Pinelake Park

"I'm not there yet!"
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## Media Information

### Appears

*The Adventures of Evie and Mya*

**Pinelake Park** is a location within Pineshadow. It a popular hangout for those of all ages.

## Description

Pinelake Park is a small park with a two-space parking lot. It contains hideouts and a small, colorful castle for young kids to play in. A nearby tree acts as a small gathering spot. The park grounds are made of woodchips, and it is bordered by a black step. A mailbox/grill hybrid object sits near the entrance to the Piney Woods.

## History

### Season 1

#### *Prologue*

Evie is reading her copy of *Aether and the Darkness Falls* at Pinelake Park when she hears a strange girl getting bullied by a trio of bullies. She intervenes, saving her and returning her ball to her. Evie then returns to the tree she is sitting by, only to be interrupted by the girl accidentally hitting her on the head with the ball. They soon get on common ground, and the girl introduces herself as Mya. Three years later, the two head to Pinelake Park and get cozy under their tree, now best friends. After Evie's father texts her about dinner, the two rush in the direction of home.

#### *Meeting Winter*

Evie and Mya, on a suggestion from Mya's mother, head to Pinelake Park and sit under their favorite tree. They are soon distracted by a strange girl and try to talk to her, only to get bitterly rejected. However, upon finding a photo of hers, both follow her into the Piney Woods. When Evie grows doubtful that they'll find the girl, she suggests they return to the park, but Mya presses on. Later, as she tells her story, the girl - named Winter - reveals that she met her now ex-girlfriend at Pinelake Park.

#### *Ex-Girlfriend*

Winter, Evie, and Mya walk in the direction of Pinelake Park, which soon becomes a chase when Winter flees her best friends out of fear over her secret spilling to them. She passes the park and enters the Piney Woods.

#### *There's Something About Mya*

Evie asks Mya if she wants to go to the park tomorrow, which she agrees to reluctantly. The next day, they walk along the familiar path to Pinelake Park, but due to Mya's personal troubles, the two spend some time apart. Eventually, Mya is caught up in her admiration of Evie and chooses to sit next to her on the playground step. Later, using her "issue" from the day at the park, Mya scores herself more time away from Evie.

#### *She's Plotting Something*

Winter remembers the day where she called Daniela beautiful at Pinelake Park.

#### *Winter Storm Arising*

Evie, Mya, and Winter stargaze at Pinelake Park. When Winter leaves to get some sleep, Evie and Mya climb up their favorite tree, eventually professing their love of each other and sharing their first kiss.

### Season 2

#### *The New Principal*

Evie and Mya sit in their favorite tree near Pinelake Park, enjoying the spring day and talking about their new princpal. Later, they meet at Pinelake Park with Winter to discuss Shetani banning LGBTQ+ relationships, and Amira soon joins them.

#### *Shocking Secret*

Winter meets with Amira at Pinelake Park, and they stay together for a long time. The next day, Evie, Mya, and Winter hang out at the park, with Evie taking notes on what Shetani has banned so far. Amira joins them, but is unusually quiet and secretive, making Winter suspicious. Later, Mya and Winter planespot across the street from Pinelake Park until Amira runs into them, crying. They then decide to follow her.

#### *Unbroken Love*

After Amira sneaks out of her house, she walks to Pinelake Park, soon encountering the sign and the playground equipment hidden by dense fog. Winter unexpectedly joins her, and the two fall in love, dancing around the park while sharing many passionate moments together, before falling asleep in the Piney Woods. The next morning, Evie and Mya figure Winter must be at Pinelake Park if she's missing. They search all around there, unable to find her until Mya sees her with Amira in the Piney Woods. When she wakes up, Winter explains that they met at the park, and their romance bloomed from there. The next day, Winter promises Amira that she'll cut her collar off at the park, saying that she knows where to find her. That night, after the collar is slashed in two, Winter and Amira chase each other through fireflies at Pinelake Park before falling asleep by the tree they commonly meet by. They are unaware that Shetani has just talked to her acquaintance, Skelly, now ordered to do something there at midnight.

#### *Rushing Roulette*

Winter explains that after she returned home from Pinelake Park, she found that Mya was missing. She and Evie look around there for Winter, but don't get a response from or see her. They sit by the playground step, discussing possible suspects, and Cassandra joins them. They then head into the Piney Woods to continue searching for Mya, along with finding Cassandra's bracelet.

