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Tristan was actually not too far away. He was even in the same area Ayabliss was in, though he was currently unaware of it. It was too cold to sit on the metal slide, so he'd opted for the swings. He didn't mind that he was probably the oldest kid at the park. He'd come to realize that looks didn't really mean anything; he had a brother who was certainly older than him, but looked much younger.

He pumped his legs to keep himself going. He remembered, not that long ago, desiring to make it over the bar that held the swings in place. He knew better than to try that now; that that would only lead to injury, if in fact it were possible to make it over said bar.

Poor Aya, Tristan was oblivious to his presence until he'd grabbed hold of the swing. Oh hey, it was the kid who'd bought him lunch that one time! He flashed the boy a smile. "Nah, just swinging. There's an empty swing right there, if you like." He glanced towards the swing next to him, careful not to let go of the chains. He wasn't sure why Aya had stopped him, now he'd have to start over.

"Want to see who can get the highest? I bet I can!"

"Maybe," Tristan said, grinning. "But I bet I can swing higher, because I'm lighter." He smirked, flashing the other guy a wink. "Let's race. Whoever gets the highest gets first pick when the icecream man comes!" Which would probably be in an hour or so. He hoped the van with the watermelon popsicles came. They had chocolate 'seeds' in them.

"How've you been, anyway? Made any friends since last time I saw you?"

Tristan smiled, leaning back on his swing in order to speed up again. He pulled himself back with his legs, and let go, beginning to pump. "The icecream man here is great, they have all sorts of different things. They have a pikachu shaped one with bubble gum cheeks, which is kind of weird, and they have a magikarp one! But I don't think that one comes with bubblegum. I've never had either of them. I like the watermelon one best. It looks like a slice of watermelon on a stick, and instead of seeds it has bits of chocolate in it!"

He seemed to ignore the fact that Aya hadn't answered his question about making friends, and instead reacted as if he'd been asked the same question. "I've met a few people," he said. "Some girl named Mariette, she was interesting!"

The pun flew over Tristan's head, as did a few other things. "It is!" he agreed. "It's really good, my favorite. I like the strawberry shortcake one, too. That one has cake crumbs all over it and is strawberry on the inside! It's good! It's not as good as the watermelon one, but almost."

He hesitated, and then said, "I really like spending time with you, Aya. We should go to the arcade next and play. I'm good at Pacman, do you think you could beat me?"