[hr][i][h1][color=skyblue]Wendy Lucker[/color], [color=92278f]Ellen Nile[/color], [color=00ff7f]Rori Aherne[/color], & [color=fff200]Alice Barrett[/color].[/h1][sub]Written in collaboration with [@Mr Allen J] & [@Nosuchthing][/sub][/i][hr][hider=Breton - National Grid][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nOQ38jVF5M[/youtube][/hider]
[U][I]Silver Hills, Strong Gold Community.[/I][/u]


Quickly going from Roseview, through Prince Edfield, all the way up to the aptly named Silver Hills, was a Vespa Primavera scooter. 

Riding on top of it were two students that live in Academy 61. Wendy Emily Lucker, the owner and operator of the scooter, wearing a white helmet, and a pair of nice motorcycle goggles. Which looked a tad out of place with her white blouse, and her long, modest skirt (Both of which blown in the wind). She was speeding on her scooter, since she was making the final stretch to the Strong Gold Community. 

The roads were awfully full - especially going into Silver Hills - of people who were heading for, and leaving, the big old celebration. With each foot the group covered, Wendy got a bit more excited. She briefly looked over her shoulder at Ellen when they rolled up on a red light.

Wearing a helmet on a scooter was required by law , but her enlarged eyes were big enough that Wendy's spare didn't have a hope of  fitting her adjusted cranium. Fortunately the school had some experience of equipping metahumans that couldn't get by with off the shelf products. They'd jury rigged a helmet that had been left behind by a previous student. It rattled, and they'd padded the inside so it didn't simply revolve on her skull, but it at least kept them from being pulled over.

Despite this inconvenience Ellen's grin was obvious, especially now that they were travelling at some speed. There was something about zooming across asphalt at high speeds that tapped into a primal part of the soul. It was about all she could do not to assume the expression usually worn by dogs in this situation.

Well, Wendy was glad to see that Ellen was at least enjoying the ride - despite all the stops. She knew that they were getting closer. Wendy peered down at the smartphone mirror that she had put on her scooter. According to her iPhone's GPS, they were almost there. The light turned green, and then she pressed on the gas and then the scooter went forward. Making one turn, Wendy managed to arrived right at the entrance of the ceremony.

Smiling wide, Wendy just knew all this driving was about to pay off. She managed to slide into a moped parking spot, and then she turned the key, and shut it off. Wendy stepped off the moped, and took her helmet off. She shook her head of unkempt hair, and let it flow freely. She placed her helmet on the helmet lock on the side of the scooter, and firmly made sure that nobody would come by and snatch it up from the scooter.

Ellen removed her adapted helmet. She reasoned that no one would be particularly interested in something that looked like it was designed for Arnold Schwarzenegger so she simply hid it beneath the front of the scooter as best she could. 

"Alright, we're here!" Wendy announced. "Let's hurry up and get inside before they run out of cool stuff!"

Without another word, she started skipping her way over to the entrance of the Strong Gold Community. She took slow and deliberate steps as she looked around. There was a [i]lot[/i] of cops here - even a few RAVENS. Oh. There were also RAVENS manning the front gate. Wendy paused for a moment, just to watch.

Ellen loped after her, walking normally was night impossible, but she'd managed to develop a slightly more relaxed looking movement, with some practice. It still wasn't as comfortable or easy as climbing apparently was, but it was less embarrassing and clumsy than how she had been getting by.

People were getting screened at the front entrance by a RAVEN. Names and everything.

That made sense. They were probably making sure that nobody was coming in carting a bomb, or something. Or they were trying to make sure that if a member of the Pure or the Allegiance comes in, they can easily track them down.

Either way, Wendy knew that she was going have to go get screened. Nothing wrong with that. The teen started taking steps towards the RAVEN.

The RAVEN looked at her, holding a clipboard in hand. He pointed a pen at the two of them, and asked,

"What are your names?"

"Wendy Lucker." She answered with a nod of her head. "... Registered metahuman."

Ellen rolled her eyes, "Ellen Nile, registered Metahuman."