#### *The Attack*

Shetani reminds Skelly that he has a task to do at Pinelake Park tonight. Later, Amira meets up with Winter at the park for another midnight meeting, and while things go smoothly at first, they are then attacked by a stranger. They eventually pass out, the space around them being covered in glass shards and blood. The next morning, they wake up and realize a disturbing truth, then rush off to talk to a person who can help Amira.

#### *Your Pain is My Pleasure: Part 1*

An entire army is noted to have assembled at Pinelake Park to hear Winter's rallying cry. Winter then takes Amira toward the playground structures to speak with her. Later, while calling out Shetani, Evie mentions that Amira's collar is now buried in the grounds making up Pinelake Park.

#### *Your Pain is My Pleasure: Part 2*

Evie, Mya, Winter, and Amira, along with the latter's grandmother, relax at Pinelake Park, where they will be until night completely falls. While talking in the Piney Woods, Amira thanks Winter for being close since their awkward meeting at the park.

### Season 3

#### *Memories of the Past*

Winter recalls meeting Amira at Pinelake Park. Months later, the two would find Daniela in the tall grass at the park. As she walks with Winter, Mya notes that she enjoys going to the park to look at native wildlife. Two days later, Mya walks with Evie to Pinelake Park, crashing into two people whom she discovers are her grandparents.

#### *Welcome to Hollowleaf Mansion*

At Pinelake Park, Evie watches as Mya happily embraces her grandparents, named Harlow and Ivanna. After returning home, Mya proclaims that she found her grandparents at Pinelake Park. Later, at Hollowleaf Mansion, Mya recalls meeting Evie at the park.

#### *Rising Tensions*

Evie notes that she met up with Mya at the park. Later, Winter recalls that she left someone alone at the park once, and it wasn't a pretty moment. After arriving at Daniela's place, Winter tells her that they're meeting Evie and Amira at Pinelake Park, and they rush there quickly, joining the two by the tree. Upon being asked where Mya goes to be picked up by Harlow and Ivanna, Nita replies that she goes to Pinelake Park. Formulating a plan, Evie says that she and the other girls will ambush her there and hopefully convince her to ditch Harlow and Ivanna. The next day, the girls hide under the slide, and soon, Amira reports that she can see Mya. Evie sets her plan into motion, and the girls confront Mya one by one. Harlow and Ivanna arrive after Mya pins Daniela down, and they are introduced to Amira and Daniela. Once Harlow has interacted with Daniela, both he and Ivanna warn the girls not to lie or interfere in Mya's relationships, and they drive off with her.

#### *The Dinner Party*

In the flashback, Winter and Daniela hide from a group of boys under the park castle. Winter gets hungry, and despite Daniela's insistence that she doesn't leave her, she gets up anyway to get something from her father. This turns out to be a mistake, however, as the boys attack Daniela and smash her glasses. Winter charges back, scaring the boys off and promising to never leave Daniela's side again. With everything taken care of, the two hide under the park castle again. While confronting Mya, Evie snaps that Harlow has been praying on Daniela since the confrontation at the park.

#### *The Divide Between Us*

Evie meets with the other girls at Pinelake Park to discuss meeting Mya. Later, Evie decides to go to Pinelake Park to find solace, so she sneaks out of the house and heads out into the night. As she walks to the park grounds, thoughts of Mya refuse to leave her head. Suddenly, she appears to see Mya and runs into her, only to have her disappear. For a few minutes, Evie chases "Mya" all around Pinelake Park, eventually collapsing on top of the park castle and realizing that she's only been chasing a ghost. From there, it hits her that Mya truly does hate her, and unable to accept the fact she doesn't love her, she snaps violently, screaming out of her name. Evie pleads repeatedly for Mya to come back, but to no avail, and she collapses onto the castle floor. Shortly after, she gives up and begins the long walk home, shattered completely.

