It was true what they said about kids growing up. Don't blink or you will miss it. Both Callahan and Lynde were growing rapidly over the next few years and becoming closer in the process. Callahan had gained a very small height advantage over Lynde though it was hardly anything to be concerned about. The two kids were nearly inseparable and each night when it was time to say goodbye until tomorrow it was almost a fight to separate them. They had finally learned that they would see each other again in the morning though occasionally some exceptions were made to allow for sleepovers on weekends or when they had done exceptionally well with some lessons. Those sleepovers had been popular with the kids even if it was a bit more work for the adults.<br/><br/>Today had been a day like any other for the two eight year olds. They had rules not to run unless they were in designated places like the playroom, but Liliana's call had made the two of them forget that rule. First thing on Lynde's mind was that it was possibly lunch time. She didn't realize it was a gift instead. At first she was a bit disappointed to enter the room and see there were no sandwiches or snacks, just some metal box. She tried her best not to hide it as she sat on the floor in front of the woman with her best friend in tow.<br/><br/>"A gift? For us?" Lynde asked curiously at first. This was no special occasion that she could think of which left the little blonde confused. That confusion was quickly lost to the excitement of the present as Liliana presented them with the two identical watches. Perhaps it was smart they were identical as it would prevent either child from arguing over who's looked better or which one they wanted. There was nothing to envy when they were both the same. One could hear the general awe of the two children as they looked over their new presents. The true use of them was far beyond their current minds, but that was for the best. It was still noninvasive and would merely monitor vital signs and their locations should they try to get into trouble, that was something all the parents agreed on, especially in the event someone uninvited got into the building.<br/><br/>With Liliana's help Lynde got her's onto her left wrist and looked down at the shiny watch, her face lighting up in amazement when it beeped. Under her instructions Lynde pressed her button which made Callahan's beep. She hadn't realized she hadn't removed her hand when she voiced her excitement. "This is so cool!" She exclaimed onto to hear her voice through his watch a second later. Her jaw nearly dropped. They could talk through these?!<br/><br/>He wouldn't have to repeat himself to get her to follow him back into the playroom, dashing behind him. Today the toys, games and other entertainment items meant nothing to either of them, not when they had these cool new watches. "I have an idea! Our parents won't let us just roam around and test them but...." She started with a mischevious smile. By now Callahan knew that there was always something interesting to come when that smile made it's appearance. Liliana would most certainly not let them out of the spacious apartment and certainly not on their own, but Lynde saw another way. She pointed toward one of the vents above a bookshelf. "Think you can boost me up?" His friend asked, ready to get into some trouble.<br/><br/>Having already figured out that most things were still out of her reach at her height Lynde had become a master of climbing on things to get what she wanted. Usually it was the cookie jar, but today her sights were set on the vent cover. Perhaps whoever was in charge of building the room was about to get into trouble because once Callahan joined her on the chair Lynde was using his shoulders to climb up on top of the bookshelf. The vent cover? It may as well have been held on with chewing gum with the ease in which she removed it. As soon as the metal was out of the way she reached down to offer a hand to her friend to help pull him up.<br/><br/>"Come on! Let's see if we can get to another floor. I heard there's a garden on the roof! We should try to go there!" She exclaimed as she led the way, crawling through the vents. They barely fit in the vents as they were now, one thing their parents would find solace in once they learned the two had managed to get in them. In the meantime reinforcements would need to be made to keep them out.<br/><br/>"How far do you think we need to go to get out of the apartment?" Lynde called back to Callahan as he crawled behind her. For two kids it would feel like they were crawling forever before she would put too much weight on a grate below her. The weak metal would hardly be able to hold up her weight, the young girl falling through with a surprised shriek. Thankfully, or perhaps embarrassingly Lynde would find herself having been caught in a plant in the hallway outside the apartment. "I think we're out!" She called up to her friend, struggling in the plant to get herself free.<br/><br/>Finally Lynde fumbled out of the plant and onto her feet on the floor. "Do you think you can get down from there?" She asked Callahan as she started to realize just how far she fell. For an adult it was still a fairly decent fall, but for a kid it was a big one. "Maybe I can catch you!" She thought, holding out her arms as if she'd be strong enough to stop the force of gravity.