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Alison with lunch in hand had been in search of the perfect place to settle down. Unaware that she knew the teen struggling she watched. She wanted to approach and ask for help but that would give away that she had been watching.

She gasped as the screw popped off and landed into the grass near by. It was actually almost comical but she refrained from laughing. Well, now she felt she had no choice but to make her presence known. It was after all obvious that he needed help.

"Let me help you," Alison said as she came to kneel beside him. Having a fin made it awkward. But she did not have the proper undergarments to even consider shifting to have human legs.

She was too caught up in looking to pay attention to the fact that she knew this teen.

In shock of having her hand touched, Alison pulled her hand away. When he said her named she blinked a couple of times. This person knew her. She finally looked up at him and giggled. "Sebastian!" She leaned forward and hugged him. "It has been forever!"

She had enjoyed the party. To her she didn't ever realize it was dull. It had after all been the only party she had been to. What she did remember is that she was encouraged to be comfortable and be herself.

She quickly pulled away and looked back down at the ground. "The screw should be right around here," she mumbled. She closed her eyes and pictured what she had watched. As she did she moved her hand around in the grass.

"Here we go!" She said as she picked it up from the grass. She held out her hand and smiled. "Such tiny parts. You really should work on this on a blanket or something," she suggested. "I've got one in my bag. I was planning on eating lunch in the park. Would you like to join me?"

Alison put her hand on his, "I'm very sorry to hear about your father being sick." Even if she did not know how sick her friends father was her heart reached out to him because she knew how it was to have a family member who was sick. She had only recently dealt with her brothers sickness, his had been severe.

"Delightful," she said as she opened her bag and pulled out a blanket. "I came to the park for lunch and nothing more." She grinned. "It is sunny and warm and a perfect day for a good book. Or, now since you are here for good company." She unfolded the blanket and spread it out. After straightening her hat she sat down and pulled out lunch.

"Robots?" To her knowledge she had never seen a real one. A picture or two yes. But that was a lot different she was sure. "How tall is a robot? How much do they weigh?" She asked her questions curiously. Books could give details but sometimes it was hard to imagine things without a picture.

Alison scooted a little closer to Sebastian. She wanted to be close to him but at the same time she didn't want to be on top of him. Leaning on her hand for support. Her fin was hanging off the edge of the blanket. She watched intently as he pulled the screw out of his pocket.

There was a wonderment in her eyes as she listened to him talk about robots. "So if built it could fit in the palm of my hand." She lifted her free hand and tried to imagine it. "This all sounds really fascinating. You're smart." His smarts almost made her feel a little dumb. The things she knew did not have anything to do with robots or science. What she knew was practical stuff like how to cook and raise a family.

Alison's bubbly expression suddenly vanished at the mention of her brother and family. She looked down at her lap and sighed. It was a really hard topic to talk about. She picked at the edges of her dress as she thought of how to begin. "That fiasco a few weeks back around here took a huge toll on my family," she finally said. "More specifically my brother and my sister Alex. Auden got deathly sick with the nightmare virus. He's different now. Physically and mentally. And, Alex she volunteered to help out when going to confront Tox. She didn't get as sick but when you fight something in you changes." She used the back of her hand to wipe away the tears that were collecting.

Her face brightened a little at the mention of his dad planing a trip and being them being invited. "I would love to go." She didn't realize that she'd only mentioned herself. "We couldn't impose like that. But, thank you." Alison really wanted to go and she wanted to go by herself. Lately she was wanting to be more and more with her friends than with her family.

Alison felt flutters in her stomach when he put his hand on top of hers. Despite the undesirable feeling it also felt very comforting. It was as if nothing else mattered. It was just them. She turned her hand just so, so that her fingers could slip between his. She could feel the heat in her cheeks as she held his hand.

"Thank you." She smiled timidly as she looked into his eyes. "I'd just rather focus on the now for now. This is a very nice change." Other than her time spent with Eidel and an occasional trip or two out she spent her time with family. The last thing she wanted was to drag her family into today. Right now was perfect. She felt this fluttery feeling and while she had an idea what that feeling was she was not sure if she wanted to admit it.

"If you're sure," she grinned. She was actually very excited about going on a trip with him and his dad. "I haven't been camping before. Is sleeping outside fun?" Her eyes suddenly went large as she thought of something entirely silly. "Are we going to share a tent?" Her face was bright red and there was no hiding it. She suddenly felt very conscious of her body. "I mean, mean, if I, I had to I could. I, I would love to share a tent with you." She found herself stuttering. She didn't want to loose this opportunity to go with him. If she had to share a tent she would.

She drew in a deep breath and sighed relief when he started to talk of the rest of the trip. He was going on about a lot of things that she wanted to do but had never done. "It sounds like so much fun. I can hardly wait."

Then she heard the part of him not knowing how to swim. "Don't fret." She entirely changed. No longer embarrassed. She tapped him on the nose. "I can teach you." She flipped the end of her fin and giggled.

Alison was a mix of emotions. She was relieved and feeling silly at the fact of thinking that there would be only one tent. One means of a sleeping arrangement. She should have known better. Parents usually thought of EVERYTHING! Know she was even more excited than before.

"This Semi-Truck and Mobile Home are they robots also?" Feeling a bit unknowledgeable in this area made her blush. She had read about these types of things but never understood them. She knew know that Sebastian was the person she could inquire and learn from. "If you don't count the stove and fridge, the most advanced thing we have is a TV. It picks up one station. It is really fuzzy. Our mom would rather us not rely on such things."

She set that all aside when he went back to talking about swimming. She saw his face. His face was as red as hers. He was so cute when he expressed emotion. She wanted to reach out and touch him but hesitated. She didn't want to come off as too forward.

Her eyes went wide at the mention of the way her body moved. Her mind went immediately to an explicit manga she had picked up. The explicitness was entirely a mistake. She had just wanted something new to read that was romance. She had yet to learn how to navigate through the manga section. Not that she would admit it but once she had started she couldn't put it down.

She picked up on the awkwardness and how embarrassed he felt. "I'd like to see the way your body moves," she squeaked. She was hoping that if she said it it would ease him. She really did want to see the way he moved. Just thinking that way made her blush even more than she already was. If she kept this up she was sure that this red would become permanent.

"It sure is hot today," she fanned herself. "So hot. You know there is a pool around the corner. We could go and I could start teaching you how to swim." After she said it she realized how much worse this made the situation. When had she started to think like this. Sebastian was making her feel all sorts of emotions she was not familiar with.