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Day 1 - Aquarium
Momo felt a rush of relief followed abruptly by a wash of pure fury. Fortunately, the darkened room was perfect from hiding her murderous expression from the general public and the small children darting around because she’d be so embarrassed if they saw her. It also provided cover from the person she was angry with, and she stalked forward intently, sure that they weren’t going to get away this time!
As her hand clamped down, her date whirled around dramatically clutching her chest and grinning with a smile that could light the sky, “Momo, there you are.”
“There you are. There you are? Mina, I have been searching frantically for over an hour. You were not answering your phone, I could not see you and I had thought something bad had happened! I even checked the lost child’s station up front and had them call you over the PA system, Mina.” She was giving tiny little shakes with the end of each sentence, completely exasperated.
“I guess I didn’t hear it; the PA doesn’t work in the jellyfish exhibit hall probably. Sorry, Momo, but you found me now.” She didn’t seem particularly contrite as she immediately went back to pressing against the round glass tank full of pink and purple glowing blobs and string. “Besides, you’re the one that wandered off, not me! I turned around and you were gone.”
“Mina…”
“Momo…” she repeated back in the same tone, hand reaching out and floundering around before grabbing on to her arm and drawing her close, “Relax. It’s fine. Chill and watch the jellies. Have you ever seen anything so cool?”
Momo instinctively looked down at the sign and started reading softly allowed.
“Not the sign!” Mina grumbled, grabbing her chin and making her look up into the tank, “The jellies! Honestly, you can read dumb facts on your phone. I love how smart you are, I do, you ’re so smart and love to read, but can’t you just look at what is in front of you for once? Please For me, Momo? Please, please, please?”
A big sigh whooshed out as she leaned against the rail, let herself peering into the tank. After a few minutes, and she wasn’t sure how many, Mina leaned against her softly, hooking their arms. A few more minutes passed then a few more. At some point she realized she wasn’t looking at the jellyfish anymore.
“Aren’t they amazing?” Mina mumbled, her head now using Momo’s arm as a pillow and her golden eyes blinking drowsily, completely content. “I could watch them all day.”
“I could watch you all day.”
“What?”
“What?”
A silly smile broke out on Mina’s face, lit by the neon colors of the exhibit, and she bounced up, the tranquility broken, “Come on, I want to show you my favorite. And my other favorite. Oh, and this other one was really neat too!”
The taller girl allowed herself to be dragged along, certain if they were connected there’d be no way to lose her again. It seemed like a better solution than the child’s leash she’d gotten a hold of and hidden in her belt after all.