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Evari was...somewhere...to be honest neither Xai nor Tyyne really knew where she was, but they knew she was somewhere. She could be anywhere, but Xai knew she was still somewhere and that was all that mattered, right? But Xai had decided she wanted to finally see what an electronics store here on Gaia was like, but then Tyyne would be left home alone! ...The solution? Bring Tyyne along. And so the pair had set off to have a day for just the two of them, including lunch and maybe even a movie later. After Xai's curiosity had been appeased, anyway.

Unfortunately this wasn't exactly what Tyyne would call fun. Gadgets and computers and technology was more Xai's thing, and Tyyne would rather just go out into their own back yard and try to grow a garden. That was more Tyyne's speed. But she was a good girl and dutifully followed alongside her mother, looking around at all the things around them. Sigh. If only she could find someone else to talk to.

"Is something the matter, Tyyne?" Xai asked, sensing Tyyne's discomfort. Tyyne blinked, her ears perking up high and turning her head to look up at Xai with large doe eyes.

"Um, n-no. I'm okay." She lied. Xai seemed to buy it though...mostly.

"Well, just let me know if you need anything, Tyyne." Tyyne nodded, playing with a lock of hair and sighing as she looked around again. Come on...come on! There had to be something. Anything. Something green? And living?

At first Xai didn't answer to the question. She wasn't a baby, why would she answer? Sure, she was practically a baby on Ursontaea but...this wasn't Ursontaea. But Tyyne realized that this man was talking to her mother and so she tugged at the hem of her dress, making her blink and look down at her and then the man being pointed at by the little fawn girl. Oh...he was talking to her? Xai blinked and tilted her head. "Um..." Oh! Right! What's up wasn't literal here, he wanted to know how she was doing! "Not...much? And yourself?"

Tyyne blinked, holding onto the hem of Xai's dress and hiding the bottom half of her body behind the woman's legs. Granted that was about as effective as hiding an elephant behind a stop sign but it was the thought that counted. Wassat? What's that, right? Well...well she...she was a girl! "I-I'm...Tyyne." She was Tyyne! What more did it matter? But other than that he was...rather adorable. His little pajamas were so cute!

Goodness, this man was helpful! Hey...hey wait a second! This was the first time she got to speak to a man on this planet for more than a minute! A-and Evari wasn't around to make his adorable little boy cry! Yes! Her face lit up with joy and she shook her head, turning fully to face the man and clapping her hands together under her chin. "I'm just here to satisfy my own curiosity! I have never been to a store like this before." On Gaia, anyway! Things were so much different here than they were back on Urstontaea! "What is your errand for?" It couldn't be that he himself was merely curious as well? Hmmm...did she need help with anything? Everything here looked so strangely...primitive compared to her home! Ooh except that monitor over there! It looked like one in her parents' bedroom! Only much, much smaller. She did want to check it out...but...but she was meeting a man! She wanted to meet him! Oh, but when you were meeting someone you had to introduce yourself. Right, right. People here didn't have data rings. She held out one of her hands, the other resting behind her back and a big smile on her face. "I am Xaisholi--...Xai!" Another thing she was having a hard time with; her name was apparently a mouthful here.

"It's very nice to meet you, Vance." Tyyne said with a little smile, still hanging onto Xai's dress. She watched him interact a moment with his father and blinked. He was just...going to let him? But Vance was so little! It would take no effort to come right up, scoop him into one's arms and run! She frowned at that thought and let go of Xai, wringing her hands together awkwardly at her waist and stepping out from behind her guardian. This boy was so little, there was no way he could hurt her. Right? Ah! He was walking away! Tyyne's ears flicked as she hurriedly turned around to follow after him. She was a big girl, Xai was right there and she could call to her. She blinked, peering over Vance to look at the toys as well.

Ehhh...none of this was anything she liked. Tyyne wasn't into cars, electronic stuff, do-dads...gah! He was talking to her! Her ears flicked and she looked from the toys to the little boy again, playing with a lock of her hair and smiling shyly. "Um...well...not this stuff. I like flowers." Flowers, trees. Living things that she could grow and take care of, things that depended on her. "Do you like these things?" Oh, but maybe that was a stupid question. Why would he want to look at these things if he didn't like them?

Oh, he needed batteries? The voltage on these batteries looked just awful though! How did they power anything? Xai picked up a battery package that had been abandoned by someone else and clearly didn't belong in this aisle, scanning over the package and then looking at Donovan. "I could give you something better than these." She mused quite honestly, tapping at her lips with a thoughtful look on her face until Xai smiled at Donovan, putting the battery package back on the shelf where she found it and holding her hands behind her back. Yes, she would give him better power sources for his electronics.