"Okay." The RAVEN said, he reached to his belt and pulled out a metal detector... which Wendy missed.

"Oh wait!" Wendy quickly said as she reached into her satchel, and earned a confused look from the RAVEN. She grabbed a camera from her satchel, and held it out for him to see. She also held her cellphone in hand. 

He merely ran the metal detector over Wendy's body - and it didn't even go off once.

Ellen held out her cellphone, then allowed the agent to run the wand over her body as well. She didn't elicit a single blip from the compact machine.

He threw a thumb over his shoulder. "Okay, you two are free to go."

"Thanks." Wendy said as she put her cellphone back into her satchel, but not her camera. She didn't want to miss any shots here! She started walking through the gates of the Strong Gold Community - idly gesturing for Ellen to follow behind her. "C'mon, let's go."

Pocketing her phone, Ellen followed on after the other girl, she was staring about herself with wide eyes. Well, she had no choice in that matter, but even if she hadn't developed this form she would likely have been imitating her appearance right now. Her enhanced eyesight allowed her to pick out details even from a hundred feet away, including the few groups of people glaring at her and Wendy, the other girl presumably by association.

Ellen doubted they would do anything here, there were too many RAVEN and DOVE Agents about, but that didn't mean she wanted to give them anymore reason. She crooked her inhumanly long fingers at Wendy, "Let's go this way, we should explore a bit."

She began to head in a direction that seemed to have less glaring figures in it.

Nodding her head, Wendy proceeded alongside Ellen. She can understand why Ellen would want to stay out of sight... given how [i]strange[/i] she looks. Wendy herself probably looked like a weirdo by extension! That wasn't nice, but that's kind of how Wendy felt. Though, it won't be a problem if she doesn't pay attention to all the looks.

What her eyes were really searching for was a killer shot to take with her camera.

Only problem was all these weirdos dilluting the shot looking at them like they were crazy or something. Wendy shook her head. Maybe they [i]should[/i] find a place with less people.

Eventually, wading through the crowds eventually brought them to the edges of the celebration (and the community) where there weren't too many people around. Only a few bored vendors, and they were out of the way of any glares and stares.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh," Wendy said to Ellen. "Isn't this much better?"

Twisting her mouth, Ellen replied, "yeah, it's quieter back here..."

She was grateful for the fact that Wendy hadn't questioned her desire to find somewhere out of the way, or mentioned that she understood why Ellen wanted to be out of sight. She was under no illusions as to the fact that Wendy had probably guessed.

She wasn't just referring to the stares, but now she can take some camera shots.

"... You know, I wonder how mad they'd be if I got on the buildings." 

The shrug was almost mischievous, "Can't get mad if they don't know..."

Wendy briefly mused as she was looking around.

At the corner of her eyes, however, Wendy's rather sharp vision caught sight of a very distinct person. Mostly that blue head of hair, crouched down out of sight. Obviously drawing. That looked a lot like Rori. One of the Metahumans that she had met while she was exploring Baybridge.

"Hey!" Wendy called out to Rori, waving her hand in the air to get her attention.

Rori looked up from what they were sketching, glancing around for a moment to find the source of the recognisable voice. They grinned as they noticed Wendy. "Oh, hey, Wendy! I was hoping I'd see you here! How are you?" They glanced over at Ellen, and waved to her. "Hi, I'm Rori!"

Accustomed enough to her own freakish appearances in the mirror, Ellen didn't blink at  the slight physical mutatations this newcomer displayed. Her eyes were definitely not human, and with her new eyes she couldn't miss the faint trace of feathers at her collar and cuffs. She definitely seemed friendly though, and clearly Wendy knew her.

"Hey, I'm Ellen, I'm at the Academy with Wendy. Well... not with Wendy, I'm a couple years below her... Ummm... How do you two know each other?"

"Yeah, you know how I like to go out in the woods sometimes?" Wendy asked Ellen, rather awkwardly. Running her hand through her head of unkempt hair. "Rori is one of the people I met while trying to take pictures in Faircrest."

