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[ circles around to face her boys when they get inside of the park, taking out her handy dandy map to look over it. doesn't take too long in deciding what to do first; hands go on her hips, giving them a look as if she's leading an army going to war, though the smile on her face adds something more pleasant onto the double-meaning. ]

So I was thinking that we should split up first and meet up for lunch later. It's pretty crowded today. Going in twos is the best option, since we don't want to lose any short people.

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[ nods in reply, taking a glance at his cellphone in passing as they walk, pleased to know that nobody is bothering him for the day. protested a lot on this trip, so he tries to privately remind himself that it happens only once a year. ]

[ keeping his pace at a reasonably relaxed pace, not too fast but not slow. seems to be back in his element despite being surrounded by Disney rides, mascots & fans, drawing eyes as he passes them by toward a ride his informant had only described as "so very cool."

makes it a point to look back every once in a while when he spots a bit of a crowd approaching them, feeling his mind to be too clear to physically attach himself to nathan. ]

[ as they slowly approach the ride nathan squints his eyes, reading the wait time with growing interest. it's not until they get right up to the end of the line that he says: ]

Holy CRAP that line is long. 90 minutes? Really?

[ doesn't look entirely pleased either, already working out a possible way to quicken the wait-time for the two of them. eyes flicker from right to left until he spots the fast pass box. watches the other people work it as he approaches so that he knows what to do by the time his turn comes around. gets two tickets, comes back to where nathan is standing & hands one of them over. ]

[ blinks down at it. slowly takes it, observing it some more. ]

Uh. What is this?

Something to help with the wait time. [ pauses, inspecting the pass. ] Or so it seems.

[ inspects it some more as well. ]

Huh. Guess we come back between these two times, then?

That would also be my guess, yes.

Okay. [ slips it into his pocket, putting both his hands into them after. ] So what do we do until then?

[ also puts his ticket away & pulls out the map again. opens it & then hands it over. ]

Anything catch your eye?

[ takes it, looking it over. frowns because he's not really sure if any of it would catch his interest... up until he notices something that makes him quickly fold the map and start in another direction, not even looking back at albert, too distracted in finding his destination. ]

[ raises an eyebrow, but smiles a little as he follows, eyes going briefly to the clock near Space Mountain as he figures out about how much free time they had until they had to return for their ride. ]

[ it's not a very long walk (jog) to their next destination, paying little attention to anything else but the very short line that nathan quickly approaches. the small area is full of mostly kids and their parents, but he doesn't take notice, quietly bouncing on his heels while waiting it out. ]

[ continues to follow into the building, interest perking at the large area laid out before them. notices the various technological gadgets & chuckles under his breath, suddenly understanding. glances to the side to spot something; passes by nathan while giving him a brief touch to the shoulder to let him know that he is still there as he walks towards it.

sits down on the piano seat, leaning back a little as he prepares himself to wait out nathan's excitement. ]

[ & he listens to the man that comes out on the mini stage to his left, peering up at him as he starts to talk of this and that, his words on the level of something even a child could understand. but he stays there, eyebrows going up every now and then, taking note of what he's seen and what he hasn't seen before; a mental checklist is slowly forming.

it passes by quickly than he would've liked, turning around to wander off as the kids around him dash off to do the same. spots albert by the piano and blinks, eyebrows furrowing in a mixture of curiosity and interest (perhaps something else as well, he's not entirely sure).

shoves his hands into his pockets, trying to not look too distracted by everything around him as he approaches the other. ]

[ raises an eyebrow when he is approached, tilting his head a little. ]

Finished?

Sort of, I guess...

[ glances about the area, unsure if he should look more or just leave. ]

[ catches the expression, makes him raise his head to take a look around as well. ]

Take your time.

[ hesitates briefly. it takes him a moment, looking as if he's about to say something, but he's off in another direction before he can give himself the chance to do so. ]

[ watches him go off, following the nathan-shaped figure in the near distance for a few more minutes with his eyes before he withdraws his attention. then decides he should make the most of the moment in an air conditioned building. patience is a virtue, but he would never be able to convince himself that he enjoyed boredom.

rises from the piano seat only to sit down properly. rests his fingers on the keys, almost like he's hesitating. presses into a note, listens to it ring. ]

[ while nathan is too busy playing some game, too entranced in the screen to pay attention to the other kids who want a go. tells them to shush until he gets bored of it, trailing off to more things.

a half an hour later he comes back to albert, very pleased on finding one or two things that catch his interest. blinks when he gets a bit closer, stopping to watch him. ]

[ has started off slowly, the music rusty on his fingers. by the time he starts to draw a small crowd, however, he seems to have regained the quality with which he had played for them years ago.

the song is soft, not too fast, something one would listen to during a lazy day at home with family and/or friends. is in one of those rare moments where he seems oblivious to his surroundings, entirely focused into himself and the melody flowing out. ]

[ doesn't walk any further than that, lingering behind the small crowd. hands slipping into his pockets as he watches with a blank expression on his face. doesn't seem irked or bothered by it, just taking in the rare form of music that seems so familiar, something that was stored away in his memory for the longest of times.

looks down at the ground as it continues, unsure if he's feeling happy or sad at the melody. something wavers inside of him, causing him to shift on the spot but he stays planted there even if he wants to walk away out of habit. ]

[ & the music continues along those lines for a few more minutes until it draws to a quiet close. silence reigns for another handful of seconds afterward as he breathes out leisurely. tilts his head afterward, looking about as surprised as the crowd seems to be at the sudden introduction of music into their midst. when he gets to his feet, he turns around to a small applause, making him blink & then incline his head a little in a makeshift bow.

that done, eyes seek out nathan, gaze first going to the furthest corners of the area before they finally narrow in him standing in the outskirts of the crowd. manages to smooth out the pleased feeling from his expression as he walks around & through the crowd toward him. ]

Is it time?

[ it's as if he's lost in a daze of some sort for a while there, snapping out of it only when albert speaks. blinks away the hazy thoughts. ]

Oh, uh. [ glances at his watch. ] Yeah, I think.