"It's very nice to meet you! Would it be alright for me to accompany you, Donovan~?" She wanted to see the things he wanted to look at! Xai shook hands once and then brought her hand behind her back again, rocking from toe to heel.

Oh, Vance agreed that flowers were pretty! That was good! If only she could grow some here though. But what he said confused her, tilting her head and flicking her ears. "Why can't you touch anything?" Xai had never told her not to touch anything before. And children didn't usually get in trouble for wanting to try out a toy before it was bought! But she did agree that it was boring here. Tyyne sighed and nodded, looking around. There had to be some way to entertain themselves here.

"It is boring...um...we could play a game?" Oh, but Tyyne had never spent time with a kid to play games with without her sister around. Quinn had frightened her more than entertained her, but then everything frightened her that day. Even water! Haha, how silly. But did he know any games? She hoped he would.

"These would not power my home for ten minutes." Xai explained very seriously, catching the strange tone in Donovan's voice when he said he would like her to join him. That was strange, she'd never heard anyone speak that way before. "Oh? That sounds interesting. I do not own a truck." Or a car. The only vehicle she had was...well...her house. Hm...that'd be interesting to check out!

Tyyne blinked, staring at the mittened hands curiously. So if he touched things they'd get stuck? Oh dear! That wouldn't do! What if he wanted to eat? Did his food get stuck too? She could understand why he shouldn't touch things that weren't his though, even if they didn't stick to his hands with the mittens on it was still just a common courtesy not to touch things that weren't yours. She hummed thoughtfully at his question on permission, tugging the bottom of Xai's dress. "Momma? Can I play a game with Vance?" Xai looked down at the two and nodded, looking surprised. Evari never asked permission! This was new!

"Of course! If that's alright with Donovan?" Both Xai and Tyyne turned their gazed at the man, the only one left to give permission. Tyyne was a good girl! She'd never do something that Evari would do. Vance would be safe with her!

Xai blinked, rubbing the back of her neck a bit. "Ah...what I mean to say is...their power is too weak. I'm not sure how they can keep anything working for too long." Then again from what she'd seen technology here was so much different from Urstontaea's. Maybe this really was all these needed...peculiar! "Ha...I see." Guess that made sense, but she could still try and offer him something better so he wouldn't have to keep coming back for silly batteries!

"Oh. That sounds interesting!" Xai said very enthusiastically, smiling again and no longer feeling embarrassed. "I'd like to see that!"

Tyyne was glad the adults had each other to keep company and that they both had given their permission for her and Vance to play a game. Hm...what could they play that didn't make him touch anything or risk getting things stuck? Something they would both enjoy. "Um...hide and seek?" Oh, maybe not. He was so little she didn't want to get him or herself lost. That would be terrible! They couldn't touch the toys though, or rather Vance wouldn't, and she couldn't let him on her back it hurt too much...tag? But she'd be too fast.

This was hard!

"I can still give you something better so you will not have to come back over and over. It recharges itself with the energy from your brain waves." Xai smiled. "Though even the number of recharges is limited. But...you would only need to replace it every few decades." This didn't seem odd to Xai, considering an Ursontaean's lifespan, but she would be more than happy to give him one! Hopefully it wouldn't overload any of Donovan's systems. Eh heh. She hummed thoughtfully at the offer to show her both his truck and his garage, noting his very strange expression and tone of voice. That was odd, she was going to have to ask Switch and Luis what these strange behaviors were all about. They didn't make sense to her. "I would like to see both!"

Okay so maybe she was right. He didn't know what hide and seek was...but...it was such an easy game, it would be easy to explain! "Well, one person counts and makes sure they can't see anything...and whoever else is playing has to go hide." Tyyne explained with a smile. "And then when they finish counting they have to go look for the others." It was fun even with two people! Unless that second person was Evari, but Vance was nothing like Evari.

"Ummm...if that game is no good I can try to think of something else?"

It would probably make more sense if Donovan saw them. They weren't actually 'batteries', more...power cores. She would definitely have to bring him and Vance to her home and show him what she was talking about. Xai was still very excited as she followed Donovan around, watching him pick out different things. How could Gaians use these things? They were so inefficient! She would have to try and share some things with Donovan...oooh maybe Switch and Luis would like some things as well! "So after you have finished your errand would you like to come to my house?" So she could show him what he was missing out on!

Awww! He was so cute! Tyyne giggled, cheered by the little boy's enthusiasm to play this game. He was so much littler and nicer than Evari, she trusted their game wouldn't turn out quite the same as whenever she played it with her older sister. "Then I will count first, and you can listen and copy me." Tyyne said gently, gasping when Vance began to whimper. Oh no! Don't cry! She quickly reached down, bending her front legs a little to lower herself enough to hug the boy in a comforting manner. "I-it's okay! Counting is easy!" Just don't cry! Gah!