"Oh, cool."

Ellen had only sort of known, it had been mentioned in passing that Wendy was going for a walk in the woods.

"Nice to meet you Ellen!" Rori grinned, putting away their sketchbag in their bag, 

It sounds great that the two were managing to get along. It was most likely due to their shared... physical abnormalities. Wendy didn't like referring to it like that, but it was the simpliest way of saying it. She held the camera in hand.

"I hope that both of you are enjoying the festival thus far...." Wendy trailed off as she started looking at her camera again. "... Hey, who wants to come with me take some... [u]better shots?[/i]" She said with a mischievous grin on her face.

"Yeah I've really enjoyed it, even if it's really busy," Rori grinned. "I was meant to come with my cousin but she's on duty tonight so that's why I'm alone." They shrugged. "But it's fun!" They took a moment to consider what Wendy said, tilting their head for a moment. "Yeah, I'll come." Rori bounced up from where they had been crouching. "It's always nice spending time with people." They seemed way to excited just about the prospect of being in the company of others, rather than alone like they had been just moments before. "So what kind of shots are you planning on taking?"

"You know..." Wendy shrugged as she took steps around Rori. With a sly smile on her face. "A few shots from the roof - there's just too many people in the way." She playfully said. "I'd be a little rude to run off with two guests... I know that our powers can easily allow us to reach the rooftops."

"Sounds like it could be a little dangerous," Rori laughed jokingly. "What if someone here has a real hatred for birds and tries to shoot me?"

"... In a crowd like this?" Wendy raised an eyebrow. "One, no one would have been able to slip a gun in here with the guards at the gate. Two, they would get lit up the very [i]second[/i] they pull out a gun." Wendy sounded like she was taking it seriously (Which, in a way, she was).

"Okay, okay, that's true I'll be fine," Rori shrugged in response. She hadn't been serious, but she guessed it wasn't the best thing to joke about. She had had a few close calls when in certain bird forms before. "At least there's plenty of places for me to get food afterwards... I get pretty hungry after changing, y'know."

"Yeah, I'll treat you to some food." Wendy said with a smile on her face. Far as she could tell, Rori could turn into a bird. Wendy herself could turn into paper and turn weightless - both abilities made getting up to high places very easily. As for Ellen... she wasn't sure, but she swore she saw her climb over the fence.

Not entirely sure whether or not she could get Ellen on board, Wendy turned towards her, and shot her a disarming smile.

"... And you, Ellen?"

"Pffft, you''l have to keep up with me..."

The dark-haired human tarsier-hybrid turned and loped into the shadows where a house turned a corner, before leaping nearly twenty feet to latch her fingers onto the edge of the roof. Where walking had been difficult, climbing and jumping had seemed to come programmed into this body, and her wiry strength easily pulled her onto the roof of the house. She swung her legs over the edge and kicked them back and forth.

Sticking her tongue out the girl spoke a little louder, "see, slowpokes..."

"Some of us have a lack of any special without changing," Rori responded, looking up at Ellen with wide eyes. It was pretty impressive. They did have a few bird-like features without changing, but that was mostly better sight.

"She's right, you know." Wendy agreed with Rori as she looked up at the building line.

"I'm always right," Rori joked, before pausing for a moment. "I [i]guessss[/i] I should change and fly up to that roof."

"Same." Wendy said, she was [i]trying[/i] to decide what she was going to do first. Turn weightless like paper, or straight up turning. Each form had their pros and cons... Eh. She can do both. Wendy took in a breath, bracing herself for turning into paper. She crouched down a little bit, before she jumped up into the air, turning weightless allowed her to take her jump much further. In mid-air, she exploded into a flurry of paper that quickly brought her further up above the building she was aiming for.

The flurry of paper spiraled into a solid body as Wendy reverted back to her true form. She was still weightless in the air, and lazily landed on the rooftop as she returned her weight back to her body.

With an arrogant grin on her face, Wendy mock-yawned towards Ellen as a boast of how easy it was. Afterwards, she leisurely walked back to the edge of the building, and looked down at Rori.

