Dorm Roof, Lunchtime, Friday

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Okay. So Victor had managed to tweak his programming and reset some hardware in a way that meant Maglev flight should be a cinch. And the theory had worked perfectly when he'd tested it from the ground; he hadn't gone very high, but he'd zipped around the trees in the preserve with ease (and only a few crashes

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From the way Kathy was bundled up, you'd think they were in the middle of a blizzard. They weren't; she'd just made the mistake of checking LA's weather and had wrapped herself in a million layers almost as a form of protest.

Maryland in November was not LA in November. Let's just leave it at that.

"Oh, hey!" she said when she saw Victor on the edge of the roof. "Hi! It's been--err, are you okay?"

Because he was on the edge of the roof and while they weren't skyscraper-high, they were still high enough for someone who wasn't thinking clearly...

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Victor jerked a bit in surprise, then steadied himself with his hands before blinking up at Kathy.

"Hi, yeah, I'm fine," he said, not quite understanding the question. "Just trying to figure something out."

Which probably didn't entirely put Kathy's mind to rest.

[spin_kick_snap]

Yeah, not really.

"You want to walk about it?" she said, dropping her hand back to her side. It had come up of its own volition when Victor had started, like she'd expected to be able to snatch him out of thin air if he'd fallen or something. "I mean, I know we don't really know one another, but I'm really good at listening. And if you'd prefer not to talk to me, I'm sure you have lots of other friends who would!"

You were liked, Victor! People were here for you!

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"Huh?" Victor stared at her as if she'd suddenly stared speaking Urdu, then pushed himself back from the ledge when he finally put together what she meant. "No, no, no it's not like that. I was just going to check if I could fly."

Victor might have forgotten how to talk to people who hadn't been in Fandom forever.