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Cloud Nine - OTA

Mar 23, 2011 16:33

Nothing could kill her mood. Not the heavy gray clouds in the sky. Not the chill in the air. Not the mud on her boots or PT she had to run. As far as Angel was concerned it was the first day of spring. Ethan's kiss was fresh on her lips. She knew it wasn't likely to happen again any time soon. He wanted to take things slow. And by slow he meant ( Read more... )

akihiro 'daken', alice 'flick' caine, haylie 'spitfire' collins, angelica 'firestar' jones

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Haylie's starting to think she attracts clumsy people, lol... notouchpolicy March 24 2011, 03:07:36 UTC

Why was it that every time Haylie tried to go for a leisurely walk to read a book, someone ran into her? Was she just a collision-magnet? Haylie was seriously beginning to think that there was something in the water that made everyone run into her. Although she was thankful, for the most part, that she wasn't the one bumping into everyone else. Haylie wasn't generally a klutz and she'd like to keep it that way, thank you very much.

Yet again, her book fell to the ground when the small redhead collided with her, and Haylie's gloved hands immediately settled on Angel's shoulders. "Whoa there, Red. Y'oughta be careful who you're runnin' into. I'm not the best person to collide with."

Sorry for the delay. I'm in the middle of a move. angelica_jinx March 25 2011, 23:57:22 UTC

Angel's reflexes weren't as quick as the brunette's so she was thankful Haylie didn't let her fall on her butt. "I think I saw you, sort of, but I guess it just didn't register. My mind was a million miles away. Are you okay?"

Once her feet were under her, she reached down for the book and handed it back. "This looks interesting."

No worries, I've been working like crazy so I'm slow too. notouchpolicy March 27 2011, 03:42:07 UTC

Haylie noticed the way Angel was distracted and she was pretty sure she knew what kind of spacing the redhead was experiencing. Which was curious, really, because her conversation with Sykes a while back indicated he was feeling conflicted about pursuing a relationship. And she noticed how he looked at Angel. While the thought caused her chest to tighten, she didn't let it show on her face - only giving Angel a slightly amused expression instead. "Funny you should ask me if I'm okay. I'm pretty hard t'break, Red. I should be askin' you if you're okay."

Accepting the book with a grateful nod, she dusted some dirt off of the cover and shrugged. "If you're a fan of medical textbooks."

angelica_jinx March 27 2011, 15:27:27 UTC

Completely unaware of her friend's inner turmoil, Angel chuckles. "I'm pretty hard to break too. Sadly, I do this all the time. Well, maybe not this but things similar."

She glanced at the book again and shrugged. "Not really but Olivia was reading something like this too. I think hers was for her power though.*

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mongrelverine March 25 2011, 01:42:34 UTC

Daken expected anyone who was coming his way to automatically move out of his way. So when Angel smacked right dab into him, he was momentarily startled, as much as he ever was by anything. Within the span of half a second, his body was already reacting to something that could possibly be perceived as a threat, automatically planning possible moves.

His mind took another second to catch up with the rest of him, but when it did and he recognized who it was he had run into, Daken's quick reflexes snapped to attention. He grabbed Angel's wrists before she could stumble more than a step or two and steadied her. "How can someone with enough power to fry the atmosphere be so damn clumsy?" He mused.

angelica_jinx March 26 2011, 00:14:32 UTC

One could categorically say that Angel's brain didn't do any of that junk. About the time her startled brain figured out that she ran into someone and fumbled around for something to grab before she fell, he already had a hold of her. "Just lucky, I guess. Nice catch, by the way." She replies with a smile as she jiggles her arms that he still has a hold of.

mongrelverine March 26 2011, 06:55:46 UTC

"I shudder to think what would happen if you were sent on a stealth mission." His tone was flat and dry. Daken let go of her arms with a sudden and sharp jerk when he realized he was still holding them. His hands seemed to forget what they usually did at ease and remained looking tense.

He looked Angel over. Noticing the muddied boots and the light sweat, he asked, "Out for a jog? Or are you getting your exercise in by bumping into half the camp?"

angelica_jinx March 26 2011, 18:16:15 UTC

The way he just dropped her hands was jarring. Like he couldn't stop touching her fast enough. If it were anyone other than Daken it would be insulting. "I have bright red hair and sport yellow spandex. Not exactly what you would call stealthy. I'm more muscle, I guess." Which was funny considering she weighed 110 soaking wet.

"I'm really sorry about that. My mind was a million miles away. You look okay. I didn't hurt you, did I?"

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adventure_alice March 25 2011, 23:06:41 UTC

It wasn't like Alice wasn't used to being bumped into, busy streets did that to a person, chasing people, slipping through crowds, it was part of her former profession. It had been a while since she'd ever been apologised to however.

On pure reaction, Alice's hand jerked out, freezing her dropped cup instantly; she really was more worried about spilling her coffee than breaking anything, but it was just a habit to flinch outwards. "It's fine." Although her tone was fairly firm, as if preparing to lecture a small child.

"Are you hurt?" It had been a single, petty bump, but it was probably polite to ask before Alice started fussing over her coffee, currently suspended mid fall.

angelica_jinx March 26 2011, 00:19:00 UTC

She gasped prepared for hot coffee to hit her when it just stopped falling, frozen in air. Angel's eyes grew wide. "Now, isn't that something? Er, uh I'm sorry. I'm fine. Are you? That's incredible what you did with the coffee. You even stopped all the little drops." Her tone was awed a bit. She could move things with her mind but it wasn't manipulation so much as lifting. She couldn't just make it stop like that.

adventure_alice March 26 2011, 22:21:08 UTC

Staring at the coffee; cup just a little off, drops falling towards the ground, some of the liquid spilling from inside, Alice shrugged a shoulder slightly. "I'm fine, yeah." It was lucky her automatic response was to freeze, had it been the other way around, well, there could've been more than spilled coffee to worry about.

"It's nothing, really." Avoiding the slight spills, Alice took a hold of the cup, still suspended where it was, and shifted to catch the over spilling liquid and place the cup upright, "Watch yourself." As Alice lifted the cup, the droplets that had escaped fell to the ground, everything unfreezing together.

angelica_jinx March 27 2011, 01:16:42 UTC

Angel took a step back and watched her save her coffee. "Something like that would really come in handy around me. Unfortunately, I wasn't gifted with much grace. Oh geez, and you're new, aren't you? What a horrible first impression. I'm Angel. I promise I don't usually go banging into people. I'm just a little distracted."

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