[center][h3][color=004b80]Kyle Lancaster[/color][/h3][/center]
Kyle hesitated just outside the room as he heard Julian's voice. He closed his eyes a took a deep breath. So he didn't get out of there fast enough. With any luck Julian wouldn't say anything about Kyle and life would move on. He wouldn't have to hear the only person in the school who put up with him agree with anyone about how useless he was. He could have kept walking, but he had to know, had to hear it.

When Julian stated that he needed a lookout, Kyle knew Julian was going to ask for someone else. Maybe a speedster. So when he added that he wanted Kyle, it threw the teen. At first he didn't believe he was hearing things right. Every part of him was conditioned for rejection. He was used to it. In fact it was his one constant in his fourteen years of life. Everyone pulled away.

Except Julian didn't seem to be getting the memo. Kyle almost hated him for that. The longer this went on, the harder it would be for Kyle. He could still walk away first. He could be that sort of person that protected himself above everyone else. Kyle took another deep breath and finally opened his eyes. He could, but he wouldn't. When he was first offered a position at the school he was offered a chance. A chance to change who he was. And quite frankly, Kyle hated the person who he was. And if he walked away now he'd always be that person. 

[b]Kyle?[/b]

"[color=004b80]Over here.[/color]" Kyle managed in a level voice. He turned around and waited for Julian to follow his out of the room. While he might have decided to step up, he still couldn't force himself to look at any of the others at the moment. Didn't want to see himself reflected in their eyes.

"[color=004b80]You do know that I can easily destroy stuff just by touching the computers right?[/color]" Kyle pointed out. "[color=004b80]No techno-mumble-jumble necessary.[/color]" He offered up a cocky smile to match the confidence that he didn't feel.