KATE

[situationship]

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[sootprints]

... I guess so.

[ she takes off a glove and kneels down to pick up some sand and feel it slip between her fingers. ]

What else do you do on the beach?

[situationship]

Go swimming, play sports, sunbathe... [ Hmmm. Hands on hips. ] Some of it isn't as fun to do when it's at sunset, but we can try building stuff with sand.

[sootprints]

Oh, like working with clay! I make little shapes like that sometimes, to pass the time.

[situationship]

[ Points at her. ]

Exactly. What should we build?

[ He's genuinely excited. ]

[sootprints]

I usually build little sootmen...

... Is that too plain?

[situationship]

Depends on what those are, but who am I to start you?

[ He's going to go gather.... some wet sand. ]

[sootprints]

[ she kneels over the sand, scoops up a handful, and rolls it into a smooth sphere. then she sets it down, makes another sphere, and puts it on top.

it's a little snowman. but in sand. ]

They're like this...

[situationship]

[ Crouching down, he watches quietly. ]

Ooooh, like snowmen? But made of soot?

[sootprints]

[ she nods. like that! ]