The Park, Monday Evening

[lockestheway]

Portals elsewhere might break, send you to the wrong planet, or leave you hanging; this one was forever faithful to its own schedule.

Sadly, for those denizens of the island who might have grown attached to their children, that meant it was time to say goodbye. The portal popped up blazing purple in the center of the park, calling to those it had taken here just a few days ago.

Time to go, time to go home, children.

[[ for your AU kidlet goodbyes! Sniff. ]]

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[furnaceface]

One would have had to be watching him pretty closely to see the way his jaw tensed, just the slightest bit.

"Is that so?"

He suspected she wasn't talking about Elle, any more.

He wasn't entirely certain that she understood yet just what he had been so upset about, before.

[onlysmokesnics.livejournal.com]

She didn't understand, not entirely, but she had at least somewhat of a better idea.

"I've done a lot of bad things. Sometimes it seems like it's the only way, you know. It's way harder to do things right," she said. "And I didn't... I wish I hadn't done what I did."

[furnaceface]

Way harder to do things right.

Didn't Jonothon know that one.

He sighed, lifting his chin, turning his attention up toward the sky.

"I wish you hadn't, either," he replied, quietly. "You know I can't just... just forget it happened and say everything's fine. It's not that simple."

[onlysmokesnics.livejournal.com]

Hayley nodded. "Just apologizin' doesn't make it any less awful," she said. "I wouldn't trust me either, it's not like I can blame you."

She didn't trust herself at the best of times.

[furnaceface]

Jono was silent for another moment, before finally actually looking her way.

"But... you... understand, now? Better, at least?"

What had upset him. He needed to know that she realised it was more than just being upset about some ruined clothing and greasepaint.