skipping rocks by the river by the railroad tracks

[Artemis Marino]

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Is the 18th okay with you? c:

Lost in thought as she always seemed to be nowadays, Artemis did not notice the puppies in the area until the boy spoke to her. The silver-painted girl turned, expression one of confusion, eyes settling on the puppy and then the woman and the second puppy. They were not members of Crimson Dreams, but the tribal wolves on the run. Artemis did not know them personally, and she had not even been involved in the raid, but she knew of them, certainly. All the Dreamers did, especially the Consul's children.

"He's fine," she said to the mother, an amused smile crossing her features. The boy reminded her of herself, though perhaps a bit more polite. There was no way the young Marino could possibly be annoyed by the small puppy, especially after realizing how similar he was to herself. Crouching down, she searched the ground for another stone. "You have to find a good, flat, round stone, like this one," she said, holding up the one she had found for the boy and girl to see. Artemis remained crouched on the ground, demonstrating from the height of the puppies. "Then you skip it, with a flick of the wrist, just... like... this!" she said, tossing the stone and watching it skim the water twice before sinking.