Outdoor Adventure Time!, part 2, Tuesday, period 1

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Class today met at the docks this week, with the usual heads up to wear bathing suits and bring sunscreen. There was a large number of brightly colored personal watercrafts just off the end of the dock.

"For our last class of the summer, Parker and I wanted to do something special," Eliot said. "You guys have been enthusiastic and willing to try just about anything. We couldn't have asked for a better group."

“You really have.” Parker was so glad nobody was graduating and leaving or anything. “So you get to zoom around on the water! With motorized skis!” She beamed at them. “And then barbecue!... Try not to run over each other, okay?”

"We'd prefer not to end the summer with injuries. Which is why you're all gonna be wearing life jackets, too." Eliot would accept no negotiations on that. "You can double up or go it alone, but not more than two people per jet ski. And no going out so far you can't still see the docks. We've got some buoys set up out there if you want to try maneuvers. Otherwise, just have fun, yeah?"

“And remember to sign up for our next class!” … whatever that was going to be.

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Oh no. Kathy firmly believed in the power of snacks. They were what kept her going between meals!

"Oh my gosh," Kathy said, jaw dropping. "Parker, these are gorgeous! They almost look real!"

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"Of course they do, silly." Parker snickered, then reconsidered. "I mean, they do, don't they? I had to find you nice ones! And I figured any other kind of jewelry might hit you in the face. Well, maybe not a bracelet...."

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Oooh, sneaky! Sophie would be so proud!

"Oh my gosh, Parker, I can't even thank you enough," Kathy said, holding them up and watching them catch the light and sparkle. "You know I never expected anything at all, I mean, I wouldn't, I'm just happy that you trust me to stand in for you..."

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"You haven't let us down yet, at all. Why wouldn't we?"

Kathy, Parker is just going to keep saying Nice Things until they sink in. Because you deserve Nice Things. Like those anklets.

"And we know you didn't, but especially with you covering for us last week..." Ahem.

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Kathy shot her a big smile about that. Yeah, she shipped them and she didn't care who knew. "No problem," she said. "I didn't mind stepping up to take care of class. I just hope you guys didn't mind it was in the Danger Shop? But I didn't want to bring people to parkour in real life."

Plus, you probably needed, like, permits or something for that and Kathy'd had maybe an hour to get class ready.

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"Naaah. Better the Danger Shop, with safeties, than someone getting hurt when they do something stupid." Parker grinned. "Although, I am sad you did parkour without Parker. That's just wrong."

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"I guess that means we'll have to do parkour ourselves sometime," Kathy said, lighting up even more at the prospect of hanging out with Parker than she had about the beautiful, beautiful jewelry. "I mean, then we wouldn't have to hold back or anything!"

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"We could do that!" Could students be friends? Hmm. Something to ask Hardison. Maybe they could, when they weren't being students. "And I'd like to see you bounce off a roof."

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Well, Hardison was having one of his students look like Eliot in a kilt while he took pictures--there was a story there, promise--so it was possible her source would be biased.

Of course, that might be for the best anyway, as Eliot had already practically adopted her. And Kathy definitely wanted to be friends with Parker, too. Did she have any idea how cool she was?

"Oh, that would be awesome!" Kathy agreed, clapping her hands excitedly before remembering she was on a jet ski and grabbing the handle bars again. "You should see me when I really get going. Sometimes everything just kind of blurs."