Stephen
Finley was *Sprinting.*

They ran down the steps, nearly falling all the way down the steps, a bittersweet excitement mixed in their mouth. Mel had been their first friend. Finn would not let her leave without a goodbye. 

"Melodie!" They shouted. They threw the doors open and sprinted towards the gate. "Mel!"
Cynthia
Mel was not in any mood for sprinting. Mel was *Tired.* It was almost 1 in the morning, she was running on zero caffeine, and she had spent the evening making damn sure she had everything packed up and was ready to go.

She groggily waved at Finley, who'd somehow managed to arrive after her even though she had to finish brushing her teeth and grab a hoodie before she could leave. "Hey Fin."
John
Ares followed behind Finley, laughing a little at them nearly falling down the steps. They had practically broken down his dorm room door in a demand to get him outside to see Mel. It had worked, and the two were *Sprinting.* 

The cold air filled his lungs as Finley swung open the doors in front of them, a sort of excitement was cracking like sparks in his chest. This was going to be fun, Ares would make sure of it. He knew Mel wouldn't want some sappy goodbye filled with tears, they were going to make the most of it. All of of them together, one last time.

Once outside, he slowed his pace. Finley ran ahead, making Ares laugh under his breath. 

"Aye Mel!" The tan boy called out once closer to the gate. The tone of his words was lighthearted and fun, but crunched like gravel from his sleepy voice.
Lawrence
Valio didn't know she could run so fast as she could then. She was existing only on unhealthy amounts of adrenaline. Every sound made by her feet only shalt spur her to go faster. She could feel everything that wasn't good. Valio tripped and fell a few times but she was still running across town like no other. It'd take her only but a moment to get to the cradle. 

She hugged June already, now it was time for Melodie to get a proper farewell from the woman as mel deserves. It'd only take but a moment.
Robin
Owen might as well have had his head half-screwed on, skipping the steps on the way down, nearly tripping over his pyjama pants and dying in the stairwell, but he made it out into the night in one piece.

He didn't hesitate when he sped over to the little cluster of friendly faces and threw his arms around the half of Mel that Valio's huge arms couldn't encompass- long, tight, bittersweet. He didn't have quite as much to say, but spared plenty of warmth to send her off with.
Cynthia
Mel smiled, waved and laughed. Having company helped take the edge off the late-night sleepiness. She wrapped an arm around Valio and another around Owen, giggling lightly. "You guys!" She exclaimed excitedly, though with a hint of surprise in her voice. "You know you didn't have to do this, right?"

Part of her felt like she didn't know these people at all, like she didn't deserve their affection. But she was good at hiding that.
John
Ares gave a warm smile to Valio, it was always nice to see her. Once Owen decided hugs were in order, the taller boy practically threw himself over Owen and rested his arm on Valio's shoulder.

"Of course we did! You think we're just gonna let ya leave?" He laughed.

It was always nice to be here, but it had been so long since all of them had been together. What life had Mel been living in their absence? Ares didn't care to think about that. 

"You can't get rid of us that easily."
Robin
"'Course we did, Mel."

Though it was evident that Owen had been awake for *Maximum* Ten minutes, the sentiment was genuine. There was no way in hell that one of the first people at the facility to ever talk to him was leaving without her ribs being properly crushed.

"Take care of June, alright? Of the both of you."
Lawrence
Valio held Melodie in a crushing hold. Valio didn't know very many things about Melodie but that dosent stop her from giving somebody she met and considered a friend a hug. 
They are distant, Valio did throw her off a roof and Melodie hit her with a hammer. But they were friends, all be it... Awkward. 

It took her a moment before she left Melodie down. And she felt a heavy presence by her side... Ares. 

"I met you. That's enough for me to miss." 

Valio stares at Melodie. 

"You and June should both have a wonderful time. Make up for time lost with not being able to meet sooner. No?"
Stephen
"We had to," Fin agreed. "You were my first friend here. It's been a hell of a year, hasn't it?" 

They would be lying if they denied the tears forming in their eyes. They wiped them away quickly, even though their voice cracked a little. 

"I'm going to miss you, Mel."
Cynthia
"I'm gonna miss you guys too. I'll visit if I can, okay?"