#### *Rise to Power*

Daniela and Winter sit on the playground step at Pinelake Park, waiting for Amira and Evie. When they arrive, Evie declares her intent to be the girls' leader, vowing to get Mya back as a team. She attempts to formulate a plan to speak with Mya, but Winter reminds her of Harlow and Ivanna, causing her to rethink. Evie unintentionally draws a Y-shaped mark in the dirt, and getting an idea, she announces her plan for a two-sided diversion: she and Winter speak with Mya while Amira and Daniela search Hollowleaf Mansion for evidence. Every girl agrees to the plan, sans Daniela, who doesn't wish to go back out of fear of Harlow. Later, during her and Winter's confrontation with Mya at Hollowleaf Mansion, Evie reveals that she went to Pinelake Park and chased her ghost until she sobbed hysterically and couldn't breathe. Winter becomes irate upon hearing this, about to call her sister a "seething little bitch," but Mya cuts her off. When Mya affirms to Winter that she's fine with the reality of them not being sisters, Evie feels the same pain she felt on the night she went to Pinelake Park.

#### *Disappearance*

Upon learning that Mya attacked Winter and scarred her, Evie feels like she is chasing ghosts at Pinelake Park again. She gets this same feeling soon after when news on TV reports that Mya, Harlow, and Ivanna are to blame for the devastating attack on Old Town Pineshadow.

#### *Warbringer*

Evie recalls first meeting Mya at the park. In her flashback, Daniela remembers encountering Harlow for the first time at the park. Later, Evie reflects on how the girls' friendship all started - her meeting Mya at Pinelake Park.

### *Winter's Tales*

#### *Birth of Snowlight*

One of the first places Winter is taken is a place many children in Pineshadow adore, situated near woods and, in the distance, mountains - Pinelake Park. Instantly, Winter loves the park and plays in its hiding-holes and pretending she is on "Mission Impossible." She climbs up the ladders to the play area and gets a beautiful view of the nearby woods and mountains - as she'd later learn, the mountains would lead directly to Canada. Winter enjoys being pushed on the swingset by her mother and father, imagining that she is flying among the clouds and birds when pushed up in the air, and other times, she finds herself running across the woodchips. She does accidentally injure herself a few times, causing her to cry and be bandaged by her father. Upon seeing Safeco Field, Winter compares and contrasts it to Pinelake Park. After watching the Mariners lose, Winter notes that the whole time, she was quietly daydreaming about Pinelake Park and the woods next to it.

#### *Transformations*

Despite not being able to play in the Piney Woods, Winter plays elsewhere at Pinelake Park, running around it various times.

#### *Dawn Will Bring Us Death*

Winter and her father play at Pinelake Park.

#### *Soulmates*

On a park day to escape Lars, Winter finds herself stuck with him and runs, soon colliding with another girl, in the process escaping from him. She and the girl, named Daniela, instantly hit it off, and upon their second meeting at Pinelake Park, become friends. From then on, they play at the park often and soon declare it another meeting place. Later, Winter is alone at the park when Lars begins to unintentionally harass her, much to her chagrin, but Daniela arrives and deters him. They sit at the edge, and with persuasion from Daniela, Winter agrees to head into the Piney Woods for the first time.

#### *Betrayal of Blood*

Winter notes that summer went by just like her and Daniela's first meeting at Pinelake Park. Later, during summer, the girls catch fireflies at the park. Later, Winter and Daniela are at Pinelake Park and resting underneath the park structure where they first met, avoiding boys above them playing Capture the Flag. Winter leaves Daniela alone for a second to get something to eat, but upon leaving, her girlfriend gets ambushed by the boys. She swiftly comes to her rescue, promising to never leave her for a second ever again, and they rest under the structure once more.

#### *Only in a Waking Dream*

Winter runs to Pinelake Park and collapses by a tree, where she sobs herself to sleep. The next morning, she surveys her surroundings and runs across the park grounds into the Piney Woods, wanting to be somewhere not exposed in the open. Later, Rex tells Winter that she searched the park for her, but couldn't find her. After befriending Rufie, Winter stares at Pinelake Park from the edge of the woods. That night, in her dreams, Winter encounters a starlit version of Pinelake Park and imagines it as a powerful castle; when the dream fades, she sleeps in a field adjacent to the park.

#### *The Foxes and the Hounds*

Winter somberly thinks about how she isn't able to go to Pinelake Park and has to stay concealed, reflecting on childhood memories and being reminded of who she once was.

#### *Snowblind*

Winter tells Lars that Daniela never harassed him out of Pinelake Park. Later, for the first time in over a year, Winter returns to Pinelake Park to visualize her memories, breaking free of her fears of them and finally understanding her significance. Not long after, she discovers tracks leading to the park.