"... Hey." Wendy said. "I expected you to do your bird thing by now."

"I don't want to leave my bag down here," Rori looked up at the two of them with a frown. "Think I can throw it up to one of you? It's not like it changes with me or anything." Clothes, sure. Bag, no. It was odd how it worked. They didn't understand it really.

"Sure." Wendy said. "It's gonna be tricky, though..." Wendy had an idea. She reached into her satchel, and pulled out a hardcover book. A very thick dictionary. "Toss it hard as you can!"

"Uh, okay." Rori took off the small bag and threw it up at Wendy as hard as they could. Which, well, wasn't very hard since they weren't exactly strong. 

It was a tricky manuever. Wendy knew that there was a chance it wouldn't even work. 

But boy it would look cool.

Wendy had to time it just right. She cocked the dictionary back, and then tossed it hard as she could. It was shot forward using her paper manipulation - opposed to being a fluttering mess, the book cut through the air like a rocket. This manuever would require the right amount of timing. Once the book was close enough to the tinsy little bag, it opened up around the strap, and closed firmly around it. She condensed the paper and cardboard this book was made of together, until it was one solid piece of paper. That wouldn't let go of the bag.

"Nailed it." Wendy boastfully said. It was a [i]little[/i] harder moving this book with a little extra weight on it - Wendy was sweating a bit - but she managed to pull it off. The bag and the book started drifting towards Wendy, - it was a little easier since there was already paper inside the bag for her to manipulate - up until she grabbed it. Letting out a sigh now that she could use her [i]real[/i] hands.

With a flick of her wrist, the book released the bag, she slipped the book right back into her satchel, and Wendy held it high up above her head.

"See, told you I'd do it!" Wendy said, proud of herself. "Do your thing, Rori!"

Rori concentrated for a moment, turning into a small robin in a matter of seconds and flying up onto the roof. They landed next to Wendy, looking up at her with a few celebratory tweets before turning back and immediately lying on their back. "Ugh, I'm hungry already, and that was only a few seconds... How did I use to stay a bird for hours?"

Rori's bird forms had always impressed Wendy a bit. It was certainly one of the most interesting bestial type abilities she has seen. "It was [i]probably[/i] transforming, and turning back, real quickly." Wendy shrugged. "C'mon, we're only going to be up here for a little bit." Wendy tried to reassure her.

Then a thought came across her mind. A lightbulb that shined in her head. [i]Inspiration[/i] for her first picture.

"Hey, guys, let's get together." Wendy said as she reached into her satchel and pulled out her camera. She raised it high up in the air. "A group shot with the three of us... to remember this moment." 

She wasn't sure if Ellen would be behind the idea. Giving her changes.

"Yeah, probably, and I can survive without eating for a bit," Rori shrugged, before their eyes lit up. "A group photo sounds great!" They hadn't even known Ellen for that long but hoped that the two of them would get on. Rori was always happy to make new friends.

They moved slightly so that they were in a better position for the photo. They hadn't had their photo taken in ages. This was exciting.

Wendy's concerns weren't far off, and Ellen grimaced, "I eh, I don't think I can..."

Partly this was a result of her increased sensitivity to light thanks to her new eyes, if the sun was uncomfortable then she had no idea how much a camera flash would hurt. Mostly though it was because she was a freak. She didn't want to remember looking like this, even if it was with two people who were... well... weren't not her friends...

She gestured to her eyes, "hyper sensitive..."

"... Damn, well." Wendy thought about it for a moment. "What if you close your eyes? Or... Maybe..." She thought about it for a moment. "What if I just turn the flash off? It'll be a little dark, but it won't singe your eyes out."

"Uh..."

Ellen didn't have a good excuse now. "No... It's fine, you guys can just take a picture... I don't mind, I wouldn't want to make you fiddle with your camera..."

"It's fine, Ellen, what are you so afraid of...?" Wendy asked her. "It's just a picture - it'll be for us friends, yeah."

