Hal and Sharla mostly hung out at the Ottomas house, since they wanted to put off Sharla meeting the Capp parents as long as possible.
Sharla: I was thinking now that the summer holidays are coming up, maybe I could go over to your house sometime.
Hal: Uh, are you sure? My dad will be at home a lot more over the summer as the school is closed.
Sharla: But that's the point — it feels safer to be introduced to him when I know I can't bump into him in the hallway at school the next day.
In the end, the time and place of revealing their relationship to Hal's dad wasn't left up to them. They went out to a park downtown on a Sunday and coincidentally bumped into Albany.
Hal: Dad? What are you doing here?
Albany: What are you doing out here, son? I thought you went to the library to study.
Hal: We're actually about to head back to the library to— to do just that, we just popped out for a quick coffee! And, erm.. yeah, so this is Sharla by the way.
Albany: Oh, Sharla Ottomas, if I'm not mistaken...?
Sharla: That's correct, Mr. Capp. Nice to see you.
Albany: Hm... Aren't you just finishing 11th grade? What can you possibly study together with my son who is in 12th grade at a private school?
Hal: Oh, Sharla is actually tutoring me in biology, you know, because with my teacher just being back from parental leave and all that, it hasn't been the easiest, but Sharla is good at biology, because her mum is a biology teacher, and—
Albany: I know that, of course. I employ Mrs. Ottomas. Great teacher, and a very nice person... Although she's been on parental leave quite a few times herself.
Sharla: Oh, yeah, I've got a big family. But my four younger siblings still have a couple more years to go before they'll be starting at Bluewater Secondary.
Albany: ... I'll tell you what, Hal, maybe you should bring Sharla around sometime — Ariel could do with a bit of tutoring in science, too.