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Rosen blinked at her as he turned around. "... Seriously?" he asked, not quite believing her.

"... Yeah," she said, rolling her eyes a little. Of course he'd think virtual tennis.

Rosen sighed a little, "... Alright," he consented. He didn't seem too excited but he walked back to her.

Missy seemed surprised that he hadn't argued. She didn't say anything as they made their way to the clean tennis court.

So Rosen picked up a tennis racket and it became very obvious from the start that he had no clue what he was doing.

Missy didn't seem too surprised. But it looked like she knew what she was doing. "... Just pretend you're playing virtual tennis," Missy suggested before hitting a slow ball to him.

Rosen swung. And missed the ball entirely.

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Laurel was completely ignoring Wolfe. She hadn't looked at him since he'd stepped past her and onto the boat. She was flirting up a storm, Rosen's influence still strong.

While Raven tended to attract girls, Wolfe with his pink hair only caught the attention of males. But his appearance scared away all but the bravest of heart.

Missy tried not to laugh. Then a moment later she wondered to herself why she was trying to be so nice. So she just laughed at him.

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Raven seemed to be used to attracting a number of girls. He turned them down gracefully and respectfully. And he seemed amused at the effect Wolfe created. "... You know?" he told Wolfe, leaning over to him so he could hear him more clearly through all the noise, "I'm glad you came."

Rosen frowned a little and tried to serve it back, missing it completely again.

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Wolfe tilted his head a little, "... Good," he stated.

Missy laughed again and tossed the racket a little, waiting for him to try again.

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Raven smiled before telling Wolfe, "Ask me something you want to know."

Rosen suddenly smiled slyly and threw the ball up, serving it straight towards her with ease.

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Wolfe blinked. He looked away for a moment and then looked back at him, "Where did you pick up Dan?" he asked seriously.

Missy caught the racket in time and hit the ball back with a frown and a 'really?' look at him.

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So Raven explained how he had picked up Dan. He had spent a few night's at an ex's place, in a separate room of course. He was pretty wealthy and didn't mind letting Raven stay while he waited for a pay check from a job he had done. While he was there, he had noticed Dan and learned how she had been passed from family member to family member since no one really knew what to do with her. Since she was technically old enough to be on her own, he decided to give her a chance to escape the family for awhile if she wanted to. So he offered to show her around Eden. And she accepted.

It was Rosen's turn to laugh as he hit the ball back to her.

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Wolfe listened and nodded, "So you hadn't known her for long before Eden?" he clarified.

She continued to give Rosen a sour face for awhile before focusing on the game again. Missy wasn't great, but she was good.

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Raven shook his head. "Only a week or two. But I felt like I knew her pretty well when we went to Eden."

Rosen could hold his own. Soon it was clear he was getting competitive again.

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Wolfe nodded again. "Do you think she's happy?" he inquired.

Missy didn't mind, since she was pretty competitive at this too.

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"... You know, I'm not sure," Raven replied honestly. "She's adapted really well to everything that's happened. She thoroughly enjoyed the big art studio... but I'm not sure if she's ever been truly happy. Like something is holding her back - and I don't think it has anything to do with any of us."