Red Meadow.

[johalt]

John listened intently to the whole thing. Most of it makes sense; living outside of human contact would teach her independence, or at the very least dependence on something real, and not the foppery of people like me. This time he didnt push away the thought; this time he let it sink in, trying to follow it to it's source, let it lead him to what made those thought, and hopefully contained what he was missing. He almost had it, then something made him slip, a noise; someone's approaching from the left side.

Quickly he turned around. A few tables away, coming towards theirs, was Rose, both cheese pizzas in hand. He sighed with relief. As Rose came towards the table he said, "Ah, thank you," and helped her place the pizzas infront of him and Jewl.

"No problem honey," she replied, then, giving a passing glance to Jewl again, she walked away from them again.

"That actually sounds like an excellent idea; besides, a nature walk after lunch would be excellent exercise." he joked. "But right now, food is priority number one. Dig in." He grabbed a piece himself and took a bit. "mmmnm!" He said. "Careful; it's hot."