||Hello Neighbour: A Better Timeline||

||Chapter 11: Stay Out Of Trouble||

Trinity walked up to Nicky's house, looking around they had done some great work on it; Of course, fixing a house is no easy task as she could see a van for carpets and one for the doors.
She walked up and knocked, ahe was met with Nicky's mother.
"Hi uhm. . . Can Nicky come out and, hang out?"
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Luanne turned around,"Nicky, a girl is looking for you.", Nicky came out, smiled and looked at his mom,"Can I go? Best to stay out of the way while you and dad work.", Luanne sighed, he didn't get in the way of anything,"Okay dear, but be back for lunch.", so Nicky was off with Trinity down the street.

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"So, how you finding things so far? New house, new school and neighbourhood?"
Nicky nods, fiddling with his hands,"Uhm, good. . . Compared to my last place, it's been good.", Nicky still wasn't sure if he was considered their friend as it seemed like they were already one big friend group and he didn't wanna ruin anything.
"Oh!"
Trinity sighed, tapping her foot,"What?", "I forgot about batteries, Ivan wants to test something out and it slipped my mind, is it okay if we stop at my house?", Nicky nods,"I don't mind.", so they set off for Trinity's house and that wasn't too far from Nicky's, just a bit down the street so guess he was close by to her.

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Entering the kitchen, her mom was reading the paper and her dad was hanging up a white coat, at first he thought he was a scientist like his mom but looking closer at the clip on badge: He was a doctor.
"Hey, dad? I need batteries, do we have any."
He nods,"Yes, just let me get them now.", so he opened one of the bottom drawers in the kitchen and began to shift things aside.
Trinity watched as her mom put the paper down, she knew what was coming.
"What do you want with the batteries."
Nicky recognised this as Interrogation mode.
Trinity glared at her mom,"It's not for me, Ivan needs them for his toy.", her dad, hearing the slight venom in his daughter's voice looked up at his wife,"Oh, leave her be; Don't do this in front of a guest.", that's when his presences was known, he shifted uncomfortably as he stood at the edge of the entrance to the kitchen.
"This must be the new boy in your club, right?"
"Yes; Nicky Roth, he moved in a while ago and he joined out club."
Trinity's dad came over, batteries in hand,"Well, Nicky Roth; I'm Alexander and this is my wife, Charlotte: We look forward to getting to know you.", he then turned to his daughter and handed her some batteries.

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On their way out, Nicky was stopped by Trinity's mom.
"Uhm. . . Yes?"
"Do tell my daughter to stay out of trouble."
Okay; That's odd, he thought she was gonna tell him that.
"Charlotte."
Her dad came over,"Leave the boy alone, you have fun.", Nicky nods and he left the house feeling confused and awkward.
Alexander turned to his wife,"Charlotte, you really need to tone it down or cut it out, stop thinking that everything time Trinity goes it out will result in trouble.", Charlotte sat down on the sofa, Alexander sighed,"Look, I know what happened wasn't good. . . With the need to get her OCD diagnosed, but she only did it cause she was scared and worried; Remember how angry she was at us that she stopped talking to us for weeks.", she still didn't say anything, he lowered his head,"Just stop nitpicking her at anything; This will only make it worse.", Alexander went back to the kitchen to check the food.

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"Sorry about my mom"
Nicky shook his head,"It's okay.", Trinity shook her head,"No, it isn't. . .", Trinity shuffled the batteries on her palm,"I uh. . . I got into some trouble, that resulted in us moving. . . And due that, my parents and I have been on rocky terms, I haven't been able to talk to them about much; I stopped talking to them for weeks.", oh, that explained the tension she had with her mom, her dad seemed to try and get her mom off her case.
"Well. . . I think they're just worried about you, mean I dunno what happened, but."
Trinity nods,"I know they are, but. . .  Would help if she didn't think everything I did means trouble.", guess that was true.

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"Hey, brought the batteries!"
Ivan took them,"Thank you!", Ivan put them in the robot, Nicky looked at it and Ivan held it up,"I'm testing this robot, I took an old toy and just reprogrammed it and upgraded it.", Ivan put the batteries in, turning on the bot.
It came to life, Ivan put a set of 6 playing box down in front of the robot.
"Okay: There 4 Yellow, 2 Green and 3 Red; Stack them colour coded."
The robot then approached the blocks, beginning to do this.
"Woah."
"Yeah, mean it's not something big; But small steps at a time, it can hear the commands I say though it has to involve the blocks, speeding around."
Nicky sat down,"I think it's cool.", "Thanks, you into mechanics too right? Why you joined the club??", Nicky nods,"Yeah, I've helped my dad with the car a few times, some other things as well; I'd like to make stuff too.", Trinity beamed,"Then you've come to right place and club; Raven Brooks is all about making things, we should show you the science museum or the regular museum: Especially if you're a fan of ghost stories.", now, Nicky was not a fan of supernatural; He didn't like or believe in it, but he did like ghost stories and so did his mom so maybe he could retell it to her.
"Sure."
"Great! Since it's been reopened, new stuff and old stuff have been put in!"