Prompt: Wheatley drags Chell to the playground.

Wheatley was waiting all day, banking on the promise Chell had made him that morning – they were going to go to the park.

That was one of his favorite pastimes, and was sad when the snow made it harder to get out and go on the structures at the playground. Chell made the hanging bars look so easy, but he felt like he could conquer them today.

So when she got home, the sun was still up, and Wheatley already had his coat on, ready to leave. Chell sighed, smiling at the fact he was excited, but wanting to at least rest a little bit before going out. Wheatley's shoulders sagged a little, but he patiently waited until she was ready before they headed out to the park as the sun began to set.

There were no kids when they arrived, which made Wheatley happy. He didn't mind sharing the park with the children, but they always looked to him like they were judging him constantly.

And man alive, with the way they stared, children could judge.

Chell enjoyed sitting on the swing set while Wheatley excitedly ran around on the playground, and she would watch him with a smile while he attempted the hanging bars or went down the slide and tried to climb up it again, with no success.

But this time, Wheatley walked right behind a swing set, and grinned. "I'll give you a push, sweetheart."

Chell held back the urge to run over and sit right away, instead calmly stepping over and sitting down politely, holding onto the chains without knowing just how hard Wheatley was going to push her.

And he gave her a massive push, watching as she flew forward, and came back. He knew this step; it was what she did when she first took him to the park. As she came back, he lightly pressed his hands to her back and gave her another push, with a small urge to laugh.

People always seemed to laugh when they were on the swing, or at least, had a smile. What was it about them, Chell thought, that made them want to smile? She herself was a victim of it, and as Wheatley got used to pushing her on the swing, stared to laugh, causing her to smile even more.

"Is this as high as you want to go, luv?" He stepped away as she swung back, seeing just how high she was going each time. She had never gotten this high before. Wheatley's height probably had something do to with that.

Slowing herself down, she nodded, and Wheatley excitedly dashed to the slide, determined to make it up this time.

He had fallen down twice by the time Chell stopped herself.