Keep in mind that this site doesn't let you use the dollar sign. There's supposed to be a dollar sign before the "7.50".
"Uh oh," I said when we arrived at Rachel's restroom. "How are we going to get in?" I wondered. "You're the leader, Jake. What do we do?"
"Um, okay. You stand outside and call her, and she'll let us know if she's alone."
"Okay." I gave the snack bag to Jake as he handed me the clothes bag he had been carrying. Stepping up to the door, I called "Hey Rachel… are you okay?"
"Yeah, hurry up while no one's here," she snapped.
"Glad to hear you're doing fine," I remarked as I slid the bag across the floor to her stall. I then went back to wait with Jake, who was sitting on a bench. "She'll probably take longer than you did, Jake. You know how it is with girls and clothes." We both laughed at this.
When Rachel finally came out, I said "Gosh Rachel, why'd you have to keep Cassie waiting?" in a funny voice.
"Shut up, Marco. For your information, I had some trouble with the shirt I picked out."
"Ooh, 'some trouble'," Jake said as he nudged me.
"Quiet Jake," Rachel said. I could sense the conversation going downhill, so I quickly changed subjects.
"Come on, guys, let's start walking. Cassie's bathroom is this way," I said as I indicated northeast. "Oh – by the way, everyone owes me 7.50 for parking."
"Now's not the time, Marco. Wait 'till we get home," Jake told me.
"So Rachel," I began, "Did you have any trouble with the restroom?"
"Yes," she grumbled. "I flew in right when another woman was inside, and she ran out screaming. It was not pleasant, to say the least."
"Well, I'm glad no one took action," said Jake. "If they had thought you were an animal from The Gardens, they might have called in park staff, and you can imagine what would've happened then." Rachel and I murmured in agreement.
"I'm suddenly quite worried about Cassie, Tobias, and Ax," Rachel said. "They might be having more problems than I did. I'm running on ahead." And with that, she took off in a light jog. Jake and I looked at each other and started running after her.
When we got to Cassie's restroom, (all the way at the farthest northern end of the park,) Rachel ran inside. Jake and I waited on a bench like before. After two minutes, they still hadn't come out yet. I leaned to my right and asked Jake, "Any idea what's taking Cassie so long?"
"Well, she didn't get here as soon as Rachel and I did…" Jake must have noticed the questioning look on my face. "What, you thought we all left at the same time?"
"Yeah…" I hesitated.
"Well, you left slightly before we did. The five of us left five minutes apart. First me, then Rachel, Cassie, Tobias, and Ax. That way we'd all wait about the same amount of time in the bathroom."
"But – I heard your guys' thought-speak while I was driving! All of you!" I protested.
"Marco, don't play dumb. You know thought-speak isn't really affected by distance."
"Oh yeah, duh." I buried my forehead in my hand. Just then, Rachel and Cassie walked out of the bathroom, with Cassie holding the clothes bag.
"Rachel told me you guys might want to hear what happened to me," said Cassie. "Curious?"
"Please," Jake said as he spread his arms and shook his head. We stood up and I picked up the snack bag.
"Well," Cassie started, "When I first flew in, someone must have seen me, because I heard someone outside shout. The restroom was empty, but when I started demorphing, two people came in. As expected, it turned out to be the woman who saw me and a female staff animal handler. The staff lady said, in a Russian accent, 'You say you saw a seagull fly in here?' and the woman replied 'Yes.' 'Leave it to me,' staff-lady said. So while the guest stands off to the side, staff-lady's all, like, 'Where are you, you stooped bird?' Naturally, I was really scared by this point, but luck was with me. My two human feet – albeit bare – were on the ground, and the rest of my body followed. I took a hold of the situation and spoke up. 'I didn't see any bird fly in here,' I said."
"Hang on, Cassie, we're at Tobias's restroom," Jake interrupted.
"So they left and Rachel came." Cassie finished.
"Here, Cassie, I'll trade you bags," I said as I held out the snack bag I was carrying.
"Thanks, Marco," she said, giving me the clothes bag. Cassie and Rachel went to sit down at a bench, and Jake and I headed towards the bathroom.
Please let me know if I made any grammatical mistakes.