Feeling increasingly uncomfortable, Ellen began to shift awkwardly in place, "I'm not... I just... don't..."

Cornered, she snapped, "I don't want a picture, okay!"

Wendy felt hurt that Ellen didn't want to be in their group selfie. Which isn't even about the picture [i]itself[/i] but the moment. Her mouth opened like she was going to say something, but she quickly backpedaled and took a few steps away from Ellen.

"... C'mon, Rori, let's take the picture - wouldn't it look cool if we had the festival in the background?" Wendy asked as she stepped to the edge of the rooftop, and put her back to the festival.

"Uh, yeah, that'd be cool," Rori responded, looking a bit less cheery than they had a moment ago. They'd never been good with dealing with any kind of arguments even if they weren't involved. Shrugging slightly they moved to stand next to Wendy, somewhat comically standing on their tiptoes to look just a little bit taller for the photo. "Ready whenever you are!"

Wendy's sorry, but if Ellen wants to be a crybaby over her "condition," and miss out on great moments like this, then that's fine by her. She'll just enjoy what she's got. Wendy raised the camera up into the air, and smiled like a fool as she said, "Alright, Rori, three, two, one..." She alerted Rori.

Ellen looked away as the two posed. She felt left out, but was too proud and too ashamed to apologise and join the picture now. Sat on the edge of the roof she stared fixedly in the other direction.

Before she pressed the button on the camera, and a bright flash of white light engulfed the rooftop for a brief second. Wendy smiled as she quickly flipped the camera around, and looked at the screen on the other side.

"... This looks great, Rori." Wendy enthusastically said. 

Rori was momentarily blinded by the bright flash of light, their eyes being a bit more sensitive than most, and just stood blinking for a few moments before looking managing to look at the photo. "It really does," Rori grinned, speaking truthfully. They were surprised that they didn't look half bad. Their eyes didn't even look that weird!

"Thanks!" Wendy answered.

Ellen glared down at the people slowly filtering into the area they had only recently vacated, and when you had eyes with a diameter of 10 centimetres you could really glare. What she hadn't expected was to see someone glaring back, a petite blonde woman in RAVEN armour.

Ellen swore and clambered to her feet, "guys, there's a-"

Alice hadn't bothered shouting at the kids on top of the house, instead simply appearing amidst them with a faint pop and an artificial breeze. She crossed her arms, looking unimpressed. The kid with the enormous eyes nearly fell off the roof.

"What the hell?" Wendy exclaimed as a woman just [i]popped[/i] into the rooftop. She quickly put her cameras alway as she faced the woman. Wendy herself was taller than her - but the woman was a RAVEN, and that made for as much intimidation that Wendy needed. 

Rori turned around to face the RAVEN agent with wide eyes. They weren't as intimidated as you'd expect someone to be, though more so due to the thought of possible trouble. But they did have a cousin that worked in RAVEN.

"What do you kids think you're doing up here?""

A loud gulp came from Wendy as she faced the agent.

"Well..." Wendy started off. "We were just..." The teen tried to come up with a convincing lie.

"... Chilling."

"Riiiight... chilling..."

Alice lifted her wrist, "what are your names guys?"

Ellen piped up, "It was my idea officer... they just-"

The RAVEN armoured woman interrupted, though kindly, "you kids aren't in trouble... Yet, I just need to make sure you got in the front door."

Shrugging slightly, Rori spoke. "Rori Aherne- Ah, shit... Might be Roisin Aherne on the official things..." They trailed off at the end, looking slightly awkward. Max had said she'd get it all officially sorted but Rori didn't trust Max to do those kinds of things.

They were probably going to get kicked off the roof at most. Which was annoying since Wendy wanted to take some pictures. She could always hop back up here when the RAVEN is gone, but she figured that she'd [i]try[/i] to play along.

"[i]Lucker,[/i]" Wendy started off. "[i]Wendy Lucker.[/i]"

She was such a nerd.

Ellen sighed, "Ellen Nile."

