"The subway is cool, too, definitely, but I bet you'll like driving really fast even more," Noah says with a certain amount of longing creeping into his voice. He was a lot like Ronan, back when he was alive, speeding and driving recklessly along all the back roads and empty streets.

When Jack leans in to whisper to him, Noah whispers back like a secret, "Not that far." Darrow isn't big enough for it to take that long to get from one place to another, but for a kid time probably feels different.

And indeed they arrive several minutes later, the children's home being close to the ocean, and the skate park being just further up the beach. Noah pays the fee and helps Jack out of the taxi.

"Ready?" he asks with a grin.