The Park [Sunday, Afternoon]

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That kid halfway up a tree with a brightly coloured camera hanging from her neck? That would be Aiden.

She's taken on her role of a private-eye with gusto, and is happily snapping pictures of anything that moves... and several things that don't.

As a side project, she's also looking for giant bugs to put in stupid Jarod's bed.


[ooc: So open! As she's all weetiny, chances are the photos either won't come out, or she'll lose the camera before the end of the day... It always said Sunday... shh! ]

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Jake was headed to the Perk, and decided to take the way through the park.

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Aiden's eyes lit up at the sight of someone out there to spy on. She wriggled along the branch, making the bare branches that offered no cover whatsoever jiggle a little.

She giggled, reaching for her camera, and started clicking away as best she could.

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Jake paused at the noise and looked around suspiciously. He wasn't looking upwards though. Not yet. "Anybody there?"

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Smothering her giggles, Aiden tried to keep very still. Wouldn't do if she got caught. She's supposed to be all stealthy, after all.

She's not very good at keeping still, though, and the branches around her rustled again.

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And this time Jake did look up at the rustling. He blinked. "...Hi?"

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Aiden put a finger to her lips. Bad enough he'd seen her, he better not draw any more attention.

"Hi," she whispered. "Are you doin' anything naughty?"

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

Jake lowered his voice as well. "Um, no? Sorry? I'm just going for a coffee. What are you doing up there?"

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She might have looked a bit sad that he wasn't doing anything he shouldn't be. "I'm detectin'" Aiden said quietly. "'Cause I'm a detective."

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"That's why you have the camera?" Jake asked. He tilted his head. "You're kind of little for a detective."

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"Nuh-uh." Aiden shook her head emphatically. In her eyes, she's perfectly big enough to be solving mysteries. "I got my own agency," she said proudly.

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"Really?" Jake said doubtingly. The kid didn't look old enough to have a job. ...And now he was wondering who the kid was. "What's it called?"

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"A. B. I. S." she said slowly. "After me," she said. "'M Aiden."

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"Oh! That's the agency in town, isn't it?" Jake recognized the name even if he'd never been by. "I'm Jake," he added. "It's nice to meet you, Aiden."

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Aiden waved enthusiastically from her branch, making her look a tad unstable. "Hi Jake," she whispered, grinning at him.

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"You're not gonna fall down, are you?" Jake asked, suddenly alarmed at the wobbling. He wouldn't know what to do with a hurt child. She might cry.

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"Nuh-uh." Aiden shook her head, like she would fall, that was what little kids did. "I'ma good climber," she told him.

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"Good." Jake relaxed. "I'm going to go get my coffee now. Do you want to come with me or stay and be a detective?"

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Aiden thought about that for a moment. "Detectives should drink coffee," she decided. She'd seen it in a movie before. It must be the done thing.

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Jake nodded. He'd seen that in movies as well. "Okay, you gotta come down then." He stepped away from the tree, watching her carefully. Jake's only experience with kids came from when he was one. This one didn't seem too bad though.

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"Okay," she said and stared to edge her way backwards along the branch.

When she got to the trunk, she worked out that getting down, might not be quite as easy as getting up. Aiden frowned as she tried to swing both her legs over the same side of the branch.

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"Do you need help?" Jake asked, after watching her for a moment. "You could jump down, if you want?"

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"Nuh-uh." Aiden shook her head. She's stubborn like that.

Eventually she managed to slither down the trunk, and ended up sat on the floor at the foot. "Ow," she said, pitifully, and pouted.

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That didn't sound good. Jake knelt down beside her. "Are you okay? Will coffee make it better?" Jake staunchly believed that coffee cured everything.

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Aiden stood, brushing herself off, and nodded. Food and drink of any variety fixed all manner of things.