This was the second time she'd had to give her name because she had an ability. She looked sullen, though her large eyes made it look more like an attempt at puppy dog eyes, save for the undeniable glint of resentment.

Alice raised an eyebrow at the joke, then checked through the names she'd been given, they all matched up, and each of them was here legitimately. She dropped her wrist again.

"Whatever you say 007, long as you don't kill anyone."

She snapped her fingers in recollection and pointed a finger at Rori, "you're Max's kid!"

Rori couldn't help but laugh slightly. "Cousin, yeah. You know Max?!" Well... that should've been obvious. This person did work in RAVEN afterall. "Of course she mentioned me to people, she complains all the time about my sleeping hours."

Alice glanced at the bag Wendy was wearing, she'd stuffed a camera into it when the agent appeared on the roof. She'd been rebellious when she was about her age, and the tattoos that were visible at her cuffs and collar were her souveneirs of that. This rebellion was much more minor, climbing on rooftops? It couldn't hurt anyone, Rori was a meta who could shift into a bird, Wendy a paper elemental, and Ellen was... Alice wasn't sure what Ellen was, but clearly it had something to do with climbing. It was unlikely they were going to hurt themselves, and cheap though these buildings may be, they weren't going to cave in cause three kids were on the roof.

"Ok guys, I'm going to ask you to do me a favour..."

Wendy raised her eyebrow, and simply patiently waited to hear what Alice had to say.

Alice paused to let them stew for a moment, "Or two. Less of the awful jokes, and send me a couple of those pictures when you're done. Oh, and three, please don't keep your cousin up late for the next couple of days, she's bitchy enough as it is, we could do with some peace and quiet..."

"Oh, uh, sure!" Wendy was taken aback by the response... in a way in which it inflated her ego a bit. She started to blush as she put on a smile. "Oh, if you want to see my pictures, I put them all over social media!" She said in a tone in which she was proud of herself. "Don't worry, I'll send you the links! I promise!"

Alice winked, smiled, and without waiting for a response, disappeared. She'd keep an eye on the rooftop, but doubted the kids would cause much trouble. She didn't want to be that agent who abused their power. They shouldn't be up there but they weren't doing any harm, and she'd rather have them well disposed towards her than resentful of RAVEN already,

"Ehhhh," Rori just looked confused as Alice disappeared. They were getting let off that easily? Well, that hadn't been too bad. Maybe they could let Max sleep a little more... not that it'd make her any less bitchy. "That... That wasn't what I expected as favours." They then blinked, something processing in their mind. "Wait, all over social media Wendy?!"

"Yes!" Wendy said with that same dumb smile on her face. "Tumblr, Facebook, Instagram, you name it!"

Ellen was once more glad that she hadn't agreed to be in the photo, and yet that shame still burned in her stomach. It would have been bad enough to have one at all without it being plastered all over the internet.

Rori's eyes widened, but she also smiled. "Okay! Then I can get a copy of the photo too and keep it." Their smile increased at that. 

"Yeah, yeah... I'll send it to you over the phone." Wendy said, she started walking on the roof. "Well, now that's over with... let's take some pictures, girls." Wendy said as she burst into sprint.

Rori paused a moment, before smiling excitedly and following Wendy. "Yeah! More photos!"


[hr][i][h1][color=dc143c]Maxine Diaz[/color], & [color=fff200]Alice Barrett[/color].[/h1][sub]Written in collaboration with [@Nosuchthing][/sub][/i][hr]
[U][I]Silver Hills, Strong Gold Community.[/I][/u]


Alice spotted Max at the rendezvous, there were a few of them, they were spots that she had familiarised herself with earlier, so she could more easily bring in support if needed. They'd agreed to check off with each other for the first few rotations. She waved above the crowd, though whether the other agent could see her petite form was doubtful. She moved to step forward, but her foot came down right beside Max, a good twenty feet away.

"Quiet?"

