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Kitchen

Living Room

Bedroom

Backyard

Due to his strange eating habits, he has a compost set up in his back yard. Anyone is allowed to dump their food scraps here.
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Dev walked down the path with Rex's leash in his left hand and Hannah on his right. The little dog kept looking back at him as if the make sure he was still there.

Cassie scurried beside Hannah while they walked, hurrying to keep up with the long strides. Hannah found herself looking at their surroundings with a new perspective. It was close to her cabin, which was nice, but it would still take getting used to.

'Have you not been down this way?' Dev asked her.

'I have, but I've never really paid attention,' Hannah answered. 'I've never had to.'

'It's always a good idea, especially for survival,' Dev told her. 'Knowing the area could save your life, or at least keep you from breaking your leg because you missed the ditch.'

Hannah frowned slightly, mostly because she hadn't ever thought about that. Maybe that was how she'd gotten him killed... 'I guess that's true.'

'But that's only if you expect something to happen,' he said with a shrug. 'I was just trained to notice danger before it happened.'

'I should be cautious though,' she signed. 'I'm bad at that, which might be why I get into so much trouble.'

'You get into trouble?' he signed, smirking slightly.

She winced. 'Not that kind of trouble. The bad kind.'

'You're the one who made it bad. I was laughing because you are the most innocent creature I know,' he told her.

She blushed a little, embarrassed. Sure she was innocent, but she wasn't sure if he thought it was a good thing or not.

'Unless you've had boy trouble?' he asked, raising his eyebrows.

She shook her head. 'None at all, that you weren't there for at least.'

'Just the guy from the other day then,' he confirmed. 'Are you doing okay?'

'I am,' she answered, nodding. 'I'm much better, thank you. I wouldn't have been as good without you.'

'Was it just good timing or did my arrival have something to do with it?' he asked her.

'Well both,' she admitted. 'I didn't want to be with him, but I finally had the courage to actually break it off.'

Dev nodded and stopped walking. 'What are you going to do now?'

'With what?' Hannah asked, not sure if they were still on the topic of relationship issues, or if he had jumped topics without her.

'Ehat do you plan on doing now that that trouble is gone?' he asked.

She shrugged. 'I honestly haven't thought about it.'

'You're free to do whatever you want. kind of like a second chance,' he said.

She looked at him, a little confused. Maybe he hadn't understood what she had been referring to in the beginning, or maybe she'd just gotten lost somewhere along the way. But either way, she was fairly sure this was more than just a second chance.

He was talking more about himself, being given a second chance at life but he felt like he was being to confusing.

Deciding to change the subject, Hannah took a deep breath before signing. 'Have you decorated the inside at all?'

"I left it all the way it was. I'm sure I could add something here or there. This is it," he said gesturing to the house up the small hill.

A thought occurred to her, somehow spontaneously, making a small smile appear on her face but she wasn't going to tell him what it was. 'You should decorate just a little bit, personalize it.'

"Come inside," he waved to her. "Then you can help me out."

She gave him a smile and nodded. Sure she would like to help, even if she wasn't so good at the whole self expression thing herself in terms of decorating.

The door was unlocked and everything inside was fairly simple and rustic. Rex sniffed around curiously, throwing caution to the wind.

Hannah sniffed around as well, figuratively. This place...as much as she hated to say it...really suited him. And it gave her a good formulation for her idea.

He watched her, wondering what she was thinking.

'I like it,' she finally told him, offering a smile.

'Good. White said that it was for one person but it almost feels too big,' he laughed. 'You could stay with me if you want. Whenever you walk the dogs.'

'That sounds nice,' she signed, smiling a bit more. It felt good to know he wanted her around.

He was feeling more like himself now that he was with her and his confusing dialogue and thoughts seemed to be righting themselves.
'Did everything go alright with your brother?'

'Sort of,' she answered. 'We're alright I guess. But I feel like we just talked about this.'

'Right, sorry,' he told her. 'Things get mixed up in my mind a lot when you're not around.'

'Why is that?' she asked, wondering if he knew.

'Maybe because I was out of my body for so long. It's hard to put things where they go. It's why I'm.... different,' Dev told her.

Hannah took a few seconds to process that, and kept her eyes on the two dogs the whole time. 'I don't think you're that much different.'

'You don't?' he asked her, a bit surprised.

'Well, you're a little different, but it's not enough for me to say you've changed or anything,' she replied.

'What do you notice?' he asked her.

Dev sat down on his couch and motioned for her to join him.

'Well, you're a lot bolder than you used to be, I think. Not a bad thing though,' Hannah signed and moved over to sit with him.

He tilted his head. "I guess that comes with watching everything for so long. I'm not as stiff when it comes to the rules."

"I suppose. That makes sense,' she signed.