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Oh...oh, right! A cell phone! Xai blinked a moment. She needed to find hers...people on this planet had such weird communication devices. "Then I'll be right back! I have one of those now~!" She chirped, hurrying out of the room and disappearing down the hall into a room. She came back out soon after, practically glowing with excitement as she flipped open a cute blue cell phone she'd bought. She finally got to use it!

...Xai bought it yesterday, really. But she'd figured out how to use it fairly quickly!

"Ummm...bo--" Xai was caught off guard by his question, blinking and staring dumbly at Donovan. She didn't want to hang out with him again? But that was just silly! They were friends, weren't they? She spent time with Luis and Switch without the children around! Why not do the same with Donovan? She smiled warmly after a moment and nodded her head vigorously, opening up her contacts book and starting a new entry. Doooonoovan...there! "Of course I am, don't be silly!" She laughed, waiting for Donovan to give her his numbers and then giving him her own. Both house and cell! This was fun! Oooh! Her phone even had an option for a picture? ...Oh...but she didn't have any pictures of Donovan on her phone. Xai hummed thoughtfully and held up the phone in camera move, tilting her head a bit. She warned him, of course, before taking the picture, and then after getting his approval for the picture she saved his numbers. There! Yaaaay!

"Perfect!" Xai chirped, very glad she'd figured it out without any issue.

Tyyne wasn't all that interested in their parents exchanging numbers, or at least the process itself because she was definitely excited to see Vance again. She released Vance from her hug to pat his head, eating another piece of fruit and looking down at his pudding cup. Wow! He really liked that pudding! "Would you like to bring some home? You and Mr. Bear can eat it together!" Tyyne didn't realize Donovan didn't want Vance ruining his appetite for dinner. Oops! As long as he and Mr. Bear were happy though! Though he looked like he could use a nice toss in the wash soon, but Evari had gotten paint on him once and you couldn't even tell he'd been washed or covered with bright green paint so he should be perfectly fine!

"I think your daddy is ready to leave soon." That made her frown a little, pouting. She didn't want Vance to leave!

Xai was more than happy to pose and smile for Donovan's picture, looking at it after it was taken and giggling. This was so exciting! She'd never given her phone number to a man before! And she'd never been given a man's number either. Well, men here. She had plenty of male Ursontaean phone numbers...they worked together! That really was all she did with them.

Tyyne was about to get up and get Vance more pudding when he suddenly started to...to cry?! No! Nonono don't cry! "Ah...y-your daddy is right!" She comforted him, hugging Vance tight and rubbing his back. "Don't cry, Vance. It's okay! We can play again! But if you don't go home with your daddy then Mr. Bear can never see his new home!" Think of Mr. Bear, Vance! Ohhh, she hated seeing Vance like this. She frowned and kissed his forehead, swaying with Vance. Xai pressed a finger to her lip and frowned, looking between the children and the man beside her.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know he'd be so sad to go." Tyyne was petting Vance's hair, her cheek pressed against the top of his head as she swayed with him. It'd be okaaaay, Vaaaance!

Tyyne didn't realize she was basically showing up Vance's own father, just wanting to comfort Vance and get him to stop crying. He was so happy and cheery and sweet! Crying didn't suit him. She pet his hair until he managed to get some words out, smiling warmly at him when he agreed to go home. She didn't want him to leave but...sigh. She gently released him a little as he seemed to be getting better, tilting her head a bit. He'd be okay? "My momma has your number and your daddy has our number! We can play again soon~!" She chirped in a continued effort to cheer him up.

Xai made a noise of understanding and smiled again, putting her phone down on the table. Well if he was going to be okay. "Then...you'll be going?" She pouted a little, sad to see her new friend go but she at least wasn't going to cry about it. Xai held her arms open toward Donovan, wanting a hug. She didn't see anything out of the ordinary with this; it was like everything else, Donovan was her friend like Luis and Switch and she hugged them! Even Tyyne and Vance were hugging!

"I promise!" She replied honestly, wiping away a few stray tears with her thumbs and petting Vance's cheek. Yes, they would definitely play again very soon! She couldn't wait to see him again! Tyyne watched him gather up Mr. Bear and got up herself to go to the kitchen, sneaking two more mixed flavor pudding cups and carrying them back to the kitchen. She'd said Vance could have them! When she returned Xai chuckled, quickly quieting to instead hug Donovan. Eeeee! Hugging a man was so different from hugging a woman!

Xai let go of Donovan and clasped her hand behind her back, rocking from heel to toe. She looked down at Tyyne who had the pudding cups, looking slightly concerned for a moment. Oh dear, Evari wasn't going to be happy...but maybe she could make a quick errand to get new ones. Replace the missing cups. That would be easy to do. Tyyne offered up the cups to Donovan, waiting for him to take them before stepping aside to let them pass her. The girls walked them to the door, Xai holding it open with a warm smile. "Have a safe trip home~! It was very nice meeting you, Donovan! I had fun today." Xai chirped.

"Bye, Vance! Bye, Mr. Donovan!" Tyyne waved to them as they walked out, a huge smile on her face much like her mother's. Once they were gone they closed the door again, continuing on to start preparations for dinner.