillip takes his dog for a walk! Sort of.
Where: The park
When: Sunday morning, June 23

Pharos always liked taking Gloria for walks, especially when he got to do it himself. Locke City was still a city, after all, and his parents weren't always the most comfortable letting their ten year old son wander the streets. But this time, he got the ok to take his dog to the park.

For most of the way to the park, Gloria padded alongside the boy, a leash being held but honestly it didn't really look like it was needed- and Phillip might not have been able to hold her back. But, once they get to the park, people might see that, or they might see Phillip sitting on his dog's back as she trots around.

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[darkhourdear]

"Um... I guess a month or so. Not very long." Phillip leads Gloria to a slightly less crowded area, hoping Selene will follow. "How about you?"

[fallsalot]

"A few days," Selene says quietly as she follows the boy and his dog. "It started not too long after I moved here... Is there something weird in the water here, or something like that?"

[darkhourdear]

"I don't think so... It just starting happening to people a few months ago, I think. But you should talk to people on the network, they're really nice and helpful! Well, most of them." There were a couple of people he hadn't talked to on purpose.

[fallsalot]

"You think so? Maybe I will..." Selene isn't sure about talking to strangers on the network. It's easy enough when she can see them but there's something unsettling about only seeing words. Maybe she'll stick to audio and video posts... "Is there anyone I should avoid?"

[darkhourdear]

"Um..." Phillip thought about this, frowning. "I've seen a couple of people that I just don't talk to 'cause they seem mean, but everyone I've talked to has been nice. I don't know he names of the people I don't talk to, though."

[fallsalot]

"Oh, okay..." Selene looks thoughtful for a second before she nods. "I'll keep an eye out for people who seem mean and try to avoid them too then." She looks curiously at Phillip. "Hey, do you mind if I ask how old you are? You seem really mature, so I'm guessing... maybe about fifteen or sixteen?"

She knows he's younger than her but she's just trying to make sure he doesn't think she's treating him like a kid.

[darkhourdear]

Phillip is... a little surprised she guessed that old. A few people here and there have guessed he was in middle school, but never that old. "I'm ten!" he ends up saying, smiling a little and trying not to look too pleased at how old she thought he was, "What about you?"

[fallsalot]

"Wow, ten? I never would have guessed that!" Selene says with a giggle. She looks sufficiently surprised. "I'm fourteen. Fifteen soon, but only fourteen for now."

[darkhourdear]

"Wow." That just make him even happy at how old she thought he was! "What's your name, by the way? I'm Phillip."

[fallsalot]

"Oh, right. I forgot to introduce myself, sorry. I'm Selene!" She smiles and offers him her hand. "It's nice to meet you, Phillip."

[darkhourdear]

"It's nice to meet you too, Selene!" Phillip moved Gloria's leash to his other hand before shaking Selene's. "I'm glad I know someone else who knows what's going on now..."