Re: Teddy and Tommy (and NPC Lian)
Tommy stared in disbelief. Shown up by a toddler. Whoda thunk? Over the girl's head, he caught Teddy's eye and gave a wink. "Ten bucks says that's her secret super power or something."
When Lian looked at up him puzzled (because kids always know when they're being talked about), Tommy backpedaled quickly. "I'm just saying you're a pretty awesome kid." The answer seemed to appease her (even if it left her superhero question unanswered) and she went back to concentrating on her bowl of chili apparently content to eat it where she standing, right in the flow of traffic.
That was a good way to get run over. Or yelled at.
"How 'bout we get you a drink and find you a place to sit?" he asked, pointing to at an assortment of picnic tables and lawn chairs.