Darkest Hour | Jurassic World

🦕 Risky Business 🦕

❛She's coming to inspect our progress today.❜
❛Huh, well I'm screwed. We haven't exactly gotten anywhere.❜

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As I walk into the lab, Oliver looks up from the monitor, nodding in acknowledgement of my presence before turning his attention back to the screen. Immediately, I can sense the awkwardness I created yesterday.

"I um, I'm sorry about how I acted yesterday. I shouldn't have gotten mad at you, and it wasn't fair of me to do so."

Oliver stops what he's doing and turns to look at me.

"It's okay. I know that things haven't been easy for you lately, and sometimes I think we all forget that you are still young, but you're strong and I know you'll come out on top eventually."

"Thank you Oliver, I appreciate it."

He smiles, walking towards me. "Now, I've had word from Claire that she's coming to inspect our progress today."

I sigh, laughing away the painful truth. "Huh, well I'm screwed. We haven't exactly gotten anywhere."

"Are you kidding?" Oliver asks. "Ever since you started trying to interact with the dinosaurs, and even just having your presence in the plains with them, they've eased up. There are less freak outs with gyrosphere contact and their general happiness seems to have gone up. You've achieved tons!"

I contemplate Oliver's words for a moment before smiling. "Huh...? That's-"

"-amazing! Seriously Kara, you're incredible!"

I smile before looking up to meet Oliver's eyes. "I couldn't have done it without you."

"Come here," he says, pulling me into a hug. "Your parents would be so proud of you."

A pang pulls on my heart at the mention of my parents but it's numbed out by the truth of his words. They would be proud of me. I've achieved so much, even if they never paid attention to the good I did when they were alive...at least I can hope that deep down there was a part of them that cheered me and my goals on.

"Do you want to get a drink?" I ask suddenly, pulling away.

"But Claire-"

"-but Claire what? She doesn't need us to see the improvement you said I've made, and so I'll ask again. Drink?"

"You're 16."

"And?"

"You know the legal age in Costa Rica is 18, right?"

"Does asking to go for a drink immediately mean an alcoholic one in everyone's brains? You're 19 so drink if you want, I just meant a soft drink."

"Oh...well then sure, let's get a drink."

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"Kara, come in. Kara."

I sigh, picking up the radio. Of course it was only a matter of time until Claire interrupted us. Oliver and I have been getting on really well...like, better than I thought.

"Yeah Claire I'm here. What's up?"

"I'm reviewing your work today. Did Oliver not tell you?"

"Uh yeah, no he did but-"

"Well you two need to get to the plains right now. I'm waiting."