They'd both heard about the disturbance in the VIP area, but Alice had judged that she wasn't needed, and was otherwise occupied with the three teens. Other than that though, very little seemed to have happened at the festival, people were enjoying themselves, and despite the presence of both saviours and metahumans no one had been stupid enough to start a fight yet. At least outside of the VIP area.

Max looked up as Alice spoke, managing not to jump. She was still getting used to the whole teleportation business. She'd been waiting for a short while, surveying the crowds, but nothing out of the ordinary had happened. 

"As quiet as festival can be, yeah. I'm assuming nothing major happened on your route?" She was glad, to be honest, that she hadn't had anything terrible to deal with. The last thing she really wanted to was to be involved in any kind of fight.

"I... ran into your cousin..."

"Rori?" Max tilted her head. Well, they had said they were going. "I hope they didn't give you any trouble. They didn't, right?"

Alice shook her head, "she was fine, her and some friends got onto a roof."

"A roof?!" There was obviously a lot going on in Max's mind as she practically shouted out the words.

Rolling her eyes, the petite blonde attempted to placate the angry woman.

"They're just kids, they're fine, and you wanna shout a little louder. I reckon the agents back at HQ didn't hear you..."

"I don't think they're the ones that need to hear me," Max retorted with a scowl. "So, where exactly was my cousin?" Max had a lot that she wanted to say. She'd told Rori to stay safe! Staying safe did not involve going on a roof. Or turning into a bird for that matter!

"One of the houses back along my route- wait... Max..."

Max didn't even seem to hear what Alice said, already heading in that direction. She wasn't as angry as she'd been before, and most of it was fueled by some kind of fear that Rori would hurt themselves, but she certainly wasn't calm or thinking straight.

When Max didn't respond Alice realised she probably should not have mentioned the kids location.

"Max! Hey!"

She scowled and grabbed the woman's shoulder, pulling them both out of the crowd and depositing them in the empty front room of one of the houses in the community. She stepped sharply away as the other agent vomited. It was a pretty much guaranteed reaction for anyone she brought with her for the first time. Feeling like you'd been turned inside out had that effect on a person.

"What... the fuck..." Max could barely speak from where she was now bent over, trying to stop herself from emptying her stomach onto the ground again. It took her a moment to realise that they'd teleported. Well great. "What the fuck did you do that for?!" The reaction was more from the shock of being teleported (without her permission) than from her anger which was now subsiding. Being sick seemed to have that effect.

"It might be something to do with you being a fucking idiot."

Alice eyed the floor of the room, thanfully it was cheap wood flooring, she'd just have to remember to come back with a mop and bucket, and maybe an air freshener before someone moved in.

"Well, I, uh-" Max stammered for a moment.

Alice interrupted her. "No, she's a goddamn kid, she's got to mess about, the worst that is going to happen if she falls is a few scratches and bruises. She's with two friends, let her enjoy herself.

"Two friends?" Max paused for a moment, seeming to consider that for a moment. Rori had only ever talked about one. This thought helped to subside her annoyance at her cousin. "Well then I guess... You know... I'm not annoyed anymore." She'd calmed down a considerable amount. As quick as she was to anger, she was quick to calm after any momentum in her anger was taken away. "I just worry." She shrugged, before frowing at Alice. "No teleporting me again, though! I'd rather avoid being sick as much as possible and that really felt horrible."

Chuckling, Alice nodded.

"You know the only way to get over it is to get used to it... and... I sorta don't have a key..."

Max paled considerably. "Well, I guess it could be useful to get used to it for more dangerous situations. I don't have anything else to throw up anymore anyway... I don't think. So go ahead."

Holding out her hand this time, Alice made it clear what was coming, and as Max clasped it she explained, "I'll just take us out the door, it won't be as far, might make you wanna hurl again, but if you're all out you should be ok."

A moment later they reappeared outside the house, and Alice immediately headed towards the nearest vendor. "Come on, I feel bad for losing you your dinner, and I'm hungry!"

Max felt incredibly queesy again, but this time she expected it and managed not to throw up again. "Yeah, food would be good, I'm a bit hungry after losing all the stuff I had," she said, before following Alice.