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"Hey It's not exactly safe being out here after dark, especially if we're going to be talking and stuff. If you want kid, you're welcome to come join us inside, we got enough room for one more." Jason said and Jess grinned at the boy, who looked like he was irritated by something. "Nick." He said and Jessica blinked. "Call me Nick. Not kid." He said and Jess frowned a little at his tone.
Okay...
"Okay Nick." Jess began. "How about get you inside, huh?" She said with a big babysitter smile as she reached around him and hovered her hand over his back, sort of leading him toward the enterance of the cave. Nick lookee uncomfortable by that gesture by sort of shrugging away from her, gathering up anything he'd dropped. Jessica frowned a little but figured, he was probably more antisocial then she was.

Jason lead them back inside, before going back to reset the barricade that Nick had skillfully removed. Jess looked at the boy. "How old are you, Nick?" She asked curisously as she went back over her inventory, checking her swords for sharpness.

"11" Nick repliled. Jessica whipped her head in his direction. Her eyes wide. "Holy shit." She gasped, Nick looked as if it was no big deal. She did the math in her head. He was 8 when this shit went down.
8.
She was still playing with barbie dolls when she was 8.

Jessica stayed quiet after that. It was the Jason returned and started to talk to Nick himself.