#### *Dance of a Thousand Eyes*

Winter heads out into a vacant Pinelake Park to visualize the photograph in her hand, accidentally lowering her guard to two girls. Angered, she snaps at them and runs off, but loses her photo in the process. On her way to the park to retrieve it, she finds the girls in her cabin and and confronts them. Later, Winter runs through Pinelake Park in an attempt to escape from Evie and Mya. A few days after, Mya meets up with Winter on park grounds, and together, the two partake in various fun activities.

#### *Return of Snowlight*

Winter stargazes with Evie and Mya at Pinelake Park; she soon leaves to give Evie and Mya the time to profess their feelings for each other and kiss.

### *Two-Sided*

#### *The Broken Pieces*

Pinelake Park is said to be Daniela's stomping grounds and the place where she met Winter.

#### *It's Murder*

Rex orders Daniela to do her chores before she goes to the park.

#### *Aftermath*

Daniela decides to head to Pinelake Park so she can think alone; however, Rex is suspicious and refuses to let her leave. However, when she sees that her daughter is being honest about everything, she allows her to leave. At the park, Daniela feels frustrated, but she becomes startled to hear Amira and Winter, hiding in the tall grass. They eventually discover her, but take pity, and she opens up about her issues to them. Amira then takes Daniela into the Piney Woods.

### *Little Miss Perfect*

Evie is taken to the park by her mother as a reward for her success in school. There, she meets Majken, and becomes her best friend. Two days later, she is at Pinelake again with Majken, but their playdate becomes shortened when Evie's mother forces her to go home early. Some time after, Evie heads back to speak with Majken, finding her near a box-like object, but Majken rejects her for ignoring her, leaving Evie heartbroken. Months later, Evie is at Pinelake Park again, reading a book under her favorite tree when she meets Mya, and she wants to become her friend - convincing her mother to let her have Mya. When Mya is upset with Evie and runs off, Anderson urges his daughter to make things right with her at Pinelake Park. The next day, he takes her there, and Mya reconciles with Evie after she reveals that she is under the influence of a tiger parent. Months later, Anderson takes the two to Pinelake Park while Opal is asleep. Evie braids Mya's hair, and they hug, then play trace. Mya halts after Evie trips over a dip in a ground, falling face-to-face in order to be on her level. Eventually, Anderson takes them home, where Opal is furious that Evie was taken out to the park, believing it's not beneficial to her academically. One year later, Evie is at Pinelake Park with Mya and Benji, feeling isolated and like a ghost to the two. She moves over to her tree to reflect, but cannot for long, as she discovers Daniela attacking Mya and Benji.

After seeing how vicious Daniela is to Mya, Evie kicks her into the woodchips and defeats her in a quick fight, making her run off. Another year later, Evie runs to Pinelake Park, looking for her new best friend. When she doesn't find her there, she heads into the Piney Woods. While walking with Mya to the park, Evie notes how off her friend has been acting. They sit under her favorite tree, and eventually move to the playground step. Despite Evie's attempts to figure out what is wrong with Mya, she hardly speaks and acts snappy. The next day, Evie speaks to her in their tree at the park, and learns that she is bisexual. Later, Evie sits under her tree at Pinelake Park again, feeling despondent, and she lies to Mya that she's feeling alright. Her mother's voice hammers her head, and suddenly, Evie's sights blur. Before she can fall into a complete panic attack, Mya reassures her that she's okay, and after arguing with her, affirms that she doesn't need to be normal to be liked. Evie, relieved and thankful, tells Mya that she loves her. While reflecting on how Amira is now with her family, Evie recalls her and Winter being brutally attacked at Pinelake Park. On the day of the confrontation with Shetani, Evie and an entire army of people are at the park. She heads to her favorite tree, with her mother soon joining her, apologizing for the damage she caused with her tiger parenting.

### Specials

#### *Rise of a She-Devil*

Shetani tells Amira that she can go to park as a supposed reward for her slavework.

#### *The Guardian of Angels*

Every Golden Gay, sans Evie, tells scary stories to one another on the grounds of Pinelake Park until they are interrupted by a cloaked stranger.

## Trivia

* The park is based off a nearby place that Av used to play at all the time growing up.
* The Pinelake Park image is illustrated by Robotilla.