capeandcowllogs | Everyone says ya just gotta let it go [OPEN]

WHO: Jesse and whoever's still awake
WHERE: SKATEBOARDS ALL OVER EVERYTHING
WHEN: the night of the bus business and into the morning
WARNINGS: Jesse's mouth and bad decisions that may or may not segue into grumpy teen angst
SUMMARY: Someone is feeling way to restless to sleep and is out for some late night skateboarding, with every intention of looking for a chick's boyfriend while she's at it.
FORMAT: dat quick shit

[ She hits the streets once she's off the comm with Abbey. Her mind's dragging, but her body is up and jittery with the need to move. Yeah, she's really not getting any sleep tonight. It's different when there's not someone right in front of her who's causing the problem and Jesse's not really used to that kind of different. The indirect violence is a little harder to process, but the sound of her wheels on the ground/glass/whatever are as comforting as ever.

There's a picture of Abbey and the guy on her comm and it occurs to her a little belatedly that she doesn't even know the guy's name. Oh well... She'll show it to every person she runs into and keep an eye out for the guy. She jumps a curb and then a railing and with an extra push, shoots herself up the side of a building, getting herself up on the rooftops for awhile. She knows she won't be able to go by rooftop for too long, not with the way her brain's trailing behind her anyway. ]

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[ He's never been the type to stand still for very long, despite his specialised abilities. You don't fight superheroes - especially the Flash - without learning when and how to cut your losses and run. (The effectiveness of this strategy is debatable, since - well, Flash.)

And before that, he was a thief.

Besides, all the chaos has made him rather unsettled. He's decided to go for a run to burn off his nervousness, rather than staying inside and tinkering (his home is a mess).

This would be all well and good and normal if he wasn't burning the energy off by running and jumping from rooftop to rooftop, dropping down when the gap between buildings is too wide and climbing up again as fast as he can. It's been a while since he's really done this.

He's not terribly surprised when a girl on a skateboard passes him on the roof. ]

Oh, hello! Can't you sleep either? Or are you out for some unspoken purpose? [ CHEERFUL ]

[ It's not really weird to see people on rooftops, at least not in this city, but she still does a double take, turning her board sharply and skidding to a stop facing the weird looking guy. ]

What? Oh, nah, fuck that shit, I'm looking for somebody.

[ More or less anyway. ]

[ at least he's not dressed in what could arguably be called his work uniform - he'd probably get even odder looks if he was rooftop running with a suit. He's dressed casually, at least. ]

Oh, I see.

Is there any way I might be able to assist? [ he is a Helpful Person ]

Yeah, maybe.

[ She stuffs her hand into her pocket, pulling out the comm and holding it up. There's a picture of a couple on the screen and she points to the young man. ]

Have you seen this guy around recently?

[Laura had been too far away from the bus explosion to actually be of any help, so she is rather frustrated about the whole thing as she finishes locking up the dojo and starts on her walk home. At least it wasn't boiling hot tonight, the faintly cool air was helping to clear her head as she headed along...]

[And then she hesitates, head tilting to the side as a familiar scent comes into range. Hmm. Well, she shouldn't have been surprised, the younger girl appeared to enjoy skating all over the city. For a moment she considers climbing a rooftop to see if she could spot her, but instead she just waits to see if the other notices her. She's not hiding, so it was a fairly basic little test.]

[ She's grinding along the safety railing of an office building's rooftop when she spots the woman on the street. With a kick and a flip, she sails down the side of the building, flipping her board when she hits the bottom and grinding down the service railing of the stairs. She jumps from there, dirty sneakers smacking on the pavement as she grabs her board and turns to Laura. ]

Hey.

[Laura couldn't help but raise an eyebrow as Jesse came hurdling down the side of the building and along the rail. Well, that looked ridiculously dangerous. Granted, Jesse has said that her power allows her to do that, but having witnessed firsthand the damage to her ankle when it hadn't, Laura was a bit skeptical. She manages to refrain from comment, giving a faint nod of her head in greeting.]

Hi. Are you going somewhere?

[ Jesse shrugged. ]

Not really. Just felt like going for a ride. Oh, I'm kinda lookin' for a guy, too.

[Laura could understand that, really. After so many years in the Facility, she had never shaken the need to be 'out' sometimes. It would come on suddenly and she'd walk for hours, outside, in as big a space as she could find. Still...]

...a guy?

[ She nods. ]

Yeah, some chick named Abbey- Cloud 9, whatever.. Said her boyfriend didn't come home. I told her I'd keep an eye out for him.

[ And that had to sound kinda weird, looking for a stranger's missing boyfriend, but it made her feel useful at least. Especially after today. ]

Blue Beetle. [Laura had seen that announcement too.]

He may not be here anymore. [Always the optimist.]

[ She shrugs. ] Yeah, could be. Doesn't hurt to look just in case, though, ya know?

Yes. [She had done similar things when people had gone missing.]

How is your ankle?

Oh, it's good.

[ She shifts her weight, balancing on the previously hurt ankle. ]

I can ride on it and everything. See?

[The taller girl isn't convinced until Jesse balances on her ankle that way, and she has to reluctantly concede the other is back to normal.]

Good. Do not do that again.

[Yes, she means fall off a building. That's only for people with healing factors!]

[ Kids rebound fast! Basically a healing factor. She snorts. ]

Yeah, not gonna make a habit of that. How's shit at the dojo going?

[ Because yeah, Jesse drops by to visit sometimes, but sparring doesn't really do it for her. ]

[Healing factors don't heal split open heads! ...Unless you're Laura.]

Fine. And I am teaching at the institute again now that classes have resumed. Will you be attending?

[ Oh god, this conversation. Jesse shifts. ]

Yeah, I guess so. Everybody's been saying I should.

They are correct.

You can attend my self defense class, if you wish. It is after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

I dunno. I don't really need it.

Maybe.

If you are correct, you can assist me.

[ Oh. That's actually an interesting offer. ]

I'll think about it.

Good.

Are you going to continue searching now?

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