capeandcowllogs | walk with the noise.

WHO: ROSE and JESSICA
WHERE: Assorted rooftops.
WHEN: June 19th, evening.
WARNINGS: Awkward rooftop encounters between teenage trainwreck and actual super hero.
SUMMARY: Jessica does the vigilante thin. Unfortunately so does Rose, in the world's worst costume.
FORMAT: brackets to start because you're dealing with a professional lazy person.

[The evenings are always far less quiet than Rose ever imagined. Growing up in relative isolation from city life, she's only started to become used to the persistent noise of cars and people. They distract her constantly, a drone of noise in her eyes that have her eyes never staying in the same place for too long. The rooftops are perfect for surveillance, she has found. They are also perfect to glide from on the nights she bothers to bring the glider. She doesn't have it tonight; it remains at home, tucked neatly under her bed, while she herself crouches over the edge of the roof. Her eyes move across the city in quick succession, never staying in one place for

The rooftops are also convenient for staying (mostly) out of sight.

Dressing in green and purple does not a subtle costume make. She literally has no idea what Norman was thinking with this costume. The mask itself is hilarious. She has yet to move on from the laughing stage every time she catches a glimpse of herself in a window or a car rear-view mirror. She wears it nonetheless, no matter how ridiculous she feels every night.

Jessica will likley find her as she hops between rooftops. She honestly has no need for the glider; not when she can fly perfectly fine on her own. ]

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[ jess had taken back to old habits. she was always in costume, it seemed, always swinging through the city, looking for crime. it was hard adapting back to her old ways of living here, so she just avoided it, immersing herself in the uniform. tonight was a slow night and she was considering calling it in to make up for the lack of sleep that she desperately needed, but a figure caught her attention as she swung across the cityscape.

a flying figure.

jess stared and changed her route, dropping from the webline to crawl along the buildings in order to cut the person off. eventually, she does manage to get ahead, shooting a web out as she comes up from the side ]

Didn't know I'd be getting compa -- [ and then she caught a glimpse of the person's face and her words got caught in her throat as she missed her line, falling ]

-- Gggguaaaahh -- !!

[ good job idiot ]

[Well, this is more than she bargained for. Rose turns in surprise, blinks once and then lunges off the side after Jess. Someone dying is literally the last thing she needs, especially in this ridiculous costume. ]

Grab my hand!

[She extends her arm forwards - and it doesn't occur to her that Jess can probably shoot a web or something? How does one logic when someone's fallen off the side of a roof? ]

[ spider sense is normally useful except when it's screaming in her ears telling her she's in danger. yes she's aware. she's falling backwards with an insane migraine now and the chick (??) is reaching for her ]

Don't worry, I have my own pair.

[ shitty quip but she twists her body, throwing her hands forward as lines of web shoot from each finger, catching onto any surface she can. one latches onto the roof of a building and she flips backwards, swinging forward so that she landed (slammed) into the building. ]

Ow.

[Rose pauses in mid-air, watching with fascination. Webs, like Spider-Man. She has a burning curiosity to know if they're real. She chews the inside of her mouth thoughtfully, before clearing her throat. ]

Are you alright?

[She is definitely a girl. The mask and costume don't do much to hide the fact. ]

[ jess turns herself over on the wall, fingertips pressed against the glass as she hangs there, crouched in a typical back-to-wall spider-man pose. she definitely gets a good look at the chick before her, a sinking feeling of deja vu happening here. ]

Never better.

[ a beat ]

Nice... costume. What are you supposed to be?

The Green Goblin.

[Behind her mask, she raises an eyebrow and glances down. She gives the tunic a tug and appraises it for a short moment. ]

I am considerably more purple than green, however. Perhaps there were prototype costumes with far more green?

[ - she pauses. That was definitely more to herself than Jess. Behind the mask, she's sheepish. She lets her tunic go and lets her arms fall to her sides. ] Sorry. It's nice to meet you.

[ the green goblin? why does that sound famili --

and then suddenly she's getting memories of a huge goblin monster trying to murder her (peter) inside his house. except he was just the goblin monster, not the "green goblin" and this is a girl and

what is happening here.

jess jerks her head a little, suddenly brought back to the conversation and her body tightens just the tiniest bit. ]

It's ... nice to meet you too. Spider-Woman. [ she bites her lip under her mask ] So are you a superhero or what?

[Rose nods and understands that she probably looks like the exact opposite of a super hero. ]

Debatable. I'm trying to be.

[She pauses, glancing down below them both. It is a long drop. Jess' spider powers may be impressive, but Rose isn't entirely sure how long they can hold out. She shrugs, her attention back on Jess.]

Are you?

Yeah.

[ she nods her head. ]

So I take it you're pretty new to the game then. [ a beat and she continues ] So what's with the get-up? Not that I can talk but, what, you got bit by a radioactive goblin or something?

If only the story was that exciting. I imagine I would be incredibly popular among my friends if I could tell them that story.

[She's half-joking. Trying to ease off this tension somewhat. ]

I was given it.

[ somehow she's even more confused. jess shifts and stands up on her spot. but that means she's standing horizontally from the wall, tilting her head. ]

Who gives a kid a goblin costume? [ gob??? lins??? ]

An eccentric, in all likelihood.

[Rose has no idea how Jess is not freaking the heck out right now. Even being able to fly, Rose isn't sure she could stand like that on purpose. ]

How on Earth do you do that?

You should probably stop hanging out with eccentrics.

[ seriously she's getting a bad feeling about all of this. but mostly the goblins part. something about that just... doesn't sit right with her.

a beat and she walks up the wall a little before crouching again, resting her arms on her knees ]

What? The clinging thing? [ she presses her fingertips against the wall and slowly pushes herself into a handstand with one finger. except, you know. going out vertically ]

Spider powers.

It is very cool.

[She is just ... ignoring the thing about eccentrics for now. That is a lot of people she knows, not just Norman. Her voice is audibly impressed (and a little excited, which is terribly embarrassing). It's funny that how, in a city full of super hero's, Rose stometimes forgets that there are actual ... super ... hero's. ]

Are you part spider?

[ jess is a little flattered. well, more than a little. it's rare nowadays to meet someone who's still impressed by her whole shtick. she can't help but show off a little.

she keeps on her finger in the handstand before shifting her body forward into a front cartwheel, smooth and fluid against the of the building. ]

I'm actually an oracle for the spider gods. [ in a wry sort of tone to show she's joking. a beat. ] You've heard of Spider-Man, right? [ ugh she hates comparing herself to him. even though she is him. was. ]

I have. Are you related, perhaps?

[You know, with the whole .. similar theme going on. ]

We're acquainted.

[ better than her immediately assuming that they're cousins or something. johnny ]

But it's more or less the same thing.

It must be nice, having someone to match outfits with.

[she floats upwards and lifts and arm, pointing towards the roof. ]

Would you mind if we moved back there?

walk with the noise.

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