"Yeah, that's what I was hoping for when I moved here," Lex said quietly, glancing around. She turned to see up and down the quiet road and took a long, deep breath, letting it out slowly. "The end to a fresh start," she said quietly, her face softening just a little with something like hope. Then she caught herself and shook it off. "Of course, I gotta introduce myself in the worst way possible, and I bet I'm setting up a great first impression of how I'm going to be as a neighbor." A particularly loud, quarrelsome scream emanated from one of the open windows, and she visibly fought back a grimace. "I can't promise to be a quiet neighbor, but I can tell you all the short stacks in there are not mine. They're my sister's, and she and her fancy husband are a part of that parenting idle where you never tell your kid no or curb it in any fashion whatsoever. It's working out great!"
Just then, a teen wearing a loose blue jacket came rolling down the street on a skateboard and hopped the curb. "Mom!" he called as the board rumbled closer. "Mom, this street is great!" He flipped the board up to grab it as he trotted onto the grass, his movements smooth despite his gangly appearance. "It's so smooth, and the curves are fantastic! Great visibility." He paused and looked up at Dark. "Whoa! Mister, you are tall! A custom board for you must cost a fortune! Can you even get through the tubes?"
"This would be my one and only, and, as you can see, he sees things through a different lens than me," Lex chuckled, her face softening as she pulled her taller son closer to her.